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Annual American indoor football game
The CIFL championship game was the annual championship game of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). In 2006 , it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. Following the 2007 and 2008 season, the game was between the Great Lakes Division champion and the Atlantic Division champion. In 2009 the league was divided into an East and West Division.
During its first year, it was called the Great Lakes Bowl .
Past CIFL championships [ edit ] Number of appearances [ edit ] Great Lakes Bowl I: Rochester Raiders vs. Port Huron Pirates [ edit ]
Great Lakes Bowl I: Rochester Raiders at Port Huron Pirates – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
14
7
0 13 34
Pirates 14
13
5 8 40
at McMorran Arena , Port Huron, Michigan
Date : July 22Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 2,575Referee : Jack Butler[1]
Game information
1st quarter Rochester - (13:09) Maurice Jackson 32-yard pass from Matt Cottengim (Ryan DeCamp kick), Rochester 7-0
Port Huron – (10:13) Rayshawn Askew 2-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick), 7–7
Rochester - (6:58) Matt Cottengim 14-yard rush (Ryan DeCamp kick), Rochester 14-7
Port Huron – (4:15) Darryl Frager 22-yard pass from Shane Franzer (Anthony Gallagher kick), 14–14 2nd quarter Rochester - (12:34) Maurice Jackson 1-yard pass from Matt Cottengim (Ryan DeCamp kick), Rochester 21-14
Port Huron – (8:53) Rayshawn Askew 1-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher rush fumbled), Rochester 21–20
Port Huron – (3:47) Shane Franzer 1-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick), Port Huron 27–21 3rd quarter Port Huron – (9:05) Eddie Bynes safety, Port Huron 29–21
Port Huron – (4:41) Anthony Gallagher 27-yard field goal, Port Huron 32–21 4th quarter Rochester - (11:30) Noah Fehrenbach 22-yard pass from Matt Cottengim (Noah Fehrenbach pass failed), Port Huron 32-27
Port Huron – (6:56) Rayshawn Askew 16-yard rush (Chris Bell rush), Port Huron 40–27
Rochester - (0:43) Mike Kallfelz 1-yard pass from Matt Cottengim (Ryan DeCamp kick), Port Huron 40-34
Passing Rochester – Matt Cottengim: 15/29, 140 yards, 4 TD
Port Huron – Shane Franzer: 7/11, 123 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rochester – Reginald Cox: 12 att, 29 yards, 0 TD
Port Huron – Rayshawn Askew: 15 att, 52 yards, 3 TD Receiving Rochester – Maurice Jackson: 8 rec, 65 yards, 2 TD
Port Huron – Robert Height: 3 rec, 48 yards, 0 TD
2007 CIFL championship game: Michigan Pirates vs. Rochester Raiders [ edit ]
2007 CIFL championship game: Michigan Pirates at Rochester Raiders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
7
3
7 10 27
Raiders 0
17
14 6 37
at Blue Cross Arena , Rochester, New York
Date : July 28Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 5,236Referee : Dave Scott[2]
Game information
1st quarter Port Huron – (4:08) Darryl Frager 7-yard pass from Shane Franzer (Anthony Gallagher kick), Port Huron 7–0 2nd quarter Rochester - (14:45) Maurice Jackson 8-yard rush (Adam Lanctot kick), 7-7
Port Huron – (4:48) Anthony Gallagher 43-yard field goal, Port Huron 10–7
Rochester - (3:58) Maurice Jackson 24-yard pass from Mike Mikolaichik (Adam Lanctot kick), Rochester 14-10
Rochester – (0:00) Adam Lanctot 13-yard field goal, Rochester 17–10 3rd quarter Rochester - (9:41) Maurice Jackson 23-yard pass from Mike Mikolaichik (Adam Lanctot kick), Rochester 24-10
Port Huron – (4:03) Robert Height 6-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick), Rochester 24–17
