2010 Billings Outlaws season explained

Team:Billings Outlaws
Year:2010
Record:12-2
Division Place:1st Pacific North
Coach:Heron O'Neal
General Manager:Adam Steadman
Owner:Mike Parnell
Stadium:Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
308 6th Avenue North
Billings Montana 59101
Playoffs:Won IC Quarterfinals 54-45 (Fever)
Won IC Semifinals 68-39 (Stampede Express)
Won IC Championship 53-42 (Diamonds)
Won United Bowl 43-34 (Storm)
No Nextseason:true

The Billings Outlaws season was the team's eleventh and final season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-five teams competing in the IFL for the 2010 season, the Billings, Montana-based Billings Outlaws were members of the Pacific North Division of the Intense Conference.

Under the leadership of head coach Heron O'Neal, the team played their home games at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.

On October 7, 2010 the Outlaws announced they would cease operations due to not having enough money for the 2011 season, this was in large part due to a disagreement with county commissioners over funding non-insured losses suffered during the 2010 tornado that severely damaged the Rimrock Auto Arena.[1]

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreTeam Record
1SundayFebruary 284:00pmKent PredatorsW 56-401-0Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
2FridayMarch 57:15pmat Colorado IceW 47-392-0Budweiser Events Center
3SaturdayMarch 144:00pmTri-Cities FeverW 64-503-0Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
4MondayMarch 227:05pmat Sioux Falls StormL 31-373-1Sioux Falls Arena
5colSpan=7 align="center" Bye
6colSpan=7 align="center" Bye
7SundayApril 11 4:05pmColorado IceW 71-414-1Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
8SaturdayApril 177:05pmAlaska WildW 65-255-1Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
9SaturdayApril 247:05pmat Tri-Cities FeverW 70-476-1Toyota Center
10FridayApril 307:30pmat Kent PredatorsW 54-307-1ShoWare Center
11SaturdayMay 87:05pmFairbanks GrizzliesW 46-248-1Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
12SundayMay 167:05pmat Alaska WildW 1-0 (forfeit)9-1Sullivan Arena
13SaturdayMay 225:05pmat Fairbanks GrizzliesL 24-469-2Carlson Center
14SaturdayMay 297:05pmat Kent PredatorsW 53-4710-2ShoWare Center
15colSpan=7 align="center" Bye
16SaturdayJune 127:05pmSioux Falls StormW 60-4011-2Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
17SaturdayJune 197:05pmTri-Cities FeverW 68-4012-2Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreTeam Record
IC QuarterfinalsSundayJune 273:05pmTri-Cities FeverW 54-45align="center" ---Billings Sports Plex
IC SemifinalsSaturdayJuly 32:00pmSan Angelo Stampede ExpressW 68-39[2] align="center" ---Billings Sports Plex
IC ChampionshipSaturdayJuly 107:00pmArkansas DiamondsW 53-42align="center" ---Billings Sports Plex
United BowlSaturdayJuly 177:00pmSioux Falls StormW 43-34[3] align="center" ---Billings Sports Plex

2010 player awards

Week 1: Defensive Player of the Week
Mike Bazemore (4 sacks)
Week 3: Offensive Player of the Week
James Walton (8 catches, 118 yards, 3 tds)
Week 7: Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Dixon (22-32 passing for 217 yds, 8 tds, 9 carries for 58 yards)
Round 1: Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Dixon (15-20 passing for 162 yards, 5tds, 18 carries for 134 yards, 1 td)
Round 2: Special Teams Player of the Week
Tim Brown (4 returns, 111 yards, 1 td, 11 carries, 68 yards, 1 td, 4 catches, 61 yards, 1 td)
Round 3: Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Dixon (19 of 25 passing for 191 yards, 8 tds)
Round 3: Defensive Player of the Week
Jovan Jackson (2 interceptions, 2 pass break-ups, 2.5 tackles)
United Bowl: Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Dixon (17 of 25 passing for 153 yards, 2 tds, 13 carries, 50 yards, 2 tds)
United Bowl: Defensive Player of the Week
Tyrell Herndon (5.5 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble)
United Bowl: Special Teams Player of the Week
Tim Brown (2 returns, 62 yards, 1 td, 6 carries, 14 yards, 1 td, 8 catches, 47 yards, 1 td)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outlaws to Suspend Operations . October 7, 2010 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . September 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: Outlaws dominate San Angelo 68-39 in IFL quarterfinal game . Mike Zimmer . July 3, 2010 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . September 2, 2015.
  3. Web site: Billings Repeats as IFL Champions . July 18, 2010 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . September 15, 2015.