1 2020 IFL REGULAR SEASON WEEK 2 San Diego (1-0) vs. Cedar Rapids (0-1) Saturday, March 14, 2020 Pechanga Arena San Diego Tailgate 2:00 PM | Doors 5:05 PM | Kickoff 6:05 PM Referee Chris Wiggins Umpire David Reyes Head Linesman Zack Marble Line Judge Mike Duggan Back Judge John (Jace) Carlson TABLE OF CONTENTS About the IFL 4 IFL Map 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS & GAME NIGHT INFO & GAME OF CONTENTS TABLE IFL Glossary of Terms 6 San Diego 2020 Season Preview 8 San Diego Roster 12 Opponent Roster 13 Strike Force Player Headshots 14 San Diego Football Staff 16 Opponent Head Coach 17 Week 1 San Diego Recap 18 Week 1 Opponent Recap 19 Season Ticket Information 20 Food Trade Partners 21 Autograph Page 23 Pala Casino Spa Resort BC 2 GAME DAY TEAM STORE DAY GAME GAME DAY TEAM STORE 3 MAIN CONCOURSE BEHIND SECTION L4A ABOUT THE IFL In 2003, two businessmen in Texas created the six-team Intense Football League. The league grew from six to eight, to ten teams without ever having a game go un-played for five seasons. A year later, several veteran team operators in the Midwest formed a league titled the United Indoor Football Association and enjoyed four years of success. During this period, league executives from both sides admired the other’s success and a friendship was developed. In 2008, the suggestion of merger became reality as the two leagues agreed to dissolve their former affiliations to become the new Indoor Football League. In the league’s inaugural season in 2009, the league competed with 19 active teams. The Billings Outlaws defeated the River City Rage and were crowned the first United Bowl Champion. In 2010, the IFL expanded to 25 teams in its second active season. The Billings Outlaws defeated the Sioux Falls Storm to become repeat United Bowl Champions. 2011 brought in new faces and new places to the Indoor Football League. With the addition of new teams in markets such as Okla- homa, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Wyoming, the IFL gave fans more exciting football than ever. The Sioux Falls Storm claimed their first United Bowl trophy as they defeated the Tri-Cities Fever in the United Bowl. 2012 brought an influx of media attention and exposure to the league. The season ended with the Sioux Falls Storm again raising the United Bowl trophy as they defeated the Tri-Cities Fever for a second ABOUT THE INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE ABOUT THE INDOOR FOOTBALL year in a row. The 2013 season proved to be one of the most successful in IFL history. IFL team’s broke box office records, averaging just shy of 4,000 fans per game. The Sioux Falls Storm pulled off the three-peat, defeating the Nebraska Danger for the United Bowl Championship. The next three seasons (2015-17) would see the addition of former Arena Football League franchises such as the Iowa Barnstormers, Spokane Shock, and Arizona Rattlers along with other teams includ- ing the Billings Wolves and the Wichita Falls Nighthawks. Fast forward three years later in 2020 and the IFL has grown to 13 member franchises, along with the transfer of teams such as the Quad City Steamwheelers and Duke City Gladiators from the CIF and expansion teams in Tucson, San Diego, Oakland, and Frisco (TX). The IFL is led by Todd Tryon, former player, coach, and owner of the Sioux Falls Storm. MISSION STATEMENT “To consistently serve our Guests (Ticket Holders), Partners (Spon- sors), and our Homes (Teams Cities) with the highest level of profes- sional indoor football, and to do so with integrity, affordability, and 4 passion, both on the field and around the communities in which we play.” SPOKANE SHOCK BISMARCK BUCKS Head Coach Billy Back Head Coach Rod Miller thespokaneshock.com bismarckbucks.com OAKLAND PANTHERS SIOUX FALLS STORM Head Coach Kurt Bryan Head Coach Kurtiss Riggs oakland-panthers.com sioxufallsstorm.com SAN DIEGO STRIKE FORCE IOWA BARNSTORMERS Head Coach Burt Grossman Head Coach Ameer Ismail sdstrikeforce.com theiowabarnstormers.com ARIZONA RATTLERS GREEN BAY BLIZZARD LEAGUE ABOUT THE INDOOR FOOTBALL Head Coach Kevin Guy Head Coach Corey Roberson azrattlers.com greenbayblizzard.com TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS CEDAR RAPIDS RIVER KINGS Head Coach Dixie Wooten Head Coach Victor Mann tucsonsugarskulls.com goriverkings.com DUKE CITY GLADIATORS QUAD CITY STEAMWHEELERS Head Coach Pig Brown Head Coach Cory Ross dukecitygladiators.com steamwheelersfootball.com FRISCO FIGHTERS COLUMBUS* Head Coach Clint Dolezel 2021 Expansion Franchise friscofighters.com goifl.com 5 Alley - is the area bordered by the outside shoul- ders of the two offensive guards. The alley is established at the snap and does