2015 Sioux Falls Storm season

2015 Sioux Falls Storm season
Head coach Kurtiss Riggs
Owner Todd Tryon
Home field Denny Sanford Premier Center
1201 North West Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Results
Record 14-0
Conference place 1st
Playoff finish Won United Conference Championship 34-12 (Titans)
Won United Bowl 62-27 (Danger)

The 2015 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's sixteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and seventh in the Indoor Football League. One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Sioux Falls Storm were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm play their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Pre-season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday February 14 7:00pm at Sioux City Bandits (CIF) W 64-58[1] 1–0 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm at Bemidji Axemen W 66-42[2] 1-0 Sanford Center
2 Saturday March 7 8:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 50-45[3] 2-0 U.S. Cellular Center
3 Sunday March 15 3:00pm at Colorado Ice W 59-40[4] 3-0 Budweiser Events Center
4 BYE
5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm Billings Wolves W 56-41[5] 4-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 11 7:05pm Colorado Ice W 70-41[6] 5-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
8 Friday April 17 7:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever W 62-42 6-0 Toyota Center
9 Saturday April 25 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 87-11[7] 7-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10 Saturday May 2 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 55-24[8] 8-0 Wells Fargo Arena
11 Friday May 8 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 56-35[9] 9-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 53-40[10] 10-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
13 BYE
14 Sunday May 31 3:00pm at Bemidji Axemen W 90-20[11] 11-0 Sanford Center
15 Saturday June 6 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 59-38[12] 12-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
16 Saturday June 13 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 75-31[13] 13-0 Resch Center
17 Saturday June 20 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 46-31[14] 14-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Standings

2015 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Sioux Falls Storm 14 0 0 1.000 884 481 -- W14
x-Cedar Rapids Titans 9 5 0 .643 642 487 5.0 L1
Green Bay Blizzard 6 8 0 .429 620 715 8.0 L3
Iowa Barnstormers 6 8 0 .429 528 631 8.0 W1
Bemidji Axemen 2 12 0 .143 449 803 12.0 L10

Postseason

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
United Conference Championship Saturday June 27 5:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 34-12[15] 1-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
United Bowl Saturday July 11 5:05pm Nebraska Danger W 62-27[16] 2-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Roster

2015 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 Lorenzo Brown

Running Backs

  • 16 Rolandan Finch

Wide Receivers

  • 20 Judd Harrold
  •  4 Brandon Johnson-Farrell
  •  9 James Terry
Offensive Linemen
  • 74 Rashaud Mungro
  • 71 Brandon Puffer
  • 55 Charlie Sanders
  • 95 Anthony Thomas

Defensive Linemen

  • 58 Sam Campbell
  • 96 Cory Johnsen
  • 44 Eze Obiora
  • 52 Calvin Ursin
Linebackers

Defensive Backs

  •  2 Adonis Armstrong
  •  6 Elijah Fields
  • 13 Rahn Franklin, Jr.
  • 12 Matt Hermanson
  • 18 DeQuan Starling
  • 24 Devion Tate

Kickers

 Injury Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

Refused to Report

  •  2 Chris Baker DL
  • 71 Kyle Bryant OL
  • -- Damien Lee DL

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 22, 2015
26 Active, 4 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ Mick Garry (February 15, 2015). "Storm gets taste of new home". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ryan Pietruszewski (February 28, 2015). "INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen fall to four-time defending champs Sioux Falls 66-42". www.bemidjipioneer.com. The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Douglas Miles (March 7, 2015). "No looking back for C.R. Titans QB Durley". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mick Garry (March 14, 2015). "Storm relies on run in push for 3-0 start". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mick Garry (March 29, 2015). "Analysis: New home, same old Storm dominance". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mick Garry (April 12, 2015). "Storm warm up late, roll past Colorado". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Barnstomers give up league season high for points in loss". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barnstormer's slide continues against the Storm". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mick Garry (May 9, 2015). "Storm remain perfect with 56-35 victory". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "IFL: Storm Down She Danger". www.keloland.com. KELOLAND TV. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ "IFL: Storm Chop the Axemen In Bemidji". www.keloland.com. KELOLAND TV. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ "IFL: Storm Remain Unblemished". www.keloland.com. KELOLAND TV. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Storm blast past Green Bay for win No. 13". www.argusleader.com. The Argus Leader. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Storm complete undefeated regular season". www.argusleader.com. The Argus Leader. June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Defense leads Storm charge to title game". www.argusleader.com. The Argus Leader. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ Mick Garry (July 11, 2015). "Dynasty continues: Storm beat Nebraska for fifth straight crown". www.argusleader.com. The Argus Leader. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

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