Rochester - (1:36) Noah Fehrenbach 0-yard fumble recovery (Adam Lanctot kick), Rochester 31-17 4th quarter Port Huron – (12:07) Felix Joyner 3-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick), Rochester 31–24
Rochester – (6:26) Adam Lanctot 27-yard field goal, Rochester 34–24
Port Huron – (1:38) Anthony Gallagher 19-yard field goal, Port Huron 34–27
Rochester – (0:57) Adam Lanctot 17-yard field goal, Rochester 37–27
Passing Port Huron – Shane Franzer: 8/15, 73 yards, 1 TD
Rochester – Mike Mikolaichik: 10/15, 113 yards, 3 TD Rushing Port Huron – Robert Height: 17 att, 64 yards, 1 TD
Rochester – Jamil Porter: 8 att, 20 yards, 0 TD Receiving Port Huron – Darryl Frager: 3 rec, 35 yards, 1 TD
Rochester – Maurice Jackson: 3 rec, 73 yards, 2 TD
2008 CIFL championship game: Saginaw Sting vs. Kalamazoo Xplosion [ edit ]
2008 CIFL championship game: Saginaw Sting at Kalamazoo Xplosion – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Sting 7
13
7 14 41
Xplosion
7
13
7 10 37
at Wings Stadium , Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date : June 29Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 3,294[3]
Game information
1st quarter Saginaw – (12:34) Nick Body 14-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Anthony Gallagher kick), Saginaw 7–0
Kalamazoo - (7:00) Eric Gardner 3-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), 7-7 2nd quarter Kalamazoo – (14:20) Brad Selent 38-yard field goal, Kalamazoo 10–7
Saginaw – (10:40) Nick Body 8-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Anthony Gallagher kick blocked), Saginaw 13–10
Kalamazoo - (5:50) Brian Dolph 45-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Kalamazoo 17-13
Saginaw – (0:56) John Radney 1-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick blocked), Saginaw 20–17
Kalamazoo – (0:35) Brad Selent 51-yard field goal, 20–20 3rd quarter Kalamazoo - (11:00) Randy Hutchingson 23-yard pass from Eric Gardner (Brad Selent kick), Kalamazoo 27-20
Saginaw – (1:45) Nick Body 7-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Anthony Gallagher kick), 27–27 4th quarter Kalamazoo - (14:45) Eric Gardner 1-yard rush (Brad Selent kick), Saginaw 34-27
Saginaw – (9:00) Nate Collins 9-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Anthony Gallagher kick), 34–34
Kalamazoo – (0:42) Brad Selent 41-yard field goal, Kalamazoo 37–34
Saginaw – (0:26) John Radney 1-yard rush (Anthony Gallagher kick blocked), Saginaw 41–37
Passing Saginaw – Damon Dowdell: 18/36, 246 yards, 4 TD
Kalamazoo – Randy Hutchinson: 13/31, 157 yards, 2 TD Rushing Saginaw – John Radney: 8 att, 25 yards, 2 TD
Kalamazoo – Randy Hutchinson: 1 att, 2 yards, 0 TD Receiving Saginaw – Nick Body: 12 rec, 156 yards, 3 TD
Kalamazoo – Brian Dolph: 6 rec, 98 yards, 1 TD
2009 CIFL championship game: Fort Wayne Freedom vs. Chicago Slaughter [ edit ]
2009 CIFL championship game: Fort Wayne Freedom at Chicago Slaughter – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Freedom
7
21
7 13 48
Slaughter 0
31
13 14 58
at Sears Centre , Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Date : June 27Game time : 7:15 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 3,861Referee : Wojciekiewicz[4]
Game information
1st quarter Fort Wayne – (13:15) Luther Stroder 38-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Fort Wayne 7–0 2nd quarter Chicago - (14:52) Donovan Morgan 6-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick pass from DeJuan Alfonzo ), Chicago 8-7
Fort Wayne – (12:22) Nick Body 28-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Fort Wayne 14–8
