2016 IFL 96-Game, Regular Season Schedule Kicks off February 26

October 6, 2015 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release

The Indoor Football League (IFL) is proud to announce its 2016 regular season schedule. The 18-week, 96-game schedule kicks off on Friday, February 26 and concludes on Saturday, June 25.

The 2016 season marks the IFL's eighth season of play. Two new members, the Minnesota Havok and the Spokane Shock are set to take the field next spring and join ten incumbents in a battle of the 2016 United Bowl crown. The 2016 season brings the return of divisional alignments to each conference. The conference and divisional alignments are as follows:

United Conference

North Division

Cedar Rapids Titans

Green Bay Blizzard

Minnesota Axemen

Midwest Division

Iowa Barnstormers

Minnesota Havok

Sioux Falls Storm

Intense Conference

Central Division

Colorado Crush

Nebraska Danger

Wichita Falls Nighthawks

West Division

Billings Wolves

Spokane Shock

Tri-Cities Fever

For the first time in league history, the IFL's 12 teams will play a 16 game schedule (eight home/eight away) over 18 weeks. Each team's bye weeks will occur sporadically over the course of the season. After observing a league-wide bye week at the conclusion of the season during Fourth of July Weekend (July 1st-3rd), postseason play will begin the weekend of July 8th and will culminate in with the United Bowl championship during the weekend of July 22nd.

"We are very proud to reveal the 2016 IFL Regular Season Schedule," stated IFL Commissioner Mike Allshouse. "The tremendous competition that our 12 member teams supply, coupled with rivalry games fully featured, the 2016 season is shaping up to be the most exciting in league history."

Opening weekend of the 2016 schedule kicks off with a double header when the defending United Bowl Champion Sioux Falls Storm take on the Minnesota Axemen and the Iowa Barnstormers host an old rival in the Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 CT).

Another double-header caps off the second night of IFL kickoff weekend on Saturday, February 27. New IFL member the Spokane Shock will square off against in-state rival Tri-Cities Fever for the first time in six seasons. The defending Intense Conference Champion Nebraska Danger get their season started against the Wichita Falls Nighthawks. IFL Kickoff weekend concludes on Sunday, February 28 as the newly christened Colorado Crush host the Billings Wolves (3:00 PM MT)

2016 INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Week 1

Friday, February 26

Green Bay Blizzard at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Axemen at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Saturday, February 27

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Tri-Cities Fever at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Sunday, February 28

Billings Wolves at Colorado Crush (3:00 PM MT)

Week 2

Friday, March 4

Colorado Crush at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Nebraska Danger at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, March 5

Billings Wolves at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Sunday, March 6

Sioux Falls Storm at Green Bay Blizzard (3:05 PM (CT)

Week 3

Friday, March 11

Cedar Rapids Titans at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, March 12

Spokane Shock at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Minnesota Havok at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Week 4

Friday, March 18

Minnesota Axemen at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Sunday, March 20

Sioux Falls Storm at Colorado Crush (3:00 PM MT)

Week 5

Friday, March 25

Spokane Shock at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM MT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Saturday, March 26

Tri-Cities Fever at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Green Bay Blizzard at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

Week 6

Friday, April 1

Iowa Barnstormers at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Colorado Crush at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Saturday April 2

Green Bay Blizzard at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Sioux Falls Storm at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Axemen at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

Week 7

Saturday, April 9

Nebraska Danger at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Colorado Crush at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Tri-Cities Fever at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Axemen at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Green Bay Blizzard at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Sunday, April 10

Cedar Rapids Titans at Minnesota Havok (2:00 PM CT)

Week 8

Friday, April 15

Tri-Cities at Colorado Crush (7:30 PM MT)

Nebraska Danger at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, April 16

Billings Wolves at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Spokane Shock at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 9

Friday, April 22

Minnesota Havok at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, April 23

Colorado Crush at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Spokane Shock at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Minnesota Axemen at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Sunday, April 24

Sioux Falls Storm at Billings Wolves (3:00 PM MT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Green Bay Blizzard (3:05 PM CT)

Week 10

Friday. April 29

Iowa Barnstormers at Colorado Crush (7:30 PM MT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Saturday April 30

