The 2009 Indoor Football League season was the inaugural season of the Indoor Football League, a league formed as a merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. The regular season began on Friday, March 13 and ended on Saturday, July 11. The league champions were the Billings Outlaws, who defeated the RiverCity Rage in the 2009 United Bowl.
Standings
United Conference AtlanticTeamWLPCTx-Maryland Maniacs104y-Rochester Raiders95y-RiverCity Rage86Saginaw Sting311Muskegon Thunder113 CentralTeamWLPCTz-Omaha Beef113y-Bloomington Extreme104y-Wichita Wild86Sioux Falls Storm68Sioux City Bandits410
Intense Conference Lone StarTeamWLPCTx-El Paso Generals122y-Abilene Ruff Riders86y-San Angelo Stampede Express59Corpus Christi Hammerheads59Odessa Roughnecks311 PacificTeamWLPCTz-Billings Outlaws122y-Fairbanks Grizzlies77y-Colorado Ice59Alaska Wild014
z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot
Playoffs
Awards
Individual season awards Award Winner Position Team Most Valuable Player Chris Dixon QB BIL Offensive Player of the Year Chris Dixon QB BIL Defensive Player of the Year Michael Landry DB BIL Special Teams Player of the Year Demarcus James KR AK Offensive Rookie of the Year Darius Fudge RB WIC Defensive Rookie of the Year Michael Eby DB BIL Coach of the Year Brian Brents HC EP
1st Team All-IFL
OffenseQuarterbackChris Dixon, BillingsRunning backDarius Fudge, WichitaWide receiverJames Walton, BillingsClinton Solomon, WichitaDeAngelo Woodie, El PasoOffensive linemanBruce McCaleb, Sioux FallsJermaine Pruitt, El PasoJordon Piccou, Sioux CityDefenseDefensive lineMichael Landry, BillingsRon Ellington, El PasoEddie Bynes, RochesterLinebackerJoe Bevis, River CityLamont Reid, WichitaDefensive backJoey Longoria, AbileneLaRoche Jackson, BloomingtonBrent Hafford, Omaha
Special teamsKickerPeter Christofilakos, BloomingtonKick returnerDemarcus James, Alaska
2nd Team All-IFL
OffenseQuarterbackTommy Jones, El PasoRunning backSean Treasure, Sioux FallsWide receiverLonnie Sanders, FairbanksJimmy Conner, OdessaRob Mager, RochesterOffensive linemanCharleston Gray, WichitaTyree Spinner, MarylandKiamni Jones, OmahaDefenseDefensive endOby Arah, MarylandCorey Johnsen, Sioux FallsMichael Bazemore, OutlawsLinebackerKyle McKenzie, SaginawTonga Spetlar, OmahaDefensive backJames Temple, BloomingtonMike Hill, MarylandMichael Eby, Billings
Special teamsKickerScott Greene, MuskegonKick returnerRandy Kelly, Wichita
References