2024 Indoor Football League season

2024 IFL season
League	Indoor Football League
Sport	Indoor football
Duration	March 16 – July 21
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	Broadcast CBS Sports Live streaming YouTube
Eastern Conference champions	Massachusetts Pirates
Eastern Conference runners-up	Green Bay Blizzard
Western Conference champions	Arizona Rattlers
Western Conference runners-up	San Diego Strike Force
Finals champions	Arizona Rattlers
Runners-up	Massachusetts Pirates

The 2024 Indoor Football League season was the sixteenth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It is also the second year it functions as a de facto minor league of the UFL, having originally started as a partnership with the XFL.

Offseason

IFL to XFL

During the 2023 XFL Draft, reigning IFL Most Valuable Player, T. J. Edwards, was selected by the San Antonio Brahmas and IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kordell Jackson, was drafted by the Orlando Guardians.^[1]

Expansion

On August 20, 2023, the league announced they would be adding the three-time, and defending, National Arena League champions in the Jacksonville Sharks as their 15th franchise.^[2] On September 26, the league added the San Antonio Gunslingers as their 16th franchise to even out the conferences.^[3] The Bismarck Bucks, which last played in the 2022 season, delayed their return to 2025.^[4]

Relocation

On November 6, 2023, the Arizona Rattlers announced their move to Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona and the Massachusetts Pirates announced that they had signed a multi-year lease with the Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, beginning with this season.^[5][6]

Music

Beginning this season, the Indoor Football League has a theme song for all games – "The Indoor War" by Sioux Falls-based musician Denham. The song was released on March 10, 2024.^[7]

Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach
Eastern Conference
Frisco Fighters	Frisco, TX	Comerica Center	3,500	2019	2020	Andre Coles
Green Bay Blizzard	Ashwaubenon, WI	Resch Center	8,600	2003	2010	Corey Roberson
Iowa Barnstormers	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena	15,181	1995	2015	Dave Mogensen
Jacksonville Sharks	Jacksonville, FL	VV Memorial Arena	13,011	2009	2024	Jason Gibson
Massachusetts Pirates	Lowell, MA	Tsongas Center	6,003	2017	2021	Mark Stoute
Quad City Steamwheelers	Moline, IL	Vibrant Arena	9,200	2017	2019	Cory Ross
Sioux Falls Storm	Sioux Falls, SD	DS Premier Center	10,678	2000	2009	Kurtiss Riggs
Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	16,582	2022	2023	Marvin Jones
Western Conference
Arizona Rattlers	Glendale, AZ	Desert Diamond Arena	19,000	1992	2017	Kevin Guy
Bay Area Panthers	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	17,562	2019	2020	Rob Keefe
Duke City Gladiators	Rio Rancho, NM	RR Events Center	6,000	2015	2020	Sherman Carter
Northern Arizona Wranglers	Prescott Valley, AZ	Findlay Toyota Center	6,000	2020	2021	Les Moss
San Antonio Gunslingers	San Antonio, TX	Freeman Coliseum	9,800	2020	2024	Tom Menas
San Diego Strike Force	San Diego, CA	Pechanga Arena	12,000	2018	2019	Taylor Genuser
Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson, AZ	Tucson Arena	8,962	2018	2019	Billy Back
Vegas Knight Hawks	Henderson, NV	Lee's Family Forum	6,019	2021	2022	Mike Davis

Final regular season standings

Eastern Conference Team W L PCT GB CONF PF PA STK ^(1)Green Bay Blizzard[a][b] 13 3 .813 – 13–3 736 529 W3 ^(2)Frisco Fighters[a][b] 13 3 .813 – 7–2 847 704 W5 ^(3)Massachusetts Pirates[c] 8 8 .500 5 8–5 663 635 L2 ^(4)Quad City Steamwheelers[c] 8 8 .500 5 8–8 686 734 L1 Tulsa Oilers 6 10 .375 7 6–8 638 680 W1 Jacksonville Sharks[d] 5 11 .313 8 5–6 601 757 W1 Iowa Barnstormers[d] 5 11 .313 8 5–9 660 779 L1 Sioux Falls Storm 3 13 .188 10 2–13 661 764 L6

Western Conference Team W L PCT GB CONF PF PA STK ^(1)Bay Area Panthers[a] 13 3 .813 – 12–3 665 563 W2 ^(2)Vegas Knight Hawks[e] 11 5 .688 2 9–4 830 680 W2 ^(3)Arizona Rattlers[e] 11 5 .688 2 7–5 784 710 W3 ^(4)San Diego Strike Force 10 6 .625 3 9–5 710 649 L1 Northern Arizona Wranglers 9 7 .563 4 8–7 770 792 L2 San Antonio Gunslingers 8 8 .500 5 4–6 830 847 L1 Duke City Gladiators 3 13 .188 10 3–11 625 740 W1 Tucson Sugar Skulls 2 14 .125 11 2–13 565 723 L9

