2009 United Bowl
The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62.
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| Date | August 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Billings, Montana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Billings QB Chris Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Russel Gray | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 8,351 | ||||||||||||||||||
Road to the United Bowl
United Conference
| Atlantic | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT |
| x-Maryland Maniacs | 10 | 4 | .714 |
| y-Rochester Raiders | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| y-RiverCity Rage | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Saginaw Sting | 3 | 11 | .214 |
| Muskegon Thunder | 1 | 13 | .071 |
| Central | |||
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| z-Omaha Beef | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| y-Bloomington Extreme | 10 | 4 | .714 |
| y-Wichita Wild | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Sioux Falls Storm [1][2][3] | 6 | 8 | .429 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 4 | 10 | .286 |
Intense Conference
| Lone Star | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT |
| x-El Paso Generals | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| y-Abilene Ruff Riders | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| y-San Angelo Stampede Express | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Odessa Roughnecks | 3 | 11 | .214 |
| Pacific | |||
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| z-Billings Outlaws | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| y-Fairbanks Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| y-Colorado Ice | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Alaska Wild | 0 | 14 | .000 |
z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot
| Wild Card | Division Championships | Conference Championships | 2009 United Bowl | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Angelo | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | El Paso | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Angelo | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Abilene | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | El Paso | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Intense Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Billings | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairbanks | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fairbanks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Billings | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| I1 | Billings | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| U5 | RiverCity | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | RiverCity | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | RiverCity | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rochester | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | RiverCity | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bloomington | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Omaha | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
Game summary
The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title.
References
- "IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm". IFL News. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- "IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- "Attention Storm Fans". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2015-08-18.