2018 United Bowl
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| 2018 United Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | July 7, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Iowa WR Ryan Balentine | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | YouTube and MC-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Rich Roste[1] (Storm) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 United Bowl was the championship game of the 2018 Indoor Football League season. It was played between the Sioux Falls Storm and the Iowa Barnstormers. The game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
This was the Sioux Falls Storm's ninth consecutive United Bowl appearance;[2] prior to the game, they held a United Bowl record of 6–2. This was the Iowa Barnstormers' first United Bowl appearance after joining the IFL in 2015 from the Arena Football League.
The game was played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, as the Iowa Barnstormers had the home field advantage by cause of being the higher seeded team in the playoffs.