Ultimate Bowl

The Ultimate Bowl was the annual championship game of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). In 2011, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. In 2012, it was the meeting of the winners of the North and South Divisions.

Past Ultimate Bowls

GameYearWinning TeamLosing TeamSiteDateMVP
Ultimate Bowl I2011Saginaw Sting86Eastern Kentucky Drillers69Dow Event CenterJune 10, 2011Tommy Jones
Ultimate Bowl II2012Cincinnati Commandos62Florida Tarpons44Germain ArenaJuly 2, 2012Kyenes Mincy
Ultimate Bowl III2013Florida Tarpons40Corpus Christi Fury32Germain ArenaJune 8, 2013Chris Wallace
Ultimate Bowl IV2014Corpus Christi Fury60Florida Tarpons23American Bank CenterAugust 2, 2014Reuben Flowers

Box scores

Ultimate Bowl I: Eastern Kentucky Drillers vs. Saginaw Sting

Ultimate Bowl I: Eastern Kentucky Drillers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Drillers 14 19 82869
Sting 21 20 103586

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: June 10, 2011
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 2,300
Game information
1st quarter
  • Eastern Kentucky - (12:56) Matthew Barbour 8-yard pass from Allan Holland (Daniel Eidson kick), Eastern Kentucky 7-0
  • Saginaw – (11:15) LaVaughn Macon 7-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), 7–7
  • Saginaw – (7:08) LaVaughn Macon 12-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 14–7
  • Eastern Kentucky - (4:08) Justin Lamb 12-yard pass from Allan Holland (Daniel Eidson kick), 14-14
  • Saginaw – (0:45) LaVaughn Macon 9-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 21–14
2nd quarter
  • Saginaw – (10:25) Zac Nichols 40-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 28–14
  • Eastern Kentucky - (1:00) Matthew Barbour 12-yard pass from Allan Holland (Daniel Eidson kick failed), Saginaw 28-20
  • Saginaw – (0:46) LaVaughn Macon 24-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 35–20
  • Eastern Kentucky - (0:27) Aric Evans 30-yard pass from Allan Holland (Allan Holland pass failed), Saginaw 35-26
  • Saginaw – (0:13) Zac Nichols 19-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick failed), Saginaw 41–26
  • Eastern Kentucky - (0:00) Matthew Barbour 23-yard pass from Allan Holland (Daniel Eidson kick), Saginaw 41-33
3rd quarter
  • Saginaw – (13:00) LaVaughn Macon 8-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 48–33
  • Saginaw – (4:13) Chris Kollias 55-yard field goal, Saginaw 51–33
  • Eastern Kentucky - (1:15) Matthew Barbour 21-yard pass from Allan Holland (Matthew Barbour pass from Allan Holland), Saginaw 51-41
4th quarter
  • Saginaw – (14:36) LaVaughn Macon 23-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 58–41
  • Eastern Kentucky - (11:43) Matthew Barbour 4-yard pass from Allan Holland (Jason Connor rush failed), Saginaw 58-47
  • Saginaw – (8:40) Zac Nichols 20-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 65–47
  • Eastern Kentucky - (5:16) Justin Lamb 11-yard pass from Allan Holland (Mattthew Barbour pass from Allan Holland), Saginaw 65-55
  • Saginaw – (2:11) Andrew Beaver 10-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Chris Kollias kick failed), Saginaw 71–55
  • Eastern Kentucky - (0:38) Justin Lamb 6-yard pass from Allan Holland (Allan Holland pass failed), Saginaw 71-61
  • Saginaw – (0:15) Yvens Louis 7-yard run (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 78–61
  • Saginaw – (0:15) Chris Kollias rouge, Saginaw 79–61
  • Eastern Kentucky - (0:08) Matthew Barbour 40-yard pass from Daniel Eidson (Matthew Barbour pass from Daniel Eidson), Saginaw 79-69
  • Saginaw – (0:02) Philip Smith 5-yard kickoff return (Chris Kollias kick), Saginaw 86–69
Passing
  • Eastern Kentucky– Allan Holland: 23/46, 280 yards, 9 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 25/36, 346 yards, 10 TD
Rushing
  • Eastern Kentucky – Allan Holland: 2 att, 14 yards, 0 TD
  • Saginaw – Yvens Louis: 1 att, 7 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Eastern Kentucky – Matthew Barbour: 12 rec, 153 yards, 6 TD
  • Saginaw – LaVaughn Macon: 10 rec, 118 yards, 6 TD

References

  1. ↑ Geoff Mott (June 11, 2011). "Saginaw Sting captures first Ultimate Indoor Football League Ultimate Bowl title, beating Eastern Kentucky Drillers 86-69". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Commandos Capture 3rd Straight League Championship". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 2, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Scott Butherus (June 8, 2013). "Arena football: Wallace leads Tarpons to Ultimate title in his final game". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 15, 2015.[dead link]
  4. ↑ Matt Young (August 2, 2014). "Fury rout Tarpons, claim championship of two-team league". www.caller.com. Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.