Roster
| 2017 Sioux Falls Storm roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
| 2017 Sioux Falls Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Todd Tryon |
| Head coach | Kurtiss Riggs |
| General manager | Tyler Pederson |
| Home field | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–2 |
| Conference place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Won United Conference Championship Game 66–32 (Barnstormers) 2017 United Bowl (Rattlers) |
The 2017 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's eighteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and ninth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
| 2017 Sioux Falls Storm staff | ||||||
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Front Office
| Head coach - Kurtiss Riggs Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
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Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | Friday | February 17 | 7:05 PM | Arizona Rattlers | W 40–29 [1] | 1–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 8,963 |
| 2 | Saturday | February 25 | 7:05 PM | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 51–26 [2] | 2–0 | U.S. Cellular Center | 3,211 |
| 3 | BYE | |||||||
| 4 | Saturday | March 11 | 7:05 PM | at Nebraska Danger | W 42–28 [3] | 3–0 | Eihusen Arena | 3,443 |
| 5 | Monday | March 20 | 6:05 PM | Iowa Barnstormers | W 70–13 [4] | 4–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 5,246 |
| 6 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:05 PM | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 55–21 | 5–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 8,195 |
| 7 | BYE | |||||||
| 8 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:05 PM | at Cedar Rapids Titans | W 46–21 | 6–0 | U.S. Cellular Center | |
| 9 | Saturday | April 15 | 7:05 PM | Green Bay Blizzard | W 55–33 | 7–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
| 10 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:05 PM | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 56–49 | 8–0 | Resch Center | 3,535 |
| 11 | Saturday | April 29 | 7:05 PM | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 36–44 | 8–1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 6 | 7:05 PM | Spokane Empire | W 62–32 | 9–1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
| 13 | Saturday | May 13 | 7:05 PM | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 44–24 | 10–1 | Resch Center | 2,314 |
| 14 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:05 PM | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54–20 | 11–1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
| 15 | Sunday | May 27 | 7:05 PM | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 21–36 | 11–2 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 3 | 5:00 PM | at Colorado Crush | W 51–29 | 12–2 | Budweiser Events Center | |
| 17 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:05 PM | Nebraska Danger | W 41–38 | 13–2 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
| 18 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:05 PM | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 45–24 | 14–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 8,638 |
| 2017 United Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | CON | GB | STK | |
| y - Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 769 | 467 | 9–2 | — | W3 |
| x - Iowa Barnstormers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 702 | 580 | 8–3 | 1.0 | L1 |
| Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 832 | 745 | 6–2 | 2.0 | L1 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 513 | 665 | 2–9 | 11.5 | W1 |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 494 | 780 | 1–10 | 13.0 | L10 |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| United Conference Championship | Saturday | June 24 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 66–32 | 1–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 2017 United Bowl | Saturday | July 8 | 7:05pm | Arizona Rattlers | L 41–50 | 1–1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 2017 Sioux Falls Storm roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
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