2022 IFL Schedule

[David]

Overview
  
The following is the full schedule for the 2022 IFL Season.

After the cancelled 2020 season which only saw two games played before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the remainder of the season, the 2021 IFL season was one of highs and lows; from the termination of the membership of the Louisville Xtreme to the first ever championship won by the Massachusetts Pirates, fresh off the move from the NAL after three seasons (two, not counting the wiped out 2020 NAL season). The Pirates would defeat the heavily favored Arizona Rattlers in a 37-34 thriller in the 2021 United Bowl (aka United Bowl XII).

The 14th season of the IFL will yield 14 teams in 2022, up from the 11 that completed last season after the dismissal of Louisville. The replacement for Louisville will be the expansion Vegas Knight Hawks, who will play at the brand new Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, NV. The Knight Hawks are owned by Bill Foley, the primary owner of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, and the AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights. The Silver Knights will be the sibling tenant for the Knight Hawks at the Dollar Loan Center.

Three out of four teams that went dormant in 2021 due to financial hardships and state restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic will see their return this year. The Quad City Steamwheelers and the San Diego Strike Force, both of which joined in 2019, return in 2022. The Oakland Panthers, who never got the chance to take the field in Week 2 of the 2020 season, return, but rebranded as the Bay Area Panthers as the team has moved to San Jose, CA. The Cedar Rapids River Kings were the only dormant franchise not to return, despite being listed on the league's website with the designation to return in 2022.

The Columbus Wild Dogs, founded in 2019 and was slated to play in 2021 saw their inaugural season pushed back to 2022. Unfortunately, the Wild Dogs were not included in the 2022 schedule, seeing the franchise's inaugural season delayed once again. The Wild Dogs hope that 2023 will be the year they finally make their IFL debut.

The league will expand from it's originally slated 14-game regular season last season, which was thrown into chaos due to the termination of the Xtreme. This season, all 15 teams will play a 19-week, 16 game schedule with 8 home games, 8 road games, and 3 bye weeks.

2022 will also see the return of conferences for the first time since 2017. The league abolished the Intense and United Conferences after 2017 due to the loss of four franchises going into 2018. Despite adding teams since then, the league had not re-established conferences until this season. However, the conference previously known as the Intense Conference will now be known as the West Conference, and the United Conference will now be known as the Midwest Conference.



The playoff format in 2022 will once again yield eight teams, with the top four teams in each conference will qualify for the 2022 IFL Playoffs.

Each week's games will appear most recent at the top of the post. Final results will be updated following the conclusion of the games and listed in ascending order. Where applicable, click on the final score to view the IFL's game tracker for the complete box score, and click the Recap link to read the SCtoC recap of the game.

NOTE: All game times are listed in the Pacific timezone and are subject to change.

All games will be streamed on the IFL's Official YouTube Channel. Stadium, the league's national broadcast platform, is expected to return in 2022, but has not been confirmed at this time.

Playoffs

IFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Sat., August 13 - Northern Arizona Wranglers 47, Quad City Steamwheelers 45 - Recap

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Eastern Conference: Fri., July 29 - #3 Quad City Steamwheelers 48, #1 Frisco Fighters (H) 41 - Recap
Western Conference: Sat., July 30 - #2 Northern Arizona Wranglers 52, #1 Arizona Rattlers (H) 51 - Recap

FIRST ROUND
Eastern Conference: Fri., July 22 - #3 Quad City Steamwheelers 39, #2 Massachusetts Pirates (H) 38 (OT) - Recap
Eastern Conference: Fri., July 22 - #1 Frisco Fighters (H) 64, #4 Iowa Barnstormers 39 - Recap
Western Conference: Sat., July 23 - #2 Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 49, #3 Tucson Sugar Skulls 30 - Recap
Western Conference: Sun., July 24 - #1 Arizona Rattlers (H) 53, #4 Duke City Gladiators 14 - Recap


Final Regular Season Standings




Regular Season

WEEK 19
Fri., July 15 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 42, Iowa Barnstormers 35 - Recap
Sat., July 16 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 60, San Diego Strike Force 17
Sat., July 16 - Frisco Fighters (H) 35, Sioux Falls Storm 28 - Recap
Sat., July 16 - Duke City Gladiators (H) 39, Northern Arizona Wranglers 32
Sat., July 16 - Tucson Sugar Skulls 50, Bay Area Panthers (H) 41
Sat., July 16 - Northern Arizona Wranglers at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Bye - Arizona Rattlers, Bismarck Bucks, Duke City Gladiators, Green Bay Blizzard, Massachusetts Pirates, San Diego Strike Force, Vegas Knight Hawks

