2005 National Indoor Football League season
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The 2005 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League
. The league champions were the Tri-Cities Fever
, who defeated the Rome Renegades
in Indoor Bowl V
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Pacific Conference
Pacific Conference
Pacific Conference
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
. The league champions were the Tri-Cities Fever
Tri-Cities Fever
The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center...
, who defeated the Rome Renegades
Rome Renegades
The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved...
in Indoor Bowl V
Indoor Bowl
The Indoor Bowl is the main championship game of the National Indoor Football League. In 2001, it was played between the top two teams who survived the eight-team playoff format. Since 2002, it has been played between the Atlantic Conference champion and the Pacific Conference champion.-Indoor...
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Standings
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Atlantic Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| River City Rage River City Rage The RiverCity Rage were a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. They played home games at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri, part of the metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri, in past seasons, played in the Scottrade Center in downtown St... |
10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Cincinnati Marshals | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Dayton Warbirds Dayton Warbirds Dayton Warbirds were an indoor football team located in Dayton, Ohio.- History :Approved as a National Indoor Football League expansion team in October 2004, the Warbirds instead joined other teams in forming the United Indoor Football Association made up of teams that came from either the National... |
7 | 6 | 0.538 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| New Jersey XTreme New Jersey XTreme The New Jersey XTreme were a professional indoor football team that played in the National Indoor Football League. They played one home game at Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey and one game at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.-History:The team was originally the... |
0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Daytona Beach Hawgs Daytona Beach Hawgs The Daytona Beach Hawgs were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the NIFL. They played their home games at Ocean Center.Bryson was replaced by Pepe Pearson, a former Ohio State standout, who commuted to Daytona Beach on gamedays only... * |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| Miami Morays Florida Frenzy The Florida Frenzy are an indoor football team. They began play as a 2005 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League under the name Miami Morays... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 |
| Lakeland Thunderbolts Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :... |
5 | 8 | 0.385 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
| Kissimmee Kreatures | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Montgomery Maulers Montgomery Bears The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Rome Renegades Rome Renegades The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Fayetteville Guard Fayetteville Guard The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum.... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Odessa Roughnecks Odessa Roughnecks The West Texas Roughnecks is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas that plays in the Lone Star Football League. The team's nickname is a tribute to the oil industry, which has been the source of Odessa's wealth over the past century.... |
14 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Lubbock Gunslingers Lubbock Gunslingers The Lubbock Gunslingers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games in Lubbock, Texas at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum.... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| San Angelo Stampede San Angelo Stampede Express The San Angelo Stampede Express is a professional indoor football team from San Angelo, Texas. They are a member of the Lone Star Football League. They play their home games in the Foster Communications Coliseum... |
3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Everett Hawks Everett Hawks The Everett Hawks are a now-defunct professional and later minor-league arena football team based in Everett, Washington, USA. The team was in existence for five years in three leagues, the Northwest Football League , the National Indoor Football League , and af2 and in two cities, the Eastside... |
14 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wyoming Cavalry Wyoming Cavalry The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center.... |
10 | 4 | 0.714 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 |
| Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Billings Mavericks Billings Outlaws The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark... |
4 | 9 | 0.308 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Lincoln Capitols Lincoln Capitols The Lincoln Capitols were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. They originally planned on becoming the Nebraska Knockout, but the name was scrapped. From 1999 to 2000, they were the Lincoln Lightning of the... |
0 | 12 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers Louisiana Swashbucklers The Louisiana Swashbucklers is a professional indoor football team formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers... |
10 | 4 | 0.715 | 6 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads Corpus Christi Hammerheads The Corpus Christi Hammerheads are a professional indoor football team from Corpus Christi, Texas. They are a member of the Lone Star Football League.-History:The Hammerheads were a charter member of the Intense Football League... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Beaumont Drillers Beaumont Drillers The Beaumont Drillers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX. They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast... |
5 | 9 | 0.357 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
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* = Despite winning the division, the D.B. Hawgs were unable to play in the playoffs for using an illegal player in a game against the Rome RenegadesRome RenegadesThe Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved...
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Round 1
Atlantic Conference- Fayetteville 78, Dayton 63
- Montgomery 65, Miami 35
- Rome 53, Lakeland 7
- Cincinnati 67, River City 64
Pacific Conference
- Everett 97, Billings 60
- Odessa 74, Beaumont 23
- Corpus Christi 31, Southwest Louisiana 29
- Tri-Cities 35, Wyoming 31
Quarterfinals
Atlantic Conference- Cincinnati 70, Fayetteville 69
- Rome 47, Montgomery 31
Pacific Conference
- Tri-Cities 54, Everett 52
- Odessa 52, Corpus Christi 39
Semifinals
Atlantic Conference- Rome 51, Cincinnati 41
Pacific Conference
- Tri-Cities 41, Odessa 39