Louisville Xtreme 2021 Schedule

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Overview

The following is the 2021 schedule for the Louisville Xtreme. This updated schedule replaces the previous schedule which was released in the middle of November, 2020. The updates are basically a postponement of the season due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine roll out in regards to the virus.

This season will be the 13th of the Indoor Football League. Several significant and profound adjustments have taken place over the off-season as the 2020 season was postponed, and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Just two games were played during prior to the postponement. In those two games, the San Diego Strike Force defeated the Bismarck Bucks, 50-36. In the other match up, the Quad City Steamwheelers downed the Cedar Rapids River Kings 54-39.

The cancellation of the season led not only the speculation of the 2021 season, but how the league slate would look. It turned out to be a tremendous expansion era, though there were some setbacks. Three teams came in, but one folded. That leaves the league at 12 teams; up from the 10 teams which competed in 2019. There are new teams in Arizona, Massachusetts and Kentucky. The season also will feature the debuts of the Duke City Gladiators, Frisco Fighters and Spokane Shock. All three teams were set for the 2020 season, but did not play a game due to the cancellation. Four teams which were set to play opted out due to concerns and state regulations due to the pandemic. Each team and its arena will determine whether fans will be permitted in the arenas, and how many. Those in attendance will be required to undergo strict protocols prior to entering the arenas.

The base schedule has each team playing 14 games over 15 weeks, with each having a bye. Additionally, the Xtreme, Bismarck Bucks, Green Bay Blizzard and Massachusetts Pirates have opted to play an additional two games each. The extra games will count toward those teams' standings. All teams will have equal games at home versus on the road regardless of the total number of games they play. The additional games by these teams will be played prior to the official week 1 of the IFL season.

The expansion Xtreme are the IFL's newest entry having made their announcement on November 6. Located in northern Kentucky, they are the second most eastern team in the league. They were originally slated to join the National Arena League along with the Tampa Bay Tornadoes, but that league terminated both teams' memberships due to technical disputes. They are the second indoor football team from Louisville; the Louisville Fire played there from 2001 to 2008 in af2. Former Cedar Rapids Titans/River Kings and Nebraska Danger coach Mark Stoute is the head coach of the team.

Click for the entire IFL 2021 Schedule.

All games will be broadcast locally on the radio and will be available for streaming through those stations. Each IFL game will be broadcast live on the league's official YouTube Channel. SCtoC will provide previews each game, as well as recaps of each IFL game upon its conclusion. In the schedule below. Home games are noted in bold red. Times and dates are subject to change. All times are pacific. Where applicable, click on the final score for the boxscore and recap for SCtoC's original recap of the game.

Overview prepared by @Nevadanut


Schedule

APRIL
Week 1 -- Sat., April 24 - Massachusetts Pirates (L 18-49) - Recap
Week 2 -- BYE

MAY
Week 3 -- Fri., May 7 - at Green Bay Blizzard (L 29-49) - Recap
Week 4 -- BYE
Week 5 -- Sat., May 22 - Frisco Fighters (L 26-34)
Week 6 -- Sat., May 29 - Sioux Falls Storm (L 43-49) - Recap

JUNE
Week 7 -- Sat., June 5 - at Massachusetts Pirates (L 37-42) - Recap
Week 8 -- Sat., June 12 - Green Bay Blizzard, 4:05 p.m. 
Week 9 -- Sat., June 19 - at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Week 10 -- Sun., June 27 - Massachusetts Pirates, 4:05 p.m.

JULY
Week 11 -- Sat., July 3 - Spokane Shock , 1:05 p.m.
Week 12 -- Sat., July 10 - Green Bay Blizzard, 5:05 p.m.
Week 13 -- Sat., July 17 - at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
Week 14 -- Sat., July 24 - at Massachusetts Pirates, 4:05 p.m.
Week 15 -- Sat., July 31 - Iowa Barnstormers, 4:05 p.m.

AUGUST
Week 16 -- Sat., August 7 - at Sioux Falls Storm, 5:05 p.m.
Week 17 -- Sat., August 14 - at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
Week 18 -- Sat., August 21 - at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.


IFL Team Venues

Arizona Rattlers - Phoenix Suns Arena; Phoenix, Arizona
Bismarck Bucks - Bismarck Event Center; Bismarck, North Dakota
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
Louisville Xtreme - KFC Yum! Center; Louisville, Kentucky
Massachusetts Pirates - DCU Center; Worcester, Massachusetts
Northern Arizona Wranglers - Findlay Toyota Center; Prescott Valley, Arizona
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


IFL Geographical Team Map




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[Nevadanut]

In a series leading up to the 2021 season, the IFL's Fred Shaffer is getting some input from each of the IFL coaches for next season in his "Coach Speak" series. In this edition, courtesy of the IFL's official YouTube Channel, Louisville Xtreme head coach Mark Stoute is on tap. The video appears below.