The 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2011 season following a loss in the league's United Bowl championship game in 2010.
After a tornado dubbed the Father's Day Tornado hit Billings' Rimrock Auto Arena on June 20, 2010, causing major damage, the Outlaws franchise folded, and their star quarterback Chris Dixon signed with the Storm. Led by Dixon, Sioux Falls scored an astounding 1022 points on the 2011 regular season, with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with a 105-71 win over the Kent Predators in Kent, Washington. Only twice did the Storm fall short of 50 points and both were against the Omaha Beef, who handed them a 41-37 loss in the regular season finale after Sioux Falls had started 13-0. The two teams met in the next game, which was the playoff opener. The Storm won it, 52-39, then beat Green Bay 52-12 to return to the United Bowl. Although they tied their lowest scoring game of the season, Sioux Falls rolled over the Tri-Cities Fever 37-10 to earn the league championship after a two-year hiatus and also win its first IFL title.
Schedule Key:
Regular season All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Friday February 25 7:05pm at Kent Predators W 105-71 1-0 ShoWare Center 2 BYE 3 Monday March 14 7:05pm Wenatchee Valley Venom W 80-19 2-0 Sioux Falls Arena 4 Monday March 21 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 80-32 3-0 Sioux Falls Arena 5 Saturday March 26 7:05pm at Wichita Wild W 92-20 4-0 Hartman Arena 6 Sunday April 3 2:05pm Omaha Beef W 48-38 5-0 Sioux Falls Arena 7 BYE 8 Friday April 15 7:05pm La Crosse Spartans W 77-10 6-0 Sioux Falls Arena 9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm at Bricktown Brawlers W 84-30 7-0 Cox Convention Center 10 Saturday April 30 8:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 78-56 8-0 Eihusen Arena 11 Saturday May 7 7:05pm Bloomington Extreme W 60-28 9-0 Sioux Falls Arena 12 Sunday May 15 2:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 57-38 10-0 Sioux Falls Arena 13 Friday May 20 7:05pm at Wyoming Cavalry W 70-30 11-0 Casper Events Center 14 Saturday May 28 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 78-16 12-0 Sioux Falls Arena 15 Saturday June 4 7:11pm at Chicago Slaughter W 76-28 13-0 Sears Centre 16 Saturday June 11 7:05pm at Omaha Beef L 37-41 13-1 Omaha Civic Auditorium
Post-season Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Final score Record United Conference Semifinal Saturday June 25 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 52-39 1-0 Sioux Falls Arena United Conference Championship Saturday July 9 7:15pm Green Bay Blizzard W 52-12 2-0 Sioux Falls Arena United Bowl Saturday July 16 7:15pm Tri-Cities Fever W 37-10 3-0 Sioux Falls Arena
Roster 2011 Sioux Falls Storm roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
Exempt list Currently vacant
Practice squad Currently vacant
Rookies in italicsRoster updated July 16, 2011 23 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS
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Standings
References
External links Sioux Falls Storm official statistics 2011 IFL regular season schedule