2002 National Indoor Football League season

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.

2002 NIFL season
LeagueNational Indoor Football League
Sportindoor American football
Regular season
Season championsOhio Valley Greyhounds
Playoffs
Atlantic championsOhio Valley Greyhounds
  Atlantic runners-upTennessee ThunderCats
Pacific championsBillings Outlaws
  Pacific runners-upBismarck Roughriders
Indoor Bowl II
ChampionsOhio Valley Greyhounds
  Runners-upBillings Outlaws
NIFL seasons

Standings

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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

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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

Indoor Bowl II

  • Ohio Valley 55, Billings 52
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