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34-618: United Indoor Football (2007–2008) Indoor Football League ( 2009 – 2010 ) The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team based in Billings, Montana . They were a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), of which they were the 2-time defending champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark . Their games were broadcast live locally on News Talk 910 KBLG AM and online through Teamline. The team originally began play as
68-960: A .500 plus record and missed out on the playoffs in 2003. In 2004, the Billings squad dominated their way to a record of 11–3. But, the Outlaws would be triumphed in Sioux Falls in the Conference Semi-Finals. After a great year, the Billings Outlaws became the Billings Mavericks. This fell into place when the Osceola Outlaws joined the NIFL . The two teams disputed over who should be named the Outlaws. The league commissioner decided to strip both teams of
102-699: A 2000 expansion member of the original Indoor Football League as the Billings Thunderbolts . Despite a winning record of 8–6, it was not enough to make the playoffs. When the league folded, they became a charter member of the National Indoor Football League in 2001 and became the Billings Outlaws until the 2005 season when they were the Billings Mavericks and the start of the 2006 season, when
136-410: A lead of 44–43 but with less tham 5 seconds left in the game Sioux Falls kicker Adam Hicks booted a 45-yard field goal through the uprights as the clock expired to claim a 46–44 win. The Outlaws were very frustrated after the game and had reasons. The Outlaws kicker went 1 of 4 on field goals in the Billings loss. Billings had lost two games earlier that season because of their horrid kicking game. After
170-422: A lesser depth with League approval.) Depending on the stadium in which a game was being played, the end zones may be rectangular (like a basketball court) or curved (like a hockey rink). There was a heavily padded wall on each sideline, with the padding placed on top of the hockey dasher boards. The field goal uprights were 9 feet wide, and the crossbar was 18 feet above the playing surface. Unlike Arena football ,
204-587: A naming dispute with the Osceola Outlaws led to the NIFL stripping both teams of the Outlaws name. However, as of June 11, 2006, the NIFL recognized Billings as the Outlaws again. The Outlaws first year in the playoffs. Many people thought it would be unexpected of Billings to make it all the way to the championship especially after coming second in their division but they did so and proved many wrong. It
238-467: A song for the new book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up entitled "Don't Stop The Revolution". Hicks sang the theme song for the Disney XD show Mighty Med , titled "You Never Know". On October 28, 2022, Hicks released the song "Chosen One", and he has continued to release music since. Other singles include "Famous", "Nothing To Prove", "I Don't Need'Em", and "Feelin' Like This". On January 25, 2018, Hicks
272-563: A team to fear as the Outlaws finished off the final ten games going 8–2. Even with all the confidence and momentum they could not hold up against the Sioux Falls Storm in the second round of the playoffs. The 2008 season was a more exciting and successful year but yet again the Outlaws would lose to Sioux Falls in the Western Conference Finals but this game was more heart pounding as the Billings Outlaws held
306-734: The Rapid City Flying Aces in a high intensity game that came down to the end. The Outlaws then hosted the NIFL Indoor Bowl VI on July 28, 2006, in front of a sold out MetraPark and beat the Fayetteville Guard 59–44 in an offensive showcase. After the 2006 season, the Outlaws announced they were joining United Indoor Football for the 2007 season. [1] The first season for the Outlaws in the UIF started out terrible as they fell to 0–4. Soon after, they became
340-948: The Sioux Falls Storm following his consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010 with the Outlaws. A training facility costing around $ 3 million was built for the Outlaws and opened in March 2007. A facility of this nature is unprecedented in any indoor or arena league other than the Arena Football League . Photos of this facility can be found here . The facility is called the Outlaws Community SportsPlex. This facility has been used for many events and purposes such as practice, fundraisers, birthday parties, Montana State University Billings' Inter-Tribal Indian Club's Powwow, try-outs, and much more. Head Coach- Heron O'Neal Offensive Line- Artavious Williams United Indoor Football United Indoor Football ( UIF )
374-614: The Sioux Falls Storm twice. The Outlaws again won the United Bowl , this time over long-time rival Sioux Falls by a score of 43–34 on July 17, 2010, in front of a packed house in the Sportsplex. The original home of the Outlaws, the Metrapark was heavily damaged by an F2 tornado following their last game of the regular season. On October 7, 2010, the Outlaws announced they would cease operations due to not having enough money for
