2021 Indoor Football League season

Last updated
2021 IFL season
League Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor football
DurationApril 23 – September 12
Number of teams12
Season MVPDrew Powell ( Arizona ) [1]
Finals champions Massachusetts Pirates
  Runners-up Arizona Rattlers
Finals MVPAlejandro Bennifield [2]
IFL seasons

The 2021 Indoor Football League season was the thirteenth (and twelfth complete) season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league played the season with twelve teams, down from thirteen the previous season, by adding one expansion team, one team from the National Arena League, one team from the American Arena League, and four teams going on hiatus. In addition, three existing teams made their IFL on-field debut after the 2020 season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Contents

As there were still many pandemic-related restrictions still in place during early 2021, the start of the season was delayed from February to April with the postseason to begin in August. The top eight teams qualified for the postseason with the Massachusetts Pirates, playing their first season in the IFL, defeating the Arizona Rattlers in the United Bowl on September 12. [2]

Offseason

On June 26, 2020, the Columbus Wild Dogs announced that they would not begin play until 2022. [4] On August 19, 2020, the Massachusetts Pirates, formerly of the National Arena League, were added to the IFL for the 2021 season as the league's first East Coast-based team. [5] On August 25, the league added the Northern Arizona Wranglers in Prescott Valley, Arizona, for the 2021 season, joining the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls as the third IFL team to be based in Arizona for 2021. [6] On November 6, the Louisville Xtreme of Louisville, Kentucky, was added. [7] The 2020 expansion Oakland Panthers, [8] as well as the Cedar Rapids River Kings, Quad City Steamwheelers, and the San Diego Strike Force withdrew from the season due to the effects of the pandemic. [9] [10]

The initial schedule for the twelve teams was announced on November 17, 2020, with all teams playing 16 games between March 28 and July 24, 2021, before the playoffs. [11] On February 17, the league pushed back its start date to April 23 for four teams, with the rest of the teams to start on May 14. The four teams that started on April 23 were to still have 16 games, but the others teams were to play a reduced 14-game schedule. [12]

Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Arizona Rattlers Phoenix, Arizona Footprint Center [lower-alpha 1] 18,42219922017 Kevin Guy
Bismarck Bucks Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Event Center 10,10020172019Rod Miller
Duke City Gladiators Rio Rancho, New Mexico Rio Rancho Events Center 6,00020152020Martino Theus (until June 30)
Robert Kent Jr. [14]
Frisco Fighters Frisco, Texas Comerica Center 3,50020192020 Clint Dolezel
Green Bay Blizzard Green Bay, Wisconsin Resch Center 8,60020032010Corey Roberson
Iowa Barnstormers Des Moines, Iowa Wells Fargo Arena 15,18119952015 Les Moss
Louisville Xtreme Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Center 22,09020122021Mark Stoute
Massachusetts Pirates Worcester, Massachusetts DCU Center 12,33920172021 Patrick Pass
Northern Arizona Wranglers Prescott Valley, Arizona Findlay Toyota Center 6,00020202021Dominic Bramante
Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls, South Dakota Denny Sanford Premier Center 10,67820002009 Kurtiss Riggs
Spokane Shock Spokane, Washington Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 10,77120062020Billy Back
Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center 8,96220182019Dixie Wooten
  1. Was known as Phoenix Suns Arena at the start of the season until July 16, 2021. [13]

Regular season

Standings

TeamWLPCTPFPA
yArizona Rattlers 122.857708535
xMassachusetts Pirates 113.786627455
xFrisco Fighters 103.769532485
xDuke City Gladiators 77.500741661
xIowa Barnstormers 66.500499483
xSpokane Shock 66.500520486
xBismarck Bucks 78.467613616
xSioux Falls Storm 67.462569558
Tucson Sugar Skulls 68.429574597
Green Bay Blizzard 59.357494569
Northern Arizona Wranglers 113.071443736
Louisville Xtreme [lower-alpha 1] 05.000153223
(y) clinched regular season title • (x) clinched playoff spot
Final standings [lower-alpha 2] • Source [15] [16] [17]
  1. Terminated midseason
  2. Standings reflect overall winning percentage per the official IFL source, but are not based on playoff seeds due to tiebreakers.

