2023 Indoor Football League season

2023 IFL season
2023 IFL season
League	Indoor Football League
Sport	Indoor football
Duration	March 17 – August 5
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Broadcast; CBS Sports ; Live streaming; YouTube ;
Regular season
Season champions	Frisco Fighters
Season MVP	TJ Edwards, QB, FRI
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Sioux Falls Storm
Eastern runners-up	Frisco Fighters
Western champions	Bay Area Panthers
Western runners-up	Northern Arizona Wranglers
2023 IFL National Championship
Champions	Bay Area Panthers
Runners-up	Sioux Falls Storm
Finals MVP	Dalton Sneed, QB, BA
IFL seasons
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated November 02, 2024

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.^[1]

Offseason

The league added one expansion team, the Tulsa Oilers.^[2]^[3] The Bismarck Bucks suspended operations.^[4]

Rule changes

For the 2023 season, the IFL announced the following rule changes:^[5]

The Deuce kick rule will now be in effect during the entire game.
The ball is considered "live" if the kickoff hits the uprights or goalposts and comes back into the field of play.
The 25 second play clock will begin after the ball is spotted.
Positive yardage rule in the last 60 seconds of the game has been eliminated.

Standings

Eastern Conference
Team	W	L	PCT	CONF	PF	PA
Frisco Fighters	13	2	.867	7–1	797	571
Sioux Falls Storm ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9	6	.600	9–5	706	656
Massachusetts Pirates ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9	6	.600	7–4	751	702
Quad City Steamwheelers ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9	6	.600	8–5	741	698
Green Bay Blizzard	7	8	.467	6–7	701	706
Iowa Barnstormers	3	12	.200	3–11	593	788
Tulsa Oilers	2	13	.133	2–9	601	721

Western Conference
Team	W	L	PCT	CONF	PF	PA
Arizona Rattlers	11	4	.733	9–3	820	698
Bay Area Panthers	10	5	.667	8–3	777	660
Tucson Sugar Skulls	9	6	.600	7–6	661	613
Northern Arizona Wranglers	7	8	.467	6–7	553	593
San Diego Strike Force	6	9	.400	5–6	665	762
Duke City Gladiators ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	10	.333	4–8	628	734
Vegas Knight Hawks ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5	10	.333	3–9	654	726

Notes^{[lower-alpha 3]}

1 2 3 Sioux Falls, Massachusetts, and Quad City are ranked in that order based on conference record.
1 2 Duke City finished ahead of Vegas based on conference record.
↑ The procedure used to determine tiebreakers is: 1) Conference record 2) Head-to-head record, 3) Strength of schedule, 4) Head-to-head point differential, and 5) Overall point differential^[6]

Season structure

Regular season

The regular season for 2023 was played across 18 weeks with teams playing 15 games each. Each team also had two bye weeks, with Arizona, Quad City, Frisco, and Green Bay earning three bye weeks after playing the opening weekend.^[7]

Postseason

The top four teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences played each other with the top two seeds getting home-field advantage for round one.^[8] In the conference championships, the previous winners of round one faced off with the higher seed getting home field advantage.^[9] The 2023 IFL National Championship was then between the conference champions with the game being played at the Dollar Loan Center on August 5, 2023.^[10]

Season schedule

Week 1

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
March 17	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	53	60	Arizona Rattlers	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[11]
March 19	3:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	30	76	Frisco Fighters	Resch Center	^[12]

Week 2

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
March 24	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	35	13	Tulsa Oilers	Comerica Center	^[13]
March 25	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	35	43	Duke City Gladiators	Findlay Toyota Center	^[14]
March 25	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	57	44	Iowa Barnstormers	Dollar Loan Center	^[15]
March 26	12:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	55	41	Green Bay Blizzard	DCU Center	^[16]
March 26	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	47	49	Quad City Steamwheelers	Pechanga Arena	^[17]
March 26	7:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	47	46	Arizona Rattlers	SAP Center	^[18]

Week 3

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
March 31	6:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	44	25	Iowa Barnstormers	Resch Center	^[19]
April 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	36	34	Sioux Falls Storm	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[20]
April 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	55	60	Frisco Fighters	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[21]
April 1	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	48	42	Vegas Knight Hawks	Findlay Toyota Center	^[22]
April 2	12:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	59	52	Bay Area Panthers	DCU Center	^[23]
April 3	8:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	16	35	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Pechanga Arena	^[24]

