2017 IFL/Danger Football Schedule Announced
Published on October 24, 2016 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Nebraska Danger News Release
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is proud to announce its 2017 regular season schedule. The 18-week, 80-game schedule kicks off on Thursday, February 16 and concludes on Saturday, June 17.
The Nebraska Danger's 2017 Schedule will be as follows:
Thursday, Feb. 16 @ Salt Lake Screaming Eagles - 8:00 pm Central Saturday, Feb. 25 v. Wichita Falls Nighthawks Sunday, March 5 @ Colorado Crush - 4:00 pm Central Saturday, March 11 v. Sioux Falls Storm March 18 BYE Saturday, March 25 v. Colorado Crush Saturday, April 1 @ Spokane Empire - 8:00 pm Central Friday, April 7 v. Arizona Rattlers Saturday, April 15 @ Iowa Barnstormers Saturday, April 22 v. Salt Lake Screaming Eagles Friday, April 28 v. Cedar Rapids Titans Friday, May 5 @ Wichita Falls Nighthawks May 12 BYE Saturday, May 20 v. Green Bay Blizzard Sunday, May 28 @ Arizona Rattlers - 4:00 pm Central Saturday, June 3 @ Cedar Rapids Titans Saturday, June 10 @ Sioux Falls Storm Saturday, June 17 v. Wichita Falls Nighthawks
All Kickoffs at 7 pm local time unless noted. Home games are played at the Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska.
The 2017 season marks the IFL's ninth season of play. Two new members, the Arizona Rattlers and the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles are set to take the field next spring and join eight incumbents in a battle for the 2017 United Bowl crown. The 2017 conference alignments are as follows:
United Conference Cedar Rapids Titans Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Sioux Falls Storm Wichita Falls Nighthawks
Intense Conference Arizona Rattlers Colorado Crush Nebraska Danger Salt Lake Screaming Eagles Spokane Empire
"The 2017 IFL season is shaping up to be the most successful in league history," stated IFL Commissioner Mike Allshouse. "As we near a decade of IFL football, I am looking forward to witnessing the fast paced, action-packed excitement that the regular season schedule will provide."
The 2017 IFL season officially kicks off on Thursday, February 16 as the three-time Intense Conference Champion Nebraska Danger face off against one of the IFL newest members in the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles. The Screaming Eagles, who will be hosting their first ever home game, will be looking to bring their unique fan-run philosophy to the IFL.
2017 IFL Kickoff Weekend concludes on Friday, February 17 as the Arizona Rattlers, the IFL's newest member, head to Sioux Falls, SD to clash with the five-time United Bowl Champion Sioux Fall Storm. The second of a doubleheader matchup on Saturday rekindles one of the strongest rivalries in indoor football as the Green Bay Blizzard head south to face off against the Cedar Rapids Titans.
Each of the IFL's ten teams will play a 16 game schedule (eight home/eight away) over 18 weeks. Each team will have two bye weeks, which will occur sporadically over the course of the season.
The Billings Wolves will not be active members of the IFL during the 2017 season.
2017 Season Tickets are available at the Heartland Events Center Box Office, and Single Game Tickets will be on sale soon. For more information, visit www.dangerfootball.com or www.heartlandeventscenter.com
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