Billings Outlaws
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Established 2000 Folded 2010 Played in Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Montana |
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Indoor Football League (2000)
National Indoor Football League (2001–2006)
United Indoor Football (2007–2008)
Indoor Football League (2009–2010)
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| Team colors | Blue, Silver, Black, White |
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| Mascot | Rocky Fork Regulators, Gunsmoke | ||
| Personnel | |||
| President | Mike Parnell | ||
| General manager | Adam Steadman | ||
| Head coach | Heron O'Neal | ||
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| Championships | |||
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League championships (3) 2006, 2009, 2010 |
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Conference championships (3) 2002, 2009, 2010 |
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Division championships (4) 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 |
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| Playoff appearances (8) | |||
| 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |||
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Indoor Football League (2000)
National Indoor Football League (2001–2006)
United Indoor Football (2007–2008)
Indoor Football League (2009–2010)
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team based in Billings, Montana. They were a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), of which they were the 2-time defending champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. Their games were broadcast live locally on News Talk 910 KBLG AM and online through Teamline.
The team originally began play as a 2000 expansion member of the Indoor Football League as the Billings Thunderbolts. Despite a winning record of 8-6, it wasn't enough to make the playoffs. When the league folded, they became a charter member of the National Indoor Football League in 2001 and became the Billings Outlaws until the 2005 season when they were the Billings Mavericks and the start of the 2006 season, when a naming dispute with the Osceola Outlaws led to the NIFL stripping both teams of the Outlaws name. However, as of June 11, 2006, the NIFL recognized Billings as the Outlaws again.
The Outlaws first year in the playoffs. Many people thought it would be unexpected of Billings to make it all the way to the championship especially after coming in second in their division but they did so and proved many wrong. It wasn't easy though as Bismarck was in for a fight. Both games were decided in the final minute to which Outlaws prevailed. The championship game was the same other than the difference that the Ohio Valley Greyhounds took home the win and proved to be the best team winning 55-52 and pulling out an overall record that year of 15-1 while the Outlaws finished the season with an overall record of 12-5.
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