Week 4

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
April 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	57	36	Tulsa Oilers	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[25]
April 8	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	48	54	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Footprint Center	^[26]
April 8	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	36	37	San Diego Strike Force	Dollar Loan Center	^[27]
April 9	5:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	54	24	Iowa Barnstormers	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[28]

Week 5

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
April 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	56	39	Massachusetts Pirates	Comerica Center	^[29]
April 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	42	68	Quad City Steamwheelers	BOK Center	^[30]
April 15	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	48	37	Duke City Gladiators	Footprint Center	^[31]
April 16	5:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	41	47	Green Bay Blizzard	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[32]
April 16	5:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	48	9	San Diego Strike Force	Findlay Toyota Center	^[33]
April 16	9:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	30	34	Tucson Sugar Skulls	SAP Center	^[34]

Week 6

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
April 21	6:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	47	55	Sioux Falls Storm	Resch Center	^[35]
April 21	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	50	26	Duke City Gladiators	Dollar Loan Center	^[36]
April 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	52	42	Arizona Rattlers	Comerica Center	^[37]
April 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	48	54	Tulsa Oilers	Wells Fargo Arena	^[38]
April 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	49	44	Massachusetts Pirates	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[39]
April 22	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	44	51	San Diego Strike Force	Tucson Convention Center	^[40]
April 23	9:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	47	13	Northern Arizona Wranglers	SAP Center	^[41]

Week 7

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
April 28	6:35 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	56	36	Iowa Barnstormers	DCU Center	^[42]
April 28	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	27	36	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Dollar Loan Center	^[43]
April 29	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	59	47	Quad City Steamwheelers	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[44]
April 29	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	46	53	Arizona Rattlers	BOK Center	^[45]
April 30	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	51	54	Bay Area Panthers	Pechanga Arena	^[46]

Week 8

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
May 5	6:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	49	50	Massachusetts Pirates	Resch Center	^[47]
May 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	34	60	Quad City Steamwheelers	Wells Fargo Arena	^[48]
May 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	52	35	Tulsa Oilers	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[49]
May 6	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	44	62	Vegas Knight Hawks	SAP Center	^[50]
May 6	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	21	31	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Tucson Convention Center	^[51]
May 7	3:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	67	15	Duke City Gladiators	Comerica Center	^[52]

Week 9

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
May 12	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	47	30	Sioux Falls Storm	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[53]
May 13	3:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	61	50	San Diego Strike Force	Resch Center	^[54]
May 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	73	43	Massachusetts Pirates	Wells Fargo Arena	^[55]
May 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	56	49	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[56]
May 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	37	39	Frisco Fighters	BOK Center	^[57]
May 13	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	35	34	Bay Area Panthers	Findlay Toyota Center	^[58]
May 13	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	55	54	Arizona Rattlers	Dollar Loan Center	^[59]

Week 10

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
May 20	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	63	49	Quad City Steamwheelers	DCU Center	^[60]
May 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	57	41	Iowa Barnstormers	Resch Center	^[61]
May 20	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	56	42	Sioux Falls Storm	Tucson Convention Center	^[62]
May 20	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	60	34	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Footprint Center	^[63]
May 20	9:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	62	55	Frisco Fighters	SAP Center	^[64]
May 20	10:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	46	32	Tulsa Oilers	Dollar Loan Center	^[65]
May 21	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	57	44	Duke City Gladiators	Pechanga Arena	^[66]

Week 11

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
May 26	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	26	77	Sioux Falls Storm	Wells Fargo Arena	^[67]
May 26	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	63	56	Green Bay Blizzard	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[68]
May 27	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	48	54	Massachusetts Pirates	BOK Center	^[69]
May 27	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	70	56	San Diego Strike Force	Comerica Center	^[70]
May 27	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	47	40	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[71]
May 27	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	42	44	Bay Area Panthers	Tucson Convention Center	^[72]
May 27	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	63	39	Vegas Knight Hawks	Footprint Center	^[73]

