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- ↑ "2018 Sioux Falls Storm Schedule". Sioux Falls Storm. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Iowa Barnstormers Schedule". Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ Schaeffer, Jon (June 22, 2018). "Barnstormers heading to the United Bowl with 48-17 Victory over Nebraska". WOI-DT . Nexstar Broadcasting . Retrieved June 26, 2018.