2024 Indoor Football League season

The 2024 Indoor Football League season will be the sixteenth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It will also be the second year it will function as a de facto minor league of the XFL, and now the USFL due to the leagues merging into the UFL.

2024 IFL season
LeagueIndoor Football League
SportIndoor football
DurationMarch 16 – July 21
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)
IFL seasons
2025 →

Offseason edit

IFL to XFL edit

During the 2023 XFL Draft, reigning IFL Most Valuable Player, T. J. Edwards, was selected by the San Antonio Brahmas and IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kordell Jackson, was drafted by the Orlando Guardians.[1]

Expansion edit

On August 20, 2023, the league announced they would be adding the three-time, and defending, National Arena League champions in the Jacksonville Sharks as their 15th franchise.[2] On September 26, the league added the San Antonio Gunslingers as their 16th franchise to even out the conferences.[3] The Bismarck Bucks, which last played in the 2022 season, delayed their return to 2024,[4] while the prospective Columbus Wild Dogs (first announced for the 2020 season) announced they will push their inaugural season to 2025.[5]

Relocation edit

On November 6, 2023, the Arizona Rattlers announced their move to Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona and the Massachusetts Pirates announced that they had signed a multi-year lease with the Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, beginning with this season.[6][7]

Teams edit

Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
Eastern Conference
Frisco Fighters Frisco, TX Comerica Center 3,500 2019 2020 Andre Coles
Green Bay Blizzard Ashwaubenon, WI Resch Center 8,600 2003 2010 Corey Roberson
Iowa Barnstormers Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 15,181 1995 2015 Dave Mogensen
Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, FL VV Memorial Arena 13,011 2009 2024 Jason Gibson
Massachusetts Pirates Lowell, MA Tsongas Center 6,003 2017 2021 Mark Stoute
Quad City Steamwheelers Moline, IL Vibrant Arena 9,200 2017 2019 Cory Ross
Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls, SD DS Premier Center 10,678 2000 2009 Kurtiss Riggs
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, OK BOK Center 16,582 2022 2023 Marvin Jones
Western Conference
Arizona Rattlers Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena 19,000 1992 2017 Kevin Guy
Bay Area Panthers San Jose, CA SAP Center 17,562 2019 2020 Rob Keefe
Duke City Gladiators Rio Rancho, NM RR Events Center 6,000 2015 2020 Sherman Carter
Northern Arizona Wranglers Prescott Valley, AZ Findlay Toyota Center 6,000 2020 2021 Les Moss
San Antonio Gunslingers San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum 9,800 2020 2024 Tom Menas
San Diego Strike Force San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena 12,000 2018 2019 Taylor Genuser
Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena 8,962 2018 2019 Billy Back
Vegas Knight Hawks Henderson, NV Dollar Loan Center 6,019 2021 2022 Mike Davis
Did not play
Columbus Wild Dogs Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 19,500 TBD TBD
Dakota Bucks Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Center 10,100 2016 2019 Rod Miller

Map of teams edit

Current IFL team locations (Eastern Conference teams in blue; Western Conference teams in red)

Standings edit

2024 Indoor Football League Standings
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB PF PA STK Team W L PCT GB PF PA STK
Frisco Fighters 4 1 .800 - 246 189 L1 Vegas Knight Hawks 4 0 1.000 - 211 155 W4
Green Bay Blizzard 4 1 .800 - 195 160 W4 Bay Area Panthers 4 0 1.000 - 192 146 W4
Massachusetts Pirates 4 1 .800 - 216 185 L1 San Diego Strike Force 3 1 .750 1.0 206 185 L1
Quad City Steamwheelers 2 2 .500 1.5 153 161 W1 Northern Arizona Wranglers 3 1 .750 1.0 190 172 W3
Tulsa Oilers 2 2 .500 1.5 151 162 L1 Arizona Rattlers 2 3 .400 2.5 229 234 W1
Jacksonville Sharks 0 4 .000 3.5 113 174 L4 San Antonio Gunslingers 2 3 .400 2.5 269 280 W2
Sioux Falls Storm 0 4 .000 3.5 148 191 L4 Tucson Sugar Skulls 1 3 .250 3.0 171 207 L2
Iowa Barnstormers 0 5 .000 4.0 164 217 L5 Duke City Gladiators 0 4 .000 4.0 138 176 L4
Legend
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff berth
e – eliminated from playoffs

