Select a game below to order online or contact the Barnstormers front office at 515-633-2255. (Photo: Erin Bormett / Argus Leader). Credit: Topeka Capital-Journal: Week Five on Indoor Football is coming up this week. As part of the IFL, the Barnstormers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm 42-38. The Iowa Barnstormers played another hard fought game on Saturday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The Barnstormers won that game 56-52. They’ve been inconsistent but mostly productive on offense through the year, while the defense has struggled at times, giving up more points than fans are accustomed to. However these two scores turned out to be the only two Iowa would have in the first half. Brown also had 110 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The team names, logos, and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. You will need to register before adding a comment. It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban. Iowa Barnstormers Indoor Football Weekly #15. The Predators received the opening kickoff and were driving when Iowa DL William Stokes sacked Garcia , forcing a fumble that was returned by Iowa’s Matangi Tonga for a TD, evening the score at 21-21. The Sioux Falls Storm celebrates a successful play versus the Tucson Sugar Skulls in the playoffs Sunday, June 23, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. In that game, quarterback Lorenzo Brown completed 13 passes for 151 yards and one touchdown along with two interceptions. The most efficient QB in the IFL, Neal led the IFL in touchdown passes (59) and was second in the league in passing yards (2642). “It comes down, in these big games, to who’s gonna create some turnovers. The Barnstormers are good on defense, too, ranking third in the league in total yards and points allowed, while registering 15 interceptions. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. The Barnstormers are led by the dangerous one-two punch of QB Daquan Neal and WR Ryan Balentine. Local and national elections & political news, delivered to your inbox. Linn-Mar (1-4) at No. Roster Coaches Statistics History Front Office. This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you. He’s also fourth in the league in rushing yards and second in rushing touchdowns (24). The recipient of Neal's league high touchdown passes was WR Ryan Balentine. However four untimely turnovers were too much for Iowa to overcome as they dropped a 55-41 decision to the Predators. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about, Storm visit Iowa looking for berth in championship. Garcia finished the contest connecting on 18 of 25 passes for 253 yards and 7 touchdowns. Once again though, Orlando would respond with two more Garcia TD passes to open up a 34-21 lead. The game was held on August 13, 1995 on the road in Arizona. SIOUX FALLS, SD - The #3 seeded Sioux Falls Storm will travel to face the #2 seeded Iowa Barnstormers in the second round of playoffs on Saturday, June 29. QB Lorenzo Brown rushed for four touchdowns in the victory. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Then one week later, Iowa closes the season when the Arizona Rattlers come to town on July 27th. Iowa Barnstormers The Iowa Barnstormers won the 2018 United Bowl Championship on Saturday, July 7, 2018 which brought the franchise their first ever Championship trophy. They’ll have their hands full with Iowa quarterback Daquan Neal, who’s been an absolute machine under center. “I’m excited to get another shot at ‘em,” said Storm quarterback Lorenzo Brown. His top target, Ryan Balentine, leads the league in catches (89), receiving yards (1,084) and receiving touchdowns (28). The Iowa Barnstormers played another hard fought game on Saturday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Ticket packages that include the game and pre-game bacon bowl tailgate party are on sale now for just $25.00. In addition, the Storm topped the Barnstormers in the 2017 United Conference Championship for the right to advance to the United Bowl. In our losses this year our opponent has got more turnovers than us. All rights reserved. “It’s another step closer to the ultimate goal and they’re in our way. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. After two years of falling short of an indoor football championship, the Sioux Falls Storm have in front of them what isn’t the easiest path to getting back on top, but what will certainly be a satisfying one if they can pull it off. However, the Barnstormers returned the favor again as Raterink connected with WR Jesse Schmidt on consecutive drives to tie the game again at 34-34 just seconds into the final quarter.The fourth quarter continued to be much of the same as Garcia hooked up with WR Jason Geathers to regain the lead for the Predators. That said, they played one of their better games of the season when they beat Iowa at the Premier Center, holding the Barnstormers to 32 points. Saturday's game is a rematch of last year's United Bowl Championship in which the Iowa Barnstormers were crowned the 2018 champions after a 42-38 Barnstormers victory. I’ll make sure our guys are ready for it. Owners Front Office Staff Support Staff Contact Jobs Internships News; Dance Team. Twitter. The team was sold in 2000 and the following season became an affiliate of the af2. Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in. Meanwhile Orlando improves to an identical 6-10 record and remains in solid contention for the American Conference’s final playoff spot. They last played on June 8 where the Storm lost 45-55. Saturday's game is a rematch of last year's United Bowl Championship in which the Iowa Barnstormers were crowned the 2018 champions after a 42-38 Barnstormers victory. The Rattlers are the overwhelming favorites at 14-0, but Iowa, their fellow AFL alums, were right on their heels most of the year, finishing at 12-2. Please be polite. Entering the IFL playoffs as the third seed and coming off a difficult first-round win over Tucson, the Storm now face, potentially, two chances at redemption and revenge. With the loss, the Barnstormers drop to 6-10 on the season and are officially eliminated from playoff contention. We’ve got to be the ones creating them.”. A full month after the Indoor Football League and the sport kicked off the 2017 season, all leagues finally enter the regular season. That being said, the Barnstormers were able to remain in the game for the entire contest.
