Billings Wolves
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Established 2014 Folded 2016 Played in Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana BiilingsWolves.com |
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Indoor Football League (2015–2016)
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| Team colors | Black, red, white |
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| Owner(s) | Ron Benzel | ||||
| General manager | Marc Burr | ||||
| Head coach | Chris Dixon | ||||
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League championships (0) 0 |
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Conference championships (0) 0 |
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Division championships (0) 0 |
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||||
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Indoor Football League (2015–2016)
The Billings Wolves were a professional indoor football team based in Billings, Montana and members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Wolves began play in 2015 as an expansion team of the IFL. The Wolves were owned by Ron Benzel and coached by Chris Dixon. The Wolves played their home games at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark.
After receiving unanimous approval by the IFL's existing 9 teams, the new Billings franchise was formally announced by IFL commissioner Mike Allshouse during a press conference on February 19, 2014. The city was previously home to the IFL's Billings Outlaws who folded in 2010 after the so-called Father's Day Tornado heavily damaged their home arena.
In April 2014, the team signed a two-year contract with the Yellowstone County Commission making the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark the team's home arena in 2015 and 2016. The lease cost the team $3,000 per game in 2015 and $3,500 per game in 2016, plus an "improvement fee" of $1.25 to $4.00, varying with the face value of the ticket. The contract waives the rental fee for the final home game of each season. Season tickets went on sale April 7, 2014. The team initially announced James Walton as head coach but on July 31, 2014, they signed just-retired former Billings Outlaws quarterback Chris Dixon for the job.
The Wolves played their first ever game on February 28, 2015, losing 30–17 to the Tri-Cities Fever. The Wolves struggled to win early on, beginning the season on a 4 game losing streak. On April 18, 2015, the Wolves picked up their first ever victory, 56–37 over the Green Bay Blizzard. The Wolves offense was being paced by rookie quarterback Dakaratalib Britt, who had thrown for 13 touchdowns in his first 3 games, but during the Wolves first victory, Britt suffered an injury that sidelined him for the next three games, where the Wolves would fail to win a game. Upon Britt's return to the team, the Wolves improved dramatically on offense and the Wolves won 4 of their last 5 games. The Wolves finished their first season 5–9, finishing fourth in the Intense Conference. At the conclusion of the season, defensive back Michael Green was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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