2001 National Indoor Football League season

2001 NIFL season
LeagueNational Indoor Football League
Sportindoor American football
Regular season
Season championsMississippi Fire Dogs
Playoffs
Atlantic championsMississippi Fire Dogs
  Atlantic runners-upOhio Valley Greyhounds
Pacific championsWyoming Cavalry
  Pacific runners-upSioux Falls Storm
Indoor Bowl I
ChampionsMississippi Fire Dogs
  Runners-upWyoming Cavalry
NIFL seasons

The 2001 National Indoor Football League season was the first season of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The league champions were the Mississippi Fire Dogs, who defeated the Wyoming Cavalry in Indoor Bowl I.

Standings

Team Overall Conference
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Eastern Division
Ohio Valley Greyhounds 12 4 0.750 8 2 0.800
Johnstown J Dogs 10 5 0.667 6 3 0.667
River Cities LocoMotives 1 13 0.071 0 9 0.000
Southern Division
Mississippi Fire Dogs 16 1 0.941 9 1 0.900
Lake Charles Land Sharks 11 4 0.733 7 3 0.700
Tupelo FireAnts 7 7 0.500 7 5 0.583
Mobile Seagulls 5 8 0.385 4 6 0.400
Louisiana Rangers 5 9 0.357 4 7 0.364
Louisiana Bayou Beast 1 13 0.071 1 10 0.091
Central Division
Rapid City Red Dogs 13 2 0.867 10 1 0.909
Wyoming Cavalry 10 7 0.588 6 4 0.600
Sioux Falls Storm 8 8 0.500 5 6 0.455
Billings Outlaws 7 7 0.500 5 6 0.455
Tri-City Diesel 6 8 0.429 3 8 0.273
Sioux City Bandits 4 10 0.286 4 8 0.333
Western Division
Utah Rattlers 8 7 0.533 7 1 0.875
Yakima Shockwave 6 8 0.429 3 5 0.375
Southern Oregon Heat 1 12 0.533 0 6 0.000
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best league record

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Indoor Bowl I
         
4 Sioux Falls 40
1 Rapid City 25
4 Sioux Falls 31
2 Wyoming 37
3 Utah 20
2 Wyoming 48
W2 Wyoming 21
E1 Mississippi 55
3 Lake Charles 9
2 Ohio Valley 53
2 Ohio Valley 35
1 Mississippi 40
4 Johnstown 27
1 Mississippi 42

See also