Tulsa Oilers (IFL)

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Tulsa Oilers
Tulsa Oilers IFL Logo.svg
Founded2022
Team history
  • Tulsa Oilers (2023–present)
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma
at the BOK Center
Home arena
League Indoor Football League (2023–present)
  • Eastern Conference (2023–present)
ColorsOil black and gold
  
Personnel
Head coach Marvin Jones
OwnersNL Sports, LLC (Andy Scurto)
Website TulsaOilersFootball.com
AmericanFootball current event.svg  Current season

The Tulsa Oilers (branded as Tulsa Oilers Football) are a professional indoor football team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Oilers began play in 2023. The team plays its home games at BOK Center. The Oilers are owned by Andy Scurto, owner of the ECHL hockey franchise of the same name.

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The Oilers are the third arena/indoor football team to play in Tulsa, following the Tulsa Talons of the af2 and Arena Football League (2000–2011) and the Oklahoma Defenders of the APFL and CPIFL (2012–2014).

History

On July 26, 2022, Andy Scurto, owner of the Tulsa Oilers ECHL hockey team, announced that he had purchased an expansion franchise in the Indoor Football League set to begin play for the 2023 season. [1] Although several fans had hoped for a return of the Tulsa Talons brand, Scurto stated that his preference was for the team to have an oil-related nickname. [2]

On August 16, the five name-the-team contest finalists were announced, Bison, Crude, Oilers, Tornado, and Wildcatters. [3] The Oilers name, logo and color scheme was announced on September 10. [4] On September 14, 2022, the Oilers announced that Marvin Jones would serve as the team's first head coach. [5]

The Oilers would make their first postseason appearance in 2025, after signing Sam Castronova, the longtime quarterback for the arena football team in Albany, midseason after Castronova had led Albany to a win in the Arena Football One championship. Castronova led the Oilers to three consecutive wins following his arrival from Albany to get the Oilers into the playoffs. [6]

Season results

League championsConference championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2023 IFL Eastern7th2130
2024 IFL Eastern5th6100
Totals
8230All-time regular season and postseason record (2023)

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2022 Indoor Football League season.

Head coachSeasonRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Marvin Jones 2023 2130.13300

Notable players

See Category:Tulsa Oilers (IFL) players

References

  1. ↑ "IFL Adding Expansion Team in 2023 in Tulsa, OK". GoIFL.com. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Green, Kevin (July 28, 2022). "NOTHING BUT GREEN: Naming Tulsa's Indoor Football League franchise". Claremore Daily Progress . Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tulsa Indoor Football Announces Finalists for Team Name". TulsaOilersFootball.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Oilers Revealed as the Team Name for Tulsa's New Indoor Football Franchise". TulsaOilersFootball.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Oilers Name Marvin Jones as First Head Coach in Franchise History". OurSportsCentral.com. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Woodard, Justin. "Tulsa Oilers football preparing for first-ever playoff game". www.newson6.com. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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