League Indoor Football League Season champions Sioux Falls Storm Intense runners-up Wichita Wild Dates 19 Feb 2012 – 14 Jul 2012 Finals champion Sioux Falls Storm | Sport Indoor Football Intense champions Tri-Cities Fever Champion Sioux Falls Storm Season MVP Chris Dixon Season champion Sioux Falls Storm | |
Duration February 19, 2012 – July 14, 2012 Similar 2010 NFL season, 2007 NFL season, 2006 NFL season | ||
The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine teams but gained back three teams. The three new teams were the Cedar Rapids Titans, New Mexico Stars and the Everett Raptors. The season kicked off on February 19, 2012, when the Chicago Slaughter beat the Bloomington Edge 50–34. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions, due, in large part, to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a US$500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned. The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner.