2002 National Indoor Football League season
| 2002 NIFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Indoor Football League |
| Sport | indoor American football |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Ohio Valley Greyhounds |
| Playoffs | |
| Atlantic champions | Ohio Valley Greyhounds |
| Atlantic runners-up | Tennessee ThunderCats |
| Pacific champions | Billings Outlaws |
| Pacific runners-up | Bismarck Roughriders |
| Indoor Bowl II | |
| Champions | Ohio Valley Greyhounds |
| Runners-up | Billings Outlaws |
The 2002 National Indoor Football League season was the second season of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The league champions were the Ohio Valley Greyhounds, who defeated the Billings Outlaws in Indoor Bowl II.
Standings
[edit]| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Atlantic Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Louisiana Rangers | 8 | 7 | 0.533 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Mississippi Fire Dogs | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Tupelo FireAnts | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Lake Charles Land Sharks | 13 | 2 | 0.867 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Austin Knights | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 |
| Houma Bayou Bucks | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 |
| Oklahoma Crude | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Ohio Valley Greyhounds | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Tennessee ThunderCats | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 4 | 3 | 0.143 |
| Winston-Salem Energy | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| River City Renegades | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 6 | 0.143 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Lincoln Capitols-xy | 10 | 5 | 0.667 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Omaha Beef | 9 | 6 | 0.667 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Tri-City Diesel | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| La Crosse Night Train | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Bismarck Roughriders | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 9 | 2 | 0.818 |
| Billings Outlaws | 12 | 5 | 0.706 | 6 | 4 | 0.375 |
| Sioux Falls Storm | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Rapid City Red Dogs | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best conference record
Playoffs
[edit]Round 1
- Lake Charles 42, Tennessee 40
- Ohio Valley 51, Louisiana 32
- Bismarck 69, Omaha 40
- Billings 54, Lincoln 51
Semifinals
- Ohio Valley 54, Tennessee 24
- Billings 59, Bismarck 56
- Ohio Valley 55, Billings 52