2002 National Indoor Football League season
Encyclopedia
The 2002 National Indoor Football League season was the second season of the National Indoor Football League
. The league champions were the Ohio Valley Greyhounds
, who defeated the Billings Outlaws
in Indoor Bowl II
.
Semifinals
Indoor Bowl II
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
. The league champions were the Ohio Valley Greyhounds
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds...
, who defeated the Billings Outlaws
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
in Indoor Bowl II
Indoor Bowl
The Indoor Bowl is the main championship game of the National Indoor Football League. In 2001, it was played between the top two teams who survived the eight-team playoff format. Since 2002, it has been played between the Atlantic Conference champion and the Pacific Conference champion.-Indoor...
.
Standings
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Atlantic Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Louisiana Rangers Beaumont Drillers The Beaumont Drillers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX. They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast... |
8 | 7 | 0.533 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Mississippi Fire Dogs Mississippi Fire Dogs The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Tupelo FireAnts Tupelo FireAnts The Tupelo FireAnts were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the BancorpSouth Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. They started off as a charter member of the National Indoor Football League . Despite two seemingly good records in 2001 and 2004, they failed to make the... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Lake Charles Land Sharks Lake Charles Land Sharks The Lake Charles Land Sharks were an indoor football team. They were a charter member of the National Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana... |
13 | 2 | 0.867 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Austin Knights | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 |
| Houma Bayou Bucks Houma Bayou Bucks The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001... |
5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 |
| Oklahoma Crude Rome Renegades The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved... |
1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Ohio Valley Greyhounds Ohio Valley Greyhounds The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds... |
15 | 1 | 0.938 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Tennessee ThunderCats Johnstown Riverhawks The Johnstown Riverhawks was a professional indoor football team based out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association. They played their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena.... |
11 | 5 | 0.688 | 4 | 3 | 0.143 |
| Winston-Salem Energy Winston-Salem Energy The Winston-Salem Energy were an arena football team, which folded following their only season in 2002. They played in the National Indoor Football League... |
6 | 7 | 0.462 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| River City Renegades River City Rage The RiverCity Rage were a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. They played home games at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri, part of the metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri, in past seasons, played in the Scottrade Center in downtown St... |
1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 6 | 0.143 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Lincoln Capitols Lincoln Capitols The Lincoln Capitols were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They originally planned on becoming the Nebraska Knockout, but the name was scrapped. From 1999 to 2000, they were the Lincoln Lightning of the... -xy |
10 | 5 | 0.667 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Omaha Beef Omaha Beef The Omaha Beef are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at Omaha Civic Auditorium, which was also once the home of the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and is now the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey... |
9 | 6 | 0.667 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Sioux City Bandits Sioux City Bandits The Sioux City Bandits are a professional indoor football team, currently a member of the American Professional Football League. They play their home games at the Tyson Events Center.... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Tri-City Diesel | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| La Crosse Night Train La Crosse Night Train The La Crosse Night Train were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the NIFL. In 2004, they were going to play in the APFL as the Wisconsin Locomotives, however they folded without playing a game. They played their home games at La Crosse Center... |
1 | 13 | 0.071 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Bismarck Roughriders | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| Billings Outlaws Billings Outlaws The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark... |
12 | 5 | 0.706 | 6 | 4 | 0.375 |
| Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls Storm The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Rapid City Red Dogs Rapid City Flying Aces The Rapid City Flying Aces is a professional indoor American football team in Rapid City, South Dakota. Like their predecessors, the Black Hills Red Dogs, they play their home games at the Don Barnett Arena in Rapid City. As of April 2007 The Flying Aces did not belong to any football league... |
6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Wyoming Cavalry Wyoming Cavalry The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center.... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
Playoffs
Round 1- Lake Charles 42, Tennessee 40
- Ohio Valley 51, Louisiana 32
- Bismarck 69, Omaha 40
- Billings 54, Lincoln 51
Semifinals
- Ohio Valley 54, Tennessee 24
- Billings 59, Bismarck 56
Indoor Bowl II
Indoor Bowl
The Indoor Bowl is the main championship game of the National Indoor Football League. In 2001, it was played between the top two teams who survived the eight-team playoff format. Since 2002, it has been played between the Atlantic Conference champion and the Pacific Conference champion.-Indoor...
- Ohio Valley 55, Billings 52