Week 12

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
June 3	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	72	58	Frisco Fighters	DCU Center	^[74]
June 3	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	17	43	Green Bay Blizzard	Wells Fargo Arena	^[75]
June 3	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	69	52	Duke City Gladiators	SAP Center	^[76]
June 3	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	62	63	Arizona Rattlers	Findlay Toyota Center	^[77]
June 3	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	41	42	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Dollar Loan Center	^[78]
June 4	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	56	55	Tulsa Oilers	Pechanga Arena	^[79]

Week 13

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
June 9	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	45	38	Quad City Steamwheelers	Resch Center	^[80]
June 10	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	49	28	Vegas Knight Hawks	DCU Center	^[81]
June 10	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	51	54	Frisco Fighters	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[82]
June 10	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	40	48	Iowa Barnstormers	BOK Center	^[83]
June 10	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	47	43	Duke City Gladiators	Tucson Convention Center	^[84]
June 11	5:05 a.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	36	38	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Pechanga Arena	^[85]
June 11	5:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	70	63	Bay Area Panthers	Footprint Center	^[86]

Week 14

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
June 17	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	80	41	Quad City Steamwheelers	Wells Fargo Arena	^[87]
June 17	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	34	35	Sioux Falls Storm	BOK Center	^[88]
June 17	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	34	57	Arizona Rattlers	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[89]
June 17	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	29	37	Frisco Fighters	Findlay Toyota Center	^[90]
June 17	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	54	59	San Diego Strike Force	Tucson Convention Center	^[91]
June 17	9:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	41	56	Bay Area Panthers	Dollar Loan Center	^[92]

Week 15

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
June 23	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	47	45	Green Bay Blizzard	Denny Sanford Premier Center	^[93]
June 24	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	43	24	Tulsa Oilers	DCU Center	^[94]
June 24	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	63	35	Iowa Barnstormers	Vibrant Arena at The MARK	^[95]
June 24	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	53	30	Vegas Knight Hawks	Rio Rancho Events Center	^[96]
June 24	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	45	38	Bay Area Panthers	Comerica Center	^[97]
June 24	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	28	42	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Findlay Toyota Center	^[98]
June 24	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	57	48	San Diego Strike Force	Footprint Center	^[99]

Week 16

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium	Ref
July 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	56	15	Sioux Falls Storm	Comerica Center	^[100]
July 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	55	58	Green Bay Blizzard	BOK Center	^[101]
July 1	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	34	40	Vegas Knight Hawks	Tucson Convention Center	^[102]
July 2	5:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	52	43	Massachusetts Pirates	Footprint Center	^[103]

Week 17

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium
July 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	51	59	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Rio Rancho Events Center
July 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	47	54	Sioux Falls Storm	Wells Fargo Arena
July 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	47	39	Green Bay Blizzard	Vibrant Arena at The MARK
July 8	10:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	37	32	Massachusetts Pirates	Findlay Toyota Center
Jul 10	11:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	75	40	San Diego Strike Force	SAP Center

Week 18

Date	Time	Home Team	Result		Away Team	Stadium
July 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	35	44	Bay Area Panthers	Rio Rancho Events Center
July 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	35	51	Frisco Fighters	Wells Fargo Arena
July 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	62	59	Massachusetts Pirates	Denny Sanford Premier Center
July 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	56	35	Quad City Steamwheelers	BOK Center
July 15	8:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	58	42	Vegas Knight Hawks	Pechanga Arena
July 15	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	48	39	Green Bay Blizzard	Tucson Convention Center
July 15	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	55	39	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Footprint Center

Playoffs

First round
(July 22–23)

Second round
(July 29)

National Championship
(August 5)