WEEK 18
Sat., July 9 - Sioux Falls Storm (H) 50, Green Bay Blizzard 42
Sat., July 9 - Iowa Barnstormers at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., July 9 - Frisco Fighters (H) 50, Quad City Steamwheelers 44 (2OT)
Sat., July 9 - Massachusetts Pirates 44, Bay Area Panthers (H) 28
Sat., July 9 - Spokane Shock at Tucson Sugar Skulls, 6:05 p.m.
Sat., July 9 - Iowa Barnstormers 61, Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 48
Sat., July 9 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 46, Bismarck Bucks 21
Sat., July 9 - Duke City Gladiators 53, San Diego Strike Force (H) 51
Sun., July 10 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 49, Vegas Knight Hawks 31 - Recap
Bye - Quad City Steamwheelers

WEEK 17
Sat., July 2 - Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 65, Bay Area Panthers 33 - Recap
Sat., July 2 - Quad City Steamwheelers at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., July 2 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 35, Massachusetts Pirates 26
Sat., July 2 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 40, Northern Arizona Wranglers 28 - Recap
Sat., July 2 - Tucson Sugar Skulls 53, San Diego Strike Force (H) 47
Sat., July 2 - Spokane Shock at Duke City Gladiators, 6:05 p.m.
Bye - Bismarck Bucks, Duke City Gladiators, Frisco Fighters, Green Bay Blizzard, Massachusetts Pirates, Quad City Steamwheelers, Sioux Falls Storm

WEEK 16
Fri., June 24 - San Diego Strike Force at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Fri., June 24 - Quad City Steamwheelers 57, Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 56 - Recap
Sat., June 25 - Frisco Fighters (H) 50, Green Bay Blizzard 27
Sat., June 25 - Iowa Barnstormers 49, Bismarck Bucks (H) 30
Sat., June 25 - Massachusetts Pirates 69, Sioux Falls Storm (H) 55
Sat., June 25 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 49, Duke City Gladiators 41 - Recap
Sat., June 25 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 54, Tucson Sugar Skulls 24
Bye - Bay Area Panthers, San Diego Strike Force

WEEK 15
Fri., June 17 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 46, Bismarck Bucks 36 - Recap
Fri., June 17 - Green Bay Blizzard (H) 42, Sioux Falls Storm 40 - Recap
Sat., June 18 - Frisco Fighters 62, Iowa Barnstormers (H) 42
Sat., June 18 - Arizona Rattlers 58, Duke City Gladiators (H) 38 - Recap
Sat., June 18 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 39, Vegas Knight Hawks 32
Sat., June 18 - San Diego Strike Force (H) 66, Bay Area Panthers 26
Sun., June 19 - Spokane Shock at Massachusetts Pirates, 10:05 a.m.
Bye - Massachusetts Pirates, Northern Arizona Wranglers

WEEK 14
Sat., June 11 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 48, Green Bay Blizzard 30 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 49, San Diego Strike Force 23 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Quad City Steamwheelers at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., June 11 - Frisco Fighters (H) 47, Duke City Gladiators 46 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Sioux Falls Storm (H) 49, Bismarck Bucks 44 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 37, Arizona Rattlers 34 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 58, Bay Area Panthers 33 - Recap
Sat., June 11 - Duke City Gladiators at Spokane Shock
Bye - Iowa Barnstormers, Quad City Steamwheelers

WEEK 13
Fri., June 3 - Green Bay Blizzard (H) 31, Quad City Steamwheelers 13 - Recap
Sat., June 4 - Frisco Fighters 55, Bismarck Bucks (H) 24 
Sat., June 4 - Sioux Falls Storm 42, Iowa Barnstormers (H) 34
Sat., June 4 - Northern Arizona Wranglers at Duke City Gladiators, 6:05 p.m.
Sat., June 4 - Duke City Gladiators (H) 51, Massachusetts Pirates 43 - Recap
Sat., June 4 - Arizona Rattlers 83, Bay Area Panthers (H) 21
Sat., June 4 - Massachusetts Pirates at San Diego Strike Force, 7:05 p.m.
Sat., June 4 - Northern Arizona Wranglers 35, San Diego Strike Force (H) 17 - Recap
Sat., June 4 - Vegas Knight Hawks at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Bye - Tucson Sugar Skulls, Vegas Knight Hawks

