Sioux Falls Storm

USFootball team
color1 = #003F87
color2 = #EE0000

pixels = 150px
founded = 2000
league = Indoor Football League 2000
National Indoor Football League 2001-2004
UIF 2005-2008
Indoor Football League 2009-
history = Sioux Falls Cobras
2000 Sioux Falls Storm
2001-present
arena = Sioux Falls Arena
city = Sioux Falls, South Dakota
colors = Navy Blue, Red, White, Silver
president = Colin Steen
coach = Kurtiss Riggs
championships = United Bowl I (UIF) (2005)
United Bowl II (UIF) (2006)
United Bowl III (UIF) (2007)
United Bowl IV (UIF) (2008)
titles = Pacific North Division Champions (NIFL) (2004)Pacific Conference Champions (NIFL) (2004)West Division Champions United Indoor Football (2006) West Division Champions United Indoor Football (2007)
cheerleaders = Lightning Girls
dancers =
mascot = Blizzard
owner = Kent Vucurevich

The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena (also known as the Storm Shelter & also the home to the NBA D-League's Sioux Falls Skyforce). As a member of United Indoor Football, they won all four of that league's championship games.

Before helping to create the UIF in 2005, the Storm were members of the NIFL and the IFL (Sioux Falls Cobras). The Storm hosted the 2004 NIFL championship game against the Lexington Horsemen in the Storm Shelter in front of a sellout crowd. The Horsemen won the championship game, but the Storm beat the Horsemen in the 2nd round of the 2005 Playoffs.

The Sioux Falls Storm were charter members of the UIF and were the first ever UIF Champions with a win over the Sioux City Bandits in 2005. The Sioux Falls Storm won their second consecutive UIF championship in 2006 on their home turf, defeating the Lexington Horseman 72-64 on July 29th, 2006. It goes without saying that the 2006 Storm will go down in history as one of the greatest indoor football teams ever assembled. Quarterback Terrance Bryant named United Bowl II MVP after throwing eight touchdowns in the contest vs. Horsemen. They also employ the Sack Master Nate Fluit, who has recorded 16.5 and 15.5 sacks the last two years respectively.

They are also one of the few teams in indoor football history to post a shutout, beating the Peoria Rough Riders 71-0 on June 3, 2006.

On Saturday, August 4th, 2007, the Storm defeated the Lexigton Horsemen for the second United Bowl in a row, 62 to 59. With 19 seconds left to go in the game Storm quarter back, Terrance Bryant, threw up a prayer, and though protested by the small crowd of Horsemen fans, was ruled a touchdown pass. With 3 seconds left in the ball game, with the help of a frantic fan going for the game ball, the Horsemen gained 15 yards for a chance to kick a field goal and tie the game, but the kick was missed by Horsemen kicker, Collin Barber. The first kick also missed.

On March 29th, 2008, the Storm lost to the Omaha Beef 34-18, ending their historic 40-game winning streak and giving them their first loss since July 15, 2005. They went on to win their fourth United Bowl later that season against the Bloomington Extreme.

Season-By-Season

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colspan="6" align="center" | Sioux Falls Cobras (Indoor Football League)
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2000 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 4th WC Southern || --
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colspan="6" align="center" | Sioux Falls Storm (NIFL)
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2001 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd Pacific Central || Won Round 1 (R.C. Red Dogs)
Lost Semifinal (Wyoming)
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2002 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 3rd Pacific Western || --
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2003 || 10 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Pacific Western || Lost Round 1 (Utah)
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2004 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st Pacific North || Won PC Semifinal (Utah)
Won PC Championship (Billings)
Lost Indoor Bowl IV (Lexington)
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colspan="6" align="center" | Sioux Falls Storm (UIF)
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2005 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd North || Won Round 1 (Omaha)
Won Semifinal (Lexington)
Won United Bowl I (Sioux City)
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2006 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 1st West || Won Semifinal (Evansville)
Won United Bowl II (Lexington)
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2007 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 1st West || Won Round 1 (Colorado)
Won Western Championship (Billings)
Won United Bowl III (Lexington)
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2008 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st West || Won Western Championship (Billings)
Won United Bowl IV (Bloomington)
Won National Indoor Bowl I (Louisiana)
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colspan="6" align="center" | Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League)
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2009 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
-!Totals || 108 || 39 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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External links

* [http://www.siouxfallsstorm.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/nifl/2001/sfs.htm Storm's 2001 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/nifl/2002/sfs.htm Storm's 2002 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/nifl/2003/sfs.htm Storm's 2003 Stats]
* [http://niflfootball.com/04%20stats/Sioux%20Falls.htm Storm's 2004 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2005stats/SF.HTM Storm's 2005 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2006stats/SFS.HTM Storm's 2006 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2007/sfs.htm Storm's 2007 Stats]
* [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2007/sfs.htm Storm's 2008 Stats]