2018 United Bowl

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2018 United Bowl
Sioux Falls Storm Iowa Barnstormers
(11–3)(11–3)
3842
Head coach: 
Kurtiss Riggs		Head coach: 
Dixie Wooten
1234Total
Sioux Falls01714738
Iowa71471442
DateJuly 7, 2018
Stadium Wells Fargo Arena
Location Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
MVPIowa WR Ryan Balentine
United States TV coverage
Network YouTube and MC-22
Announcers Rich Roste [1] (Storm)
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The 2018 United Bowl was the championship game of the 2018 Indoor Football League season. It was played between the Sioux Falls Storm and the Iowa Barnstormers. The game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.

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This was the Sioux Falls Storm's ninth consecutive United Bowl appearance; [2] prior to the game, they held a United Bowl record of 6–2. This was the Iowa Barnstormers' first United Bowl appearance after joining the IFL in 2015 from the Arena Football League.

Venue

The game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, as the Iowa Barnstormers had the home field advantage by cause of being the higher seeded team in the playoffs.

Background

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

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Sioux Falls Storm

The Storm began the season with a 39–33 loss to the Arizona Rattlers before embarking on a four-game win streak, including a 52–40 victory over the Barnstormers on March 18. After another loss to the Rattlers on April 16, the Storm won seven of their final eight games, finishing the season with a record of 11–3, earning third place. [3] On June 23, the Storm defeated the Rattlers in the first round of the playoffs in overtime by a score of 69–68, earning their place in the United Bowl for the ninth consecutive year. [2]

Iowa Barnstormers

The Barnstormers opened the 2018 season on February 25 with a 41–20 victory over the Green Bay Blizzard. After losing two of their next four games, including a 52–40 loss to the Storm on March 18, the Barnstormers won eight of their final nine, with their only loss being against the Storm by a score of 51–49. The Barnstormers finished the season with a record of 11–3, earning first place and home field advantage in the playoffs. [4] In the first round, the Barnstormers defeated the Nebraska Danger 42–17 to reach the 2018 United Bowl. [5]

Box score

1234Total
Storm01714738
Barnstormers71471442

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: July 7, 2018
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP SFXIWA
107:3610457:24IWAButler 6-yard touchdown reception from Powell, Gable kick good07
213:186372:36SFXBrown 11-yard touchdown run, Bergner kick good77
212:171420:22IWABallentine 42-yard touchdown reception from Powell, Gable kick good714
206:308424:49SFXPowell 2-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Bergner kick good1414
205:082280:59IWABallentine 23-yard touchdown reception from Powell, Gable kick good1421
200:048204:08SFX28-yard field goal by Bergner1721
309:328405:17SFXBrown 1-yard touchdown run, Bergner kick good2421
304:496453:54IWAPowell 3-yard touchdown run, Syrovatka kick good2428
300:305293:19SFXBrown 11-yard touchdown run, Bergner kick good3128
409:108295:58IWABallentine 4-yard touchdown reception from Powell, Gable kick good3135
403:278404:54SFXBrown 3-yard touchdown run, Bergner kick good3835
400:135372:30IWATyler 8-yard touchdown run, Gable kick good3842
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.SFXIWA

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References

  1. ↑ "Radio Broadcast". Sioux Falls Storm. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Borg, Zack (June 24, 2018). "Wild Night In The Desert Sends Storm Back To United Bowl". KDLT . Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "2018 Iowa Barnstormers Schedule". Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
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