2011 Sioux Falls Storm season
| 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Todd Tryon |
| Head coach | Kurtiss Riggs |
| Home field | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–1 |
| Division place | 1st Great Plains |
| Playoff finish | Won UC Semifinals (Beef) 52-39 Won UC Championship (Blizzard) 52-12 Won 2011 United Bowl (Fever) 37-10 |
The 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2011 season following a loss in the league's United Bowl championship game in 2010.
After a tornado dubbed the Father's Day Tornado hit Billings' Rimrock Auto Arena on June 20, 2010, causing major damage,[1] the Outlaws franchise folded, and their star quarterback Chris Dixon signed with the Storm. Led by Dixon, Sioux Falls scored an astounding 1022 points on the 2011 regular season, with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with a 105-71 win over the Kent Predators in Kent, Washington. Only twice did the Storm fall short of 50 points and both were against the Omaha Beef, who handed them a 41-37 loss in the regular season finale after Sioux Falls had started 13-0. The two teams met in the next game, which was the playoff opener. The Storm won it, 52-39, then beat Green Bay 52-12 to return to the United Bowl. Although they tied their lowest scoring game of the season, Sioux Falls rolled over the Tri-Cities Fever 37-10 to earn the league championship after a two-year hiatus and also win its first IFL title.
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Friday | February 25 | 7:05pm | at Kent Predators | W 105-71 | 1-0 | ShoWare Center |
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | Monday | March 14 | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 80-19 | 2-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 4 | Monday | March 21 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 80-32 | 3-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Wichita Wild | W 92-20 | 4-0 | Hartman Arena |
| 6 | Sunday | April 3 | 2:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 48-38 | 5-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 8 | Friday | April 15 | 7:05pm | La Crosse Spartans | W 77-10 | 6-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Bricktown Brawlers | W 84-30 | 7-0 | Cox Convention Center |
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 8:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 78-56 | 8-0 | Eihusen Arena |
| 11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Bloomington Extreme | W 60-28 | 9-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 12 | Sunday | May 15 | 2:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 57-38 | 10-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 13 | Friday | May 20 | 7:05pm | at Wyoming Cavalry | W 70-30 | 11-0 | Casper Events Center |
| 14 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:05pm | Wichita Wild | W 78-16 | 12-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 15 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:11pm | at Chicago Slaughter | W 76-28 | 13-0 | Sears Centre |
| 16 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | at Omaha Beef | L 37-41 | 13-1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
Post-season
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Record | ||||||
| United Conference Semifinal | Saturday | June 25 | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 52-39 | 1-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| United Conference Championship | Saturday | July 9 | 7:15pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 52-12 | 2-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| United Bowl | Saturday | July 16 | 7:15pm | Tri-Cities Fever | W 37-10[2] | 3-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
Roster
| 2011 Sioux Falls Storm roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers |
Injured reserve
Practice squad
Rookies in italics | |||
Standings
| 2011 Great Plains Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| z Sioux Falls Storm | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.929 | 1022 | 457 | 5–1 | — | L1 |
| x Omaha Beef | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 615 | 523 | 5–1 | 4.0 | W1 |
| Wichita Wild | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 571 | 618 | 1–5 | 7.0 | W2 |
| Nebraska Danger | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 617 | 788 | 1–5 | 10.0 | L8 |
References
- ^ Gazette Staff. "Tornado destroys MetraPark arena, Heights stores". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Fever falls to Storm 37-10 in IFL title game". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]