Legend
^(1)clinched home field advantage throughout IFL playoffs
^(1)clinched home field advantage throughout conference playoffs
^(z)clinched indicated seed
Notes[f][g]
Bay Area finished ahead of Green Bay for the top overall seed based on strength-of-schedule. Conference tiebreaker was used to eliminate Frisco. (see below) Green Bay finished ahead of Frisco based on the conference tiebreaker. Massachusetts finished ahead of Quad City based on the conference tiebreaker. Jacksonville finished ahead of Iowa based on the conference tiebreaker. Vegas finished ahead of Arizona based on the conference tiebreaker. The procedure used to determine tiebreakers is: 1) Conference record 2) Head-to-head record, 3) Strength of schedule, 4) Head-to-head point differential, and 5) Overall point differential[8] When determining which team is the designated home team for the IFL Championship, overall record and conference tiebreakers come first, followed by the above tiebreakers starting from head-to-head.

Season schedule

Regular season

Week 1

Date[9]	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
March 16	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	51	40	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center		[10]
March 17	3:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	44	40	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center

Week 2

Date[11]	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
March 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	32	38	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena	Overtime result	[12]
March 22	7:30 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	25	31	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center	Overtime result
March 23	6:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	24	35	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
March 23	6:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	21	26	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
March 24	5:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	45	43	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
March 25	7:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	32	26	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center

Week 3

Date[13]	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
March 29	6:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	41	49	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center		[14]
March 29	7:30 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	40	49	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
March 30	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	48	54	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center
March 31	5:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	41	47	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center
March 31	5:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	33	39	Vegas Knight Hawks	Dollar Loan Center
April 1	8:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	61	69	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena

Week 4

Date[15]	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
April 6	6:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	57	50	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum		[16]
April 6	6:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	48	24	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
April 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	56	49	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
April 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	32	24	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
April 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	31	39	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center

Week 5

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
April 12	6:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	29	54	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
April 12	9:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	44	66	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
April 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	37	54	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
April 14	3:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	56	40	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
April 14	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	55	45	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
April 14	5:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	44	31	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena

Week 6

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
April 18	6:30 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	36	60	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
April 19	6:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	35	48	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
April 20	6:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	61	35	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
April 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	43	54	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
April 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	49	47	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
April 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	60	33	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
April 20	8:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	50	53	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center
April 20	8:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	23	39	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center

Week 7

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
April 26	6:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	33	40	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
April 26	7:30 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	54	52	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
April 27	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	43	38	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
April 27	8:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	27	42	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
April 27	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	34	31	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena
April 28	3:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	72	59	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
April 28	5:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	33	32	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena
April 28	5:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	35	55	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena

Week 8

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
May 3	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	38	46	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
May 3	7:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	47	44	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
May 4	6:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	62	57	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
May 4	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	53	55	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
May 4	8:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	62	43	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center
May 5	5:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	45	54	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena

Week 9

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
May 10	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	56	49	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
May 10	9:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	64	68	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
May 11	1:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	33	68	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
May 11	3:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	22	42	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
May 11	7:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	34	42	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
May 11	7:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	56	53	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
May 11	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	39	36	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center
May 11	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	38	32	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena

Week 10

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
May 17	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	55	57	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
May 18	1:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	41	40	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
May 18	3:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	38	67	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
May 18	6:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	43	54	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
May 18	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	52	42	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
May 18	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	68	52	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
May 18	8:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	50	51	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena	Overtime result
May 19	5:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	21	47	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena

Week 11

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
May 24	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	54	40	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
May 25	6:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	22	23	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
May 25	8:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	53	55	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
May 25	8:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	31	42	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center
May 25	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	53	60	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center
May 26	5:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	44	41	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena

Week 12

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
May 31	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	36	64	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
June 1	6:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	62	41	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
June 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	47	45	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
June 1	7:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	48	52	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
June 1	7:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	42	34	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
June 1	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	58	52	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
June 1	8:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	21	20	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena

Week 13

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
June 8	12:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	36	33	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
June 8	6:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	42	45	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
June 8	6:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	45	46	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
June 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	49	52	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
June 8	7:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	40	46	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center	Overtime result
June 8	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	47	46	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena
June 8	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	12	51	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center