Schedule

The season began on the weekend of April 23–24 with two games: the Bismarck Bucks at the Green Bay Blizzard and the Massachusetts Pirates at the Louisville Xtreme. The four teams were the only teams playing until May 15 when the other teams joined. After initially postponing the Xtreme's June 12 home game, the IFL subsequently terminated the Xtreme's membership due to failing to maintain the league's minimum obligations and the team did not finish the season. All of the Xtreme's games were removed from the schedule. [18]

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeVenue
1April 23 [19] Bismarck Bucks 41–35 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
April 24 [20] Massachusetts Pirates 49–18 Louisville Xtreme KFC Yum! Center
2May 2 [21] Massachusetts Pirates36–40Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
3May 7 [22] Louisville Xtreme29–49Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
May 8 [23] Massachusetts Pirates36–18Bismarck Bucks Bismarck Event Center
4May 15 [24] Green Bay Blizzard46–58Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
May 15 [25] Iowa Barnstormers 56–36 Sioux Falls Storm Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 15 [26] Frisco Fighters 36–33 Spokane Shock Spokane Arena
May 16 [27] Arizona Rattlers 51–20 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
5May 21 [28] Tucson Sugar Skulls 36–42Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
May 22 [29] Frisco Fighters34–26Louisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
May 22 [29] Northern Arizona Wranglers39–61Bismarck Bucks Bismarck Event Center
May 22 [30] Duke City Gladiators 63–55 OTIowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 22 [31] Arizona Rattlers46–50Sioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
May 22 [29] Spokane Shock34–26Massachusetts Pirates DCU Center
6May 29 [32] Sioux Falls Storm49–43Louisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
May 29 [33] Bismarck Bucks42–49Iowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
May 30 [34] Tucson Sugar Skulls55–35Duke City Gladiators Rio Rancho Events Center
7June 4 [35] Arizona Rattlers41–34Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
June 5 [36] Louisville Xtreme37–42Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
June 5 [37] Sioux Falls Storm64–28Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
June 5 [38] Iowa Barnstormers33–13Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Convention Center
June 5 [39] Spokane Shock42–24Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
June 5 [40] Duke City Gladiators57–58Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
8June 12 [41] Iowa Barnstormers22–53Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
June 12Green Bay BlizzardPpd. [42] Louisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
June 12 [43] Tucson Sugar Skulls34–44Arizona Rattlers Phoenix Suns Arena
June 12 [44] Duke City Gladiators34–17Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
June 12 [45] Spokane Shock50–32Sioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
June 12 [46] Frisco Fighters40–33Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
9June 18 [47] Bismarck Bucks50–29Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
June 19 [48] Arizona Rattlers51–36Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
June 19Louisville XtremeXFrisco FightersComerica Center
June 19 [49] Massachusetts Pirates37–34Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Convention Center
June 19 [50] Sioux Falls Storm47–57Iowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
June 19 [51] Northern Arizona Wranglers37–63Spokane ShockSpokane Arena
10June 25 [52] Iowa Barnstormers44–48Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
June 25 [53] Spokane Shock35–56Arizona RattlersPhoenix Suns Arena
June 26 [54] Frisco Fighters53–48Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
June 26 [55] Bismarck Bucks27–52Sioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
June 26 [56] Tucson Sugar Skulls44–48Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
June 27Massachusetts PiratesXLouisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
11July 2 [57] Massachusetts Pirates38–37Frisco FightersComerica Center
July 3Spokane ShockXLouisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
July 3 [58] Northern Arizona Wranglers38–52Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
July 3 [59] Arizona Rattlers54–38Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Convention Center
12July 9 [60] Iowa Barnstormers35–42Frisco FightersComerica Center
July 10 [61] Bismarck Bucks38–43Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
July 10Green Bay BlizzardXLouisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
July 10 [62] Northern Arizona Wranglers19–62Arizona RattlersPhoenix Suns Arena
July 10 [63] Duke City Gladiators40–41Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Sugar Skulls
July 10Sioux Falls Storm35–46Spokane ShockSpokane Arena
13July 16 [64] Frisco Fighters42–43Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
July 17Louisville XtremeXIowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
July 17 [65] Duke City Gladiators71–54Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
July 17 [66] Tucson Sugar Skulls34–45Spokane ShockSpokane Arena
July 18 [67] Arizona Rattlers44–68Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
July 18 [68] Sioux Falls Storm31–21Green Bay BlizzardResch Center
14July 24Louisville XtremeXMassachusetts PiratesDCU Center
July 24 [69] Green Bay Blizzard34–26Iowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
July 24 [70] Northern Arizona Wranglers30–33Frisco FightersComerica Center
July 24 [71] Spokane Shock61–68Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
July 24 [72] Sioux Falls Storm33–59Arizona Rattlers Footprint Center [lower-alpha 1]
July 24 [73] Bismarck Bucks27–34Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Convention Center
15July 30 [74] Green Bay Blizzard30–41Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
July 31Iowa BarnstormersXLouisville XtremeKFC Yum! Center
July 31Duke City Gladiators48–60Arizona RattlersFootprint Center
July 31 [75] Northern Arizona Wranglers46–48Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Convention Center
July 31Frisco Fighters37–33Sioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
July 31 [76] Massachusetts Pirates63–57Spokane ShockSpokane Arena
16August 7 [77] Green Bay Blizzard33–50Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
August 7Louisville XtremeXSioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
August 7 [78] Tucson Sugar Skulls28–55Arizona RattlersFootprint Center
August 7Northern Arizona Wranglers11–71Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
August 7 [79] Spokane Shock34–45Frisco FightersComerica Center
August 7 [80] Bismarck Bucks41–48Iowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
17August 13Sioux Falls StormX [81] Bismarck BucksBismarck Event Center
August 13 [82] Arizona Rattlers30–20Spokane ShockSpokane Arena
August 14 [83] Duke City Gladiators59–63Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson Convention Center
August 14Louisville XtremeXIowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena
August 14 [84] Sioux Falls Storm49–55Iowa BarnstormersWells Fargo Arena [85]
August 14 [86] Green Bay Blizzard20–38Frisco FightersComerica Center
August 15 [87] Massachusetts Pirates51–16Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
18August 21 [88] Tucson Sugar Skulls56–38Northern Arizona WranglersFindlay Toyota Center
August 21 [89] Green Bay Blizzard35–58Sioux Falls StormDenny Sanford Premier Center
August 21 [90] Frisco Fighters38–55Arizona RattlersFootprint Center
August 21Bismarck Bucks45–57Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho Events Center
August 21 [91] Iowa Barnstormers19–55Massachusetts PiratesDCU Center
August 21Louisville XtremeXSpokane ShockSpokane Arena
  1. Was known as Phoenix Suns Arena at the start of the season until July 16, 2021. [13]

