2014 UIFL season | |
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League | Ultimate Indoor Football League |
Sport | Indoor Football |
Duration | February 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Corpus Christi Fury |
Ultimate Bowl IV | |
Champions | Corpus Christi Fury |
Runners-up | Florida Tarpons |
Finals MVP | Rueben Flowers (CC) |
The 2014 UIFL season was the fourth and what would be the final season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). The league went to 4 teams to start the season Corpus Christi Fury, Florida Tarpons, Missouri Voodoo and Miami Inferno. On July 12, 2014, it was announced that the Miami Inferno were suspended for the remainder of the 2014 season and all games would be forfeited. [1] It was also announced that Ultimate Bowl IV would be played on August 2, 2014. The game featured Corpus Christi Fury vs. Florida Tarpons, with the Fury winning 60-23. [2]
The Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) was a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011 as the Ultimate Indoor Football League before playing as the United Indoor Football League in 2012, then switched back to "Ultimate" for the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, the league merged with X-League Indoor Football.
The Corpus Christi Fury was a professional indoor football team based in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Fury played its home games at the American Bank Center.
2014 UIFL standings | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||||
y-Corpus Christi Fury | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 311 | 183 | W5 | |||||
Miami Inferno | 4 | 1 | .800 | 284 | 139 | W2 | |||||
x-Florida Tarpons | 1 | 4 | .200 | 262 | 270 | L2 | |||||
Missouri Voodoo | 0 | 5 | .000 | 78 | 343 | L5 |
y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot
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