Week 14

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
June 14	7:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	35	63	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
June 15	6:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	52	51	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center
June 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	27	28	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
June 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	53	39	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
June 15	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	41	55	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
June 15	8:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	35	18	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena
June 15	8:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	49	56	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
June 16	5:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	43	42	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center

Week 15

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
June 22	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	44	30	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
June 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Tulsa Oilers	54	48	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
June 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	27	37	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena
June 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	34	32	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
June 22	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	40	55	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
June 22	8:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	50	55	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
June 22	8:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	41	40	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena
June 23	5:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	68	74	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center

Week 16

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
June 29	6:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	58	57	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
June 29	7:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	32	44	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
June 29	7:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	36	28	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
June 29	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	54	20	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
June 29	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	37	35	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
June 29	8:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	57	43	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center
June 29	8:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	26	55	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena
July 1	6:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	35	52	Massachusetts Pirates	Tsongas Center

Week 17

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
July 6	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	55	58	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
July 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Jacksonville Sharks	69	43	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
July 6	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	44	45	Quad City Steamwheelers	Vibrant Arena	Overtime result
July 6	8:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	59	60	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena
July 7	4:05 p.m. CT	Frisco Fighters	81	55	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center
July 7	5:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	47	46	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center
July 7	5:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	37	44	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena

Week 18

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
July 13	6:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	45	42	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
July 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Sioux Falls Storm	54	65	Iowa Barnstormers	Wells Fargo Arena
July 13	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	39	35	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
July 13	8:05 p.m. CT	San Antonio Gunslingers	49	43	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson Arena
July 13	8:05 p.m. CT	Vegas Knight Hawks	55	45	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Findlay Toyota Center
July 13	8:05 p.m. CT	Duke City Gladiators	28	50	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center

Week 19

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
July 19	7:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	24	44	Tulsa Oilers	BOK Center
July 20	6:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	37	43	Jacksonville Sharks	VV Memorial Arena
July 20	6:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	41	34	San Antonio Gunslingers	Freeman Coliseum
July 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Green Bay Blizzard	51	30	Sioux Falls Storm	DS Premier Center
July 20	7:05 p.m. CT	Iowa Barnstormers	47	59	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
July 20	8:05 p.m. CT	Bay Area Panthers	30	20	San Diego Strike Force	Pechanga Arena
July 20	8:05 p.m. CT	Tucson Sugar Skulls	25	49	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
July 21	4:05 p.m. CT	Northern Arizona Wranglers	48	69	Duke City Gladiators	RR Events Center

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Postseason

	First round				Second round				National Championship
	July 28 – SAP Center
	W1 Bay Area Panthers	40
					August 5 – Desert Diamond Arena
	W4 San Diego Strike Force	49
					W4 San Diego Strike Force	23
	July 27 – Lee's Family Forum
					W3 Arizona Rattlers	58
	W2 Vegas Knight Hawks	38
									August 17 – Lee's Family Forum
	W3 Arizona Rattlers	39
									W3 Arizona Rattlers	53
	July 26 – Resch Center
									E3 Massachusetts Pirates	16
	E1 Green Bay Blizzard	34
					August 2 – Resch Center
	E4 Quad City Steamwheelers	23
					E1 Green Bay Blizzard	28
	July 27 – Comerica Center
					E3 Massachusetts Pirates	51
	E2 Frisco Fighters	50
	E3 Massachusetts Pirates	53

Round One

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
July 26	7:05 p.m. CT	Quad City Steamwheelers	23	34	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
July 27	6:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	53	50	Frisco Fighters	Comerica Center
July 27	9:05 p.m. CT	Arizona Rattlers	39	38	Vegas Knight Hawks	Lee's Family Forum
July 28	6:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	49	40	Bay Area Panthers	SAP Center

Conference Championships

Date	Time	Away Team	Result		Home Team	Stadium	Notes	Ref
August 2	7:05 p.m. CT	Massachusetts Pirates	51	28	Green Bay Blizzard	Resch Center
August 5	9:05 p.m. CT	San Diego Strike Force	23	58	Arizona Rattlers	Desert Diamond Arena

