2009 United Bowl
# 2009 United Bowl

The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62.

## Road to the United Bowl

### United Conference

Atlantic :

| Team | W | L | PCT |
| - | - | - | - |
| x-Maryland Maniacs | 10 | 4 | .714 |
| y-Rochester Raiders | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| y-RiverCity Rage | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Saginaw Sting | 3 | 11 | .214 |
| Muskegon Thunder | 1 | 13 | .071 |
| Central ||||
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| z-Omaha Beef | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| y-Bloomington Extreme | 10 | 4 | .714 |
| y-Wichita Wild | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Sioux Falls Storm | 6 | 8 | .429 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 4 | 10 | .286 |

### Intense Conference

Lone Star :

| Team | W | L | PCT |
| - | - | - | - |
| x-El Paso Generals | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| y-Abilene Ruff Riders | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| y-San Angelo Stampede Express | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Odessa Roughnecks | 3 | 11 | .214 |
| Pacific ||||
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| z-Billings Outlaws | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| y-Fairbanks Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| y-Colorado Ice | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| Alaska Wild | 0 | 14 | .000 |

z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot

| Wild Card | Wild Card | Wild Card | | | Division Championships | Division Championships | Division Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | | 2009 United Bowl | 2009 United Bowl | 2009 United Bowl |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | San Angelo | 37 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | El Paso | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | San Angelo | 37 | | | 2 | El Paso | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Abilene | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Abilene | 34 | | | | | | 2 | El Paso | 35 | | | | |
| Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | 2 | El Paso | 35 | | | | |
| Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | 1 | Billings | 66 | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 14 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Billings | 66 | |
| 4 | Fairbanks | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fairbanks | 42 | | | 2 | Fairbanks | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Billings | 50 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | I1 | Billings | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | U5 | RiverCity | 62 |
| | | | | | 5 | RiverCity | 55 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 31 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | RiverCity | 45 | | | 2 | Maryland | 31 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rochester | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rochester | 42 | | | | | | 5 | RiverCity | 43 | | | | |
| United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | 5 | RiverCity | 43 | | | | |
| United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | 6 | Wichita | 30 | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita | 46 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wichita | 30 | |
| 3 | Bloomington | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bloomington | 37 | | | 6 | Wichita | 39 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Omaha | 34 | | | | | | | |

## Game summary

The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title.

