2016 United Bowl

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2016 United Bowl
2016 United Bowl Logo.png
1234Total
Spokane7671434
Sioux Falls020142155
DateJuly 23, 2016
Stadium Denny Sanford Premier Center
Location Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
MVPSioux Falls QB Lorenzo Brown
Attendance9,000
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The 2016 United Bowl was the championship game of the 2016 Indoor Football League season. It was played between the Intense Conference Champion Spokane Empire and the United Conference Champion Sioux Falls Storm. The game was played at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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This was the Sioux Falls Storm's sixth United Bowl championship and seventh overall United Bowl appearance. It was the Spokane Empire's first United Bowl appearance.

Venue

The game was played at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the Sioux Falls Storm had the home field advantage by cause of having a better regular season record.

Background

Spokane Empire

On September 1, 2015, the Spokane Shock left the Arena Football League for the IFL. They changed their names to the Empire, as the AFL owned the rights to the Shock name. The Empire finished the season with a conference best 12–4, earning the first seed in the Intense Conference and a first round bye. In the conference championship, they defeated the Nebraska Danger at home in a 55–44 contest.

2016 Intense Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
y-Spokane Empire 1240.750815709--L2
x-Billings Wolves 880.5006436474.0W2
x-Nebraska Danger 6100.3757657946.0W1
Colorado Crush 4120.2508499148.0W2
Tri-Cities Fever 3130.1885777589.0L9

Sioux Falls Storm

In 2016, the Storm began the regular season with four straight wins before their first road-bump in a loss to the Cedar Rapids Titans. They rebounded from that loss with eleven consecutive victories to finish the season with a 15–1 record, and first place in the United Conference. Sioux Falls clinched home field advantage and a first round bye due to their conference finish. In the conference championship, they defeated the Cedar Rapids Titans at home by a score of 54–28.

2016 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
ySioux Falls Storm 1510.938951720--W11
xCedar Rapids Titans 1240.7507816283.0W7
xWichita Falls Nighthawks 1150.68810018614.0W2
Green Bay Blizzard 5110.31368293210.0L1
Iowa Barnstormers 4120.25073783811.0L7

Box score

1234Total
Empire7671434
Storm 020142155

at Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  • Date: July 23, 2016
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,000
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP SPOSFX
19:348375:26SPOHayes 9-yard touchdown reception from Dowdell, Clarke kick good70
211:556303:05SFXBrown 1-yard touchdown run, Syrovatka kick good77
28:335383:15SPO Charles 24-yard touchdown reception from Dowdell, Clarke kick no good137
27:571230:29SFX Tatum 23-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Syrovatka kick no good1313
20:038452:44SFX Williams 11-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Syrovatka kick good1320
314:301490:29SFX Tatum 49-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Syrovatka kick good1327
313:581310:25SPO Charles 31-yard touchdown reception from Dowdell, Clarke kick good2027
38:579455:01SFXBrown 1-yard touchdown run, Syrovatka kick good2034
49:025353:06SFXBrown 4-yard touchdown run, Syrovatka kick good2041
45:424173:14SPODowdell 1-yard touchdown run, Clarke kick no good2641
43:243212:09SFX Holley 20-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Syrovatka kick good2648
42:551240:25SPOPierce 24-yard touchdown reception from Dowdell, 2-point pass good (Dowdell–Samuel pass)3448
41:224171:43SFX Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Syrovatka kick good3455
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3455

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