2012 Indoor Football League season

2012 IFL season
League	Indoor Football League
Sport	Indoor Football
Duration	February 19, 2012 – July 14, 2012
Regular season
Season champions	Sioux Falls Storm
Season MVP	Chris Dixon
Playoffs
Intense champions	Tri-Cities Fever
Intense runners-up	Wichita Wild
United champions	Sioux Falls Storm
United runners-up	Green Bay Blizzard
2012 United Bowl Championship
Champions	Sioux Falls Storm
Runners-up	Tri-Cities Fever
Finals MVP	Jeremiah Price (SF)

The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine teams but gained back three teams. The three new teams were the Cedar Rapids Titans, New Mexico Stars and the Everett Raptors. The season kicked off on February 19, 2012, when the Chicago Slaughter beat the Bloomington Edge 50–34. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions,^[1] due, in large part, to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a US$500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned.^[2] The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner.^[2]

Standings

2012 Intense Conference W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK y Tri-Cities Fever 12 2 0 0.857 750 619 12-0 --- W2 x Allen Wranglers 9 5 0 0.643 842 670 9-4 3.0 W3 x Wichita Wild 8 6 0 0.571 658 681 5-3 4.0 L1 x Colorado Ice 8 6 0 0.571 681 595 8-5 4.0 L2 Everett Raptors 5 9 0 0.357 696 781 5-9 7.0 L1 Nebraska Danger 5 9 0 0.357 664 721 3-6 7.0 L1 Wyoming Cavalry 4 10 0 0.286 619 762 3-8 8.0 L2 New Mexico Stars 2 12 0 0.143 541 764 2-12 10.0 L9

2012 United Conference W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK y Sioux Falls Storm 14 0 0 1.000 941 563 7-0 --- W14 x Green Bay Blizzard 11 3 0 0.786 787 586 10-3 3.0 W3 x Bloomington Edge 10 4 0 0.714 673 604 10-3 4.0 W1 x Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 6 8 0 0.429 605 615 6-8 8.0 W1 Omaha Beef 6 8 0 0.429 635 696 3-3 4.0 L2 Chicago Slaughter 6 8 0 0.429 657 714 6-8 4.0 L1 Cedar Rapids Titans 4 10 0 0.286 509 631 4-0 10.0 W1 Reading Express 2 12 0 0.143 534 773 7-1 12.0 L5

Playoffs

	Conference Semi-Finals					Conference Championships					2012 United Bowl
	3	Wichita	42
	2	Allen	40
						3	Wichita	30
						1	Tri-Cities	51
	4	Colorado	43
	1	Tri-Cities	52
											I1	Tri-Cities	32
											U1	Sioux Falls	59
	3	Bloomington	30
	2	Green Bay	51
						2	Green Bay	42
						1	Sioux Falls	61
	4	Lehigh Valley	21
	1	Sioux Falls	79

Awards

Individual season awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	Chris Dixon	Quarterback	Sioux Falls Storm
Offensive Player of the Year	Chris Dixon	Quarterback	Sioux Falls Storm
Co-Defensive Player of the Year	Ameer Ismail	Linebacker	Bloomington Edge
Co-Defensive Player of the Year	Mat Moss	Defensive Lineman	Wichita Wild
Special Teams Player of the Year	Mike Tatum	Kick returner	Everett Raptors
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Jasonus Tillery	Wide Receiver	Wyoming Cavalry
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Peter Buck	Linebacker	Omaha Beef
Most Improved Player	Rocky Hinds	Quarterback	Nebraska Danger
Adam Pringle Award	Robert Fuller	Head Coach	Green Bay Blizzard
Coach of the Year	Robert Fuller	Head Coach	Green Bay Blizzard

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1st Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback	Chris Dixon, Sioux Falls
Running back	LaRon Council, Green Bay
Wide receiver	Jasonus Tillery, Wyoming Carl Sims, Sioux Falls Andre Piper-Jordan, Everett
Offensive tackle	Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls Jason Enos, Wichita
Center	Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls

Defense
Defensive line	Matt Moss, Wichita Jeff Sobol, Bloomington Jake Killeen, Tri-Cities
Linebacker	Ameer Ismail, Bloomington Lenny Radtke, Chicago
Defensive Back	Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities Jeff Temple, Bloomington Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas

Special teams
Kicker	Aric Goodman, Colorado
Kick returner	Mike Tatum, Everett
Ironman	Matt Cohen, Lehigh Valley

2nd Team All-IFL

Offense
Quarterback	Houston Lillard, Tri-Cities
Running back	Darius Fudge, Allen
Wide receiver	Steven Whitehead, Tri-Cities Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska Clinton Solomon, Sioux Falls
Offensive tackle	Seth Smalls, Green Bay Michael Trice, Colorado
Center	William Falakiseni, Tri-Cities

Defense
Defensive end	Michael Dell, Reading Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids Antonio Ficklin, Bloomington
Linebacker	Peter Buck, Omaha DeJuan Fulghum, Sioux Falls
Defensive Back	B. J. Hall, Green Bay T. J. Simmons, Cedar Rapids Marvin Johnson, Lehigh Valley

Special teams
Kicker	Gary Cismesia, Omaha
Kick Returner	B. J. Hall, Green Bay

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References

1. http://www.expressindoorfootball.com/news/index.html?article_id=264
2. "IFL Elects Commissioner". www.keloland.com. KELO-TV. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
3. "IFL Names Individual Award Winners". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 26, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
4. "Indoor Football League Announces MVP and Head Coach of the Year". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 28, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
5. "All-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 19, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2015.