Season schedule edit

Regular season edit

Week 1 edit

Date[8] Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 16 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 51 40 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center [9]
March 17 3:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 44 40 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center

Week 2 edit

Date[10] Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 22 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 32 38 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena [11]
March 22 7:30 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 25 31 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
March 23 6:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 24 35 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
March 23 6:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks 21 26 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
March 24 5:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 45 43 Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
March 25 7:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 32 26 Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center

Week 3 edit

Date[12] Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 29 6:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 41 49 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center [13]
March 29 7:30 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators 40 49 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
March 30 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 48 54 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
March 31 5:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 41 47 Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
March 31 5:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks 33 39 Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 1 8:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers 61 69 San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 4 edit

Date[14] Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 6 6:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers 57 50 San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum [15]
April 6 6:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 48 24 Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
April 6 7:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 56 49 Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
April 6 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 32 24 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 6 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 31 39 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center

Week 5 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 12 6:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 29 54 Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
April 12 9:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers 44 66 Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 13 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers 37 54 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
April 14 3:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 56 40 Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
April 14 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 55 45 Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
April 14 5:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 44 31 Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 6 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 18 6:30 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 36 60 San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
April 19 6:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 35 48 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
April 20 6:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 61 35 Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
April 20 7:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 43 54 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 20 7:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 49 47 Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
April 20 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters 60 33 Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
April 20 8:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 50 53 Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
April 20 8:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators 23 39 Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center

Week 7 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 26 6:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 33 40 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
April 26 7:30 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers 54 52 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
April 27 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
April 27 8:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
April 27 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
April 28 3:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
April 28 5:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
April 28 5:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena

Week 8 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 3 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
May 4 6:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
May 4 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 4 7:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
May 4 8:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
May 4 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 9 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 10 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
May 10 9:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
May 11 1:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
May 11 3:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
May 11 7:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 11 7:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
May 11 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
May 11 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 10 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 17 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
May 18 1:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
May 18 3:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
May 18 6:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
May 18 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
May 18 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
May 18 8:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
May 19 5:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 11 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 24 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
May 25 6:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
May 25 8:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
May 25 8:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
May 25 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
May 26 5:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena

Week 12 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 31 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
June 1 6:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 1 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 1 7:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
June 1 7:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 1 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 1 8:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena

Week 13 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 8 12:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
June 8 6:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 8 6:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
June 8 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
June 8 7:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 8 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
June 8 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 14 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 14 7:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center
June 15 6:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center
June 15 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
June 15 7:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 15 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 15 8:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
June 15 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
June 16 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 15 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 22 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
June 22 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
June 22 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
June 22 7:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 22 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
June 22 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 22 8:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
June 23 5:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center

Week 16 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 29 6:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
June 29 7:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
June 29 7:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
June 29 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
June 29 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
June 29 8:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
June 29 8:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena
July 1 6:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Massachusetts Pirates Tsongas Center

Week 17 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
July 6 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
July 6 7:05 p.m. CT Jacksonville Sharks Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
July 6 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena
July 6 8:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
July 7 4:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center
July 7 5:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Bay Area Panthers SAP Center
July 7 5:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Arizona Rattlers Desert Diamond Arena

Week 18 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
July 13 6:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
July 13 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Iowa Barnstormers Wells Fargo Arena
July 13 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
July 13 8:05 p.m. CT San Antonio Gunslingers Tucson Sugar Skulls Tucson Arena
July 13 8:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Northern Arizona Wranglers Findlay Toyota Center
July 13 8:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Bay Area Panthers SAP Center

Week 19 edit

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
July 20 6:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Jacksonville Sharks VV Memorial Arena
July 20 6:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
July 20 7:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Tulsa Oilers BOK Center
July 20 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Sioux Falls Storm DS Premier Center
July 20 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Frisco Fighters Comerica Center
July 20 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force Pechanga Arena
July 20 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Vegas Knight Hawks Dollar Loan Center
July 21 4:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Duke City Gladiators RR Events Center

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Postseason edit

Awards edit

Individual awards edit

Team awards edit

Media edit

In 2023, IFL announced a new broadcasting agreement with CBS Sports Network ensuring that the next three IFL National Championship games will air on the network. The deal also allows for additional games to be aired on CBS throughout the agreement.[17] All other IFL games will still be streamed through YouTube, while some teams also have individual contracts with local or regional TV and radio channels.