Green Bay Blizzard at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Minnesota Axemen at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Cedar Rapids Titans at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 11

Friday, May 6

Colorado Crush at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Nebraska Danger at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, May 7

Billings Wolves at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Sioux Falls Storm at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Tri-Cities Fever at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Week 12

Friday, May 13

Cedar Rapids Titans at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, May 14

Spokane Shock at Colorado Crush (7:00 PM MT)

Billings Wolves at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM MT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 13

Friday, May 20

Green Bay Blizzard at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Tri-Cities Fever at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Saturday, May 21

Colorado Crush at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Nebraska Danger at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 14

Friday, May 27

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Colorado Crush (7:30 PM CT)

Billings Wolves at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Sioux Falls Storm at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Cedar Rapids Titans at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Saturday, May 28

Spokane Shock at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Green Bay Blizzard at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

Week 15

Saturday, June 4

Billings Wolves at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Cedar Rapids Titans at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Colorado Crush at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Axemen at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

Nebraska Danger at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 16

Friday, June 10

Minnesota Axemen at Nebraska Danger (7:05 PM CT)

Tri-Cities Fever at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Saturday, June 11

Billings Wolves at Colorado Crush (7:00 PM MT)

Spokane Shock at Wichita Falls Nighthawks (7:05 PM CT)

Minnesota Havok at Cedar Rapids Titans (7:05 PM CT)

Iowa Barnstormers at Sioux Falls Storm (TBD)

Week 17

Friday, June 17

Sioux Falls Storm at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Saturday, June 18

Tri-Cities Fever at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Nebraska Danger at Colorado Crush (7:00 PM MT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Spokane Shock (7:00 PM PT)

Green Bay Blizzard at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Cedar Rapids Titans at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

Week 18

Friday, June 24

Colorado Crush at Minnesota Axemen (7:00 PM CT)

Saturday, June 25

Spokane Shock at Billings Wolves (7:05 PM MT)

Nebraska Danger at Tri-Cities Fever (7:05 PM PT)

Wichita Falls Nighthawks at Green Bay Blizzard (7:05 PM CT)

Cedar Rapids Titans at Iowa Barnstormers (7:05 PM CT)

Sioux Falls Storm at Minnesota Havok (7:00 PM CT)

2016 UNITED CONFERENCE NORTH DIVISION

TEAM SCHEDULES

CEDAR RAPIDS TITANS CT   GREEN BAY BLIZZARD CT

Feb. 26 BYE WEEK     Feb. 26 at Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

Mar. 4 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM  Mar. 6 Sioux Falls Storm   3:05 PM

Mar. 11 at Tri-Cities   9:05 PM Mar. 11 BYE WEEK

Mar. 18 BYE WEEK     Mar. 18 Minnesota Axemen 7:05 PM

Mar 26 Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM   Mar. 26 at Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

Apr. 2 Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM  Apr. 2 at Nebraska Danger 7:05 PM

Apr. 10 at Minnesota Havok 2:00 PM   Apr. 9 at Sioux Falls Storm 7:05 PM

Apr. 16 Billings Wolves   7:05 PM Apr. 15 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM

Apr. 23 Minnesota Axemen   7:05 PM   Apr. 24 Iowa Barnstormers 3:05 PM

Apr. 30 at Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM   Apr 30 at Tri-Cities Fever 9:05 PM

May 7 Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM May 6 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM

May 13 at Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM   May 13 Cedar Rapids Titans   7:05 PM

May 21 Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM   May 20 at Minnesota Axemen 7:00 PM

May 27 at Minnesota Axemen   7:00 PM   May 28 at Minnesota Havok   7:00 PM

June 4 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM   June 3 BYE WEEK

June 11 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM  June 10 Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM

June 18 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM   June 18 at Iowa Barnstormers 7:05 PM

June 25 at Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM   June 25 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

