2023 Indoor Football League season

The 2023 Indoor Football League season will be the fifteenth (and fourteenth complete) season of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

2023 IFL season
LeagueIndoor Football League
SportIndoor football
DurationMarch 17 – August 5, 2023
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)

It's the first year of the IFL and the XFL player personnel partnership, with the IFL to functioning as their de facto minor league.[2]

Offseason

The league added one expansion team, the Tulsa Oilers.[3][4] The Columbus Wild Dogs further postponed their debut to 2024,[5] while the Bismarck Bucks suspended operations.[6]

Teams
TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Eastern Conference
Frisco FightersFrisco, TexasComerica Center3,50020192020Billy Back
Green Bay BlizzardAshwaubenon, WisconsinResch Center8,60020032010Corey Roberson
Iowa BarnstormersDes Moines, IowaWells Fargo Arena15,18119952015Dave Mogensen
Massachusetts PiratesWorcester, MassachusettsDCU Center12,33920172021Mark Stoute
Quad City SteamwheelersMoline, IllinoisVibrant Arena at The MARK9,20020172019Cory Ross
Sioux Falls StormSioux Falls, South DakotaDenny Sanford Premier Center10,67820002009Kurtiss Riggs
Tulsa OilersTulsa, OklahomaBOK Center16,58220222023Marvin Jones
Western Conference
Arizona RattlersPhoenix, ArizonaFootprint Center18,42219922017Kevin Guy
Bay Area PanthersSan Jose, CaliforniaSAP Center17,56220192020Darren Arbet
Duke City GladiatorsRio Rancho, New MexicoRio Rancho Events Center6,00020152020Sherman Carter
Northern Arizona WranglersPrescott Valley, ArizonaFindlay Toyota Center6,00020202021Les Moss
San Diego Strike ForceSan Diego, CaliforniaPechanga Arena12,00020182019Taylor Genuser
Tucson Sugar SkullsTucson, ArizonaTucson Arena8,96220182019Dixie Wooten
Vegas Knight HawksHenderson, NevadaDollar Loan Center6,01920212022Mike Davis

Rule changes

For the 2023 season, the IFL announced the following rule changes:[7]

  • The Deuce kick rule will now be in effect during the entire game.
  • The ball is considered "live" if the kickoff hits the uprights or goalposts and comes back into the field of play.
  • The 25 second play clock will begin after the ball is spotted.
  • Positive yardage rule in the last 60 seconds of the game has been eliminated.

Standings
2023 IFL standings
Eastern Conference[8]
Team W–L PCT GB CONF PF PA DIFF STK
Frisco Fighters 5–01.00003–027117398W5
Quad City Steamwheelers 4–2.66713–130228418L1
Sioux Falls Storm 3–2.60023–224319944W2
Massachusetts Pirates 3–2.60022–225323023W1
Green Bay Blizzard 2–3.40032–3209252-43L1
Tulsa Oilers 1–4.20041–2189259-70L2
Iowa Barnstormers 0–5.00040–4173263-90L5
Western Conference[8]
Team W–L PCT GB CONF PF PA DIFF STK
Tucson Sugar Skulls 3–1.75003–116714522L1
Bay Area Panthers 3–2.60013–123020327W2
Northern Arizona Wranglers 3–2.60013–217816612W1
Arizona Rattlers 3–3.50011–22912856W1
Duke City Gladiators 2–3.40011–2208219-11L2
Vegas Knight Hawks 2–3.40011–321019119L1
San Diego Strike Force 2–4.33312–3211266-55L1

