Kurtiss Riggs

Kurtiss Riggs

Position:	Quarterback
Career history
As a player:
Sioux Falls Falcons (1999) Sioux Falls Cobras / Storm (2000–2001)
As a coach:
Sioux Falls (2005–2009) Quarterbacks coach Sioux Falls Storm (2002) Offensive coordinator Sioux Falls Storm (2003–2023) Head coach
Career highlights and awards 10× United Bowl champion (2005–2007, 2011–16, 2019) National Indoor Bowl Champion (2008) IFL Hall of Fame Head coaching record Regular season: 224–58 (.794) Postseason: 37–7 (.841) Career: 261–65 (.801) Kurtiss Riggs is an American football coach and a former quarterback. He was a coach with the Sioux Falls Storm from 2002 to 2023, all but the first as head coach. [1] During his tenure as head coach the team set a professional gridiron football record with 40 consecutive wins, and he led the team to four undefeated seasons. Riggs was also an assistant coach on national championship winning teams at the Sioux Falls Cougars. [2] Riggs played college football for the University of Sioux Falls where he led the Cougars to win the schools first NAIA National Championship in 1996. He was selected to the All-American team and led the nation with 55 touchdown passes that season. In 1998, Riggs signed and played professionally in Europe for the La Courneuve Flash in France Championnat Élite Division 1. He also played for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League in 2000–2001, before taking over as head coach in 2002. [3] [4] Riggs retired after the 2023 IFL National Championship game, after winning 11 league titles and seven IFL Championships. [5] Head coaching record League Team Year Regular season Postseason Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2003 10 4 .714 2nd in Western Pacific 0 1 .000 Lost to Utah Warriors in Round 1 NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2004 11 3 .786 4th in NC East 2 1 .667 Lost to Kentucky Horsemen in Indoor Bowl NIFL total 21 7 .750 2 2 .500 UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2005 8 8 .500 3rd in Northern Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Sioux City Bandits in United Bowl UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2006 15 0 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2007 15 0 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2008 11 3 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Louisiana Swashbucklers in National Indoor Bowl UIF total 49 11 .817 12 0 1.000 4 championships IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2009 6 3 .667 4th in United Central 0 0 IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2010 11 3 .786 1st in United Central West 2 1 .667 Lost in United Bowl to Billings Outlaws IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2011 13 1 .929 1st in United Great Plains 3 0 1.000 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2012 14 0 1.000 1st in United Conference 3 0 1.000 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2013 10 4 .714 1st in United Central West 2 1 .667 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2014 13 1 .929 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowll IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2015 14 0 1.000 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2016 15 1 1.000 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Spokane Shock in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2017 15 1 1.000 1st in IFL 1 1 .500 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2018 11 3 .786 3rd in IFL 1 1 .500 Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in United Bowl IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2019 11 3 .786 3rd in IFL 3 0 1.000 Defeated Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl 2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2021 6 7 .462 8th in IFL 0 1 .000 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in 1st Round IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2022 8 8 .500 5th in East IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2023 7 5 .583 2nd in East 2 1 .666 Lost to Bay Area Panthers in United Bowl IFL total 154 40 .794 23 6 .793 7 championships Career total 224 58 .794 37 7 .841 11 championships References Matt Zimmer (August 4, 2007). "The mind behind the magic". Argus-Leader . pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Team (August 23, 2018). "Coaches - Sioux Falls Storm". siouxfallsstorm.com. Ryan Johnson (April 21, 2001). "Riggs passing through". Casper Star-Tribune . pp. D1, D4. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com. John Denton (December 18, 1996). "Mr. Heisman (NAIA version)". The Jackson Sun . pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com. "Panthers Beat Sioux Falls to Win IFL National Championship". Our Sports Central. August 5, 2023. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.