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
1234 Total
RiverCity 7132814 62
Billings 20142116 71
Date August 15, 2009
Stadium Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Location Billings, Montana, U.S.
MVP Billings QB Chris Dixon
Referee Russell 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.
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