United Indoor Football

United Indoor Football is an indoor football league that was started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion (the Dayton Warbirds) and two from arenafootball2 (af2) took their franchises and formed their own league. The league is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

2005 Season

Midwest Division	North Division	South Division
Fort Wayne Freedom (NIFL)	Black Hills Red Dogs (IFL as Machine; NIFL)	Evansville BlueCats (NIFL)
Ohio Valley Greyhounds (IFL as Steel Valley Smash; NIFL)	Omaha Beef (IPFL; NIFL)	Lexington Horsemen (NIFL)
Peoria Rough Riders (af2, IFL as Pirates)	Sioux Falls Storm (IFL as Cobras; NIFL)	Tupelo FireAnts (NIFL)
	Sioux City Bandits (IFL as Attack; NIFL)	Tennessee Valley Raptors (af2 as Vipers)

The Sioux Falls Storm went against the odds to win the first-ever 2005 UIF United Bowl. Seeded sixth, with a record of 8-8, they had to play the Omaha Beef, Lexington Horsemen, and the Sioux City Bandits, all on their own fields. The Storm played the Horsemen in the NIFL Championship game in 2004. Four of Sioux Fall's regular season wins came against the 1-13 Black Hills Red Dogs.

Black Hills Red Dogs, 2005; inactive - ownership still retains UIF franchise rights.
Dayton Warbirds, 2005; UIF suspended team prior to its first league game, and NIFL accepted franchise for 2005 season.
Tennessee Valley Raptors, 2005; moved to Rockford, Illinois. The arenafootball2 (af2) stepped in to restablish the Tennessee Valley Vipers for the 2006 season.
Tupelo FireAnts, 2005