Kurtiss Riggs

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Kurtiss Riggs
Position: Quarterback
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 10× United Bowl champion (2005–2007, 201116, 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

LeagueTeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2003104.7142nd in Western Pacific01.000Lost to Utah Warriors in Round 1
NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2004113.7864th in NC East21.667Lost to Kentucky Horsemen in Indoor Bowl
NIFL total217.75022.500
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 200588.5003rd in Northern Division301.000Defeated Sioux City Bandits in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 20061501.0001st in Western Division301.000Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 20071501.0001st in Western Division301.000Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 20081131.0001st in Western Division301.000Defeated Louisiana Swashbucklers in National Indoor Bowl
UIF total4911.8171201.0004 championships
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 200963.6674th in United Central00
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2010 113.7861st in United Central West21.667Lost in United Bowl to Billings Outlaws
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2011 131.9291st in United Great Plains301.000Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2012 1401.0001st in United Conference301.000Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2013 104.7141st in United Central West21.667Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2014 131.9291st in United Central West201.000Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowll
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2015 1401.0001st in United Central West201.000Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2016 1511.0001st in United Central West201.000Defeated Spokane Shock in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2017 1511.0001st in IFL11.500Lost to Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2018 113.7863rd in IFL11.500Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2019113.7863rd in IFL301.000Defeated Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 202167.4628th in IFL01.000Lost to Arizona Rattlers in 1st Round
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 202288.5005th in East
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 202375.5832nd in East21.666Lost to Bay Area Panthers in United Bowl
IFL total15440.794236.7937 championships
Career total22458.794377.84111 championships

References

  1. Matt Zimmer (August 4, 2007). "The mind behind the magic". Argus-Leader . pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Team (August 23, 2018). "Coaches - Sioux Falls Storm". siouxfallsstorm.com.
  3. Ryan Johnson (April 21, 2001). "Riggs passing through". Casper Star-Tribune . pp. D1, D4. Retrieved April 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. John Denton (December 18, 1996). "Mr. Heisman (NAIA version)". The Jackson Sun . pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Panthers Beat Sioux Falls to Win IFL National Championship". Our Sports Central. August 5, 2023.