IFL National Championship

2024 Dollar Loan Center IFL National Championship–Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Massachusetts Pirates	0	0	8	8	16
Arizona Rattlers	8	21	10	14	53

at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada

• Date: August 17, 2024
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Referee: Abram Anaya
• TV: CBS Sports Network
• Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – Jamal Miles 9-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Dawson Evitts Two-point drop-kick), 6:47. Rattlers 8–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 3:18. Second quarter ARI – Shannon Brooks 6-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick), 12:38. 'Rattlers 15–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:13. ARI – Dalton Sneed 10-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick), 3:20. 'Rattlers 22–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:15. ARI – Shannon Brooks 1-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick), :10. 'Rattlers 29–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, :44. Third quarter ARI – Dawson Evitts 23-yard field goal, 9:15. 'Rattlers 32–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 5:45. MAS – Jimmie Robinson 3-yard run (Henry Nell Two-point drop-kick), 8:30 'Rattlers 32–8. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, :45. ARI – Jamal Miles 2-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Dawson Evitts kick), 4:45. Rattlers 39–8. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:59. Fourth quarter ARI – Shannon Brooks 12-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick), 9:23. 'Rattlers 46–8. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:24. ARI – Garrett Kettle 14-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick), 5:40. 'Rattlers 53–8. Drive: 1 plays, 14 yards, :25. MAS – Teo Redding 12-yard pass from Alejandro Bennifield (Henry Nell Two-point drop-kick), 4:20. 'Rattlers 53–16. Drive: 1 plays, 12 yards, :40. Top passers ARI – Dalton Sneed – 10/15, 67 yards, 2 TDS MAS – Alejandro Bennifield – 11/30, 127 yards, TD, 3 INTS Top rushers ARI – Shannon Brooks – 13 rushes, 69 yards, 3 TDS MAS – Jimmie Robinson – 10 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Corey Reed Jr. – 3 receptions, 22 yards MAS – Teo Redding – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week	Special Teams Player of the Week
1	Alejandro Bennifield QB (Massachusetts)	Matt Elam CB (Massachusetts)	Arsiah McCorker WR (Northern Arizona)
2	Ja'Rome Johnson QB (Vegas)	Kishawn Walker CB (San Diego)	Jalyn Cagle RB (Green Bay)
3	Nate Davis QB (San Diego)	Norris Wreen CB (Frisco)	Ernesto Lacayo K (Duke City)
4	Mylik Mitchell QB (Tucson)	Romon Morris CB (Tulsa)	Ernesto Lacayo K (Duke City)
5	Ja'Rome Johnson QB (Vegas)	Justic'e King CB (San Diego)	Michael Hall K (Tulsa)
6	Sam Castronova QB (San Antonio)	Antwon Kincade LB (Bay Area)	TC Stevens K (San Antonio)
7	Daniel Smith QB (Tulsa)	Makel Calhoun LB (Vegas)	DJ Stubbs WR (Jacksonville)
8	Fred Payton Jr. QB (Jacksonville)	Claude Davis DL (Sioux Falls)	Gabriel Rui K (Iowa)
9	Sam Castronova QB (San Antonio)	Ian McBorrough LB (Iowa)	Jarrod Harrington WR (Quad City)
10	Sam Castronova QB (San Antonio)	Laronji Vason-McCoy DB (Sioux Falls)	Kyle Kaplan K (Quad City)
11	Joshua Jones QB (Northern Arizona)	Antwon Kincade LB (Bay Area)	Gabriel Rui K (Iowa)
12	Dalton Sneed QB (Arizona)	Julius Wilkerson LB (Green Bay)	Quian Williams WR (Iowa)
13	Sam Castronova QB (San Antonio)	Ravarius Rivers DB (Green Bay)	Andrew Mevis K (Green Bay)
14	Sam Castronova QB (San Antonio)	Makel Calhoun LB (Vegas)	Elijah Lilly WR (San Diego)
15	Joshua Jones QB (Northern Arizona)	Tyrell Pearson DB (Frisco)	Tramond Lofton DL (Northern Arizona)
16	Arthur Jackson III WR (San Diego)	Dillion Winfrey DB (Arizona)	Ernesto Lacayo K (Duke City)
17	T.J. Edwards QB (Frisco)	Elijah Belle DB (San Diego)	Axel Perez K (Northern Arizona)
18	Ja'Rome Johnson QB (Vegas)	Rafiq Abdul-Wahid DL (Green Bay)	Gabriel Rui K (Iowa)
19	Ja'Rome Johnson QB (Vegas)	Davontae Merriweather DB (Arizona)	Ernesto Lacayo K (Duke City)

Individual awards

Individual Awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team	Ref
IFL Most Valuable Player	Ja'Rome Johnson	Quarterback	Vegas Knight Hawks	[18]
IFL Offensive Player of the Year	Sam Castronova	Quarterback	San Antonio Gunslingers	[19]
IFL Defensive Player of the Year	Ravarius Rivers	Defensive back	Green Bay Blizzard	[20]
IFL Special Teams Player of the Year	Gabriel Rui	Kicker	Iowa Barnstormers	[21]
IFL Offensive Rookie of the Year	Josh Jones	Quarterback	Northern Arizona Wranglers	[22]
IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year	Bryce Hampton	Defensive back	Vegas Knight Hawks	[23]
IFL Head Coach of the Year	Corey Roberson	Head Coach	Green Bay Blizzard	[24]
IFL Assistant Coach of the Year	David Moran	Defensive coordinator	Northern Arizona Wranglers	[25]

