
Barnstormers Open 2021 Season in Sioux Falls
Published on May 12, 2021 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Iowa Barnstormers News Release
When the Iowa Barnstormers take the field on Saturday against the Sioux Falls Storm, it will have been 686 days since the last time the team was in action.
Headed by Daquan Neal, the same quarterback that led the team during the 2019 campaign on his way to the IFL MVP Award, the Barnstormers will travel to Sioux Falls for a rivalry matchup to kick off the season.
The Barnstormers return Neal, as well as impact wide receiver Connor Hollenbeck and offensive lineman Quante Hines to lead the offense against the Storm.
The two teams have faced off in two of the last three United Conference Championship games. The year where they didn't, the pair matched up in the United Bowl - the IFL's championship Game.
Sioux Falls beat Iowa to end the season in 2019, however the Barnstormers took the win against the Storm in the 2018 United Bowl.
The game will also serve as the IFL Hall of Fame game for the 2021 season.
At halftime of the matchup, the 2021 hall of fame class will be inducted which includes former Iowa Barnstormers COO and Vice President John Pettit.
Saturday's game against the Storm is scheduled to kick off at 7:05 p.m. CT and will be televised live on Stadium at WatchStadium.com. Due to the IFL Game of the Week National Broadcast the game will not be available on YouTube, but fans can still enjoy all other IFL matchups across the season on YouTube.com.
The Iowa Barnstormers will begin their home portion of the season on Saturday, May 22 at Wells Fargo Arena. Single game tickets are available now. For more information about ticket options, please call the Barnstormers at (515) 633-2255, or log on to www.theiowabarnstormers.com.
2021 Iowa Barnstormers Schedule
May 15 | @ Sioux Falls
May 22 | Duke City
May 29 | Bismarck
June 05 | @ Tucson
June 12 | @ Bismarck
June 19 | Sioux Falls
June 25 | @ Green Bay
July 09 | @ Frisco
July 17 | vs. Louisville
July 24 | vs. Green Bay
July 31 | @ Louisville
Aug. 07 | vs. Bismarck
Aug. 14 | vs. Louisville
Aug. 21 | @ Massachusetts
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