MINNESOTA AXEMEN   CT

Feb. 26 at Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM

Mar. 4 Minnesota Havok   7:00 PM

Mar. 11 BYE WEEK

Mar. 18 at Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM

Mar. 25 Iowa Barnstormers   7:00 PM

Apr. 2 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM

Apr. 9 at Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

Apr.15 Nebraska Danger   7:00 PM

Apr. 23 at Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

Apr. 30 at Billings Wolves 8:05 PM

May 7 Sioux Falls Storm   7:00 PM

May 13 BYE WEEK

May 20 Green Bay Blizzard 7:00 PM

May 27 Cedar Rapids Titans 7:00 PM

June 4 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM

June 10 at Nebraska Danger 7:05 PM

June 17 Sioux Falls Storm   7:00 PM

June 24 Colorado Crush   7:00 PM

2016 UNITED CONFERENCE MIDWEST DIVISION

TEAM SCHEDULES

IOWA BARNSTORMERS   CT   MINNESOTA HAVOK CT

Feb. 26 Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM   Feb. 26 BYE WEEK

Mar. 4 BYE WEEK     Mar. 4 at Minnesota Axemen   7:00 PM

Mar. 11 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM   Mar. 12 at Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM

Mar. 18 BYE WEEK     Mar. 18 BYE WEEK

Mar. 25 at Minnesota Axemen   7:00 PM   Mar. 26 Wichita Falls Nighthawks   7:00 PM

Apr. 1 at Spokane Shock 9:00 PM   Apr. 2   Minnesota Axemen 7:00 PM

Apr. 9 Minnesota Axemen   7:05 PM   Apr. 10 Cedar Rapids Titans   2:00 PM

Apr. 16 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM   Apr. 15 at Green Bay Blizzard 7:05 PM

Apr. 24 at Green Bay Blizzard   3:05 PM   Apr.22 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

Apr 29 at Colorado Crush 8:30 PM   Apr. 29 at Spokane Shock 9:00 PM

May 7 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM  May 7 at Iowa Barnstormers 7:05 PM

May 14 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM   May 14 Iowa Barnstormers   7:00 PM

May 21 at Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM   May 21 at Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM

May 27 Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM  May 28 Green Bay Blizzard 7:00 PM

June 4 Colorado Crush   7:05 PM June 4 Minnesota Axemen   7:05 PM

June 11 at Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM   June 11 at Cedar Rapids Titans   7:05 PM

June 18 Green Bay Blizzard 7:05 PM   June 18 Cedar Rapids Titans   7:00 PM

June 25 Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM   June 25 Sioux Falls Storm   7:00 PM

SIOUX FALLS STORM   CT

Feb.26 Minnesota Axemen   TBD

Mar.6 at Green Bay Blizzard   3:05 PM

Mar. 11 BYE WEEK

Mar. 20 at Colorado Crush 4:00 PM

Mar. 25 BYE WEEK

Apr.2 at Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

Apr. 9 Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM

Apr.16 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM

Apr. 24 at Billings Wolves 4:00 PM

Apr. 30 Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

May 7 at Minnesota Axemen   7:00 PM

May 14 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

May 21 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM

May 27 at Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

June 4 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM

June 11 Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

June 17 at Minnesota Axemen   7:00 PM

June 25 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM

2016 INTENSE CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

TEAM SCHEDULES

COLORADO CRUSH   MT   NEBRASKA DANGER   CT

Feb. 28 Billings Wolves   3:00 PM Feb.27 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

Mar. 4 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 6:05 PM   Mar. 4 at Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

Mar.11 BYE WEEK     Mar. 12 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM

Mar.20 Sioux Falls Storm   3:00 PM  Mar. 18 BYE WEEK

Mar. 25 BYE WEEK     Mar. 25 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM

Apr. 1 at Tri-Cities Fever   8:05 PM Apr. 2 Green Bay Blizzard 7:05 PM

Apr. 9 at Spokane Shock 8:00 PM   Apr. 9   at Billings Wolves   8:05 PM

Apr. 15 Tri-Cities Fever 7:30 PM Apr. 15 at Minnesota Axemen 7:00 PM

Apr. 23 at Nebraska Danger 6:05 PM   Apr. 23 Colorado Crush 7:05 PM

Apr. 29 Iowa Barnstormers   7:30 PM   Apr. 29 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

May 6 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 6:05 PM   May 6 at Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM

May 14 Spokane Shock   7:00 PM May 13 BYE WEEK

May 21 at Billings Wolves 7:05 PM   May 21 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:05 PM

