Post by Monika on Dec 5, 2019 22:11:59 GMT -8
Overview
The following is the 2020 schedule for the Bismarck Bucks.
Entering their second Indoor Football League season after moving over from Champions Indoor Football in late 2018, The Bucks will look to get into the eight-team playoff field. They finished 2019 with a mark of 2-12. The Bucks signature win of their first IFL campaign came against the Quad City Steamwheelers in Week 10 by a 51-48 score. The Bucks are entering their fourth overall season as an indoor football franchise.
Bismarck opens its 2020 season at home against the San Diego Strike Force on March 8th. The have a pair of two-game home stands in late March and in the middle of May. They have one two-game road trip which occurs in early April. Bismarck also has the opportunity to play all three of the IFL's expansion teams (Spokane Shock, Frisco Fighters, and Oakland Panthers) during the course of the year. The Bucks close out their regular season on June 13th with a visit to Tucson to face the Sugar Skulls. They have byes in the last two weeks of the IFL season.
Each IFL team plays 14 games (seven home and seven away), and has three bye weeks. The Bucks byes come in Weeks 12, 16 and 17. They play their home games at Bismarck Events Center at Bismark, North Dakota. Rod Miller is the team's head coach.
All Bucks games will be broadcast locally on the radio and will be available for streaming through those stations. SCtoC will provide links in its previews of the games, as well as recaps of each IFL game. Broadcast information for each game is forthcoming and will be updated on this page when available.
Below is the Bucks 2020 schedule. Home games are noted in bold orange. Times and dates are subject to change. All times are pacific. Click on the final score for the boxscore and Recap for SCtoC's original recap of this game.
Overview prepared by @Nevadanut
Schedule
Week 1 -- Sun., March 8 - San Diego Strike Force (L 36-50) - Recap
Week 2 -- Sun., March 15 - at Sioux Falls Storm, 1:05 p.m.
Week 3 -- Sun., March 22 - Spokane Shock, 12:05 p.m.
Week 4 -- Sun., March 29 - Iowa Barnstormers, Iowa Barnstormers, 12:05 p.m.
APRIL
Week 5 -- Sat., April 4 - at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Week 6 -- Sat., April 11 - at Quad City Steamwheelers, 5:05 p.m.
Week 7 -- Sat., April 18 - Cedar Rapids River Kings, 4:05 p.m.
Week 8 -- Sat., April 25 - at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
MAY
Week 9 -- Sat., May 2 - at Oakland Panthers, 6:05 p.m.
Week 10 -- Sat., May 9 - Sioux Falls Storm, 4:05 p.m.
Week 11 -- Sat., May 16 - Green Bay Blizzard, 4:05 p.m.
Week 12 -- Bye
Week 13 -- Fri., May 29 - at Green Bay Blizzard, 5:05 p.m.
JUNE
Week 14 -- Sat., June 6 - Iowa Barnstormers, 4:05 p.m.
Week 15 -- Sat., June 13 - at Tucson Sugar Skulls, 6:05 p.m.
Week 16 -- Bye
Week 17 -- Bye
IFL TEAM VENUES
Arizona Rattlers - Gila River Arena; Glendale, Arizona
Bismarck Bucks - Bismarck Event Center; Bismarck, North Dakota
Cedar Rapids River Kings - U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Duke City Gladiators - Tingley Coliseum; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Frisco Fighters - Comerica Center; Frisco, Texas
Green Bay Blizzard - Resch Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin
Iowa Barnstormers- Wells Fargo Arena; Des Moines, Iowa
Oakland Panthers- Oakland Arena; Oakland, California
Quad City Steamwheelers - TaxSlayer Center; Moline, Illinois
San Diego Strike Force - Pechanga Arena San Diego; San Diego, California
Sioux Falls Storm - Denny Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Spokane Shock - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena; Spokane, Washington
Tucson Sugar Skulls - Tucson Convention Center; Tucson, Arizona
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