Chicago - (9:37) Donovan Morgan 20-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick), Chicago 15-14
Fort Wayne – (5:23) Nick Body 4-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Fort Wayne 21–15
Chicago – (5:03) Reggie Gray 46-yard kickoff return (Chris Nendick kick failed), 21–21
Fort Wayne – (0:45) Luther Stroder 6-yard rush (Brad Selent kick), Fort Wayne 28–21
Chicago - (0:32) Dontrel Jackson 7-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick), 28-28
Chicago – (0:00) Chris Nendick 52-yard field goal, Chicago 31–28 3rd quarter Chicago - (12:40) Rob Boss 8-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick), Chicago 38-28
Fort Wayne – (7:54) Luther Stroder 2-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Chicago 38–35
Chicago - (5:55) Bobby Sippio 5-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick failed), Chicago 44-35 4th quarter Fort Wayne – (14:37) Luther Stroder 14-yard pass from Randy Hutchinson (Brad Selent kick), Chicago 44–42
Chicago - (11:37) Bobby Sippio 9-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick), Chicago 51-42
Chicago - (7:13) Donovan Morgan 28-yard pass from Russ Michna (Chris Nendick kick), Chicago 58-42
Fort Wayne – (2:46) Justin Wynn 1-yard rush (Randy Hutchinson pass filed), Chicago 58–48
Passing Fort Wayne – Randy Hutchinson: 27/48, 355 yards, 5 TD
Chicago – Russ Michna : 14/20, 182 yards, 7 TD Rushing Fort Wayne – Luther Stroder: 4 att, 14 yards, 1 TD
Chicago – Dontrel Jackson: 1 att, 13 yards, 0 TD Receiving Fort Wayne – Nick Body: 13 rec, 183 yards, 2 TD
Chicago – Donovan Morgan : 5 rec, 78 yards, 3 TD
2010 CIFL championship game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack [ edit ]
2010 CIFL championship game: Wisconsin Wolfpack at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wolfpack
7
7
12 14 40
Commandos 14
6
20 14 54
at Cincinnati Gardens , Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : June 26Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 2,758[5]
Game information
1st quarter Cincinnati - (13:55) Greg Moore 5-yard rush (Travis Johnson rush failed), Cincinnati 6-0
Wisconsin – (10:11) Marcus Lewis 2-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Tony Smidl kick), Wisconsin 7–6
Cincinnati - (4:39) Tony Cornett 0-yard fumble recovery (Ben Mauk pass to Ray Jackson), Cincinnati 14-7 2nd quarter Cincinnati – (5:04) Brandon Boehm 10-yard pass from Ben Mauk (Brandon Boehm rush failed), Cincinnati 20–7
Wisconsin – (0:00) Marcus Lewis 1-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Tony Smidl kick), Cincinnati 20–14
Cincinnati - (1:55) Dominick Goodman 11-yard pass from Ben Mauk (Travis Johnson kick blocked), Cincinnati 13-6 3rd quarter Wisconsin – (12:17) Brandon Wogoman 7-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Tony Smidl kick), Wisconsin 21–20
Cincinnati - (9:48) Robert Redd 27-yard pass from Ben Mauk (Ray Jackson rush), Cincinnati 28-21
Wisconsin – (6:23) Tony Smidl 35-yard field goal, Cincinnati 28–24
Cincinnati - (6:08) Ray Jackson 48-yard kickoff return (Brandon Boehm rush failed), Cincinnati 34-24
Cincinnati - (1:19) Brandon Boehm 29-yard pass from Ben Mauk (Ben Mauk rush fumbled), Cincinnati 40-24
Wisconsin – (1:19) Kurt Ware PAT return, Cincinnati 40–26 4th quarter Wisconsin – (12:53) Brandon Wogoman 12-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Tony Smidl kick), Cincinnati 40–33
Cincinnati - (8:54) Greg Moore 12-yard pass from Ben Mauk (Travis Johnson kick), Cincinnati 47-33
