2008 Intense Football League season
The 2008 Intense Football League season was the fourth and final season of the Intense Football League. The regular season began on Saturday, March 1, 2008 and ended on Saturday, June 28. The league champions were the Louisiana Swashbucklers, who defended their title by defeating the Corpus Christi Hammerheads in Intense Bowl IV on July 28, 2008.
Following Intense Bowl IV, the IFL champion, the Louisiana Swashbucklers, played against the UIF champion, the Sioux Falls Storm, on Saturday, August 2 in the inaugural National Indoor Bowl.[1]
Standings[edit]
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | PF | PA | Home | Away | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Swashbucklers | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 947 | 385 | 7-0 | 7-0 | Won 14 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 808 | 663 | 6-1 | 4-3 | Lost 1 |
| CenTex Barracudas | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 746 | 755 | 6-1 | 2-5 | Lost 2 |
| Odessa Roughnecks | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 712 | 752 | 6-1 | 1-6 | Won 2 |
| Frisco Thunder | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 615 | 702 | 5-2 | 1-6 | Lost 4 |
| Alaska Wild | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 643 | 611 | 5-2 | 0-7 | Lost 2 |
| Katy Ruff Riders | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 722 | 845 | 4-3 | 1-6 | Lost 2 |
| San Angelo Stampede Express | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 531 | 732 | 4-3 | 1-6 | Won 4 |
| Fairbanks Grizzlies | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 578 | 857 | 3-4 | 0-7 | Won 1 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Grey indicates best league record
Playoffs[edit]
| Belton, TX | Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CenTex | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CenTex | 71 | Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corpus Christi | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Intense Football League | ||||||||||||||||||
| Odessa, TX | 2 | Corpus Christi | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Lake Charles, LA | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Frisco | 33 | Intense Football League Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Odessa | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Odessa | 67 | Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Charles, MO | IFL1 | Louisiana | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| Bloomington, IL | ||||||||||||||||||
| UIF1 | Sioux Falls | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux City | 33 | National Indoor Bowl | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | RiverCity | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | RiverCity | 37 | Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bloomington | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Indoor Football | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billings, MT | E1 | Bloomington | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sioux Falls | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 30 | United Indoor Football Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Billings | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Billings | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux Falls | 46 | ||||||||||||||||