Schedule
Week 1[9][10]
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
March 17 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers 53 60 Arizona Rattlers Vibrant Arena at The MARK [11]
March 19 3:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 30 76 Frisco Fighters Resch Center [12]
Week 2[13][14]
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
March 24 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters 35 13 Tulsa Oilers Comerica Center [15]
March 25 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers 35 43 Duke City Gladiators Findlay Toyota Center [16]
March 25 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 57 44 Iowa Barnstormers Dollar Loan Center [17]
March 26 12:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 55 41 Green Bay Blizzard DCU Center [18]
March 26 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 47 49 Quad City Steamwheelers Pechanga Arena [19]
March 26 7:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 47 46 Arizona Rattlers SAP Center [20]
Week 3[21][22]
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
March 31 6:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 44 25 Iowa Barnstormers Resch Center [23]
April 1 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers 36 34 Sioux Falls Storm Vibrant Arena at The MARK [24]
April 1 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators 55 60 Frisco Fighters Rio Rancho Events Center [25]
April 1 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers 48 42 Vegas Knight Hawks Findlay Toyota Center [26]
April 2 12:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 59 52 Bay Area Panthers DCU Center [27]
April 3 8:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 16 35 Tucson Sugar Skulls Pechanga Arena [28]
Week 4[29]
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
April 8 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators 57 36 Tulsa Oilers Rio Rancho Events Center [30]
April 8 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 48 54 Tucson Sugar Skulls Footprint Center [31]
April 8 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 36 37 San Diego Strike Force Dollar Loan Center [32]
April 9 5:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 54 24 Iowa Barnstormers Denny Sanford Premier Center [33]
Week 5
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
April 15 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters 56 39 Massachusetts Pirates Comerica Center [34]
April 15 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 42 68 Quad City Steamwheelers BOK Center [35]
April 15 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers 48 37 Duke City Gladiators Footprint Center [36]
April 16 5:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 41 47 Green Bay Blizzard Denny Sanford Premier Center [37]
April 16 5:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers 48 9 San Diego Strike Force Findlay Toyota Center [38]
April 16 9:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 30 34 Tucson Sugar Skulls SAP Center [39]
Week 6
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
April 21 6:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 47 55 Sioux Falls Storm Resch Center [40]
April 21 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 50 26 Duke City Gladiators Dollar Loan Center [41]
April 22 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters 52 42 Arizona Rattlers Comerica Center [42]
April 22 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers 48 54 Tulsa Oilers Wells Fargo Arena [43]
April 22 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers 49 44 Massachusetts Pirates Vibrant Arena at The MARK [44]
April 22 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls 44 51 San Diego Strike Force Tucson Convention Center [45]
April 23 9:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers 47 13 Northern Arizona Wranglers SAP Center [46]
Week 7
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
April 28 6:35 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates 56 36 Iowa Barnstormers DCU Center [47]
April 28 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks 27 36 Northern Arizona Wranglers Dollar Loan Center [48]
April 29 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm 59 47 Quad City Steamwheelers Denny Sanford Premier Center [49]
April 29 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers 46 53 Arizona Rattlers BOK Center [50]
April 30 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force 51 54 Bay Area Panthers Pechanga Arena [51]
Week 8
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
May 5 6:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard 49 50 Massachusetts Pirates Resch Center [52]
May 6 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Quad City Steamwheelers Wells Fargo Arena
May 6 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Tulsa Oilers Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 6 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Vegas Knight Hawks SAP Center
May 6 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Northern Arizona Wranglers Tucson Convention Center
May 7 3:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters 67 15 Duke City Gladiators Comerica Center
Week 9
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
May 12 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Sioux Falls Storm Vibrant Arena at The MARK
May 13 3:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard San Diego Strike Force Resch Center
May 13 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Massachusetts Pirates Wells Fargo Arena
May 13 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Tucson Sugar Skulls Rio Rancho Events Center
May 13 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Frisco Fighters BOK Center
May 13 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Bay Area Panthers Findlay Toyota Center
May 13 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Arizona Rattlers Dollar Loan Center
Week 10
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
May 20 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Quad City Steamwheelers DCU Center
May 20 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Resch Center
May 20 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Sioux Falls Storm Tucson Convention Center
May 20 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Northern Arizona Wranglers Footprint Center
May 20 9:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Frisco Fighters SAP Center
May 20 10:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Tulsa Oilers Dollar Loan Center
May 21 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Duke City Gladiators Pechanga Arena
Week 11
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
May 26 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Sioux Falls Storm Wells Fargo Arena
May 26 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Green Bay Blizzard Vibrant Arena at The MARK
May 27 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Massachusetts Pirates BOK Center
May 27 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters San Diego Strike Force Comerica Center
May 27 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Northern Arizona Wranglers Rio Rancho Events Center
May 27 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Bay Area Panthers Tucson Convention Center
May 27 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Vegas Knight Hawks Footprint Center
Week 12
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
June 3 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Frisco Fighters DCU Center
June 3 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Green Bay Blizzard Wells Fargo Arena
June 3 8:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers Duke City Gladiators SAP Center
June 3 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Arizona Rattlers Findlay Toyota Center
June 3 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Tucson Sugar Skulls Dollar Loan Center
June 4 5:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Tulsa Oilers Pechanga Arena
Week 13
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
June 9 7:05 p.m. CT Green Bay Blizzard Quad City Steamwheelers Resch Center
June 10 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Vegas Knight Hawks DCU Center
June 10 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Frisco Fighters Denny Sanford Premier Center
June 10 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Iowa Barnstormers BOK Center
June 10 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Duke City Gladiators Tucson Convention Center
June 11 5:05 a.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Northern Arizona Wranglers Pechanga Arena
June 11 5:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Bay Area Panthers Footprint Center
Week 14
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
June 17 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Quad City Steamwheelers Wells Fargo Arena
June 17 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Sioux Falls Storm BOK Center
June 17 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Arizona Rattlers Rio Rancho Events Center
June 17 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Frisco Fighters Findlay Toyota Center
June 17 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls San Diego Strike Force Tucson Convention Center
June 17 9:05 p.m. CT Vegas Knight Hawks Bay Area Panthers Dollar Loan Center
Week 15
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
June 23 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Green Bay Blizzard Denny Sanford Premier Center
June 24 6:05 p.m. CT Massachusetts Pirates Tulsa Oilers DCU Center
June 24 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Iowa Barnstormers Vibrant Arena at The MARK
June 24 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Vegas Knight Hawks Rio Rancho Events Center
June 24 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Bay Area Panthers Comerica Center
June 24 8:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Tucson Sugar Skulls Findlay Toyota Center
June 24 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers San Diego Strike Force Footprint Center
Week 16
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
July 1 7:05 p.m. CT Frisco Fighters Sioux Falls Storm Comerica Center
July 1 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Green Bay Blizzard BOK Center
July 1 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Vegas Knight Hawks Tucson Convention Center
July 2 5:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Massachusetts Pirates Footprint Center
Week 17
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
July 8 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Tucson Sugar Skulls Rio Rancho Events Center
July 8 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Sioux Falls Storm Wells Fargo Arena
July 8 7:05 p.m. CT Quad City Steamwheelers Green Bay Blizzard Vibrant Arena at The MARK
July 8 10:05 p.m. CT Northern Arizona Wranglers Massachusetts Pirates Findlay Toyota Center
Jul 10 11:05 p.m. CT Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force SAP Center
Week 18
Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Ref
July 15 7:05 p.m. CT Duke City Gladiators Bay Area Panthers Rio Rancho Events Center
July 15 7:05 p.m. CT Iowa Barnstormers Frisco Fighters Wells Fargo Arena
July 15 7:05 p.m. CT Sioux Falls Storm Massachusetts Pirates Denny Sanford Premier Center
July 15 7:05 p.m. CT Tulsa Oilers Quad City Steamwheelers BOK Center
July 15 8:05 p.m. CT San Diego Strike Force Vegas Knight Hawks Pechanga Arena
July 15 8:05 p.m. CT Tucson Sugar Skulls Green Bay Blizzard Tucson Convention Center
July 15 8:05 p.m. CT Arizona Rattlers Northern Arizona Wranglers Footprint Center