Wisconsin – (1:22) Marcus Lewis 5-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Tony Smidl kick), Cincinnati 47–40
Cincinnati - (0:32) Greg Moore 1-yard rush (Travis Johnson kick), Cincinnati 54-40
Passing Wisconsin – Matt Schabert: 23/37, 214 yards, 5 TD
Cincinnati – Ben Mauk: 18/29, 195 yards, 4 TD Rushing Wisconsin – Matt Schabert: 2 att, 5 yards, 0 TD
Cincinnati – Greg Moore: 18 att, 58 yards, 2 TD Receiving Wisconsin – Brandon Wogoman: 14 rec, 151 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati – Robert Redd: 8 rec, 122 yards, 1 TD
2011 CIFL championship game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Marion Blue Racers [ edit ]
2011 CIFL championship game: Marion Blue Racers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Blue Racers
0
13
3 13 29
Commandos 7
14
13 10 44
at Cincinnati Gardens , Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : June 11Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information
1st quarter Cincinnati - (6:17) Tyler Sheehan 1-yard rush, (Brandon Yingling kick), Cincinnati 7-0 2nd quarter Cincinnati - (12:57) Kyenes Mincy 9-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan (Brandon Yingling kick), Cincinnati 14-0
Cincinnati - (6:15) James Frazier 49-yard fumble recovery (Brandon Yingling kick), Cincinnati 21-0
Marion - (2:04) Christen Haywood 30-yard rush, (Tyler Lorenz kick), Cincinnati 21-7
Marion - (0:00) Brandon Williams 3-yard pass from Josh Harris, (Tyler Lorenz kick failed), Cincinnati 21-13 3rd quarter Cincinnati - (11:19) George Murrey 6-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan (Brandon Yingling kick), Cincinnati 28-13
Marion - (5:07) Tyler Lorenz 43-yard field goal, Cincinnati 28-16
Cincinnati - (2:47) Greg Moore 2-yard rush, (Brandon Yingling kick failed), Cincinnati 34-16 4th quarter Marion - (12:37) Christen Haywood 1-yard rush, (Tyler Lorenz kick), Cincinnati 34-23
Cincinnati - (7:45) Brandon Boehm 19-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan (Brandon Yingling kick), Cincinnati 41-23
Marion - (4:14) Brandon Williams 3-yard pass from Josh Harris, (Christen Haywood rush failed), Cincinnati 41-29
Cincinnati - (0:48) Brandon Yingling 33-yard field goal, Cincinnati 44-29
Passing Marion – Josh Harris: 4/14, 15 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati – Tyler Sheehan: 8/19, 93 yards, 3 TD Rushing Marion – Christen Haywood: 18 att, 107 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati – Tyler Sheehan: 2 att, 28 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marion – Brandon Williams: 2 rec, 6 yards, 2 TD
Cincinnati – Brandon Boehm: 2 rec, 36 yards, 1 TD
2012 CIFL championship game: Saginaw Sting vs. Dayton Silverbacks [ edit ]
2012 CIFL championship game: Dayton Silverbacks at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Silverbacks
6
0
1 0 7
Sting 6
15
7 7 35
at Dow Event Center , Saginaw, Michigan
Date : June 2Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 3,850[6]
Game information
1st quarter Dayton - (9:43) Tyler Waller 12-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Jeff Hubbard kick failed), Dayton 6-0
Saginaw – (3:33) Jeff Austin 6-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Daniel Evans kick failed), 6-6 2nd quarter Saginaw – (13:59) Jeff Austin 45-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Andrew Beaver pass from Tommy Jones ), Saginaw 14-6
Saginaw – (0:08) Keith Bartynski 20-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Daniel Evans kick), Saginaw 21–6 3rd quarter Dayton - (15:00) Jeff Hubbard rouge, Saginaw 21-7