WEEK 12
Fri., May 27 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 34, Green Bay Blizzard 24 - Recap
Sat., May 28 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 28, Bismarck Bucks 25 - Recap
Sat., May 28 - Sioux Falls Storm 62, Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 55 - OT
Sat., May 28 - Bay Area Panthers at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., May 28 - Frisco Fighters (H) 42, Vegas Knight Hawks 21
Sat., May 28 - Duke City Gladiators (H) 54, San Diego Strike Force 49 - Recap
Sat., May 28 - Northern Arizona Wranglers 34, Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 32 - Recap
Sun., May 29 - Spokane Shock at Arizona Rattlers, 3:05 p.m.
Sun., May 29 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 38, Bay Area Panthers 23 - Recap
Bye - Vegas Knight Hawks

WEEK 11
Fri., May 20 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 47, Bismarck Bucks 44
Fri., May 20 - Green Bay Blizzard (H) 30, Iowa Barnstormers 27 - Recap
Sat., May 21 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 43, Sioux Falls Storm 42 - Recap
Sat., May 21 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 52, Bay Area Panthers 27
Sat., May 21 - Frisco Fighters 48, Arizona Rattlers (H) 45
Sat., May 21 - Duke City Gladiators 47, Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 21
Sat., May 21 - Tucson Sugar Skulls 69, San Diego Strike Force (H) 65 - Recap
Bye - Spokane Shock

WEEK 10
Fri., May 13 - Quad City Steamwheelers 48, Green Bay Blizzard (H) 30 - Recap
Sat., May 14 - Vegas Knight Hawks 68, San Diego Strike Force (H) 23 - Recap
Sat., May 14 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 41, Bismarck Bucks 36
Sat., May 14 - Frisco Fighters 57, Sioux Falls Storm (H) 39 - Recap
Sat., May 14 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 36, Tucson Sugar Skulls 21 - Recap
Sat., May 14 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 59, Massachusetts Pirates 29
Sat., May 14 - Bay Area Panthers at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Bye - Bay Area Panthers, Duke City Gladiators

WEEK 9
Sat., May 7 - Green Bay Blizzard 55, Bismarck Bucks (H) 14 - Recap
Sat., May 7 - Massachusetts Pirates at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., May 7 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 63, Quad City Steamwheelers 47 - Recap
Sat., May 7 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 74, Arizona Rattlers 63 - Recap
Sat., May 7 - Duke City Gladiators 43, Bay Area Panthers (H) 20 - Recap
Sat., May 7 - Northern Arizona Wranglers at San Diego Strike Force, 7:05 p.m.
Sun., May 8 - Spokane Shock at Vegas Knight Hawks, 3:05 p.m.
Sun., May 8 - Northern Arizona Wranglers 45, Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 18 - Recap
Mon., May 9 - Massachusetts Pirates 51, San Diego Strike Force (H) 30 - Recap
Byes - Frisco Fighters, Quad City Steamwheelers, Sioux Falls Storm

WEEK 8
Fri., April 29 - Sioux Falls Storm (H) 50, Iowa Barnstormers 47 - OT - Recap
Sat., April 30 - Spokane Shock at Frisco Fighters, 5:05 p.m.
Sat., April 30 - Arizona Rattlers 49, Frisco Fighters (H) 35 - Recap
Sat., April 30 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 49, Green Bay Blizzard 31
Sat., April 30 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 42, Duke City Gladiators 41
Sun., May 1 - Vegas Knight Hawks 46, Massachusetts Pirates (H) 44 - Recap
Sun., May 1 - San Diego Strike Force 38, Bismarck Bucks (H) 28 - Recap
Sun., May 1 - Northern Arizona Wranglers 65, Bay Area Panthers (H) 34 - Recap

WEEK 7
Fri., April 22 - Sioux Falls Storm (H) 49, Bay Area Panthers 27 - Recap
Sat., April 23 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 36, Iowa Barnstormers 22
Sat., April 23 - Frisco Fighters (H) 42, Duke City Gladiators 41
Sat., April 23 - Quad City Steamwheelers 36, Bismarck Bucks (H) 17
Sat., April 23 - Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 72, Northern Arizona Wranglers 62
Sat., April 23 - Arizona Rattlers at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Sun., April 24 - Green Bay Blizzard (H) 34, Vegas Knight Hawks 25 - Recap
Bye - Arizona Rattlers, San Diego Strike Force

