| 2012 IFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Indoor Football League |
| Sport | Indoor Football |
| Duration | February 19, 2012 – July 14, 2012 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Sioux Falls Storm |
| Season MVP | Chris Dixon |
| Playoffs | |
| Intense champions | Tri-Cities Fever |
| Intense runners-up | Wichita Wild |
| United champions | Sioux Falls Storm |
| United runners-up | Green Bay Blizzard |
| 2012 United Bowl Championship | |
| Champions | Sioux Falls Storm |
| Runners-up | Tri-Cities Fever |
| Finals MVP | Jeremiah Price (SF) |
The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine of its previous teams but gained three new 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,[1] 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.[2] The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner.[2]
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- ^ a b "IFL Elects Commissioner". www.keloland.com. KELO-TV. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.