| Game Name: | United Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | August 15 |
| Year Game Played: | 2009 |
| Stadium: | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |
| City: | Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Home School: | Billings Outlaws |
| Home Name Short: | Billings |
| Home Nickname: | Outlaws |
| Home Record: | 14–2 |
| Home Conference: | Intense |
| Home Coach: | Heron O'Neal |
| Home 1Q: | 20 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 21 |
| Home 4Q: | 16 |
| Visitor School: | RiverCity Rage |
| Visitor Name Short: | RiverCity |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rage |
| Visitor Record: | 11–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | United |
| Visitor Coach: | Michael Pimmel |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 28 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Mvp: | Billings QB Chris Dixon |
| Referee: | Russel Gray |
| Attendance: | 8,351 |
| First Game Ever Played: | yes |
| Game Link: | United Bowl (IFL) |
| Different Next: | 2010 |
The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62.
| Atlantic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
| x-Maryland Maniacs | 10 | 4 | ||
| y-Rochester Raiders | 9 | 5 | ||
| y-RiverCity Rage | 8 | 6 | ||
| Saginaw Sting | 3 | 11 | ||
| Muskegon Thunder | 1 | 13 | ||
| Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
| z-Omaha Beef | 11 | 3 | ||
| y-Bloomington Extreme | 10 | 4 | ||
| y-Wichita Wild | 8 | 6 | ||
| Sioux Falls Storm [1] [2] [3] | 6 | 8 | ||
| Sioux City Bandits | 4 | 10 | ||
| Lone Star | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
| x-El Paso Generals | 12 | 2 | ||
| y-Abilene Ruff Riders | 8 | 6 | ||
| y-San Angelo Stampede Express | 5 | 9 | ||
| Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 5 | 9 | ||
| Odessa Roughnecks | 3 | 11 | ||
| Pacific | ||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
| z-Billings Outlaws | 12 | 2 | ||
| y-Fairbanks Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | ||
| y-Colorado Ice | 5 | 9 | ||
| Alaska Wild | 0 | 14 | ||
z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot
The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title.