W1

Arizona Rattlers

53

W4

NAZ Wranglers

62

W4

NAZ Wranglers

46

W2

Bay Area Panthers

68

W3

Tucson Sugar Skulls

34

W2

Bay Area Panthers

46

W2

Bay Area Panthers

51

E2

Sioux Falls Storm

41

E1

Frisco Fighters

57

E4

QC Steamwheelers

29

E1

Frisco Fighters

44

E2

Sioux Falls Storm

45

E3

Massachusetts Pirates

39

E2

Sioux Falls Storm

42

Round One

Conference Championships

IFL National Championship

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week	Special Teams Player of the Week
1^[104]	T. J. Edwards QB (Frisco)	Kordell Jackson DB (Frisco)	Dillion Winfrey DB (Arizona)
2	Daquan Neal QB (Vegas)	Dexter Reese DB (Duke City)	Josh Gable K (Massachusetts)
3	Ramaud Bowman WR (Northern Arizona)	Kendricks Gladney Jr. DB (Quad City)	Ernesto Lacayo K (Duke City)
4	Isiah Scott WR (Arizona)	Jayson Serda LB (Duke City)	Carrington Thompson WR (Tucson)
5	Ryan Wisniewski WR (Northern Arizona)	Carlito Gonzales DB (Tucson)	Jerron McGaw RB (Quad City)
6	Joe Mancuso QB (Vegas)	Michael LoVett DB (Frisco)	Bryson Denley RB (Sioux Falls)
7	Jimmie Robinson RB (Massachusettes)	Seyvon Lowry DL (Arizona)	Imeek Watkins WR (Bay Area)
8	Dalton Sneed QB (Bay Area)	Michael LoVett DB (Frisco)	Chase Allbaugh K (Quad City)
9	Daquan Neal QB (Vegas)	Nazir Streater DB (Duke City)	Gabriel Rui K (Iowa)
10	Anthony Russo QB (Massachusettes)	Matt Elam DB (Vegas)	Jacob Moss WR (Northern Arizona)
11	T. J. Edwards QB (Frisco)	Cecil Cherry DL (Arizona)	Mike Green Jr. WR (Green Bay)
12	Drew Powell QB (Arizona)	Darin Hungerford LB (Bay Area)	Josh Gable K (Massachusetts)
13	Drew Powell QB (Arizona)	Melik Owens DL (Tucson)	Bryce Crawford K (Frisco)
14	Daniel Smith QB (Iowa)	Byron Edwards DB (Sioux Falls)	Gabriel Rui K (Iowa)
15	Drew Powell QB (Arizona)	Wesley Bowers LB (Bay Area)	Charles Headen III WR (Frisco)
16	Max Meylor QB (Green Bay)	Charles Williams DL (Frisco)	Harold Love DL (Arizona)
17	J. T. Stokes RB (Bay Area)	Trae Meadows DB (Bay Area)	Conor Mangan K (Northern Arizona)
18^[105]	Lorenzo Brown QB (Sioux Falls)	Jordan Jones LB (Tulsa)	Josh Crockett WR (Tulsa)

Individual Awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team	Ref
IFL Most Valuable Player	T. J Edwards	Quarterback	Frisco Fighters	^[106]
IFL Offensive Player of the Year	Drew Powell	Quarterback	Arizona Rattlers	^[107]
IFL Defensive Player of the Year	Tramond Lofton	Defensive end	Northern Arizona Wranglers	^[108]
IFL Special Teams Player of the Year	Charles Headen III	Kick returner	Frisco Fighters	^[109]
IFL Offensive Rookie of the Year	Jimmie Robinson	Running back	Massachusetts Pirates	^[110]
IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year	Kordell Jackson	Cornerback	Frisco Fighters	^[111]
IFL Head Coach of the Year	Hurtis Chinn	Head coach	Tucson Sugar Skulls	^[112]
IFL Assistant Coach of the Year	Rob Keefe	Defensive coordinator	Bay Area Panthers	^[113]
IFL Assistant Coach of the Year	Dixie Wooten	Offensive coordinator	Bay Area Panthers	^[113]
IFL Executive of the Year	Andy Scurto	Owner	Tulsa Oilers	^[114]
IFL Executive of the Year	Taylor Hall	General manager	Tulsa Oilers
IFL John Pettit Person of the Year	Kathy Treankler	Owner	Green Bay Blizzard

Team Awards

Award	Team	Ref
IFL Franchise of the Year	Green Bay Blizzard	^[114]
IFL Fan Base Champions	Arizona Rattlers
IFL Best Game Operations	Arizona Rattlers
IFL Best Cheer/Dance Team	Arizona Rattlers
IFL Best Community Relations	Green Bay Blizzard
IFL Best Hospitality	Vegas Knight Hawks
IFL Best Social Media	Quad City Steamwheelers
IFL Best Mascot	Northern Arizona Wranglers
IFL Best Game Day Broadcast	Arizona Rattlers

