Oilers Win Final Game of Regular Season
July 26, 2025 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
Tulsa, Okla. - Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the IFL and powered by Community Care, clinched the #3 seed in the East, to set up a #2 vs. #3 matchup in round one against Green Bay, next Sunday.
Quad City opened the scoring on the first play of the game via a touchdown pass to DeQuan Dudley to make it 7-0 Steamwheelers. A deuce from Kyle Kaplan followed the opening score to make it 9-0 Quad City. The Oilers responded on their opening offensive drive with a curl route by Isiah Scott that finished with a catch and fall into the endzone, pushing the score to 9-7 Steamwheelers. Quad City scored on a second consecutive drive and hit another deuce to go up 18-7 to end the first quarter scoring.
Sam Castronova found JuJu Augustine along the goal line for a touchdown pass to make it 18-14 to open the second frame. Tulsa trailed 25-14 when Castronova pushed his way into the endzone from the one-yard line to set the deficit at 25-20. Another rushing touchdown for Castronova from the three-yard line gave the Oilers their first lead of the game late in the first half, 27-25. Kaplan kicked a field goal in the dying seconds of the quarter to send the teams into halftime at a score of 28-27, Quad City.
Tulsa opened the second half with a passing touchdown to Max Novak in the back right corner of the endzone to make it 34-28, Oilers. The Steamwheelers added 12 points before Tulsa found scoring again, it was Castronova to Novak for the second time on the night to tie the game at 40-40.
Quad City scored a touchdown, missed the extra point, but hit a deuce to provide a 48-40 cushion over Tulsa. Scott snagged a 45-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the new drive to bring Tulsa within two points, 48-46. Jonah Edwards kicked a 26-yard field goal to take the lead back for the Oilers, 49-48, and Kaplan missed his chance to return the favor to end the game at that score line, giving Tulsa a victory to end the regular season at 10-6.
Tulsa clinched the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, sending them to Wisconsin for a first-round matchup against the #2 seed, Green Bay Blizzard, on Sunday, August 3 rd, at 3:05 pm.
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