References
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  2. "XFL & IFL Announce Player Personnel Partnership". www.xfl.com.
  3. "Ifl Adding Expansion Team in 2023 in Tulsa, Ok".
  4. Sauter, Aaron. "IFL Acquisitions: Vegas Knight Hawks Could Have Most Upside in IFL". xflnewshub.com.
  5. "Columbus Wild Dogs - Official Website". Columbus Wild Dogs.
  6. Timmerman, Lee (October 7, 2022). "Bismarck Bucks will not play in 2023". www.kfyrtv.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
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  8. "IFL Standings". goifl.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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  10. "IFL Week 1 Game Recap: Arizona Rattlers and Frisco Fighters Open 2023 Season With Wins On The Road". xflnewshub.com.
  11. Quad City v. Arizona Box Score Archived
  12. Green Bay v. Frisco Box Score
  13. "IFL Game Previews Week 2: Bay Area Panthers Face A Huge Challenge To Start Their Season". xflnewshub.com.
  14. "IFL Game Recaps Week 2: Massachusetts Pirates Start Season With A Home Victory Despite An Inconsistent Performance". xflnewshub.com.
  15. Frisco v. Tulsa Box Score
  16. Northern Arizona v. Duke City Box Score
  17. Vegas v. Iowa Box Score
  18. Massachusetts v. Green Bay Box Score
  19. San Diego v. Quad City Box Score
  20. Bay Area v. Arizona Box Score
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  23. Green Bay v. Iowa Box Score
  24. Quad City v. Sioux Falls Box Score
  25. Duke City v. Frisco Box Score
  26. Northern Arizona v. Vegas Box Score
  27. Massachusetts v. Bay Area Box Score Archived
  28. San Diego v. Tucson
  29. "IFL Week 4 Preview: Contenders and Pretenders Clash in Exciting Matchups". xflnewshub.com.
  30. Duke City v. Tulsa Box Score
  31. Arizona v. Tucson Score
  32. Vegas v. San Diego Score
  33. Sioux Falls v. Iowa
  34. Frisco v. Massachusetts
  35. Tulsa v. Quad City
  36. Arizona v. Duke City
  37. Sioux Falls v. Green Bay
  38. Northern Arizona v. San Diego
  39. Bay Area v. Tucson
  40. Green Bay v. Sioux Falls
  41. Vegas v. Duke City
  42. Frisco v. Arizona
  43. Iowa v. Tulsa
  44. Quad City v. Massachusetts
  45. Tucson v. San Diego
  46. Bay Area v. Northern Arizona
  47. Massachusetts v. Iowa
  48. Vegas v. Northern Arizona
  49. Sioux Falls v. Quad City
  50. Tulsa v. Arizona
  51. San Diego v. Bay Area
  52. Green Bay v. Massachusetts

See also
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