2018 Sioux Falls Storm season

2018 Sioux Falls Storm season
2018 Sioux Falls Storm season
Owner	Todd Tryon
General manager	Tyler Pederson
Head coach	Kurtiss Riggs
Home field	Denny Sanford Premier Center
Results
Record	11–3
League place	3rd
	← 2017; Sioux Falls Storm; 2019 →;

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
view talk edit	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
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance
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 Athletic trainer – Ben Gannon 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 – Kim Story Video manager - Lane Kropuenske Dance Team Coach - Kayla Evink			Head coach – Andre Fields Offensive coaches Offensive line/strength & conditioning coach – Paul Keizer Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach – Peyton Riggs Quarterbacks – Terrance Bryant Running backs - 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 8 Lorenzo Brown Jr. 18 Jiya Wright Running backs 4 Xavier Jackson 22 Bryson Denley 41 KeShawn Williams Wide receivers 1 Carlos Thompson Jr. 13 Kentrez Bell 19 Draysean Hudson 88 Lorenzo Thompson		Offensive linemen 69 Tyrell Thompson 73 Javion Caldwell 75 Kenneth Williams 78 Daizion Carroll Defensive linemen 3 Jaylon Abdul-Karim 15 Claude Davis 16 Isaiah Blackmon 44 Dajon Emory 92 Logan Swanson 95 Marquis Burks		Linebackers 56 Amin Black Defensive backs 2 Rome Weber 6 Cedrick Williams 12 LaRonji Vason-McCoy 23 Kendricks Gladney Jr. 24 Elijah Reed 26 Cameron Harrell Special teams 11 Dean Sarris K		Reserve lists currently vacant rookies in italics Roster updated June 26, 2024 27 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

References

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

[2018stats-1] "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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