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The Indoor Football League, founded in 2009, enters its 18th consecutive season in 2026 as the longest continuously operating indoor football league in the United States and the sport’s de facto major league.

With 14 teams across eight top-50 media markets, the IFL combines a national footprint with a proven development pipeline—more than 350 players have advanced to the NFL or CFL—while maintaining ties to cornerstone franchises such as the Arizona Rattlers, Iowa Barnstormers and Jacksonville Sharks.

Played on a 50-yard field with eight players per side, the league emphasizes high-scoring, fast-paced action. Led by Commissioner Todd Tryon since 2019, the IFL has expanded its reach, grown viewership and strengthened its position as the most stable and recognizable brand in indoor football.

WEEK THREE

Today's Games (Sunday)

Tulsa Oilers (0-0) at San Antonio Gunslingers (0-0)

Vegas Knight Hawks (0-0) at Tucson Sugar Skulls (0-0)

Saturday Results

Arizona Rattlers 49, San Diego Strike Force 27

Jacksonville Sharks 47, NAZ Wranglers 24

Current Standings (As of Sunday, March 29 a.m.)

Eastern

 ConferenceOverall
TeamGPW-LPCTGPW-LPCT
Green Bay Blizzard11-01.00022-01.000
Fishers Freight21-10.50021-10.500
Quad City Steamwheelers21-10.50021-10.500
Jacksonville Sharks00-00.00011-01.000
Orlando Pirates00-00.00011-01.000
Tulsa Oilers00-00.00000-00.000
Iowa Barnstormers10-10.00010-10.000

Western

 ConferenceOverall
TeamGPW-LPCTGPW-LPCT
Arizona Rattlers11-01.00011-01.000
San Diego Strike Force21-10.50021-10.500
San Antonio Gunslingers00-00.00000-00.000
Tucson Sugar Skulls00-00.00000-00.000
New Mexico Chupacabras00-00.00010-10.000
Vegas Knight Hawks00-00.00010-10.000
NAZ Wranglers10-10.00020-20.000

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