Playoffs

The top eight teams made the IFL playoffs, where teams were ranked by winning percentage due to the imbalanced schedule. After Louisville was terminated midseason, the schedule was further imbalanced leading to several tiebreaker parameters needing to be used resulting in the fourth place Duke City Gladiators and fifth place Iowa Barnstormers switching seeding for the playoffs.

The quarterfinals consisted of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed hosts the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners then meet in the 2021 United Bowl. [11] [92]

First round
(August 28–29)
Semifinals
(September 4–5)
United Bowl
(September 12) [93]
         
8 Sioux Falls 42
1Arizona [94] 69
5 Duke City 55
1Arizona58
7 Bismarck 19
2Massachusetts [95] 44
2Massachusetts37
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
1 Arizona 34
6 Spokane 33
3Frisco [96] 44
3 Frisco 22
2Massachusetts43
5Duke City [97] 34
4 Iowa 33

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arizona Rattlers</span> Arena football team

The Arizona Rattlers are a professional indoor American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team in the Arena Football League and were the third oldest active franchise in the AFL until their departure in 2016. They play their home games at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale. They previously played at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa Barnstormers</span> Arena football team

The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spokane Shock</span> Arena football team

The Spokane Shock were a professional indoor American football team based in Spokane, Washington, that played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was initially a member of arenafootball2 (af2), the Shock won division titles in all four seasons and ArenaCups in 2006 and 2009 before they joined the Arena Football League (AFL) in its 2010 relaunch. The team advanced to the playoffs three times after joining the AFL, winning ArenaBowl XXIII in their first season, making them the only arena football franchise to win both the ArenaCup and the ArenaBowl.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Findlay Toyota Center</span> Multi-purpose arena in Prescott Valley, Arizona

The Findlay Toyota Center is a 5,100-seat multi-purpose arena located at 3201 North Main Street in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indoor Football League</span> Indoor American football league founded in 2008

The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams among indoor football leagues. As of the 2024 season, the league consists of 16 teams in two conferences with each team playing 16 games over 19 weeks.

Rayshaun Kizer is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Tucson Sugar Skulls of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was the former head coach and defensive coordinator of the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and of the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He is also a former National Football League, Canadian Football League, and Arena Football League defensive back. He played his college football at Walsh University and graduated with his bachelor's degree in Computer Science. He has been a member of the New York Jets of the National Football League, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, Orlando Predators, Philadelphia Soul, Arizona Rattlers, New Orleans VooDoo, Los Angeles KISS and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and Green Bay Blizzard of the Arena Football 2. He also served as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and special teams coach of the Bismarck Bucks of the IFL.