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#1732786661824408-656: The 2011 season, this was in large part due to a disagreement with county commissioners over funding non-insured losses suffered during the 2010 tornado that severely damaged the Rimrock Auto Arena . Indoor football would return to Billings five years later when the IFL awarded Billings an expansion franchise, the Billings Wolves . The Wolves were coached in their first year by former Outlaws quarterback Chris Dixon who had gone on to win three more IFL titles with
442-399: The 25-yard line to try to score. If one team outscored the other on the possession, the game was over. If still tied after an overtime possession, then each team received a new possession from the 25-yard line to try to score. UIF's championship was known as the United Bowl ; all four United Bowls were won by the Sioux Falls Storm . The United Football League had expressed an interest in
476-528: The UIF would be merging with the Intense Football League for the 2009 season. The merged league is known as the newest incarnation of the Indoor Football League . United Indoor Football was played exclusively indoors, in arenas usually designed for either basketball or ice hockey teams. The field was the same width (85 feet) as a standard NHL hockey rink. The field was 50 yards long with up to an 8-yard end zone . (End zones could be
510-419: The ball was not "live" when rebounded off the nets behind the end zone or their support apparatuses. A player was counted as out of bounds on the sidelines if they came into contact or fell over the boundary wall. Each team fielded eight players at a time from a 21-man active roster. The ball was kicked off from the goal line. The team with the ball was given four downs to gain ten yards or score. Punting
544-582: The beginning of 2011, he released a song called "Dance For Life", with Drew Seeley for the Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up , which was featured on Shake It Up: Break It Down . Hicks co-wrote the tracks " Determinate ", " Breakthrough " and "Livin' On a High Wire" for Lemonade Mouth . He also has a music video featuring Chris Brochu for his single "We Burnin' Up". In most of his songs, Hicks introduces himself as A Plus. In October 2012, he recorded
578-488: The best team in the league and proved it against the RiverCity Rage by defeating them in the United Bowl 71–62 in front of a near capacity crowd of 8,351. Kicking off the season at home, the Outlaws had a brutal win over Kent, one of the new league franchises. Not long after the win, the Outlaws suffered a loss on a no-call on pass interference, this left Sioux Falls victorious and the Outlaws dumbfounded with 1 in
612-459: The end but lost by a disheartening three points and Everett moved on to the next round of the playoffs. The 2006 season was a success as the Outlaws were handed only one loss in Week 2 to Tri-Cities Fever but then redeemed themselves by beating Tri-Cities three times that same year including a win in the playoffs. After defeating Tri-Cities in the first round, the Outlaws took down their league rival
646-558: The end of the 2008 season they became members of the Indoor Football League through the UIF's merger with the Intense Football League . During the 2009 season the Outlaws had played tough and received two losses which came at the Omaha Civic Auditorium against the Omaha Beef . The second loss was very controversial as the Outlaws came on the field to tie the game up with one second remaining, but an Outlaws player
680-485: The end zone was worth 1 point to the kicking team; a rogue-kickoff being when the kick returner is caught in his own end zone. A free kick recovered in the end zone by the kicking team was considered a touchdown. A game consisted of four 15-minute quarters with a halftime intermission 20 minutes in length. The clock typically only stopped for time-outs, penalties, injuries, and official clarifications. Further stoppages occurred for incomplete passes and out of bounds during
714-532: The erotic thriller The Boy Next Door . Hicks recorded a remake of the MC Hammer song " U Can't Touch This " with fellow Zeke and Luther costar Daniel Curtis Lee . The music video for the song was shown June 29, 2009, on Disney XD. He made a remix of the song " In the Summertime " by Mungo Jerry . In the end of 2010, he wrote and recorded the song "Happy Universal Holidays" with Ryan Newman . At
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#1732786661824748-475: The field of play, it was immediately dead and belonged to the receiving team 5 yards from mid-field. The scoring was the same as in the NFL with the addition of a drop kick field goal worth four points during normal play or two points as a post-touchdown conversion. Blocked extra points and turnovers on two-point conversion attempts could be returned by the defensive team for two points. A rouge -kickoff downed in