WEEK 6
Fri., April 15 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 66, San Diego Strike Force 33 - Recap
Sat., April 16 - Green Bay Blizzard (H) 38, Massachusetts Pirates 31 (OT) - Recap
Sat., April 16 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 47, Sioux Falls Storm 37
Sat., April 16 - Duke City Gladiators (H) 57, Tucson Sugar Skulls 52 - Recap
Sat., April 16 - Frisco Fighters 68, Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 51
Sat., April 16 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 30, Vegas Knight Hawks 20 - Recap
Mon., April 18 - Spokane Shock at Bay Area Panthers, 6:05 p.m.
Mon., April 18 - Bismarck Bucks 76, Bay Area Panthers (H) 46 - Recap

WEEK 5
Fri., April 8 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 34, Sioux Falls Storm 24 
Fri., April 8 - Arizona Rattlers 67, Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 20 - Recap
Sat., April 9 - Frisco Fighters 38, Green Bay Blizzard (H) 36 - Recap
Sat., April 9 - Duke City Gladiators (H) 50, Bay Area Panthers 28 - Recap
Sat., April 9 - San Diego Strike Force 67, Tucson Sugar Skulls (H) 66
Sun., April 10 - Massachusetts Pirates 54, Bismarck Bucks (H) 43 - Recap
Byes - Iowa Barnstormers, Northern Arizona Wranglers, Spokane Shock

WEEK 4
Fri., April 1 - Bismarck Bucks at Frisco Fighters, 5:35 p.m.
Fri., April 1 - Frisco Fighters (H) 56, Tucson Sugar Skulls 34
Sat., April 2 - Iowa Barnstormers (H) 36, Green Bay Blizzard 18 - Recap
Sat., April 2 - Arizona Rattlers 43, Duke City Gladiators (H) 21
Sat., April 2 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 45, San Diego Strike Force 28
Sat., April 2 - Tucson Sugar Skulls at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Sun., April 3 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 36, Quad City Steamwheelers 25 - Recap
Mon., April 4 - Vegas Knight Hawks 53, Bay Area Panthers (H) 27 - Recap
Bye - Bismarck Bucks, Sioux Falls Storm

WEEK 3
Sat., March 26 - Spokane Shock at Northern Arizona Wranglers, 6:05 p.m.
Sat., March 26 - Northern Arizona Wranglers (H) 49, Bay Area Panthers 20
Sat., March 26 - Frisco Fighters 60, Duke City Gladiators (H) 33
Sun., March 27 - Tucson Sugar Skulls 48, Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 39 - Recap
Sun., March 27 - Bismarck Bucks (H) 29, Green Bay Blizzard 27 - Recap
Mon., March 28 - Iowa Barnstormers 45, Sioux Falls Storm (H) 31 - Recap
Mon., March 28 - Arizona Rattlers 48, San Diego Strike Force (H) 10 - Recap
Byes - Bay Area Panthers, Massachusetts Pirates, Quad City Steamwheelers

WEEK 2
Fri., March 18 - Quad City Steamwheelers (H) 46, Iowa Barnstormers 24
Fri., March 18 - Massachusetts Pirates at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Fri., March 18 - Vegas Knight Hawks (H) 22, Northern Arizona Wranglers 9 - Recap
Sat., March 19 - Sioux Falls Storm 38, Bismarck Bucks (H) 36 - Recap
Sat., March 19 - Arizona Rattlers (H) 50, Duke City Gladiators 28
Mon., March 21 - Bay Area Panthers (H) 38, San Diego Strike Force 33 - Recap
Byes - Frisco Fighters, Green Bay Blizzard, Massachusetts Pirates, Tucson Sugar Skulls

WEEK 1
Sat., March 12 - Massachusetts Pirates (H) 30, Frisco Fighters 27 - Recap
Sun., March 13 - Bismarck Bucks 26, Green Bay Blizzard (H) 23 - Recap
Sun., March 13 - Sioux Falls Storm (H) 35, Quad City Steamwheelers 24 - Recap
Byes - Arizona Rattlers, Bay Area Panthers, Duke City Gladiators, Iowa Barnstormers, Northern Arizona Wranglers, San Diego Strike Force, Spokane Shock, Tucson Sugar Skulls, Vegas Knight Hawks