May 27 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:30 PM   May 27 Billings Wolves   7:05 PM

June 4 at Iowa Barnstormers   6:05 PM   June 4 at Sioux Falls Storm  7:05 PM

June 11 Billings Wolves 7:00 PM   June 10   Minnesota Axemen 7:05 PM

June 18 Nebraska Danger   7:00 PM  June 18 at Colorado Crush 8:00 PM

June 24 at Minnesota Axemen   6:00 PM June 25 at Tri-Cities Fever   9:05 PM

WICHITA FALLS NIGHTHAWKS CT

Feb. 27 at Nebraska Danger 7:05 PM

Mar. 4 Colorado Crush   7:05 PM

Mar. 11 Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

Mar. 18 BYE WEEK

Mar. 26 at Minnesota Havok 7:00 PM

Apr. 1 BYE WEEK

Apr. 9 Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM

Apr. 16 Iowa Barnstormers   7:05 PM

Apr. 22 Minnesota Havok   7:05 PM

Apr. 29 at Nebraska Danger 7:05 PM

May 6 Colorado Crush   7:05 PM

May 14 at Sioux Falls Storm   7:05 PM

May 21 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM

May 27 at Colorado Crush 8:30 PM

June 4 Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

June 11 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM

June 18 at Spokane Shock 9:00 PM

June 25 at Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM

 

2016 INTENSE CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION

TEAM SCHEDULES

BILLINGS WOLVES   MT   SPOKANE SHOCK   PT

Feb. 28 at Colorado Crush 3:00 PM   Feb.27 Tri-Cities Fever   7:00 PM

Mar. 5 at Tri-Cities Fever   8:05 PM Mar. 4 BYE WEEK

Mar. 12 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM Mar. 12 at Billings Wolves 6:05 PM

Mar. 18 BYE WEEK     Mar. 18 BYE WEEK

Mar. 26 Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM Mar. 25 at Nebraska Danger 5:05 PM

Apr. 1 BYE WEEK     Apr. 1 Iowa Barnstormers   7:00 PM

Apr. 9 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM  Apr. 9 Colorado Crush   7:00 PM

Apr. 16 at Cedar Rapids Titans 6:05 PM Apr. 16 at Sioux Falls Storm   5:05 PM

Apr. 24 Sioux Falls Storm   3:00 PM  Apr. 23 at Tri-Cities Fever 7:05 PM

Apr. 30 Minnesota Axemen   7:05 PM   Apr. 29 Minnesota Havok   7:00 PM

May 7 at Spokane Shock 8:00 PM   May 7   Billings Wolves   7:00 PM

May 14 at Tri-Cities Fever   8:05 PM May 14 at Colorado Crush   6:00 PM

May 21 Colorado Crush   7:05 PM May 20 Tri-Cities Fever   7:00 PM

May 27 at Nebraska Danger 6:05 PM   May 28 at Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM

June 4 at Spokane Shock 8:00 PM   June 4   Billings Wolves   7:00 PM

June 11 at Colorado Crush 7:00 PM   June 11 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 5:05 PM

June 18 Tri-Cities Fever   7:05 PM June 18 Wichita Falls Nighthawks 7:00 PM

June 25 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM June 25 at Billings Wolves 6:05 PM

TRI-CITIES FEVER     PT

Feb. 27 at Spokane Shock 7:00 PM

Mar. 5 Billings Wolves   7:05 PM

Mar. 11 Cedar Rapids Titans 7:05 PM

Mar.18 BYE WEEK

Mar. 26 at Billings Wolves 6:05 PM

Apr. 1 Colorado Crush   7:05 PM

Apr. 9 at Wichita Falls Nighthawks 5:05 PM

Apr. 15 at Colorado Crush 6:30 PM

Apr. 23 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM

Apr. 30 Green Bay Blizzard   7:05 PM

May 7 at Cedar Rapids Titans 5:05 PM

May 14 Billings Wolves   7:05 PM

May 20 at Spokane Shock 7:00 PM

May 28 Spokane Shock   7:05 PM

June 3 BYE WEEK

June 10 at Green Bay Blizzard 5:05 PM

June 18 at Billings Wolves 6:05 PM

June 25 Nebraska Danger   7:05 PM

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