IFL team media deals
Team TV Station(s) Radio Station(s)
Arizona Rattlers LATV[18] KQFN The Fanatic[19]
Bay Area Panthers The CW 95.7 The Game
Bismarck Bucks BEK Sports[20] None
Duke City Gladiators UniMás Nuevo Mexico, KRQE 13 None
Frisco Fighters CW33(DFW), CW39 (Houston) KDBT 1160AM and KHYI 95.3 The Range[21]
Green Bay Blizzard ABC12, Telemundo Wisconsin None
Iowa Barnstormers MC22[22] Newsradio 1040 WHO[23]
Massachusetts Pirates NESN, NESN Plus, and Eleven Sports[24] WCRN AM 830
Northern Arizona Wranglers Univision Arizona None
Sioux Falls Storm None KWSN Sports Radio 1230 AM[25]
Tucson Sugar Skulls The CW Tucson[26] Fox Sports 1450 AM[27]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Van Beek, Eric. "IFL Adds Jacksonville Sharks". goifl.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ Van Beek, Eric. "IFL Adds San Antonio Gunslinger". goifl.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Bismarck Bucks to return in 2025; may move team to Fargo". KXNET.
  5. ^ "2024 Teams". Indoor Football League.
  6. ^ Duenas, Brandon. "ARIZONA RATTLERS MOVE TO GLENDALE, TO PLAY GAMES IN DESERT DIAMOND ARENA". azrattlers.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Massachusetts Pirates Ink Multi-Year Agreement with The Tsongas Center". masspiratesfootball.com. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ^ "IFL 2024 Week One Preview". OurSports Central.
  9. ^ "IFL Recap Week one". OurSports Central.
  10. ^ "IFL Week 2 Game Previews and Predictions: 12 IFL Teams Look to Make An Impact". UFL News Hub.
  11. ^ "IFL Week Two Recap". OurSports Central.
  12. ^ "IFL 2024 Week Three Preview". Indoor Football League.
  13. ^ "IFL Week Three Recap". OurSports Central.
  14. ^ "IFL 2024 Week Four Preview". Indoor Football League.
  15. ^ "IFL Recap Week Four". OurSports Central.
  16. ^ "Composite Schedule - Indoor Football League". goifl.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  17. ^ "CBS Sports To Televise The Next Three IFL National Championship games". Indoor Football League.
  18. ^ "LATV DESIGNATED AS RATTLERS' 2021 TELEVISION HOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOTUS COMMUNICATIONS". Arizona Rattlers. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  19. ^ "KQFN, THE FANATIC DESIGNATED AS RATTLERS' 2021 RADIO HOME". Arizona Rattlers. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  20. ^ "Bismarck Bucks Season Information". BEK Communications. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  21. ^ "FIGHTERS ANNOUNCE RADIO STATION CHANGE FOR INAUGURAL GAME". Frisco Fighters. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  22. ^ "Partnerships – Cedar Rapids River Kings". www.goriverkings.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  23. ^ "Barnstormers Earn Best Game Broadcast". www.theiowabarnstormers.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  24. ^ "Pirates on TV". Official Website of the Massachusetts Pirates. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  25. ^ "Sioux Falls Storm Football". Sports Radio KWSN. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  26. ^ "Sugar Skulls". KGUN. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  27. ^ "KTZR, FOX SPORTS 1450 AM DESIGNATED AS SUGAR SKULLS' 2021 RADIO HOME". Tucson Sugar Skulls. Retrieved 2021-05-12.