Post by Nevadanut on Nov 24, 2017 18:59:07 GMT -8
2/6/18 --
The following is the revised 2018 schedule for the Iowa Barnstormers, released today.
The Barnstormers were established in 1995 in the Arena Football League. They played in af2 in 2001 and from 2008 to 2009. They returned to the AFL in 2010 and competed for six seasons before joining the Indoor Football League beginning for the 2015 season. Last season was their best in several years as they finished 13-3 and advanced to the United Bowl championship before falling to the Sioux Falls Storm, 66-32. The Storm would go on to lose to the Arizona Rattlers in the United Bowl, 50-41.
Iowa is coached by Dixie Wooten and play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. They were formerly a member of the United Conference (the conferences have been eliminated this season.
The Barnstormers open their 2018 season with a trip to Grand Island to face the Nebraska Danger on Feb. 23 in the IFL season opener. Over the following two games, they welcome last season's Intense conference playoff participants, the defending United Bowl champion Arizona Rattlers on March 10, and runners up the Sioux Falls Storm Danger on March 18. The Barnstormers have a pair of two-game home stands late in the season. They close out the regular season at home against the Cedar Rapids Titans on June 16.
Iowa will play eight home games and six away games in 2018. Each IFL team has three bye weeks over the course of the season, with the exceptions of the Titans and Green Bay Blizzard which have two. The Barnstormers' byes come in weeks 2, 7 and 9.
The Indoor Football League released its schedule originally on November 14, which included eight teams. The revised schedule is the result of an Iowa county court's decision to ban the Bloomington Edge and the West Michigan Ironmen from playing in the IFL (nor any other league) for the 2018 season. Both teams will be eligible to officially join the IFL for the 2019 season. The IFL is entering its 10th season of existence.
All Barnstormers games will be broadcast locally on the radio and will be available for streaming through those stations. SCtoC will provide links in its previews in previews of the games. All IFL games are available to be streamed on video via the IFL's YouTube channel.
Below is the Barnstormers' 2018 schedule. Times and dates are subject to change. All times are pacific.
FEBRUARY
Week 1 -- Sun., February 25 - Iowa Barnstormers at Green Bay Blizzard (W 41-20)
MARCH
Week 2 -- BYE
Week 3 -- Sat., March 10 - Arizona Rattlers at Iowa Barnstormers (W 38-28)
Week 4 -- Sun., March 18 - Sioux Falls Storm at Iowa Barnstormers (L 40-52)
Week 5 -- Sat., March 24 - Iowa Barnstormers at Cedar Rapids Titans (W 59-45)
Week 6 -- Fri., March 30 - Iowa Barnstormers at Nebraska Danger (L 32-43)
APRIL
Week 7 -- BYE
Week 8 -- Sat., April 14 - Nebraska Danger at Iowa Barnstormers (W 41-25)
Week 9 -- BYE
Week 10 -- Sat., April 28 - Green Bay Blizzard at Iowa Barnstormers (W 46-25)
MAY
Week 11 -- Sat., May 5 - Iowa Barnstormers at Sioux Falls Storm (W 49-42)
Week 12 -- Fri., May 11 - Cedar Rapids Titans at Iowa Barnstormers (W 48-21)
Week 13 -- Sun., May 20 - Iowa Barnstormers at Arizona Rattlers (W 69-68) (OT)
Week 14 -- Fri., May 25 - Green Bay Blizzard at Iowa Barnstormers (W 41-14)
JUNE
Week 15 -- Sat., June 2 - Arizona Rattlers at Iowa Barnstormers (W 41-38)
Week 16 -- Fri., June 8 - Iowa Barnstormers at Sioux Falls Storm (L 49-51)
Week 17 -- Sat., June 16 - Cedar Rapids Titans at Iowa Barnstormers (W 54-21)
PLAYOFFS
Semi-Final -- Fri., June 22 - Nebraska Danger at Iowa Barnstormers (W 48-17)
United Bowl -- Sat., July 7 - Sioux Falls Storm at Iowa Barnstormers (W 42-38)
AWAY VENUES
Arizona Rattlers - Talking Stick Resort Arena; Phoenix, Arizona
Cedar Rapids Titans - U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Green Bay Blizzard - Resch Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin
Nebraska Danger - Eihusen Arena; Grand Island, Nebraska
Sioux Falls Storm - Denny Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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