The IFL National Championship is the Indoor Football League's championship game. It has been played every year since 2009, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current champions are the Arizona Rattlers, who won their seventh indoor National Championship, defeating the Massachusetts Pirates.

The 2017 Arizona Rattlers season was the twenty-fifth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Rattlers were one of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Rattlers were members of the Intense Conference.

The 2019 Indoor Football League season was the eleventh of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league played this season with ten teams, up from six the previous season, by adding two expansion teams and two teams from Champions Indoor Football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tucson Sugar Skulls</span> Indoor Football League team in Tucson, Arizona

The Tucson Sugar Skulls are a professional indoor American football team based in Tucson, Arizona. They are members of the Indoor Football League (IFL) since the 2019 season as an expansion team. They play home games at Tucson Convention Center's Tucson Arena. The team are led by owners Cathy Guy, wife of Arizona Rattlers' head coach Kevin Guy, and Ali Farhang. Their head coach is Billy Back.

The 2020 Indoor Football League season was the twelfth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and the first season of being the top indoor football league, after the folding of the Arena Football League. The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Thomas (wide receiver)</span> American gridiron football player (born 1991)

Eric L. Thomas Jr. is an American football wide receiver and return specialist currently signed with the Shreveport Rouxgaroux of the National Arena League. Prior to his arena football career, Thomas played in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Arizona Wranglers</span> Professional indoor football team

The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona. They are members of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley beginning in the 2021 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frisco Fighters</span> Indoor football team

The Frisco Fighters are a professional indoor football team based in Frisco, Texas. A member of the Indoor Football League, the Fighters play their home games at the Comerica Center. The team was set to participate in the 2020 season, but were unable to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matt Behrendt is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Behrendt was a member of three NCAA Division III Football Championship-winning teams with the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football program, one as a backup in 2011 and two as the team's starting quarterback, in 2013 and 2014.

The 2022 Indoor Football League season was the fourteenth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league played the season with 14 teams, up from 11 teams the previous season. The Bay Area Panthers, Quad City Steamwheelers, and San Diego Strike Force, returned from dormancy after electing not to play during the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vegas Knight Hawks joined the league as an expansion team. The Cedar Rapids River Kings did not return and the announced 2022 expansion Columbus Wild Dogs never returned. The Spokane Shock were removed from the league in February 2022 after the team lost its lease for their home arena.

The 2023 Indoor Football League season was the fifteenth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was the first year of the IFL and the XFL player personnel partnership, with the IFL functioning as their de facto minor league.

Drew Powell is an indoor American football quarterback for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for Livingstone College.

Trent J. Edwards II is an American football quarterback for the Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for Southwest Baptist and the University of Indianapolis. Edwards has had a lot of success in indoor football leagues, winning the IFL Most Valuable Player in 2023.

LaRonn "Mook" Zimmerman, is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Iowa Woo in The Arena League (TAL).

