2020 Indoor Football League season
| 2020 IFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Indoor Football League |
| Sport | Indoor football |
| Duration | Scheduled March 7 – July 25 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
The 2020 Indoor Football League season was the twelfth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL) and the first season of being the top indoor football league, after the folding of the Arena Football League. The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.
After playing two games, the season was initially postponed on March 12 due to social distancing measures closing venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 13, the league cancelled the rest of the season due to the uncertainty that they would be able to play in any venues in the near future.[2]
Offseason
[edit]On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships.[3] On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season.[4] On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Spokane Empire's folding in 2017.[5][6] The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger,[7] but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters.[8] The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league's communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio.[9][10]
Teams
[edit]Standings
[edit]The season began on March 7, 2020, and the league played two games before postponing the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Indoor Football League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | |||
| Quad City Steamwheelers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 54 | 39 | — | ||
| San Diego Strike Force | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 50 | 36 | — | ||
| Arizona Rattlers | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Duke City Gladiators | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Frisco Fighters | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Green Bay Blizzard | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Iowa Barnstormers | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Oakland Panthers | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sioux Falls Storm | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Spokane Shock | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Tucson Sugar Skulls | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Bismarck Bucks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 36 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Cedar Rapids River Kings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 39 | 54 | 1 | ||
y – clinched regular season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Last updated: March 18, 2020
Playoffs
[edit]The top eight teams would have made the IFL playoffs, with the quarterfinals consisting of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed would host the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners were to meet in the 2020 United Bowl on the weekend of July 25.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "IFL To Postpone Games". IFL. March 12, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games". IFL. April 13, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Duke City Gladiators Join IFL". Indoor Football League. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Panthers Join IFL". Indoor Football League. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "'We will be playing in 2020': Team officials formally announce Spokane Shock's return to the IFL". KXLY. November 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Spokane Shock Join IFL". Indoor Football League. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Nebraska Danger's future uncertain with talk of sale". Nebraska.TV. July 16, 2019.
- ^ "IFL Adds Team In Frisco, TX". Indoor Football League. November 24, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New indoor football team coming to Columbus in 2021". NBC4 WCMH-TV. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Osborne, Stuart (December 12, 2019). "Indoor Football League coming to Columbus in 2021". WSYX. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Obert, Richard (July 29, 2019). "Arizona Rattlers will play at Gila River Arena in 2020, possibly 2021". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "2020 IFL Schedule Announced". Indoor Football League. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.