Bloomington Edge
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| League |
UIF (2006–2008) IFL (2009–2012) CPIFL (2013–2014) XLIF (2015) CIF (2016–present) |
| Conference | United (2009–2012) North (2017–present) |
| Division | Central (2006) Eastern (2007–2009) Central North (2010) Great Lakes (2011) Northern (2016) |
| Team history | Bloomington Extreme (2006–2011) Bloomington Edge (2012–present) |
| Based in | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Arena | U.S. Cellular Coliseum |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Red, Silver, White |
| Owner(s) | Omar Khokhar Nargis Khokhar |
| President | Nargis Khokhar |
| Head coach | Ameer Ismail |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1: (2008) |
| Playoff berths | 7: (UIF: 2007, 2008 IFL: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 CIF: 2016) |
| Dancers | Lady Edge |
| Mascot | Spike |
| Website | www.bloomingtonedge.net |
The Bloomington Edge are a professional indoor football team based in Bloomington, Illinois. They are currently a member of the Northeast Division of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Originally named the Bloomington Extreme, the team was a member of United Indoor Football (UIF), and joined the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2009 during the UIF and Intense Football League merger. They left the IFL for the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) in 2013, and in 2015 the CPIFL merged with the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) to create Champions Indoor Football (CIF), where Bloomington did not follow and joined X-League Indoor Football (X-League). Following the 2015 season the Edge joined the CIF. The Edge play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
The Extreme started out as an expansion team in United Indoor Football in 2006. They missed the playoffs in their first season, but rebounded to get a franchise best record of 8-7 in 2007, when they fell to the Lexington Horsemen in the Eastern Conference championship. In 2008, they went 7-7, which was good enough for 1st place in a weak Eastern Conference. They won their first conference title and went on to the United Bowl where they would fall to the Sioux Falls Storm. The UIF merged with the Intense Football League in the 2008 offseason, meaning that the Extreme would compete in the new Indoor Football League in 2009.
In 2009, former Florida State and NFL wide receiver Peter Warrick signed a one-year contract.
In October 2010, team owner Ed Brady announced that he hired Mike Murray as the team's new head coach. Murray had been the Extreme offensive coordinator in 2006.
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