not move during the down. Belt - is the area five yards beyond the defensive line of scrimmage. The belt runs sideline to side- line. The belt disappears at the snap. Blitzer - the player who identifies himself to the offensive team and the officials as a potential blitzer by virtue of his alignment and raising his hand (if two linebackers are present in the box). He must be locat- ed in the alley, behind the defensive box at the snap. In the Bank - means a penalty which cannot be administered on the kickoff, but will be enforced prior to the next from scrimmage. The half may not end with a penalty in the bank. In such cases, there will be an un-timed down. Offensive Motion - in the Indoor Football League the offense is al- lowed to have two men in forward motion prior to the snap of the ball. Punt - it is illegal to punt in the indoor game, but a variation is possi- ble by the way of a missed field goal. Field goals that stay in bounds may be returned by the defense. If not recovered, the ball can be downed at the spot by the offense. If the field goal attempt goes out of bounds via the sidelines, the ball will be spotted and placed at the point of exit by the side judge. Should the missed field goal go through the back of the end zone, the ball will be placed at the spot of the kick attempt behind the line of scrimmage. INDOOR FOOTBALL GLOSSARY OF TERMS GLOSSARY INDOOR FOOTBALL Stunting or Twisting - When a defensive lineman is rushing the pass- er, there is no “stunting” or “twisting”. Rouge - a team is awarded one point for a rouge if any of the following conditions are met: 1) A rouge may only be scored on free kicks and is scored when a member of the receiving team is not able to advance a free kick out of his own endzone, or the player is declared down in their own endzone. 2) A rouge will be awarded to the kicking team if the receiving team commits a penalty in the receiving team’s endzone and the ball has not been advanced out of the endzone. Field Goal Posts - are ten (10) feet wide by 18-20 feet tall with the bottom cross-bar hung 10 feet above the ground. Field goal posts are hung from the arena ceiling. 6 Field of Play - game fields are 50-yards long with up to 8-yard end- zones. The field is 28-yards wide and marked every five-yards with wall-to-wall lines. 12” hash marks begin five-feet from the center of the field. Scoring - touchdowns are worth six (6) points, conversion place-kicks are one (1) point, conversion pass or run is two (2) points, field goals are three (3) points, a safety is two (2) points, and a rouge is one (1) point. Overtime - there is no limit to the number of overtime periods. Each consists of a series by each offense. Offensive Unit - eight (8) players will be active on the field during scrimmage consisting of three down linemen. Four players must be lined up on the line of scrimmage before the snap occurs. Two men can be in forward motion prior to the snap of the ball. Defensive Unit - eight (8) players will be active on the field during scrimmage consisting of three down linemen. The jack-linebacker is OF TERMS GLOSSARY not required to be in the defensive box. If he is, the blitzing linebacker must identify himself. Deuce - in the final minute of each half, the kicking team has the ability to attempt a “deuce” on the kickoff by putting the ball through the uprights. A successful conversion yields the kicking team two-points. A failed attempt will adhere to standard kickoff penalties for kicking the ball out of the back of the end zone. 10% o with code: STRIKEFORCE 7 www.blindsquirrelsport.com The Strike Force finished the 2019 season 1-13 after the organization was a late addition to the Indoor Football League and missed out on the majority of the 2018-2019 offseason free agency period. With a full offseason under their belts as they get set to kick off 2020, Head Coach SAN DIEGO 2020 SEASON PREVIEW 2020 SEASON DIEGO SAN Burt Grossman has retooled his team’s roster and coaching staff which has heightened his expectations on the field. “Having a whole year to do a complete 180 has been eye-opening,” said Grossman. “We only have four returners on our roster from last year and most of them joined the team after the start of the year. This is a whole new team, coaching staff, and organization.” The additions to the coaching staff include former San Diego Charger linebacker and Oakland Raiders assistant coach Sam Anno who will oversee the defensive line and linebackers, Offensive Line Coach Chris Bonta, and former IFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Jameel Sewell who will enter his third season of coaching in indoor football and serve as the Strike Force’s offensive coordinator.