782-478: The final 90 seconds of the second and fourth quarters. A mandatory official's time-out, called a promotional timeout , was assessed after the first and third quarters and is 90 seconds in duration. Another mandatory official's time-out, called a warning period, was assessed with 90 seconds to play at the end of each half. The game could also be stopped for further promotional time-outs but not exceed 90 seconds per league rules. Each team received one possession from
816-574: The lead in How to Eat Fried Worms . He then appeared in Mostly Ghostly alongside many other Disney Channel stars. In 2009, he grabbed the co lead role of Luther on Zeke and Luther . In April 2011, he starred in Lemonade Mouth as Wendell "Wen" Gifford. He co starred on Pair of Kings as King Boz, replacing Mitchel Musso 's character King Brady. Hicks portrayed Jason Zimmer, in
850-695: The loss column, and the second and last loss was controversial because the Outlaws were called for three penalties in the final minute of the game to which Fairbanks countered with a last second score to win 55–54. The Outlaws rebounded after the loss with a scoring onslaught to defeat the Tri-Cities Fever twice, the Kent Predators once, the San Angelo Stampede Express once, the Arkansas Diamonds once, and
884-554: The name and make each team pick a new one for the 2005 season. The Mavericks became the new team to cheer for, but they came to the end of their worst season in this franchises ten-year history. They fell to 5–9 on the season but managed to make the playoffs. They played the Everett Hawks in Washington. As the underdog, some players saw a miracle on the horizon. But, the happy ending was cut short. The Mavericks held strong in
918-660: The use of the United Bowl name after the UIF-IFL merger, but the Indoor Football League has retained the "United Bowl" trademark and uses it for the name of the United Conference championship. The UFL instead uses the name "The Championship" for its championship game. Adam Hicks Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor and rapper. His first leading role
952-631: Was an indoor American football league in the United States that operated from 2005 to 2008. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League , including one expansion (the Dayton Warbirds , which never played a game in UIF) and two from arenafootball2 (af2) took their franchises and formed their own league. The league was based in Omaha, Nebraska . On July 22, 2008, it was announced that
986-546: Was arrested in Burbank, California along with his reported girlfriend, actress Danni Tamburro, on suspicion of armed robbery. He went through a mental health evaluation to determine whether he was competent enough to stand trial for the charges. Hicks' arraignment was originally scheduled for March 23, 2019, when his attorney notified the judge his client was "not currently in a state where he can assist in his defense". The arraignment and subsequent trial were put off and Hicks
1020-437: Was illegal because of the size of the playing field. A receiver jumping to catch a pass needed to get only one foot down in bounds for the catch to be deemed a completed catch. Balls that bounced off the padded walls that surrounded the field were live. The defending team could return missed field goal attempts that fell short of the end zone. If a free kick struck the ceiling or any object hanging from said ceiling while over
1054-643: Was in How to Eat Fried Worms . He was also known for playing Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther and Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the film Lemonade Mouth . He had a recurring role in the second season of Jonas as DZ, and lead role as Boz in Pair of Kings . Hicks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada . He had a recurring role in Titus , and had roles in various movies and television series, before playing
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1088-526: Was injured, requiring ten seconds to be run off the clock resulting in a 48–45 victory for the Beef. The Outlaws had won seven in a row until that loss but on the streak it included three wins against the four time defending UIF champion Sioux Falls Storm with scores of 42–41, 70–35, and 34–22. The last of these games was in Sioux Falls and snapped the Storm's 35 home-game win streak. The Outlaws then were considered
1122-516: Was not easy, as Bismarck was in for a fight. Both games were decided in the final minute, in which Outlaws prevailed. The championship game was the same other than the difference that the Ohio Valley Greyhounds took home the win and proved to be the best team winning 55–52 and pulling out an overall record that year of 15–1 while the Outlaws finished the season with an overall record of 12–5. The Outlaws played hard but fell short of
1156-438: Was sent for further medical examination. On July 10, 2019, he pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree robbery and one count attempted second-degree robbery. However, on another count of robbery he pleaded no-contest . The first two charges were dismissed. In July 2021, Hicks was found guilty of robbery and was sentenced to serve five years in state prison, while Tamburro was given 3 years of probation . However, Hicks
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