Post by Monika on Nov 17, 2020 21:21:01 GMT -8
Overview
The following is the 2021 schedule for the Spokane Shock. 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 Bismarck Bucks, Green Bay Blizzard, Louisville Xtreme and Massachusetts Pirates have opted to play an additional two games each. The extra games will count against 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 Shock return to indoor football after a three-year hiatus. They made the jump from the Arena Football League to the IFL prior to the 2016 season and, due to trademark obstacles, were forced to rebrand as the Spokane Empire for their two seasons in their new league. Ownership bought the trademark and the Shock are back in business in the IFL. They were all set for the 2020 season prior to the pandemic, having announced their move to the league on September 30, 2019. They advanced to the United Bowl in 2016, only to be turned back by the Storm, 55-34. The following year, they failed to make the playoffs. Historically, the Shock won the Arena Bowl in 2010 and af2's Arena Cup in 2006 and 2009. Their head coach is Billy Back.
UPDATE: This schedule updated on June 14 to reflect the termination of the Louisville Xtreme after seven weeks into the 2021 IFL Season.
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 with the exception of games on the Stadium network. The games on Stadium are noted in the schedule SCtoC will provide previews each game, as well as recaps of most IFL games upon their conclusion. In the schedule below. Home games are noted in bold orange. 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 -- BYE
Week 2 -- BYE
MAY
Week 3 -- BYE
Week 4 -- Sat., May 15 - Frisco Fighters (L 33-36) - Recap
Week 5 -- Sat., May 22 - at Massachusetts Pirates (W 34-26)
Week 6 -- BYE
JUNE
Week 7 -- Sat., June 5 - at Northern Arizona Wranglers (W 42-24)
Week 8 -- Sat., June 12 - at Sioux Falls Storm (W 50-32) - Recap
Week 9 -- Sat., June 19 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (W 63-37)
Week 10 -- Fri., June 25 - at Arizona Rattlers (L 35-56) - Recap
JULY
Week 11 -- Sat., July 3 -
Week 12 -- Sat., July 10 - Sioux Falls Storm (W 46-35)
Week 13 -- Sat., July 17 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (W 45-34) - Recap
Week 14 -- Sat., July 24 - at Duke City Gladiators (L 61-68)
Week 15 -- Sat., July 31 - Massachusetts Pirates (L 57-63 - 2OT) - Recap
AUGUST
Week 16 -- Sat., August 7 - at Frisco Fighters (L 34-45)
Week 17 -- Fri,. August 13 - Arizona Rattlers (L 20-30) - Recap
Week 18 -- Sat., August 21 -
PLAYOFFS
AUGUST
First Round-- Sat., August 28 - at Frisco Fighters (L 33-44) - Recap
IFL Team Venues
Arizona Rattlers - Footprint Center; 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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