2012 Indoor Football League season

Last updated
2012 IFL season
League Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor Football
DurationFebruary 19, 2012 – July 14, 2012
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season championsSioux Falls Storm
Season MVP Chris Dixon
Playoffs
Intense champions Tri-Cities Fever
  Intense runners-up Wichita Wild
United champions Sioux Falls Storm
  United runners-up Green Bay Blizzard
2012 United Bowl Championship
Champions Sioux Falls Storm
  Runners-up Tri-Cities Fever
Finals MVP Jeremiah Price (SF)
IFL seasons

The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine of its previous teams but gained three new teams. The three new teams were the Cedar Rapids Titans, New Mexico Stars and the Everett Raptors. The season kicked off on February 19, 2012, when the Chicago Slaughter beat the Bloomington Edge 50–34. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions, [1] due, in large part, to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a US$500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned. [2] The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner. [2]

Contents

Standings

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals Conference Championships 2012 United Bowl
         
3Wichita43
2 Allen 40
3 Wichita 30
Intense Conference
1Tri-Cities51
4 Colorado 43
1Tri-Cities52
I1 Tri-Cities 32
U1Sioux Falls59
3 Bloomington 30
2Green Bay51
2 Green Bay 42
United Conference
1Sioux Falls61
4 Lehigh Valley 21
1Sioux Falls79

Awards

Individual season awards

AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable Player Chris Dixon QuarterbackSioux Falls Storm
Offensive Player of the Year Chris Dixon QuarterbackSioux Falls Storm
Co-Defensive Player of the YearRoss CochranLinebackerWyoming Cavalry
Co-Defensive Player of the YearMat MossDefensive LinemanWichita Wild
Special Teams Player of the Year Mike Tatum Kick returnerEverett Raptors
Offensive Rookie of the YearJasonus TilleryWide ReceiverWyoming Cavalry
Defensive Rookie of the YearPeter BuckLinebackerOmaha Beef
Most Improved Player Rocky Hinds QuarterbackNebraska Danger
Adam Pringle AwardRobert FullerHead CoachGreen Bay Blizzard
Coach of the YearRobert FullerHead CoachGreen Bay Blizzard

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1st Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback Chris Dixon, Sioux Falls
Running back LaRon Council, Green Bay
Wide receiver Jasonus Tillery, Wyoming
Carl Sims, Sioux Falls
Andre Piper-Jordan, Everett
Offensive tackle Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls
Jason Enos, Wichita
Center Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls
Defense
Defensive line Matt Moss, Wichita
Jeff Sobol, Bloomington
Jake Killeen, Tri-Cities
Linebacker Ross Cochran Bloomington
Lenny Radtke, Chicago
Defensive back Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities
Jeff Temple, Bloomington
Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas
Special teams
Kicker Aric Goodman, Colorado
Kick returner Mike Tatum, Everett
IronmanMatt Cohen, Lehigh Valley

2nd Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback Houston Lillard, Tri-Cities
Running back Darius Fudge, Allen
Wide receiver Steven Whitehead, Tri-Cities
Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska
Clinton Solomon, Sioux Falls
Offensive tackle Seth Smalls, Green Bay
Michael Trice, Colorado
Center William Falakiseni, Tri-Cities
Defense
Defensive end Michael Dell, Reading
Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids
Antonio Ficklin, Bloomington
Linebacker Peter Buck, Omaha
DeJuan Fulghum, Sioux Falls
Defensive back B. J. Hall, Green Bay
T. J. Simmons, Cedar Rapids
Marvin Johnson, Lehigh Valley
Special teams
Kicker Gary Cismesia, Omaha
Kick ReturnerB. J. Hill, Green Bay

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