Great Lakes Bowl (GLIFL)
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The CIFL Championship Game is the annual championship game of the Continental Indoor Football League. In 2006
, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. Following the 2007
and 2008
season, the game was between the Great Lakes Division champion and the Atlantic Division champion. In 2009
the league was divided into an East and West Division.
During its first year, it was called the Great Lakes Bowl.
2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
-All-Star game:*Located at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on August 5, 2006.-2006 Award Winners:*Most Valuable Player - Matt Cottengim, Rochester Raiders...
, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. Following the 2007
2007 Continental Indoor Football League season
-Continental Bowl Playoffs:-2007 Award Winners:*Most Valuable Player - Robert Height, Port Huron Pirates*Offensive Player of the Year - Robert Height, Port Huron Pirates...
and 2008
2008 Continental Indoor Football League
-2008 Award Winners:*CIFL Most Valuable Player - David Gater, Kalamazoo Xplosion*Offensive Player of the Year - Randy Bell, Rock River Raptors*Defensive Player of the Year - David Gater, Kalamazoo Xplosion...
season, the game was between the Great Lakes Division champion and the Atlantic Division champion. In 2009
2009 Continental Indoor Football League season
The 2009 Continental Indoor Football League season was the league's fourth overall season. The regular season began on Friday, March 6. The league champion was the Chicago Slaughter.-Playoffs:-2009 Award Winners:...
the league was divided into an East and West Division.
During its first year, it was called the Great Lakes Bowl.
Past CIFL Championships
Game | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Site | Date | MVP | ||
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Great Lakes Bowl I | 2006 | Port Huron Pirates | 40 | Rochester Raiders Rochester Raiders The Rochester Raiders are a professional indoor football team based in the Rochester, New York area. They are currently a member of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Dome Arena in the suburb of Henrietta... |
34 | McMorran Arena | July 22, 2006 | Rayshawn Askew Rayshawn Askew Rayshawn Askew is an American football player. A running back, he currently is a free agent. He has played for the All American Football League, United Indoor Football, Canadian Football League, Continental Indoor Football League and the National Indoor Football League.-College career:After... |
CIFL Indoor Championship Game | 2007 | Rochester Raiders Rochester Raiders The Rochester Raiders are a professional indoor football team based in the Rochester, New York area. They are currently a member of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Dome Arena in the suburb of Henrietta... |
37 | Michigan Pirates | 27 | Blue Cross Arena Blue Cross Arena The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Rochester, New York. Its maximum seating capacity is 13,000... |
July 28, 2007 | Mike Condello |
CIFL Championship Game | 2008 | Saginaw Sting Saginaw Sting The Saginaw Sting are a team in the Continental Indoor Football League that began play as a 2008 expansion franchise in the Continental Indoor Football League and then moved to the Indoor Football League for the 2009 season and then suspended operations after the season... |
41 | Kalamazoo Xplosion Kalamazoo Xplosion The Kalamazoo Xplosion are a 2007 expansion team of the Continental Indoor Football League, formerly the Great Lakes Indoor Football League. They are based in Kalamazoo, Michigan and they play their home games at Wings Stadium.-History:... |
37 | Wings Stadium Wings Stadium Wings Stadium is a 5,113-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The arena opened in 1974 and is home to the Kalamazoo Wings, an ice hockey team in the ECHL.... |
June 29, 2008 | Nick Body |
CIFL Championship Game | 2009 | Chicago Slaughter | 58 | Fort Wayne Freedom Fort Wayne Freedom The Fort Wayne Freedom was a team in the Continental Indoor Football League, beginning play in the 2008 season. Like the original Freedom, the team retained a red, white, and blue color scheme, and played in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.... |
48 | Sears Centre Sears Centre The Sears Centre is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb, 25 miles from Chicago. The arena has 43 luxury suites on two separate levels... |
June 27, 2009 | Donovan Morgan |
CIFL Championship Game | 2010 | Cincinnati Commandos Cincinnati Commandos The Cincinnati Commandos are team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. Their team is based around Cincinnati area talent, such as Ben Mauk, Dominick Goodman, Robert Redd and Terrill Byrd... |
