Billings Outlaws
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| Billings Outlaws | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Arena | MetraPark Arena |
| Based in | Billings, Montana |
| Colors | Blue, silver, black |
| League | United Indoor Football |
| Head coach | Heron O' Neal |
| President of Football Operations | |
| Dance Team | Most Wanted Dance Team |
| Mascot | Rocky Fork Regulators |
The Billings Outlaws are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the UIF. They play their home games at MetraPark Arena.
The team originally began play as a 2000 expansion member of the Indoor Football League as the Billings Thunderbolts. Despite a winning record of 8-6, it wasn't enough to get make the playoffs. When the league folded, they became a charter member of the National Indoor Football League in 2001 and became the Billings Outlaws until the 2005 season when they were the Billings Mavericks and the start of the 2006 season, when a naming dispute with the Osceola Outlaws led to the NIFL stripping both teams of the Outlaws name. However, as of June 11, 2006, the NIFL recognized Billings as the Outlaws again.
The Outlaws hosted the NIFL Indoor Bowl VI on July 28, 2006 in front of a sold out MetraPark and beat the Fayetteville Guard 59-44.
A training facility costing around $3 million was built for the Outlaws and will open in March of 2007. A facility of this nature is unprecedented in any indoor or arena league other than the Arena Football League. Photos of this facility can be found here. The facility will be called the Outlaws Community SportsPlex.
After the 2006 season, the Outlaws announced they were joining United Indoor Football for the 2007 season. [1]
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Thunderbolts (IFL) | |||||
| 2000 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4th WC Northern | -- |
| Billings Outlaws (NIFL) | |||||
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4th League Central | -- |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2nd Pacific West | Won Round 1 (Lincoln) Won Conference Championship (Bismarck) Lost Indoor Bowl II (Ohio Valley) |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5th Pacific West | -- |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1st Pacific West | Won Pacific Semi-Final (Omaha) Lost Pacific Conference Championship (Sioux Falls) |
| Billings Mavericks (NIFL) | |||||
| 2005 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3rd Pacific West | Lost Pacific Quarterfinal (Everett) |
| Billings Outlaws (NIFL) | |||||
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1st Pacfic North | Won Pacific Semi-Final (Tri-Cities) Won Pacific Conference Chamionship (Rapid City) Won Indoor Bowl VI (Fayetteville) |
| Billings Outlaws (UIF) | |||||
| *2007 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5th West | -- |
| Totals | 55 | 43 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2007 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | Colorado Ice | Away | Lost 25-26 |
| March 31 | Sioux Falls Storm | Home | Lost 49-52 |
| April 8 | Omaha Beef | Home | |
| April 21 | Sioux Falls Storm | Away | |
| April 28 | Sioux City Bandits | Home | |
| May 11 | Colorado Ice | Home | |
| May 26 | Omaha Beef | Away | |
| June 2 | Sioux City Bandits | Away | |
| June 9 | Omaha Beef | Home | |
| June 17 | Colorado Ice | Home | |
| June 23 | River City Rage | Home | |
| June 30 | River City Rage | Away | |
| July 7 | Bloomington Extreme | Away | |
| July 14 | Sioux Falls Storm | Away | |
| July 21 | Sioux Falls Storm | Away | |
| July 28 | Bloomington Extreme | Away | |
| August 4 | Sioux City Bandits | Away |
[edit] External links
| United Indoor Football (UIF) | ||||
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Extreme | Evansville BlueCats | Lexington Horsemen | Ohio Valley Greyhounds | River City Rage | Rock River Raptors | Billings Outlaws | Colorado Ice | Omaha Beef | Sioux City Bandits | Sioux Falls Storm | |||