Team awards

All-IFL Teams

The teams are split into three groups: the first team, the second team, and the rookie team. Representatives from each IFL team voted on the league's best players.Refs^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

Offense

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Quarterback	Sam Castronova, San Antonio Gunslingers	Ja'Rome Johnson, Vegas Knight Hawks	Josh Jones, Northern Arizona Wranglers
Running back	Jimmie Robinson, Massachusetts Pirates	Shannon Brooks, Arizona Rattlers	EJ Burgess, Green Bay Blizzard
Wide receiver	NyQwan Murray, San Antonio Gunslingers	DJ Myers, San Antonio Gunslingers	John Maldonado, Northern Arizona Wranglers
	Alexis Rosario, Tulsa Oilers	Arthur Jackson III, San Diego Strike Force	Quian Williams, Iowa Barnstormers
	John Maldonado, Northern Arizona Wranglers	Quian Williams, Iowa Barnstormers	Kobay White, Northern Arizona Wranglers
Center	Kyle Davis, Bay Area Panthers	Damian Love, Frisco Fighters	Kevin Toote, Vegas Knight Hawks
Offensive lineman	Lamar Mady, Arizona Rattlers	Johari Branch, Massachusetts Pirates	Tyran Hunt, Frisco Fighters
	Tyran Hunt, Frisco Fighters	Moses Malory, Vegas Knight Hawks	Johari Branch, Massachusetts Pirates

Defense

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Defensive lineman	Noah Lyles, Tulsa Oilers	Ja'Quan Artis, San Diego Strike Force	KeShaun Moore, Quad City Steamwheelers
	Tramond Lofton, Northern Arizona Wranglers	Rafiq Abdul-Wahid, Green Bay Blizzard	Olalere Oladipo, Green Bay Blizzard
	Scean MustinGreen Bay Blizzard	KeShaun Moore, Quad City Steamwheelers	Guy Thomas, Massachusetts Pirates
Linebacker	Jordan Jones, Tulsa Oilers	Makel Calhoun, Vegas Knight Hawks	Makel Calhoun, Vegas Knight Hawks
Linebacker / Defensive back	Antwon Kincade, Bay Area Panthers	Aaron Jackson, Duke City Gladiators	Ethan Caselberry, Frisco Fighters
		Elijah Reed, Sioux Falls Storm	Tyler Watson, Bay Area Panthers
Defensive back	Travion Banks, Northern Arizona Wranglers	Ethan Caselberry, Frisco Fighters	Bryce Hampton, Vegas Knight Hawks
	Ravarius Rivers, Green Bay Blizzard	Joe Foucha, Bay Area Panthers	Joe Foucha, Bay Area Panthers
	Bryce Hampton, Vegas Knight Hawks	Atoa Fox, San Diego Strike Force	Atoa Fox, San Diego Strike Force

Special Teams

Position	First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Kicker	Gabriel Rui, Iowa Barnstormers	Kyle Kaplan, Quad City Steamwheelers	Axel Perez, Northern Arizona Wranglers
Kick returner	Jarrod Harrington, Quad City Steamwheelers	Elijah Lilly, San Diego Strike Force	Quian Willams, Iowa Barnstormers

Number of selections per team

Team	Selections
Northern Arizona Wranglers	8
Vegas Knight Hawks	7
Bay Area Panthers	5
Frisco Fighters	5
Green Bay Blizzard	5
San Diego Strike Force	5
Iowa Barnstormers	4
Massachusetts Pirates	4
Quad City Steamwheelers	4
San Antonio Gunslingers	3
Tulsa Oilers	3
Arizona Rattlers	1
Duke City Gladiators	1
Sioux Falls Storm	1
Jacksonville Sharks	0
Tucson Sugar Skulls	0

Media

In 2023, IFL announced a new broadcasting agreement with CBS Sports Network ensuring that the next three IFL National Championship games will air on the network. The deal also allows for additional games to be aired on CBS throughout the agreement.^[31] The remainder of the playoffs will be carried via the Stadium network, with online simulcasts through Stadium's YouTube channel.^[32] All other IFL games will still be streamed through YouTube, while some teams also have individual contracts with local or regional TV and radio channels.

See also

• 2024 American Indoor Football season
• 2024 Arena Football League season
• 2024 National Arena League season
• 2024 The Arena League season
• 2024 UFL season

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