IFL Team Venues

Arizona Rattlers - Footprint Center; Phoenix, Arizona
Bay Area Panthers - SAP Center at San Jose; San Jose, California
Bismarck Bucks - Bismarck Event Center; Bismarck, North Dakota
Duke City Gladiators - Rio Rancho Events Center; Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Frisco Fighters - Comerica Center; Frisco, Texas
Green Bay Blizzard - Resch Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin
Iowa Barnstormers - Wells Fargo Center; Des Moines, Iowa
Massachusetts Pirates - DCU Center; Worcester, Massachusetts
Northern Arizona Wranglers - Findlay Toyota Center; Prescott Valley, Arizona
Quad City Steamwheelers - TaxSlayer Center; Moline, Illinois
San Diego Strike Force - Pechanga Arena; 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
Vegas Knight Hawks - Dollar Loan Center; Henderson, Nevada

IFL Team Geographical Map




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[alecs]

Hey David!

I'm glad you updated the schedule to reflect Spokane's termination from the league. One note I observed, you have Vegas @ San Diego twice on this schedule (in Week 10 and again in Week 13). The Week 13 tilt should be Northern Arizona @ San Diego.

In addition, the newly scheduled Week 19 matchup between San Diego & Massachusetts has a 7:05 ET kickoff time, according to the Pirates' website and Twitter (rather than a 12:05 ET or 9:05 AM PT kickoff as it's listed currently).

Also wouldn't hurt to update the Conference Alignment graphic to remove or cross out Spokane, but that's just a suggestion.

Aside from those few changes, great job with keeping this up to date!

[David]

Feb 26, 2022 8:20:24 GMT -8 alecs said:

Hey David!

I'm glad you updated the schedule to reflect Spokane's termination from the league. One note I observed, you have Vegas @ San Diego twice on this schedule (in Week 10 and again in Week 13). The Week 13 tilt should be Northern Arizona @ San Diego.

Fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out. 

In addition, the newly scheduled Week 19 matchup between San Diego & Massachusetts has a 7:05 ET kickoff time, according to the Pirates' website and Twitter (rather than a 12:05 ET or 9:05 AM PT kickoff as it's listed currently).

I went by what was on the league website when I updated the schedule. The announcement schedule (and the league's calendar site) have it listed it for 12:05 p.m. CT. But I'll go change it by what the Pirates put.

Also wouldn't hurt to update the Conference Alignment graphic to remove or cross out Spokane, but that's just a suggestion.

Monika was in charge of updating that graphic. We need to update the ones on the team schedules as well, as they still list Midwest Conference instead of the recently changed Eastern Conference.

[DiamondThief]

Feb 26, 2022 8:20:24 GMT -8 alecs said:

Hey David!

I'm glad you updated the schedule to reflect Spokane's termination from the league. One note I observed, you have Vegas @ San Diego twice on this schedule (in Week 10 and again in Week 13). The Week 13 tilt should be Northern Arizona @ San Diego.

In addition, the newly scheduled Week 19 matchup between San Diego & Massachusetts has a 7:05 ET kickoff time, according to the Pirates' website and Twitter (rather than a 12:05 ET or 9:05 AM PT kickoff as it's listed currently).

Also wouldn't hurt to update the Conference Alignment graphic to remove or cross out Spokane, but that's just a suggestion.

Aside from those few changes, great job with keeping this up to date!

Hey Alec, we are working on updating the graphic on all the teams' schedules, as well as this one. We should have it all updated by the end of the weekend.

[alecs]

Feb 26, 2022 15:17:24 GMT -8 DiamondThief said:

Feb 26, 2022 8:20:24 GMT -8 alecs said:

Hey David!

I'm glad you updated the schedule to reflect Spokane's termination from the league. One note I observed, you have Vegas @ San Diego twice on this schedule (in Week 10 and again in Week 13). The Week 13 tilt should be Northern Arizona @ San Diego.

In addition, the newly scheduled Week 19 matchup between San Diego & Massachusetts has a 7:05 ET kickoff time, according to the Pirates' website and Twitter (rather than a 12:05 ET or 9:05 AM PT kickoff as it's listed currently).

