2024 Indoor Football League season

Last updated
2024 IFL season
League Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor football
DurationMarch 16 – July 21
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)
IFL seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Indoor Football League season will be the sixteenth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It will also be the second year it will function as a de facto minor league of the XFL, and now the USFL due to the leagues merging into the UFL.

Contents

Offseason

IFL to XFL

During the 2023 XFL Draft, reigning IFL Most Valuable Player, T. J. Edwards, was selected by the San Antonio Brahmas and IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kordell Jackson, was drafted by the Orlando Guardians. [1]

Expansion

On August 20, 2023, the league announced they would be adding the three-time, and defending, National Arena League champions in the Jacksonville Sharks as their 15th franchise. [2] On September 26, the league added the San Antonio Gunslingers as their 16th franchise to even out the conferences. [3] The Bismarck Bucks, which last played in the 2022 season, delayed their return to 2024, [4] while the prospective Columbus Wild Dogs (first announced for the 2020 season) announced they will push their inaugural season to 2025. [5]

Relocation

On November 6, 2023, the Arizona Rattlers announced their move to Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona and the Massachusetts Pirates announced that they had signed a multi-year lease with the Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, beginning with this season. [6] [7]

Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Eastern Conference
Frisco Fighters Frisco, TX Comerica Center 3,50020192020Andre Coles
Green Bay Blizzard Ashwaubenon, WI Resch Center 8,60020032010Corey Roberson
Iowa Barnstormers Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 15,18119952015Dave Mogensen
Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, FL VV Memorial Arena 13,01120092024Jason Gibson
Massachusetts Pirates Lowell, MA Tsongas Center 6,00320172021Mark Stoute
Quad City Steamwheelers Moline, IL Vibrant Arena 9,20020172019 Cory Ross
Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls, SD DS Premier Center 10,67820002009Kurtiss Riggs
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, OK BOK Center 16,58220222023 Marvin Jones
Western Conference
Arizona Rattlers Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena 19,00019922017 Kevin Guy
Bay Area Panthers San Jose, CA SAP Center 17,56220192020 Rob Keefe
Duke City Gladiators Rio Rancho, NM RR Events Center 6,00020152020Sherman Carter
Northern Arizona Wranglers Prescott Valley, AZ Findlay Toyota Center 6,00020202021 Les Moss
San Antonio Gunslingers San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum 9,80020202024Tom Menas
San Diego Strike Force San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena 12,00020182019Taylor Genuser
Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena 8,96220182019Billy Back
Vegas Knight Hawks Henderson, NV Dollar Loan Center 6,01920212022Mike Davis
Did not play
Bismarck Bucks Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Center 10,10020162019Rod Miller
Columbus Wild Dogs Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 19,500TBDTBD

Map of teams

Standings

2024 Indoor Football League Standings
Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
TeamWLPCTGBPFPASTKTeamWLPCTGBPFPASTK
Massachusetts Pirates 401.000-173131W4 Bay Area Panthers 301.000-13996W3
Frisco Fighters 301.0000.5134102W3 Vegas Knight Hawks 301.000-150120W3
Green Bay Blizzard 21.6671.510792W2 San Diego Strike Force 301.000-156132W3
Tulsa Oilers 21.6671.5118102W2 Northern Arizona Wranglers 21.6671.0151149W2
Quad City Steamwheelers 12.3332.599118L2 Tucson Sugar Skulls 12.3332.0135147L1
Sioux Falls Storm 03.0003.5113143L3 Arizona Rattlers 13.2502.5180187L3
Jacksonville Sharks 03.0003.578113L3 Duke City Gladiators 03.0003.0115137L3
Iowa Barnstormers 03.0003.584128L3 San Antonio Gunslingers 03.0003.0155192L3
Legend
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff berth
e – eliminated from playoffs

Season schedule

Regular season

Week 1

Date [8] TimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 168:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 5140 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center [9]
March 173:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 4440 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center

Week 2

Date [10] TimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 227:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 3238 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena [11]
March 227:30 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 2531 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
March 236:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 2435 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
March 236:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks 2126 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
March 245:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 4543 Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
March 257:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 3226 Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center

Week 3

Date [12] TimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 296:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 4149 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center [13]
March 297:30 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators 4049 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
March 308:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 4854 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
March 315:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 4147 Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
March 315:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks 3339 Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 18:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers 6169 San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 4

Date [14] TimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 66:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers 5750 San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum [15]
April 66:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 4824 Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
April 67:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 5649 Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
April 67:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 3224 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 67:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 3139 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center

Week 5

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 126:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 2954 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
April 129:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers 4466 Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 137:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers 3754 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
April 143:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 5640 Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
April 145:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 5545 Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
April 145:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 4431 Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 6

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 186:30 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
April 196:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
April 206:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
April 207:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 207:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
April 207:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
April 208:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
April 208:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center

Week 7

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 266:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
April 267:30 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
April 276:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
April 278:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 278:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
April 283:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 285:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
April 285:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena

Week 8

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 37:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
May 46:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
May 47:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 47:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
May 48:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
May 48:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 9

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 107:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
May 109:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
May 111:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
May 113:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
May 117:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 117:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
May 118:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
May 118:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 10

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 177:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
May 181:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
May 183:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
May 186:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
May 187:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
May 188:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
May 188:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
May 195:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 11

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 247:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 256:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
May 258:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
May 258:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
May 258:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
May 265:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 12

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 317:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
June 16:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 17:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 17:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
June 17:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 18:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 18:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 13

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
June 812:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
June 86:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 86:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
June 87:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
June 87:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 88:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
June 88:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 14

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
June 147:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
June 156:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
June 157:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
June 157:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 157:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 158:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
June 158:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
June 165:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 15

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
June 226:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 227:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
June 227:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
June 227:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 227:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
June 228:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 228:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
June 235:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center

Week 16

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
June 296:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
June 297:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 297:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 297:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 298:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 298:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
June 298:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
July 16:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center

Week 17

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
July 66:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
July 67:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
July 67:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
July 68:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
July 74:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
July 75:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
July 75:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena

Week 18

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
July 136:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
July 137:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
July 137:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
July 138:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
July 138:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
July 138:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 19

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
July 206:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
July 206:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
July 207:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
July 207:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
July 207:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
July 208:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
July 208:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
July 214:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center

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Postseason

Awards

Individual awards

Team awards

Media

In 2023, IFL announced a new broadcasting agreement with CBS Sports Network ensuring that the next three IFL National Championship games will air on the network. The deal also allows for additional games to be aired on CBS throughout the agreement. [17] All other IFL games will still be streamed through YouTube, while some teams also have individual contracts with local or regional TV and radio channels.

IFL team media deals
TeamTV Station(s)Radio Station(s)
Arizona Rattlers LATV [18] KQFN The Fanatic [19]
Bay Area Panthers The CW 95.7 The Game
Bismarck Bucks BEK Sports [20] None
Duke City Gladiators UniMás Nuevo Mexico, KRQE 13 None
Frisco Fighters CW33(DFW), CW39 (Houston)KDBT 1160AM and KHYI 95.3 The Range [21]
Green Bay Blizzard ABC12, Telemundo Wisconsin None
Iowa Barnstormers MC22 [22] Newsradio 1040 WHO [23]
Massachusetts Pirates NESN, NESN Plus, and Eleven Sports [24] WCRN AM 830
Northern Arizona Wranglers Univision Arizona None
Sioux Falls Storm None KWSN Sports Radio 1230 AM [25]
Tucson Sugar Skulls The CW Tucson [26] Fox Sports 1450 AM [27]

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