References

  1. "Drew Powell Named the 2021 IFL MVP". OurSports Central. September 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Pirates IFL Champs, Beat Arizona in United Bowl 37-34". OurSports Central. September 13, 2021.
  3. "IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games". IFL. April 13, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Columbus' reborn arena football team postpones first season until 2022". Columbus Business First . June 26, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. Bonner, Michael (August 19, 2020). "'An anchor team to build towards': Worcester Pirates become first east-coast team to join Indoor Football League, ink 3-year extension at DCU Center". The Republican . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. Obert, Richard (August 25, 2020). "Indoor Football League expansion team officially coming to Prescott Valley". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. "LOUISVILLE JOINS IFL FOR 2021". Indoor Football League . November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  8. "OAKLAND PANTHERS TO GO DORMANT FOR THE 2021 SEASON". Oakland Panthers. September 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  9. "Quad City Steamwheelers cancel 2021 season". KWQC . October 23, 2020.
  10. "2021 IFL SCHEDULE RELEASED". IFL. November 17, 2020. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  11. 1 2 "2021 IFL Schedule Released". Indoor Football League. November 17, 2020. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  12. "IFL REVISES 2021 SCHEDULE". IFL. February 17, 2021.
  13. 1 2 "PHOENIX SUNS AND MERCURY FORM GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEWLY NAMED FOOTPRINT CENTER TO BECOME A TRANSFORMATIVE VENUE TO ACCELERATE A PLASTIC-FREE FUTURE". Phoenix Suns . July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  14. "Former Gladiator player takes over as coach". Albuquerque Journal . June 30, 2021.
  15. "IFL Standings". IFL. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  16. "2021 Football Schedule". IFL. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  17. "IFL Announces Postseason Format". OurSports Central. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  18. "IFL TERMINATES MEMBERSHIP OF LOUISVILLE XTREME". IFL. June 14, 2021.
  19. "BISMARCK BUCKS (1-0) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (0-1)". IFL. May 3, 2021.
  20. "MASS PIRATES (1-0) -VS- LOUISVILLE XTREME (0-1)". IFL. May 3, 2021.
  21. "MASSACHUSETTS PIRATE (1-1) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (1-1)". IFL. May 3, 2021.
  22. "LOUISVILLE XTREME (0-1) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (1-1)". IFL. May 7, 2021.
  23. "MASS PIRATES (2-1) -VS- BISMARCK BUCKS (1-1)". IFL. May 10, 2021.
  24. "BUCKS BATTLE FOR WIN OVER BLIZZARD, 58-46". IFL. May 15, 2021.
  25. "BARNSTORMERS TAKE DOWN STORM IN SEASON OPENER". IFL. May 16, 2021.
  26. "FIGHTERS SCORE IN FINAL SECONDS TO WIN, 36-33, OVER SHOCK". IFL. May 16, 2021.
  27. "RATTLERS DEFEAT WRANGLERS, 51-20, FOR FIRST WIN". IFL. May 16, 2021.
  28. @IndoorFL (May 21, 2021). "Blizzard clutch it in the fourth to get their third W of the season" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  29. 1 2 3 @IndoorFL (May 22, 2021). "Some final scores from around the league!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  30. @IndoorFL (May 22, 2021). "WHAT A BATTLE" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  31. @IndoorFL (May 22, 2021). "Storm get their first W of the 2021 season!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  32. "SIOUX FALLS STORM (2-1) -VS- LOUISVILLE XTREME (0-4)". IFL. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  33. "BISMARCK BUCKS (3-2) -VS- IOWA BARNSTORMERS (2-1)". IFL. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  34. "TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-1) -VS- DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (1-1)". IFL. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  35. "ARIZONA RATTLERS (2-1) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (3-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  36. "LOUISVILLE XTREME () -VS- MASSACHUSETTS PIRATES ()". IFL. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  37. "SIOUX FALLS STORM (3-1) -VS- BISMARCK BUCKS (3-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  38. "IOWA BARNSTORMERS (3-1) -VS- TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-2)". IFL. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  39. "SPOKANE SHOCK (2-1) -VS- N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (0-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  40. "DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (1-2) -VS- FRISCO FIGHTERS (3-0)". IFL. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  41. "IOWA BARNSTORMERS (3-2) -VS- BISMARCK BUCKS (4-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  42. "LOUISVILLE POSTPONES JUNE 12 GAME". IFL. June 8, 2021.
