2018 Sioux Falls Storm season
OwnerTodd Tryon
General managerTyler Pederson
Head coachKurtiss Riggs
Home fieldDenny Sanford Premier Center
Results
Record11–3
League place3rd

The 2018 Sioux Falls Storm season is the team's nineteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and 10th in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They are one of six teams that currently compete in the IFL for the 2018 season. The Storm were members of the United Conference in previous seasons, but due to the lack of teams, there is no conference alignment for the 2018 season .

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm play their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Standings

2018 Indoor Football League
W L PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Iowa Barnstormers 11 3 .786 648 493 — W1
x-Arizona Rattlers 11 3 .786 746 567 — W1
x-Sioux Falls Storm 11 3 .786 724 577 — W5
x-Nebraska Danger 4 10 .286 525 592 7 L9
Cedar Rapids Titans 3 11 .214 543 733 8 L1
Green Bay Blizzard 2 12 .143 421 645 9 L4

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot


Schedule

Regular season

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Sunday February 25 3:05pm at Arizona Rattlers L 33–39 0–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,477[1]
2 BYE
3 Monday March 12 6:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 70–33 1–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
4 Sunday March 18 3:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 52–40 2–1 Wells Fargo Arena
5 Saturday March 24 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 39–23 3–1 Resch Center 5,356[1]
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 7 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger W 45–37 4–1 Eihusen Arena
8 Monday April 16 7:05pm Arizona Rattlers L 40–48 4–2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
9 Saturday April 21 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 65–48 5–2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10 Friday April 27 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger W 62–48 6–2 Eihusen Arena
11 Saturday May 5 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 42–49 6–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center
12 Saturday May 12 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 40–36 7–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center
13 Friday May 18 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 56–45 8–3 U.S. Cellular Center
14 BYE
15 Friday June 1 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 60–21 9–3 Resch Center
16 Friday June 8 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 51–49 10–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center
17 Saturday June 16 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 69–61 OT 11–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location
Semifinal Saturday June 23 7:05pm at Arizona Rattlers W 69–68 OT Talking Stick Resort Arena
United Bowl Saturday July 7 7:00pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 38–42 Wells Fargo Arena

Staff

Sioux Falls Storm staff
Front office
  • Director of Game Day operations – Eric Van Beek
  • Director of media relations – JJ Hartigan
  • Director group sales – Andre Fields
  • Photographer – Josh Jurgens
  • Head of player control – Donnie Hilsenroth
  • Player personnel director – Kurtiss Riggs
  • Equipment manager – Grant Thayer
  • Video Manager - Lane Kropuenske
  

Head coach – Kurtiss Riggs

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive line coach – Paul Keizer
  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers coach – Peyton Riggs
  • RunningBacks - Kristian Porter


Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Andre Fields
  • Defensive line/Special teams coach – Cory Johnsen
  • Defensive Linebackers – Mark Blackburn


Roster

Sioux Falls Storm roster

Quarterbacks

  • -- Seth Collins
  • -- Billy Hall

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  6 Donnie Corley
  • 81 Cole Thurness
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Tyrell Thompson

Defensive linemen

  • 16 Isaiah Blackmon
  • -- Claude Davis
  • -- Devante Wright
 Linebackers
  • -- David Faccone Jr.
  • 18 Jalen James

Defensive backs

  • -- Elijah Reed
  • 12 Laronji Vason-McCoy

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated November 10, 2023
12 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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