2020 Indoor Football League season

The 2020 Indoor Football League season was the twelfth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.

2020 IFL season
LeagueIndoor Football League
SportIndoor football
DurationScheduled
March 7 – July 25

After playing two games, the season was initially postponed on March 12 due to social distancing measures closing venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 13, the league cancelled the rest of the season due to the uncertainty that they would be able to play in any venues in the near future.[2]

Offseason

On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships.[3] On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season.[4] On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Spokane Empire's folding in 2017.[5][6] The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger,[7] but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters.[8] The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league's communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio.[9][10]

Teams
TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Arizona RattlersGlendale, ArizonaGila River Arena[11]17,12519922017Kevin Guy
Bismarck BucksBismarck, North DakotaBismarck Event Center10,10020172019Rod Miller
Cedar Rapids River KingsCedar Rapids, IowaU.S. Cellular Center5,70020112012Victor Mann
Duke City GladiatorsAlbuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum9,28620152020Pig Brown
Frisco FightersFrisco, TexasComerica Center3,50020192020Clint Dolezel
Green Bay BlizzardGreen Bay, WisconsinResch Center8,60020032010Corey Roberson
Iowa BarnstormersDes Moines, IowaWells Fargo Arena15,18119952015Ameer Ismail
Oakland PanthersOakland, CaliforniaOakland Arena19,59620192020Kurt Bryan
Quad City SteamwheelersMoline, IllinoisTaxSlayer Center9,20020172019Cory Ross
San Diego Strike ForceSan Diego, CaliforniaPechanga Arena12,00020182019Burt Grossman
Sioux Falls StormSioux Falls, South DakotaDenny Sanford Premier Center10,67820002009Kurtiss Riggs
Spokane ShockSpokane, WashingtonSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena10,77120062020Billy Back
Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson, ArizonaTucson Convention Center8,96220182019Dixie Wooten

Standings

The season began on March 7, 2020, and the league played two games before postponing the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Football League
W L PCT PF PA GB
Quad City Steamwheelers 101.0005439—
San Diego Strike Force 101.0005036—
Arizona Rattlers 00–000.5
Duke City Gladiators 00–000.5
Frisco Fighters 00–000.5
Green Bay Blizzard 00–000.5
Iowa Barnstormers 00–000.5
Oakland Panthers 00–000.5
Sioux Falls Storm 00–000.5
Spokane Shock 00–000.5
Tucson Sugar Skulls 00–000.5
Bismarck Bucks 01.00036501
Cedar Rapids River Kings 01.00039541

y – clinched regular season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Last updated: March 18, 2020

Playoffs

The top eight teams would have made the IFL playoffs, with the quarterfinals consisting of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed would host the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners were to meet in the 2020 United Bowl on the weekend of July 25.[12]

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References
  1. "IFL To Postpone Games". IFL. March 12, 2020.
  2. "IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games". IFL. April 13, 2020.
  3. "Duke City Gladiators Join IFL". Indoor Football League. August 20, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. "Oakland Panthers Join IFL". Indoor Football League. September 10, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  5. "'We will be playing in 2020': Team officials formally announce Spokane Shock's return to the IFL". KXLY. November 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  6. "Spokane Shock Join IFL". Indoor Football League. November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  7. "Nebraska Danger's future uncertain with talk of sale". Nebraska.TV. July 16, 2019.
  8. "IFL Adds Team In Frisco, TX". Indoor Football League. November 24, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  9. "New indoor football team coming to Columbus in 2021". NBC4 WCMH-TV. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  10. Osborne, Stuart (December 12, 2019). "Indoor Football League coming to Columbus in 2021". WSYX. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  11. Obert, Richard (July 29, 2019). "Arizona Rattlers will play at Gila River Arena in 2020, possibly 2021". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  12. "2020 IFL Schedule Announced". Indoor Football League. November 26, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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