54 | Wisconsin Wolfpack Wisconsin Wolfpack The Wisconsin Wolfpack was an American football franchise based in Wisconsin. The Wolfpack name and brand has been used for two teams: an indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League and a traditional football team in the Mid Continental Football League.The indoor and outdoor... |
40 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati Gardens The Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,... |
June 26, 2010 | Ben Mauk Ben Mauk Gary Benjamin "Ben" Mauk is an American football quarterback who was most recently the quarterback for the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League , and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He completed his college football career in 2007 for... |
CIFL Championship Game | 2011 | Cincinnati Commandos Cincinnati Commandos The Cincinnati Commandos are team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. Their team is based around Cincinnati area talent, such as Ben Mauk, Dominick Goodman, Robert Redd and Terrill Byrd... |
44 | Marion Blue Racers Marion Blue Racers The Marion Blue Racers are a professional indoor football team that begin play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2011, before moving to the Ultimate Indoor Football League after the 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season... |
29 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati Gardens The Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,... |
June 11, 2011 | Tyler Sheehan Tyler Sheehan Tyler Allen Sheehan is an American football player. He an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Cincinnati Commandos.-Early life:... |
- Number of appearances:
- Kalamazoo XplosionKalamazoo XplosionThe Kalamazoo Xplosion are a 2007 expansion team of the Continental Indoor Football League, formerly the Great Lakes Indoor Football League. They are based in Kalamazoo, Michigan and they play their home games at Wings Stadium.-History:...
: 1 (Lost 1) - Port Huron/Michigan Pirates: 2 (Won 1, Lost 1)
- Rochester RaidersRochester RaidersThe Rochester Raiders are a professional indoor football team based in the Rochester, New York area. They are currently a member of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Dome Arena in the suburb of Henrietta...
: 2 (Lost 1, Won 1) - Saginaw StingSaginaw StingThe Saginaw Sting are a team in the Continental Indoor Football League that began play as a 2008 expansion franchise in the Continental Indoor Football League and then moved to the Indoor Football League for the 2009 season and then suspended operations after the season...
: 1 (Won 1) - Chicago Slaughter: 1 (Won 1)
- Fort Wayne FreedomFort Wayne FreedomThe Fort Wayne Freedom was a team in the Continental Indoor Football League, beginning play in the 2008 season. Like the original Freedom, the team retained a red, white, and blue color scheme, and played in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum....
: 1 (Lost 1) - Cincinnati CommandosCincinnati CommandosThe Cincinnati Commandos are team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. Their team is based around Cincinnati area talent, such as Ben Mauk, Dominick Goodman, Robert Redd and Terrill Byrd...
: 2 (Won 2) - Wisconsin WolfpackWisconsin WolfpackThe Wisconsin Wolfpack was an American football franchise based in Wisconsin. The Wolfpack name and brand has been used for two teams: an indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League and a traditional football team in the Mid Continental Football League.The indoor and outdoor...
: 1 (Lost 1) - Marion Blue RacersMarion Blue RacersThe Marion Blue Racers are a professional indoor football team that begin play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2011, before moving to the Ultimate Indoor Football League after the 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season...
: 1 (Lost 1)
- Kalamazoo Xplosion
Great Lakes Bowl I: Rochester Raiders vs. Port Huron Pirates
2007 CIFL Championship Game: Michigan Pirates vs. Rochester Raiders
2008 CIFL Championship Game: Saginaw Sting vs. Kalamazoo Xplosion
2009 CIFL Championship Game: Fort Wayne Freedom vs. Chicago Slaughter
2010 CIFL Championship Game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack
2011 CIFL Championship Game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Marion Blue Racers
External links
- Great Lakes Bowl I Stats (2006)
- 2007 Championship Game Stats
- 2008 Championship Game Stats
- 2009 Championship Game Stats
- 2010 Championship Game Stats