2013 Indoor Football League season

2013 IFL season
League	Indoor Football League
Sport	Indoor Football
Duration	February 15, 2013 – June 15, 2013
Regular season
Season MVP	Jameel Sewell
Playoffs
Intense champions	Nebraska Danger
Intense runners-up	Colorado Ice
United champions	Sioux Falls Storm
United runners-up	Cedar Rapids Titans
2013 United Bowl Championship
Champions	Sioux Falls Storm
Runners-up	Nebraska Danger
2013 United Bowl Championship MVP	Terrence Bryant

The 2013 Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the Indoor Football League. Playing with nine teams in two conferences spread across the United States, the league's regular season kicked off on February 15, 2013, when the Sioux Falls Storm beat the Green Bay Blizzard 64–41. The season ended on June 15, 2013, with the visiting Sioux Falls Storm defeating the Texas Revolution 52-38.

Teams

For 2013, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each team scheduled to play 14 games during the 16-week regular season. The league contracted from 16 teams to just 9 with the Bloomington Edge, Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Omaha Beef, Reading Express, Everett Raptors, New Mexico Stars, and Wichita Wild either folding, hibernating, or moving to a different league.^[1] A new team, the Cheyenne Warriors were expected to join the league for 2013 until the death of the team's owner in late December 2012.^[2][3][4] The Texas-based Allen Wranglers changed ownership and became the Texas Revolution.^[5]

United Conference

Team	Location	Arena (Capacity)
Cedar Rapids Titans	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Cedar Rapids Ice Arena (4,000)
Chicago Slaughter	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Sears Centre (9,500)
Green Bay Blizzard	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin	Resch Center (8,621)
Sioux Falls Storm	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Sioux Falls Arena (4,700)
Texas Revolution	Allen, Texas	Allen Event Center (6,275)

Intense Conference

Team	Location	Arena (Capacity)
Colorado Ice	Loveland, Colorado	Budweiser Events Center (7,200)
Nebraska Danger	Grand Island, Nebraska	Eihusen Arena (7,500)
Tri-Cities Fever	Kennewick, Washington	Toyota Center (5,970)
Wyoming Cavalry	Casper, Wyoming	Casper Events Center (8,395)

Personnel

Robert Loving served as interim commissioner of the IFL in 2012 after Tommy Benizio left mid-season to pursue other opportunities. Benizio is now president of the Texas Revolution, the IFL franchise based in Allen, Texas. Loving was officially named as the IFL's commissioner by the league's board of directors during the 2012 annual league meetings.^[6]

For 2013, Michael Allshouse is Director of Football Operations, Sean Whitmire is Director of Communications/Team Services, and Tom Falcinelli is the Director of Officiating.^[6]

Standings

2013 Intense Conference W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK y - Nebraska Danger 10 4 0 0.714 767 655 5-2 0.0 W4 x - Colorado Ice 9 5 0 0.643 651 579 5-3 1.0 L1 Tri-Cities Fever 6 8 0 0.429 626 591 4-4 4.0 W1 Wyoming Cavalry 1 13 0 0.071 433 754 1-7 9.0 L9

2013 United Conference W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK y - Sioux Falls Storm 10 4 0 .714 645 500 4-2 0.0 W3 x - Cedar Rapids Titans 9 5 0 .643 744 569 6-4 1.0 w2 Chicago Slaughter 9 5 0 .643 598 602 6-5 1.0 W2 Texas Revolution 5 9 0 .357 563 747 3-4 6.0 L2 Green Bay Blizzard 4 10 0 .286 622 652 2-6 6.0 L5

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					2013 United Bowl
	2	Colorado	50
	1	Nebraska	55
						I1	Nebraska	40
						U1	Sioux Falls	43
	2	Cedar Rapids	20
	1	Sioux Falls	44

Awards

Individual season awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	Jameel Sewell	Quarterback	Nebraska Danger
Offensive Player of the Year	Jameel Sewell	Quarterback	Nebraska Danger
Defensive Player of the Year	Tyler Knight	Linebacker	Sioux Falls Storm
Special Teams Player of the Year	B. J. Hill	Kick returner	Green Bay Blizzard
Rookie of the Year	Cody Kirby	Quarterback	Chicago Slaughter
Adam Pringle Award	Lionell Singleton	Defensive back	Tri-Cities Fever
Coach of the Year	Mark Stoute	Head Coach	Cedar Rapids Titans

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1st Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback	Jameel Sewell, Nebraska
Running back	LaRon Council, Cedar Rapids
Wide receiver	Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska Carl Sims, Cedar Rapids Kyle Kaiser, Colorado
Offensive tackle	Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls Darius Savage, Nebraska
Center	Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls

Defense
Defensive line	Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids Rachman Crable, Sioux Falls Gabe Knapton, Colorado
Linebacker	Tyler Knight, Sioux Falls Ameer Ismail, Chicago
Defensive Back	Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities Rudell Crim, Tri-Cities Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas

Special teams
Kicker	Parker Douglass, Sioux Falls
Kick returner	B. J. Hill, Green Bay

2nd Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback	Cody Kirby, Chicago
Running back	Daniel DuFrene, Chicago
Wide receiver	Ryan Balentine, Green Bay Bryan Pray, Cedar Rapids Troy Evans, Wyoming
Offensive tackle	Jason Baksas, Chicago Michael Trice, Colorado
Center	Maurice Robinson, Cedar Rapids

Defense
Defensive end	Jeremiah Price, Sioux Falls P. J. South, Chicago Michael Stover, Colorado
Linebacker	Maurice Simpkins, Nebraska Elijah Fields, Green Bay
Defensive Back	Roy Polite, Sioux Falls Ricky Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jovan Jackson, Colorado

Special teams
Kicker	Joe Houston, Nebraska

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References

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2. "Cheyenne Warriors join Indoor Football League". Casper Star-Tribune. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
3. "For The Record: Thomas Scott “Toby” SerVoss". The Platte County Record-Times (Wheatland, WY). January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
4. "IFL Announces Revised 2013 Schedule". Indoor Football League. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
5. Cummings, Tommy (September 19, 2012). "Allen indoor football league team gets new name". The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX: A. H. Belo). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
6. "About the IFL: Staff". Indoor Football League. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
7. "IFL Announces Individual Award Winners". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
8. "2013 All-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 21, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.