2009 Colorado Ice season
| 2009 Colorado Ice season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Danny DeGrande |
| Head coach | Collins Sanders |
| Home field | Budweiser Events Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–9 |
| Division place | 3rd Pacific |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card 14–42 (Grizzlies) |
The 2009 Colorado Ice season was the team's third season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nineteen teams that competed in the IFL in the 2009 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Intense Conference.
Founded in 2007 as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. In their third season under head coach Collins Sanders, the team played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.
Schedule
[edit]Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
[edit]All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| 1 | BYE | |||||
| 2 | BYE | |||||
| 3 | Saturday | March 28 | Billings Outlaws | L 41–45[1] | 0–1 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 4 | Saturday | April 4 | at San Angelo Stampede Express | L 47–48[2] | 0–2 | Foster Communications Coliseum |
| 5 | Saturday | April 11 | Bloomington Extreme | W 44–26[3] | 1–2 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 6 | Saturday | April 18 | Fairbanks Grizzlies | W 61–30[4] | 2–2 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 7 | Sunday | April 26 | at Alaska Wild | W 38–19[5] | 3–2 | Sullivan Arena |
| 8 | Saturday | May 2 | Omaha Beef | L 68–70[6] | 3–3 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 9 | Saturday | May 9 | Fairbanks Grizzlies | L 36–50[7] | 3–4 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 10 | Saturday | May 16 | at Sioux City Bandits | L 34–64[8] | 3–5 | Tyson Events Center |
| 11 | Friday | May 22 | at Omaha Beef | L 42–55[9] | 3–6 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 12 | Saturday | May 30 | at Odessa Roughnecks | W 60–50[10] | 4–6 | Ector County Coliseum |
| 13 | Saturday | June 6 | Alaska Wild | W 73–38[11] | 5–6 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 14 | Saturday | June 13 | El Paso Generals | L 33–63[12] | 5–7 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 15 | Saturday | June 20 | at Billings Outlaws | L 30–83[13] | 5–8 | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |
| 16 | Saturday | June 27 | at El Paso Generals | L 18–51 | 5–9 | El Paso County Coliseum |
| 17 | BYE | |||||
| 18 | BYE | |||||
Standings
[edit]| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| United Conference | ||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Maryland Maniacs | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 8 | 1 | 0.888 |
| Rochester Raiders | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| RiverCity Rage | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 |
| Saginaw Sting | 3 | 12 | 0.200 | 3 | 8 | 0.273 |
| Muskegon Thunder | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 11 | 0.083 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Omaha Beef | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
| Bloomington Extreme | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wichita Wild | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 3 | 4 | 0.429 |
| Sioux Falls Storm | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 6 | 9 | 0.400 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Intense Conference | ||||||
| Lone Star Division | ||||||
| El Paso Generals | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Abilene Ruff Riders | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| San Angelo Stampede Express | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 3 | 8 | 0.273 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 5 | 9 | 0.357 |
| Odessa Roughnecks | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 3 | 8 | 0.273 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Billings Outlaws | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Fairbanks Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 5 | 4 | 0.555 |
| Colorado Ice | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
| Alaska Wild | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
Postseason
[edit]| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Record | |||||
| Wild Card | Sunday | July 19 | Fairbanks Grizzlies | L 14–42 | 0–1 | Budweiser Events Center |
References
[edit]- ^ "CO ICE Fall to Billings 46-41". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. March 28, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "ICE Fall to San Angelo 48-47". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 5, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Colorado ICE Beat Bloomington Extreme 44-26". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 11, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "CO ICE Conquer Fairbanks Grizzlies 61-30". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 18, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Ice Defeat Wild 38-19". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 27, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "CO ICE Lose to Beef in Final Second". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 2, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "ICE Fall to Grizzlies 36-50". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 9, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Costly Mistakes Hurt ICE for Third Loss in a Row". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 16, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Back-and-Forth Game Ends in ICE's Loss to Beef". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 22, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Ice Slip Past Roughnecks To Win 60-50". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 31, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "ICE Win 73-38". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Colorado Loses to El Paso 65-33". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 13, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "CO ICE Gunned Down by Outlaws". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.