2006 National Indoor Football League season
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The 2006 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League
. The league champions were the Billings Outlaws
, who defeated the Fayetteville Guard
in Indoor Bowl VI
.
Pacific Conference
Pacific Conference
Pacific 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 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...
, who defeated the Fayetteville Guard
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....
in Indoor Bowl VI
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 | ||||||
| Fayetteville Guard 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.... |
13 | 1 | 0.929 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Montgomery Maulers Montgomery Bears The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Charleston Sandsharks | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 |
| Greensboro Revolution Greensboro Revolution The Greensboro Revolution was a team in the National Indoor Football League that began play as a 2006 expansion team. They played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.... |
5 | 9 | 0.357 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Lakeland Thunderbolts Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :... |
12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
| Osceola Football | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| Florida Frenzy Florida Frenzy The Florida Frenzy are an indoor football team. They began play as a 2005 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League under the name Miami Morays... |
5 | 9 | 0.357 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| West Palm Beach Phantoms Palm Beach Phantoms The Palm Beach Phantoms were a team in the National Indoor Football League in 2006.Formed in time for the 2006 season, the Phantoms were scheduled to play their home games at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, which would have made them the first indoor football team to play... |
1 | 5 | 0.200 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| River City Rage 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... |
13 | 1 | 0.929 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cincinnati Marshals | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Dayton Bulldogs Dayton Bulldogs The Dayton Bulldogs were a team in the National Indoor Football League, the team replaced the Dayton Warbirds in the league. The team announced that they had new ownership on February 17th, 2006, and would be opperating as the Bulldogs. The team was coached by Derrick Davidson... |
3 | 11 | 0.500 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 |
| Tennessee River Sharks Tennessee River Sharks The Tennessee River Sharks are a defunct professional indoor football team based out of East Ridge, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga. They are a member of the National Indoor Football League . They played their home games at Camp Jordan Arena.... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern 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... |
13 | 1 | 0.929 | 4 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
| Big Sky Thunder Big Sky Thunder The Big Sky Thunder was a professional indoor football team based out of Bozeman, Montana. They were a member of the NIFL. They played their home games at Valley Ice Garden.... |
2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Rapid City Flying Aces 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... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| 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.... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
| Lincoln Capitols/St. Joe Cyclones 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... |
0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Katy Copperheads Texas Copperheads The Texas Copperheads were a professional arena football that played in af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2006 as member of the National Indoor Football League . They played their home games at the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress,... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Arkansas Stars Arkansas Stars The Arkansas Stars were a professional Indoor football team based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. They were planning to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League in the 2007 football season. They would play their home games at Randal Tyson Track Center on the University of Arkansas... |
6 | 8 | 0.429 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 |
| Twin City Gators Twin City Gators The Twin City Gators were a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Gators lasted less than one season in the NIFL, ceasing operations shortly after what turned out to be the final home game on April 29, 2006. While the team had folded for all practical purposes, the league paid players... |
0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
Round 1
Atlantic Conference- Lakeland 70, Montgomery 62
- Cincinnati 0, Osceola 0 (Cincinnati wins by forfeit)
Pacific Conference
- Katy 55, Beaumont 21
- Tri-Cities 45, Wyoming 20
Quarterfinals
Atlantic Conference- River City 48, Cincinnati 30
- Fayetteville 44, Lakeland 18
Pacific Conference
- Rapid City 60, Katy 38
- Billings 48, Tri-Cities 21
Semifinals
Atlantic Conference- Fayetteville 72, River City 70 (OT)
Pacific Conference
- Billings 62, Rapid City 54