All-IFL Teams

The teams are split into three groups: the first team, the second team, and the rookie team. Representatives from each IFL team voted on the league's best players. The Frisco Fighters had the most selections with 11.Refs^[115]^[116]^[117]^[118]^[119]

Offense

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Quarterback	T. J. Edwards, FRI	Drew Powell, Arizona	Anthony Russo, Massachusetts
Running back]	Jimmie Robinson, Massachusetts	Justin Rankin, Bay Area	Jimmie Robinson, Massachusetts
Wide receiver	Kentrez Bell, San Diego	Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, Northern Arizona	Nih-Jer Jackson, Bay Area
	Carrington Thompson, Tucson	J. T. Stokes, Bay Area	Ryan Wisniewski, Northern Arizona
	Issac Zico, Massachusetts	Marquise Irvin, Green Bay	Phazione McClurge, Frisco
Center	Cole Carter, Arizona	Lawrence Martin IV, Sioux Falls	Hunter Kelly, Massachusetts
Offensive lineman	Wilson Bell, Massachusetts	Lamar Mady, Arizona	Navaughn Donaldson, Massachusetts
Offensive lineman	Darius James, Frisco	Amari Catchings, Bay Area	Amari Catchings, Bay Area

Defense

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Defensive lineman	Chris Terrell, Arizona	Maurice Jackson, Tucson	Tevaughn Grant, Bay Area
	Charles Williams, Frisco	Tevaughn Grant, Bay Area	Melik Owens, Tucson
	Tramond Lofton, Northern Arizona	Jaylin Swan, Quad City	Anthony Hayes, Green Bay
Linebacker	Jordan Jones, Tulsa	James Brown, Sioux Falls	Jordan Jones, Tulsa
Linebacker / Defensive back	Davontae Merriweather, Arizona	Shaq Bond, Frisco	Antwon Kincade, Bay Area
Defensive back	Kordell Jackson, Frisco	Eugene Ford, Sioux Falls	Eugene Ford, Sioux Falls
	Darreon Jackson, Quad City	Michael Lovett, Frisco	Kordell Jackson, Frisco
	Dillion Winfrey, Arizona	Roderick Chapman, Duke City	Kishawn Walker, Northern Arizona

Special Teams

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Kicker	Bryce Crawford, Frisco	Gabriel Rui, Iowa	Conor Mangan, Northern Arizona
Kick returner	Charles Headen III, Frisco	Jimmie Robinson, Massachusetts	Charles Headen III, Frisco

Number of selections per team

Team	Selections
Frisco Fighters	11
Bay Area Panthers	8
Massachusetts Pirates	8
Arizona Rattlers	6
Northern Arizona Wranglers	5
Sioux Falls Storm	4
Tucson Sugar Skulls	3
Green Bay Blizzard	2
Tulsa Oilers	2
Quad City Steamwheelers	2
San Diego Strike Force	1
Duke City Gladiators	1
Iowa Barnstormers	1

Sources:^[120]^[121]^[122]^[123]^[124]

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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.

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.

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Justin Rankin is an American professional football running back for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Kent State and Northwest Missouri State. He has also been a member of the Bismarck Bucks, Frisco Fighters, and Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

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v t e Indoor Football League
2024 season
Eastern Conference	Fishers Freight Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Jacksonville Sharks Massachusetts Pirates Quad City Steamwheelers Tulsa Oilers
Western Conference	Arizona Rattlers Bay Area Panthers Northern Arizona Wranglers San Antonio Gunslingers San Diego Strike Force Tucson Sugar Skulls Vegas Knight Hawks
Dormant Teams	Dakota Bucks (2026) Duke City Gladiators (2026) Frisco Fighters (2026) Sioux Falls Storm (2026)
Seasons	Seasons by team IFL National Championship

2023 Indoor Football League season

Contents

Offseason

Rule changes

Standings

Season structure

Regular season

Postseason

Season schedule

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Week 18

Playoffs

Round One

Conference Championships

IFL National Championship

Awards

Players of the Week

Individual Awards

Team Awards

All-IFL Teams

Offense

Defense

Special Teams

Number of selections per team

Related Research Articles

References

See also