2018 Iowa Barnstormers season

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2018 Iowa Barnstormers season
Owner Jeff Lamberti
General managerJohn Pettit
Head coachDixie Wooten
Home field Wells Fargo Arena
Results
Record11–3
League place1st

The 2018 Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's eighteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They were one of six teams that competed in the IFL for the 2018 season. The Barnstormers were members of the United Conference in previous seasons, but due to the loss of several teams in the offseason, there was no conference alignment for the 2018 season.

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Led by second-year head coach Dixie Wooten, the Barnstormers played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa. On July 7, 2018, the Barnstormers won the United Bowl, the first championship in the club's history.

Standings

2018 Indoor Football League
WLPCTPFPAGBSTK
y- Iowa Barnstormers 113.786648493W1
x- Arizona Rattlers 113.786746567W1
x- Sioux Falls Storm 113.786724577W5
x- Nebraska Danger 410.2865255927L9
Cedar Rapids Titans 311.2145437338L1
Green Bay Blizzard 212.1434216459L4

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Staff

2018 Iowa Barnstormers staff
Front office
  • Principal owner – Jeff Lamberti
  • Owner/Vice President/COO – John Pettit
  • Owner – Don Lamberti
  • Honorary owner – Ben Silverstein
  • Owner – David Silverstein
  • Owner – Scott Thurber
  • Owner – Dave Knau
  • Owner – Jim Gocke
  • Owner – Dan Stanbrough
  • Owner – Jeff Lipman
  • Owner – Tom Nelson
  • Owner – Dan Ochylski
  • Owner – Brian Chittenden
 

Head coach - Dixie Wooten

Offensive coaches

  • Assistant head coach / Asst Offensive Coordinator/WR coach –Hurtis Chinn

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator / defensive backs coach – Marcus Coleman
  • Special teams coordinator / defensive line coach – Malcolm Nelson

Strength & conditioning

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SundayFebruary 253:05 PMat Green Bay Blizzard W 41–201–0 Resch Center 5,158
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 107:05 PM Arizona Rattlers W 38–282–0 Wells Fargo Arena 5,874
4SundayMarch 183:05 PM Sioux Falls Storm L 40–522–1Wells Fargo Arena5,163
5SundayMarch 247:03 PMat Cedar Rapids Titans W 59–453–1 U.S. Cellular Center
6FridayMarch 307:00 PMat Nebraska Danger L 32–433–2 Eihusen Arena
7 BYE
8SaturdayApril 147:05 PMNebraska DangerW 41–254–2Wells Fargo Arena
9 BYE
10SaturdayApril 287:05 PMGreen Bay BlizzardW 46–255–2Wells Fargo Arena5,921
11SaturdayMay 57:05 pmat Sioux Falls StormW 49–426–2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
12FridayMay 117:05 PMCedar Rapids TitansW 48–217–2Wells Fargo Arena
13SundayMay 203:05 PMat Arizona RattlersW 69–68 OT8–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,381
14FridayMay 257:05 PMGreen Bay BlizzardW 41–149–2Wells Fargo Arena
15SaturdayJune 27:05 PMArizona RattlersW 41–3810–2Wells Fargo Arena
16FridayJune 87:05 PMat Sioux Falls StormL 49–5110–3Denny Sanford Premier Center
17SaturdayJune 167:05 PMCedar Rapids TitansW 54–2111–3Wells Fargo Arena

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentScoreLocation
SemifinalFridayJune 227:05pmNebraska DangerW 48–17Wells Fargo Arena
United Bowl SaturdayJuly 77:00pmSioux Falls StormW 42–38Wells Fargo Arena

Roster

Iowa Barnstormers roster
Quarterbacks
  •  4 Brandon Alt
  •  7 Daniel Smith

Running backs

  • 11 Robert Washington

Wide receivers

  • 23 Sinquae Grant
  • 19 CJ Tate
  •  1 Keshaun Taylor
  • 88 Vaughn Van Dame
  •  3 Quian Williams
  •  8 Darren Wilson

Offensive linemen

  • 54 Joe Bastante
  • 79 Tyrone Chambers
  • 52 Breyon Gaddy
  • 78 Kristopher Stroughter

Defensive linemen

  • 93 Chuckwumeka Manning
  • 32 Krystapher Oakley
  • 33 Arthur Randall
  • 99 Akeem Smith
  • 18 Ty Tate

Linebackers

  •  5 Ian McBorrough

Defensive backs

  • 12 Jefferson Fritz
  • 15 J'Von France
  •  6 Cincere Mason
  •  9 Jalaan Owens
  • 21 Malcolm Washington

Kickers

  • 10 Gabriel Rui
Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 26, 2024
25 active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. "2018 Schedule : Iowa Barnstormers". Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.