2009 United Bowl

2009 United Bowl
2009 United Bowl
RiverCity Rage	Billings Outlaws
(11–6)	(14–2)
United	Intense
62	71
Head coach: ; Michael Pimmel	Head coach: ; Heron O'Neal
Date	August 15, 2009
Stadium	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Location	Billings, Montana, U.S.
MVP	Billings QB Chris Dixon
Referee	Russel Gray
Attendance	8,351
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The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62.

Road to the United Bowl

United Conference

Atlantic
Team	W	L	PCT
x-Maryland Maniacs	10	4	.714
y-Rochester Raiders	9	5	.643
y-RiverCity Rage	8	6	.571
Saginaw Sting	3	11	.214
Muskegon Thunder	1	13	.071
Central
Team	W	L	PCT
z-Omaha Beef	11	3	.786
y-Bloomington Extreme	10	4	.714
y-Wichita Wild	8	6	.571
Sioux Falls Storm ^[1]^[2]^[3]	6	8	.429
Sioux City Bandits	4	10	.286

Intense Conference

Lone Star
Team	W	L	PCT
x-El Paso Generals	12	2	.857
y-Abilene Ruff Riders	8	6	.571
y-San Angelo Stampede Express	5	9	.357
Corpus Christi Hammerheads	5	9	.357
Odessa Roughnecks	3	11	.214
Pacific
Team	W	L	PCT
z-Billings Outlaws	12	2	.857
y-Fairbanks Grizzlies	7	7	.500
y-Colorado Ice	5	9	.357
Alaska Wild	0	14	.000

z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot

Wild Card			Division Championships			Conference Championships			2009 United Bowl

			3	San Angelo	37

			2	El Paso	75
6	San Angelo	37

3	Abilene	34
						2	El Paso	35
Intense Conference
						1	Billings	66
5	Colorado	14

4	Fairbanks	42
			2	Fairbanks	7

			1	Billings	50



									I1	Billings	71

									U5	RiverCity	62



			5	RiverCity	55

			2	Maryland	31
5	RiverCity	45

4	Rochester	42
						5	RiverCity	43
United Conference
						6	Wichita	30
6	Wichita	46

3	Bloomington	37
			6	Wichita	39

			1	Omaha	34

Game summary

The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title.

References

^ "IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm". IFL News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Attention Storm Fans". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[1] "IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm". IFL News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[2] "IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[3] "Attention Storm Fans". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

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