Also wouldn't hurt to update the Conference Alignment graphic to remove or cross out Spokane, but that's just a suggestion.

Aside from those few changes, great job with keeping this up to date!

Hey Alec, we are working on updating the graphic on all the teams' schedules, as well as this one. We should have it all updated by the end of the weekend.

Awesome! So excited for another thrilling season, I will be at the Pirates' banner-raising ceremony on Opening Night!

[Monika]

Hey, I'm just curious what people think about the multiple games on multiple days schedule the IFL has had. Some weeks have had games over three and even four days. I know Angi has called for this in her end-of-season roundups the past two years and it seems like we're seeing some of that. Do you guys think it's easier, harder or about the same to watch and cover these games.

My feeling is that it's a good thing, at least mostly. More people get to watch each of the games. It even gave Angi a chance to show me how she writes the recaps. I did one on Sunday and it seemed to go well. 

[alecs]

Apr 6, 2022 16:57:21 GMT -8 Monika said:

Hey, I'm just curious what people think about the multiple games on multiple days schedule the IFL has had. Some weeks have had games over three and even four days. I know Angi has called for this in her end-of-season roundups the past two years and it seems like we're seeing some of that. Do you guys think it's easier, harder or about the same to watch and cover these games.

My feeling is that it's a good thing, at least mostly. More people get to watch each of the games. It even gave Angi a chance to show me how she writes the recaps. I did one on Sunday and it seemed to go well. 

It definitely does seem like the league has possibly received some feedback and set the schedule up with that in mind, at least for roughly first third of the season (up to Week 8). Either that, or their decisions may have been in part due to venue availability. From Week 9 onward, we'll wind up going back to the 2-day setup for most weeks, with two weeks near the end of the season only having Saturday slates.

I do agree with Monika that setting up a more diverse array of kickoff dates/times allows the casual fan to pick and choose which games they want to catch live, especially at the start of the season. It also helps to have the games on YouTube available on demand in case you're unable to watch the game live for whatever reason. And for me, having kickoffs on Fridays/Mondays gives me something to look forward to after working hours.

[Monika]

These are the current IFL standings after week 8. I'm going to start adding standings upon the completion of each week's games.

[alecs]

We've got a change in a Week 9 game... Mass @ San Diego will now kick off on Monday Night (5/9) at 9:05ET/6:05PT. Hasn't been updated yet on the Pirates site but has been on SD's and the IFL's.

[Nevadanut]

May 5, 2022 21:17:17 GMT -8 alecs said:

We've got a change in a Week 9 game... Mass @ San Diego will now kick off on Monday Night (5/9) at 9:05ET/6:05PT. Hasn't been updated yet on the Pirates site but has been on SD's and the IFL's.

I saw that and I'm editing it. Thanks for the notice!

[alecs]

May 1, 2022 15:42:42 GMT -8 Monika said:

These are the current IFL standings after week 8. I'm going to start adding standings upon the completion of each week's games.



Cool beans!! Looks like you've got QC at 3-4, should be 4-3. Aside from that, the records look accurate.

Already halfway through the season almost!! Which means it's nearly time to dust off my playoff machine from last year and update it!

[Monika]

Updated.

[DiamondThief]

Standings heading into week 10

[David]

May 12, 2022 8:38:26 GMT -8 DiamondThief said:

Standings heading into week 10

Kinda surprised Frisco would be ranked above Massachusetts. I'd think the Pirates would have the Tie-Breaker based on beating them in the regular season opener.

[DiamondThief]

May 12, 2022 11:02:55 GMT -8 David said:

May 12, 2022 8:38:26 GMT -8 DiamondThief said:

Standings heading into week 10

Kinda surprised Frisco would be ranked above Massachusetts. I'd think the Pirates would have the Tie-Breaker based on beating them in the regular season opener.

It probably is that way. With the new conference alignment, were still trying to figure out the tiebreaking scenarios. In the past, the IFL hasn't really regarded head-to-head as other leagues do. I think, for now, this is based on points and point differential. In coming weeks we will be shoring up this type of things. Another thing I'm talking with Moni about.

[alecs]

May 12, 2022 11:08:40 GMT -8 DiamondThief said:

May 12, 2022 11:02:55 GMT -8 David said:

Kinda surprised Frisco would be ranked above Massachusetts. I'd think the Pirates would have the Tie-Breaker based on beating them in the regular season opener.