Saginaw – (5:15) Jeff Austin 6-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Daniel Evans kick), Saginaw 28–7 4th quarter Saginaw – (7:57) Jeff Austin 6-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Daniel Evans kick), 35–7
Passing Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 8/16, 84 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones : 22/35, 233 yards, 5 TD Rushing Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 13 att, 33 yards, 0 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones : 6 att, 29 yards, 0 TD Receiving Dayton – Bruce Peters: 4 rec, 45 yards, 0 TD
Saginaw – Jeff Austin: 9 rec, 117 yards, 4 TD
2013 CIFL championship game: Erie Explosion vs. Saginaw Sting [ edit ]
2013 CIFL championship game: Saginaw at Erie Explosion – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Sting
0
22
6 8 36
Explosion 7
10
13 7 37
at Erie Insurance Arena , Erie, Pennsylvania
Date : May 12Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 1,844[7]
Game information
1st quarter Erie – Aaron Smetanka 2-yard rush (Shon Rowser kick), Erie 7-0 2nd quarter Saginaw - A. J. McKenna 3-yard rush (Deshawn Hayes rush), Saginaw 8-7
Saginaw – Daryl Gooden 13-yard pass from A. J. McKenna (A. J. McKenna rush failed), Saginaw 14-7
Erie - Shon Rowser 28-yard field goal, Saginaw 14-10
Saginaw - A. J. McKenna 1-yard rush (Deshawn Hayes rush), Saginaw 22-10
Erie – Alfonso Hogard 10-yard pass from Aaron Smetanka (Shon Rowser kick), Saginaw 22-17 3rd quarter Erie – Richard Stokes 17-yard rush (Show Roswer kick failed), Erie 23-22
Erie – Richard Stokes 6-yard rush (Show Roswer kick), Erie 30-22
Sagniaw - Touchdown (attempt failed), Erie 30-28 4th quarter Saginaw – Shaun Hladki 5-yard pass from A. J. McKenna (Deshawn Hayes rush), Saginaw 36-30
Erie – Richard Stokes 7-yard rush (Show Roswer kick), Erie 37-30
Passing Saginaw – A. J. McKenna: 23/41, 199 yards, 2 TD
Erie – Aaron Smetanka: 10/15, 57 yards, 1 TD Rushing Saginaw – A. J. McKenna: 6 att, 21 yards, 2 TD
Erie – Richard Stokes: 14 att, 97 yards, 3 TD Receiving Saginaw – C. J. Tarver : 6 rec, 48 yards, 0 TD
Erie – Johnson: 3 rec, 23 yards, 0 TD
2014 CIFL championship game: Erie Explosion at Marion Blue Racers [ edit ]
2014 CIFL championship game: Erie Explosion at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Explosion 12
7
7 12 38
Blue Racers
0
20
6 0 26
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Marion, Ohio
Date : May 18Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT John Dudley, Erie Times News
Game information
1st quarter Erie – Aaron Smetanka 15-yard pass to Travis Tarpley (Shon Rowser kick failed), Erie 6-0
Erie – Aaron Smetanka 35-yard pass to Alfonso Hoggard (Shon Rowser kick failed), Erie 12-0 2nd quarter Erie – Richard Stokes 30-yard run (Shon Rowser kick), Erie 19-0
Marion – Chris Wallace 5-yard pass to Brandon Williams (Thomas McKenzie rush), Erie 19-8
Marion – Thomas McKenzie 2-yard run (Thomas McKenzie rush failed), Erie 19-14
Marion – Thomas McKenzie 36-yard fumble return (Thomas McKenzie rush failed), Marion 20-19 3rd quarter Marion – Chris Wallace 16-yard pass to Mike Tatum (Chris Wallace pass failed), Marion 26-19
Erie – Richard Stokes 9-yard run (Shon Rowser kick), 26-26 4th quarter Erie – Aaron Smetanka 4-yard pass to Evan Twombly (Shon Rowser kick blocked), Erie 32-26
Erie – Richard Stokes 2-yard run (Richard Stokes rush failed), Erie 38-26
Passing Marion – Chris Wallace: 2 TD, 1 INT
Erie – Aaron Smetanka: 3 TD, O INT Rushing Marion – Thomas McKenzie:
Erie – Richard Stokes: Receiving
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