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29-509: United Bowl may refer to: The championship game of the former United Indoor Football league from 2005 to 2008 The championship game of the Indoor Football League , which acquired UIF, from 2009 to the present The proposed name of the 2009 UFL Championship Game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

58-725: 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 the United Bowl . Although they tied their lowest scoring game of

87-506: 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 the Storm to their eighth title in 2014 . The Storm again defeated Nebraska in

116-739: 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 the Arena Football League . Sioux Falls did not suffer greatly in 2013 as Storm legend Terrance Bryant returned to play quarterback. Following

145-530: 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 the Bloomington Extreme . On April 25, 2009, after switching to

174-618: 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 the Indoor Football League ; prior to that, the Storm were in United Indoor Football (UIF), where they won all four of

203-422: 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 ,

232-620: 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 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,

261-526: 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 a row. They returned to

290-522: 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 the Billings Outlaws . In 2010, the Storm rebounded to reach

319-873: 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 the Sioux Falls Storm . The Storm hosted the 2004 NIFL championship game against the Lexington Horsemen in the Storm Shelter in front of

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348-581: 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 the 2011 regular season , with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with

377-553: 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 a score of 62–27 over

406-399: 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

435-609: 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 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 ,

464-623: 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 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

493-468: 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 the game, and with the help of a frantic fan going for the game ball, the Horsemen gained 15 yards for

522-645: 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 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

551-419: 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

580-552: 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, the Storm re-joined

609-485: 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

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638-475: 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

667-478: 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

696-435: 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 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

725-681: 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 the road in Allen, Texas . Dixon threw his 500th career touchdown pass, when he hit James Terry with

754-483: The title United Bowl . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Bowl&oldid=793661411 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United Indoor Football On July 22, 2008, it

783-722: 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. Sioux Falls Storm National Indoor Football League ( 2001 – 2004 ) United Indoor Football ( 2005 – 2008 ) Indoor Football League ( 2019 – 2024 ) The Sioux Falls Storm are

812-596: Was announced that 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

841-437: 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

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