2004 National Indoor Football League season
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The 2004 National Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the National Indoor Football League
. The league champions were the Lexington Horsemen
, who defeated the Sioux Falls Storm
in Indoor Bowl IV
.
Atlantic Conference
Atlantic Conference
Atlantic Conference
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 Lexington Horsemen
Lexington Horsemen
The Kentucky Horsemen were an indoor football team based in Lexington, Kentucky. The team played its home games at Rupp Arena. The organization began as a 2003 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, where they were successful...
, who defeated the 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...
in Indoor Bowl IV
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 | ||||||
| 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... -xy |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 |
| Atlantic City CardSharks Atlantic City CardSharks The Atlantic City CardSharks were a professional indoor football team that played in the NIFL for a single season.... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Carolina Stingrays Fayetteville Guard The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum.... |
5 | 7 | 0.417 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
| Staten Island Xtreme Staten Island Xtreme The Staten Island Xtreme was a professional indoor football team that played in the National Indoor Football League in 2004, going 3-11. They played their home games at Staten Island Pavilion in Staten Island, New York. After the season, the team was sold to Kevin Sisson who moved the team to New... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Greenville Riverhawks 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.... |
0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Houma Bayou Bucks Louisiana Bayou Beast The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| 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... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
| Beaumont Drillers 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 | 6 | 0.571 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
| 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... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Waco Marshals | 2 | 8 | 0.200 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Lexington Horsemen Lexington Horsemen The Kentucky Horsemen were an indoor football team based in Lexington, Kentucky. The team played its home games at Rupp Arena. The organization began as a 2003 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, where they were successful... -xy |
10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Fort Wayne Freedom Fort Wayne Freedom The Fort Wayne Freedom was a team in the Continental Indoor Football League, beginning play in the 2008 season. Like the original Freedom, the team retained a red, white, and blue color scheme, and played in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Show-Me Believers 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... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Evansville BlueCats Evansville BlueCats The Evansville BlueCats were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the United Indoor Football Association . 2007 was the 5th and final season for the Evansville BlueCats, based in Evansville, Indiana.-Location:... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| 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... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 |
| 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 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| 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.... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| 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... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| 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... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 |
| Utah Warriors | 7 | 8 | 0.467 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| 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.... |
5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Black Hills Red Dogs | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Tri-City Diesel-xy | 11 | 4 | 0.733 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wichita Falls Thunder | 1 | 8 | 0.111 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| 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 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| Colorado Venom Colorado Venom The Colorado Venom were an indoor football team based in Loveland, Colorado. The franchise belonged to the National Indoor Football League. The team, established in 2004, was slated to play their home games at the Budweiser Events Center but played only one game, a road defeat against the Utah... |
0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
Round 1
Pacific Conference- Utah 59, Tri-City 42
- Omaha 46, Sioux City 40
Atlantic Conference
- Lexington 54, Atlantic City 25
- Fort Wayne 45, Show-Me 28
Quarterfinals
Pacific Conference- Sioux Falls 65, Utah 41
- Billings 68, Omaha 59
Atlantic Conference
- Ohio Valley 36, Fort Wayne 35
- Lexington 70, Houma Bayou 63
Semifinals
Pacific Conference- Sioux Falls 44, Billings 13
Atlantic Conference
- Lexington 35, Ohio Valley 34