The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62.
Road to the United Bowl
United Conference AtlanticTeamWLPCTx-Maryland Maniacs104y-Rochester Raiders95y-RiverCity Rage86Saginaw Sting311Muskegon Thunder113CentralTeamWLPCTz-Omaha Beef113y-Bloomington Extreme104y-Wichita Wild86Sioux Falls Storm 68Sioux City Bandits410
Intense Conference Lone StarTeamWLPCTx-El Paso Generals122y-Abilene Ruff Riders86y-San Angelo Stampede Express59Corpus Christi Hammerheads59Odessa Roughnecks311PacificTeamWLPCTz-Billings Outlaws122y-Fairbanks Grizzlies77y-Colorado Ice59Alaska Wild014
z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot
Game summary The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title.
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