It probably is that way. With the new conference alignment, were still trying to figure out the tiebreaking scenarios. In the past, the IFL hasn't really regarded head-to-head as other leagues do. I think, for now, this is based on points and point differential. In coming weeks we will be shoring up this type of things. Another thing I'm talking with Moni about.

I'd suspect the league will likely come out with an announcement regarding exact tiebreaking methods in the coming weeks. They did this last year (granted, they also had to account for the unexpected Louisville exile). Which if that's any indication of what's to come, I'd suspect strength of victory/strength of schedule would have to be near the top of the tiebreaking list, especially where not all teams have an equally weighted schedule. We'll see if that winds up happening, or if the league uses another primary method.

[Monika]

IFL Standings after week 10.

[David]

My observations so far

- The East is definitely stiffer competition than the West.
- I'm still skeptical about Northern Arizona, but it's hard to deny how good that defense is. I just don't know if it's a product of everyone outside of the Rattlers is mediocre or if it's legitimate.
- Something is up with Massachusetts. They're still a good team, but losing 3 of their last 5 is concerning. I don't get the same vibe as last season's squad, especially on offense.
- Iowa seems to finally be breaking away from the .500 club. Might be their time to start heating up.
- Quad City can be really good they just need to get out of their own way.
- Sioux Falls is not as good as they've been in the past. They're getting favorable reputation in the coaches poll, but this team is not the same as the juggernaut that's dominated the last decade.
- I'm expecting Bismarck might have a coaching change at the end of the season.
- In a Captain Obvious statement, Bay Area is by far the worst team in the IFL (San Diego's not too far off). They look outmatched in just about every game they're in. If Bay Area returns in 2023, I'd imagine they're gonna purge a lot of coaches.

[alecs]

May 15, 2022 15:32:29 GMT -8 David said:

My observations so far

- The East is definitely stiffer competition than the West.
- I'm still skeptical about Northern Arizona, but it's hard to deny how good that defense is. I just don't know if it's a product of everyone outside of the Rattlers is mediocre or if it's legitimate.
- Something is up with Massachusetts. They're still a good team, but losing 3 of their last 5 is concerning. I don't get the same vibe as last season's squad, especially on offense.
- Iowa seems to finally be breaking away from the .500 club. Might be their time to start heating up.
- Quad City can be really good they just need to get out of their own way.
- Sioux Falls is not as good as they've been in the past. They're getting favorable reputation in the coaches poll, but this team is not the same as the juggernaut that's dominated the last decade.
- I'm expecting Bismarck might have a coaching change at the end of the season.
- In a Captain Obvious statement, Bay Area is by far the worst team in the IFL (San Diego's not too far off). They look outmatched in just about every game they're in. If Bay Area returns in 2023, I'd imagine they're gonna purge a lot of coaches.

These are pretty much spot on IMO. As a Pirates fan, I can definitely say that this is not the same team that won the title last year. That said, the 2021 team did take about half the season to really get their feet underneath them - and once they got out of their own way, stopped committing dumb penalties, and overall executing far more consistently, they were able to ride that spectacular win streak that saw them win games at will, authoritatively if I may add. I could see the 2022 squad chart a similar path to an 11- or 12-win finish, especially where there's a precedent where the team has accomplished that before. The schedule from this point on isn't too bad. But it's going to take some rookie players - and vets alike - stepping up their games and gelling more as a unit. That will be vital in a hyper-competitive East, where right now it's shaping up to be a 5-team race for 4 spots (1st and 5th separated by only 2 games), possibly 6 teams if Green Bay has more in the tank, which I believe they do have. I respect that Blizzard defense a ton, it's an underrated unit (3rd best in the IFL by points allowed/gm) that should keep them competitive in most games. Bismarck I'm just not sure they can string together a run.

The West is looking like they'll send the three Arizona teams and either Vegas or Duke City to the postseason. The Wranglers have to be the biggest surprise so far based solely on last year's performance. And SD and Bay Area appear to be mere cannon fodder for the rest of the league unless either can find lightning in a bottle and go on an unexpected heater.

Unsurprisingly, the Rattlers have to be the favorite for the Championship at this point. They were already elite, but now they have that anger and fire in their eyes, borne from losing out in last fall's United Bowl. Barring any significant injuries/USFL signings/etc. that should remain the case as the regular season comes to a close.

[Monika]

Standings after week 11.