  43. "TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-3) -VS- ARIZONA RATTLERS (3-1)". IFL. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  44. "DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (2-2) -VS- N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (0-4)". IFL. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  45. "SPOKANE SHOCK (3-1) -VS- SIOUX FALLS STORM (3-2)". IFL. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  46. "FRISCO FIGHTERS (4-0) -VS- MASS PIRATES (3-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  47. "BISMARCK BUCKS (4-3) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (3-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  48. "ARIZONA RATTLERS (4-1) -VS- DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (2-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  49. "MASS PIRATES (4-3) -VS- TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-4)". IFL. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  50. "SIOUX FALLS STORM (3-3) -VS- IOWA BARNSTORMERS (4-2)". IFL. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  51. "N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (0-5) -VS- SPOKANE SHOCK (4-1)". IFL. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  52. "IOWA BARNSTORMERS (4-2) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (3-4)". IFL. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  53. "SPOKANE SHOCK (4-2) -VS- ARIZONA RATTLERS (5-1)". IFL. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  54. "FRISCO FIGHTERS (5-0) -VS- DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (2-4)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  55. "BISMARCK BUCKS (5-4) -VS- SIOUX FALLS STORM (4-3)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  56. "TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-5) -VS- N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (1-5)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  57. "MASS PIRATES (5-3) -VS- FRISCO FIGHTERS (5-1)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  58. "N.ARIZONA WRANGLERS (1-6) -VS- DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (3-4)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  59. "ARIZONA RATTLERS (6-1) -VS- TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (1-6)". IFL. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  60. "IOWA BARNSTORMERS (4-5) -VS- FRISCO FIGHTERS (6-1)". IFL. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  61. "BISMARCK BUCKS (5-5) -VS- MASS PIRATES (6-3)". IFL. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  62. "N.ARIZONA WRANGLERS (1-7) -VS- ARIZONA RATTLERS (7-1)". IFL. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  63. "DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (3-5) -VS- TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (2-6)". IFL. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  64. "FRISCO FIGHTERS (6-2) -VS- BISMARCK BUCKS (6-5)". IFL. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  65. "DUKE CITY GLADIATORS (4-5) -VS- N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (1-8)". IFL. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  66. "TUCSCON SUGAR SKULLS (2-7) -VS- SPOKANE SHOCK (6-2)". IFL. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  67. "ARIZONA RATTLERS (7-2) -VS- MASS PIRATES (7-3)". IFL. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  68. "SIOUX FALLS STORM (4-4) -VS- GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (4-4)". IFL. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  69. "GREEN BAY TAKES DOWN IOWA ON THE ROAD, 34-36". IFL. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  70. "FIGHTERS EDGE OUT WRANGLERS, 33-30". IFL. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  71. "DUKE CITY DEFEATS SPOKANE, 68-61, IN THE IFL GAME OF THE WEEK". IFL. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  72. "RATTLERS CRUISE PAST THE STORM, 59-33". IFL. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  73. "SUGAR SKULLS TAKE DOWN THE BUCKS, 34-27". IFL. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  74. "GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (5-6) -VS- BISMARCK BUCKS (7-6)". IFL. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  75. "N. ARIZONA WRANGLERS (1-10) -VS- TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (4-7)". IFL. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  76. "MASS PIRATES (7-3 , 7-3) -VS- SPOKANE SHOCK (6-3 , 6-3)". IFL. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  77. "GREEN BAY BLIZZARD (5-7) -VS- MASS PIRATES (9-3)". IFL. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  78. "TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS (4-8) -VS- ARIZONA RATTLERS (10-2)". IFL. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  79. "SPOKANE SHOCK (6-5) -VS- FRISCO FIGHTERS (9-2)". IFL. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  80. "BISMARCK BUCKS (7-7) -VS- IOWA BARNSTORMERS (5-5)". IFL. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  81. "Bismarck Bucks August Schedule Updated". OurSports Central. June 21, 2021.
  82. "ARIZONA HANDLES SPOKANE ON THE ROAD, 30-20". IFL. August 13, 2021.
  83. "TUCSON DEFEATS DUKE CITY TO STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT,". IFL. August 14, 2021.
  84. "IOWA CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH OVERTIME VICTORY OVER SIOUX FALLS, 55-49". IFL. August 14, 2021.
  85. "Indoor Football League Update". Iowa Barnstormers. June 17, 2021.
  86. "FRISCO HANDLES GREEN BAY IN IFL GAME OF THE WEEK, 38-20". IFL. August 14, 2021.
  87. "PIRATES GET SEVENTH-STRAIGHT WIN AFTER DEFEATING WRANGLERS, 51-16". IFL. August 15, 2021.
  88. "TUCSON DEFEATS NORTHERN ARIZONA, 56-38, IN FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON". IFL. August 22, 2021.
  89. "STORM DEFEATS BLIZZARD, 58-35, TO MAKE PLAYOFFS". IFL. August 21, 2021.
  90. "RATTLERS TAKE DOWN FIGHTERS, 55-38, TO LOCK NO. 1 SEED". IFL. August 22, 2021.
  91. "PIRATES MAKE IT EIGHT- STRAIGHT WINS AFTER DEFEATING BARNSTORMERS, 55-19". IFL. August 21, 2021.
  92. "IFL ANNOUNCES 2021 PLAYOFF SEEDS AND FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS". IFL. August 21, 2021.
  93. "2021 United Bowl Championship- Massachusetts Pirates @ Arizona Rattlers".
  94. "RATTLERS PUSH PASS STORM, 69-42, TO ADVANCE IN PLAYOFFS". IFL. August 29, 2021.
  95. "PIRATES CRUISE PASS BUCKS, 44-19, TO ADVANCE TO SECOND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS". IFL. August 29, 2021.
  96. "FIGHTERS HANDLE SHOCK AT HOME, 44-33, TO ADAVANCE IN 2021 IFL PLAYOFFS". IFL. August 29, 2021.
  97. "GLADIATORS SCORE ON LAST SECOND PLAY TO DEFEAT BARNSTORMERS, 34-33". IFL. August 29, 2021.