If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. © 2020 www.argusleader.com. Instagram. One week from tonight they take on the Utah Blaze on Saturday July 20th in the first annual Iowa Bacon Bowl! In addition, Neal finished fourth in the IFL with 649 rushing yards. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. However four untimely turnovers were too much for Iowa … Ticket packages that include the game and pre-game bacon bowl tailgate party are on sale now for just $25.00. The Barnstormers now return home for their final 2 games of the 2013 season. With the loss, the Barnstormers drop to 6-10 on the season and are officially eliminated from playoff contention. Orlando rallied behind QB Aaron Garcia to take a 21-14 lead into the locker room at halftime. In addition, the Storm topped the Barnstormers in the 2017 United Conference Championship for the right to advance to the United Bowl. On the ensuing kickoff Orlando forced a fumble by Iowa DB Jason Simpson and recovered the ball at the Barnstormers 3 yard line. One of those two losses came to the Storm, in Sioux Falls. One week from tonight they take on the Utah Blaze on Saturday July 20th in the first annual Iowa Bacon Bowl! The fourth quarter continued to be much of the same as Garcia hooked up with WR Jason Geathers to regain the lead for the Predators. Standings. Loss knocks Barnstormers from playoff contention. The Storm have played the Barnstormers twice this season with each team taking one win on their home turf. Fans can order tickets for both games at the Wells Fargo Arena box office, by calling the Barnstormers at 515.633.2255 or online at www.theiowabarnstormers.com. Single Game Tickets 4 Game Pigskin pack Group Packages Birthday Parties Venue Information Team. March 15, 2017 September 30, 2017 North Star Girl Leave a comment. That being said, the Barnstormers were able to remain in the game for the entire contest.The Barnstormers jumped out to a quick 14-7 lead as Raterink connected with WR’s Darius Reynolds and Marco Thomas for touchdowns. “I feel like we got to get more pressure up front – that’s where we’ve got to be better,” Riggs said. “We felt like we lost a hard-fought game out there and would love another shot at ‘em, and hopefully another shot at Arizona, too.”.
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Two of the interceptions were by former Iowa DB Tanner Varner who was making his debut with the Predators.
However, the Barnstormers returned the favor again as Raterink connected with WR Jesse Schmidt on consecutive drives to tie the game again at 34-34 just seconds into the final quarter. IFL and the IFL logo design are registered trademarks of the Indoor Football League. The team’s then exchanged touchdowns one final time, however the 14 point difference was too much for the Barnstormers to overcome.
On the next play, the Predators extended their lead to 48-34 on a 3 yard TD run by Mykel Benson. Single Game Tickets Tickets for the 2020 Iowa Barnstormers season are on sale now! Roster Coaches Statistics History Front Office .
It’s gonna take 60 minutes of execution in all three phases of the game. When the teams squared off in Des Moines less than a month ago, the Barnstormers emerged with a 55-43 win. However these two scores turned out to be the only two Iowa would have in the first half. The Storm (12-3) did not lose to any other IFL team this year besides the two heavyweights, losing twice to the Rattlers in addition to the split with Iowa. On the ensuing kickoff Orlando forced a fumble by Iowa DB Jason Simpson and recovered the ball at the Barnstormers 3 yard line. “This is exactly what we wanted,” Riggs said. The Storm most recently held off the Tucson Sugar Skulls 50-47 in the First Round of the IFL Playoffs. Iowa Quarterback J.J. Raterink faced heavy pressure for most of the game, which resulted in him completing just 25 of 45 passes and throwing 3 costly interceptions.