National Indoor Football League ( 2001 – 2004 )
36-533: United Indoor Football ( 2005 – 2008 ) Indoor Football League ( 2019 – 2024 ) The Sioux Falls Storm are a dormant professional indoor football team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota . The Storm joined the original Indoor Football League as an expansion team in 1999 as the Sioux Falls Cobras , and first took the field for the 2000 season. They currently participate in another iteration of
72-960: 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
108-817: A downward trend, it would not have been fiscally feasible for either party to continue. The Storm stated they had explored other arena options but chose to suspend operations for 2025 with the hope that it would afford the team more time to negotiate an arena deal for the team's planned return in 2026. Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams rookies in italics Roster updated June 26, 2024 27 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 United Indoor Football Too Many Requests If you report this error to
144-410: 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
180-536: 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 a 2000 expansion member of
216-656: A row. They returned to the championship game in 2017, but lost for the first time since the 2010 season to the Arizona Rattlers . Prior to the 2018 season, the Storm announced they would join Champions Indoor Football (CIF) on August 30, 2017, in order to have smaller travel budget and reignite rivalries with the nearby Sioux City Bandits and Omaha Beef . However, after the IFL's offseason meetings,
252-523: A score of 62–27 over the Danger . In 2016 , the Storm continued their dominance. But lost their first game since the 2014 season as they lost at the Cedar Rapids Titans , 60–57. But despite that setback, they capped off another successful season with a win over the newly minted Spokane Empire , 55–34, to capture their tenth championship overall and their sixth IFL Championship and sixth in
288-563: 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
324-592: 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 was not easy, as Bismarck
360-626: 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
396-641: The Arena Football League . Sioux Falls did not suffer greatly in 2013 as Storm legend Terrance Bryant returned to play quarterback. Following a 10–4 season, the Storm again prevailed in the playoffs and defeated the Nebraska Danger by a close 43–40 score for the title . Bryant then retired again, as on January 6, 2014, it was announced that Dixon would be returning to the Storm, citing his desire to graduate from Augustana College and be close to his family. Dixon did not disappoint, leading
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#1732780198404432-580: The Billings Outlaws . In 2010, the Storm rebounded to reach the United Bowl before losing 43–34 to the Outlaws . After a tornado dubbed the Father's Day Tornado hit Billings' Rimrock Auto Arena on June 20, 2010, causing major damage, 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
468-480: The Bloomington Extreme . On April 25, 2009, after switching to the Indoor Football League , the Storm were found in violation of the IFL's rule of not complying with regulations related to workers compensation coverage. As punishment, the team's first five wins of the 2009 season were forfeited; this resulted in a 6–8 season, the first losing season in team history. The other three losses all came to
504-480: The Indoor Football League ; prior to that, the Storm were in United Indoor Football (UIF), where they won all four of the league's championship games. In the newer IFL, the Storm have won seven of the eleven championships in the league as of 2019. They recently played their home games at Denny Sanford Premier Center up until 2024 due to a leasing dispute between the team and the arena. The lease
540-734: 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
576-556: 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
612-649: The Sioux Falls Storm . The Storm hosted the 2004 NIFL championship game against the Lexington Horsemen in the Storm Shelter in front of a sellout crowd. The Horsemen won the championship game, but the Storm defeated the Horsemen a year later in the second round of the 2005 UIF playoffs in Lexington. The Sioux Falls Storm were charter members of United Indoor Football (UIF) in 2005 and were
648-595: 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. Dixon and the Storm dominated again in 2012 , this time with a perfect 14–0 record and 941 points in the regular season. On April 14, the Storm beat the Allen Wranglers , then featuring former NFL standout receiver Terrell Owens , 52–45 on
684-608: 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
720-452: The Storm re-joined the IFL on October 4. On October 30, 2024, the Storm announced that they had been evicted from Denny Sanford Premier Center after its owners had refused to offer a lease renewal. In a statement to KELO-TV , a representative for the Center noted that the arena would have to increase the team's rent to cover its own expenses and that, because the team's attendance had been on
756-612: The Storm to their eighth title in 2014 . The Storm again defeated Nebraska in the United Bowl by a 63–46 score. The Sioux Falls Storm completed its era at the Sioux Falls Arena with a 112–14 home record including 82-3 from 2006 to 2014. In 2015 , the Storm's first season at the Denny Sanford Premier Center was very successful, completing another undefeated season at 16-0 overall, and was capped off with winning their ninth league championship by
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828-488: 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
864-459: 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
900-575: 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
936-583: The few teams in indoor football history to post a shutout, beating the Peoria Rough Riders 71–0 on June 3, 2006. On Saturday, August 4, 2007 , the Storm defeated the Lexington Horsemen for the second United Bowl in a row, 62 to 59. With 19 seconds left to go in the game Storm quarterback Terrance Bryant threw up a prayer, and though protested by the small crowd of Horsemen fans, it was ruled a touchdown pass. With three seconds left in
972-635: The first UIF champions with a win over the Sioux City Bandits , 40–38 at Sioux City. Sioux Falls won its second consecutive UIF championship in 2006 at their home ground, the Arena, defeating the Lexington Horseman 72–64 on July 29, 2006. Quarterback Terrance Bryant was named United Bowl II MVP after throwing eight touchdowns in the match. Defensive end Nate Fluit recorded 16.5 sacks in 2005 and 15.5 in 2006. Sioux Falls became one of
1008-496: The game, and with the help of a frantic fan going for the game ball, the Horsemen gained 15 yards for a chance to kick a field goal and tie the game, but the kick was missed by Horsemen kicker Collin Barber. On March 29, 2008 , the Storm lost to the Omaha Beef 34–18, ending their historic 40-game winning streak and giving them their first loss since July 15, 2005. They went on to win their fourth United Bowl later that season against
1044-566: 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
1080-554: 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
1116-628: 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 a naming dispute with
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1152-673: The road in Allen, Texas . Dixon threw his 500th career touchdown pass, when he hit James Terry with a 42-yard pass during a May 19 game against the Blizzard. Sioux Falls defeated the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 79–21 in the playoff opener, then again beat Green Bay in the semifinal and Tri-Cities (this time winning 59–32) in the United Bowl . Dixon then left, attempting to make it with the Orlando Predators of
1188-623: Was founded in 1999 as an expansion team in the original Indoor Football League (IFL) as the Sioux Falls Cobras . The Cobras would win their first game when they defeated the Sioux City Attack , 44–30. In their inaugural season, the Cobras finished with an 8–6 record and fourth in the Southern Division. After one season in the IFL, they became members of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) and changed their name to
1224-490: 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
1260-474: 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
1296-619: Was not renewed, and the Storm entered dormancy for the 2025 season. In mid-April 2014, the team announced that the 2014 season would be its last at the aging Sioux Falls Arena (also known as the Storm Shelter), originally constructed in 1961. In 2015, the Storm followed the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League to the newly constructed Denny Sanford Premier Center. The team
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