2009 United Bowl

2009 United Bowl
RiverCity Rage Billings Outlaws (11-6) (14-2) United Intense 62 71 Head coach:  Michael Pimmel Head coach:  Heron O'Neal
1 2 3 4 Total RiverCity 7 13 28 14 62 Billings 20 14 21 16 71
Date	August 15, 2009
Stadium	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Location	Billings, Montana, U.S.
MVP	Billings QB Chris Dixon
Referee	Russel Gray
Attendance	8,351

The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League. It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71-62.

Road to the United Bowl

United Conference

Atlantic
Team	W	L	PCT
x-Maryland Maniacs	10	4	.714
y-Rochester Raiders	9	5	.643
y-RiverCity Rage	8	6	.571
Saginaw Sting	3	11	.214
Muskegon Thunder	1	13	.071
Central
Team	W	L	PCT
z-Omaha Beef	11	3	.786
y-Bloomington Extreme	10	4	.714
y-Wichita Wild	8	6	.571
Sioux Falls Storm [1][2][3]	6	8	.429
Sioux City Bandits	4	10	.286

Intense Conference

Lone Star
Team	W	L	PCT
x-El Paso Generals	12	2	.857
y-Abilene Ruff Riders	8	6	.571
y-San Angelo Stampede Express	5	9	.357
Corpus Christi Hammerheads	5	9	.357
Odessa Roughnecks	3	11	.214
Pacific
Team	W	L	PCT
z-Billings Outlaws	12	2	.857
y-Fairbanks Grizzlies	7	7	.500
y-Colorado Ice	5	9	.357
Alaska Wild	0	14	.000

z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot

	Wild Card					Division Championships					Conference Championships					2009 United Bowl
						3	San Angelo	37
						1	El Paso	75
	3	San Angelo	37
	2	Abilene	34
											L1	El Paso	35
	Intense Conference
										P1	Billings	66
	3	Colorado	14
	2	Fairbanks	42
						2	Fairbanks	7
						1	Billings	50
																I1	Billings	71
																U6	RiverCity	62
						3	RiverCity	55
						1	Maryland	31
	3	RiverCity	45
	2	Rochester	42
											A3	RiverCity	43
	United Conference
										C3	Wichita	30
	3	Wichita	46
	2	Bloomington	37
						3	Wichita	39
						1	Omaha	34

Game summary

The 2009 United Bowl was a highly-anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would and up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly (this slow start cost them the game), as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62 for their third franchise title.

References

1. "IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm". IFL News.
2. "IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm". Storm Web site.
3. "Attention Storm Fans". Storm Web site.