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Kurtiss Riggs

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Kurtiss Riggs
Position:Quarterback
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 11× United Bowl champion (2005–2008, 201116, 2019)
  • National Indoor Bowl Champion
  • IFL Hall of Fame
Head coaching record
Regular season:224–58 (.794)
Postseason:37–7 (.841)
Career:261–65 (.801)

Kurtiss Riggs is an American football coach and a former quarterback. He was a coach with the Sioux Falls Storm from 2002 to 2023, all but the first as head coach.[1] During his tenure as head coach the team set a professional gridiron football record with 40 consecutive wins, and he led the team to four undefeated seasons. Riggs was also an assistant coach on National Championship winning teams at the Sioux Falls Cougars. [2]

Riggs played college football for the University of Sioux Falls where he led the Cougars to win the schools first NAIA National Championship in 1996. He was selected to the All-American team and led the nation with 55 touchdown passes that season. In 1998, Riggs signed and played professionally in Europe for the La Courneuve Flash in France Championnat Élite Division 1. He also played for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League in 2000-2001, before taking over as head coach in 2002.[3][4]

Riggs retired after the 2023 IFL National Championship game, after winning 11 league titles and seven IFL Championships.[5]

Head coaching record

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League Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2003 10 4 .714 2nd in Western Pacific 0 1 .000 Lost to Utah Warriors in Round 1
NIFL Sioux Falls Storm 2004 11 3 .786 4th in NC East 2 1 .667 Lost to Kentucky Horsemen in Indoor Bowl
NIFL total 21 7 .750 2 2 .500
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2005 8 8 .500 3rd in Northern Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Sioux City Bandits in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2006 15 0 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2007 15 0 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl
UIF Sioux Falls Storm 2008 11 3 1.000 1st in Western Division 3 0 1.000 Defeated Louisiana Swashbucklers in National Indoor Bowl
UIF total 49 11 .817 12 0 1.000 4 championships
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2009 6 3 .667 4th in United Central 0 0
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2010 11 3 .786 1st in United Central West 2 1 .667 Lost in United Bowl to Billings Outlaws
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2011 13 1 .929 1st in United Great Plains 3 0 1.000 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2012 14 0 1.000 1st in United Conference 3 0 1.000 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2013 10 4 .714 1st in United Central West 2 1 .667 Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2014 13 1 .929 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowll
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2015 14 0 1.000 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2016 15 1 1.000 1st in United Central West 2 0 1.000 Defeated Spokane Shock in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2017 15 1 1.000 1st in IFL 1 1 .500 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2018 11 3 .786 3rd in IFL 1 1 .500 Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in United Bowl
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2019 11 3 .786 3rd in IFL 3 0 1.000 Defeated Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2021 6 7 .462 8th in IFL 0 1 .000 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in 1st Round
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2022 8 8 .500 5th in East
IFL Sioux Falls Storm 2023 7 5 .583 2nd in East 2 1 .666 Lost to Bay Area Panthers in United Bowl
IFL total 154 40 .794 23 6 .793 7 championships
Career total 224 58 .794 37 7 .841 11 championships

References

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  1. ^ Matt Zimmer (August 4, 2007). "The mind behind the magic". Argus-Leader. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Team (August 23, 2018). "Coaches - Sioux Falls Storm". siouxfallsstorm.com.
  3. ^ Ryan Johnson (April 21, 2001). "Riggs passing through". Casper Star-Tribune. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ John Denton (December 18, 1996). "Mr. Heisman (NAIA version)". The Jackson Sun. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Panthers Beat Sioux Falls to Win IFL National Championship". Our Sports Central. August 5, 2023.