MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2024) — The Indoor Football League announced the 2025 league wide schedule on Thursday. The Steamwheelers will start their season with their home opener on Friday, March 21, versus Eastern Conference foe the Green Bay Blizzard, who ended the Wheelers play-off hopes last season. The match-up will be the Steamwheelers' and Blizzards' thirteenth meeting in the IFL era. The match-up has consistently fielded competitive and physical contests.
Following the home opener the sQUAD will travel to Massachusetts Saturday, March 29, to take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion Pirates. The following weekend, the Battle of I-80 is renewed as the Steamwheelers head to Des Moines to take on the Iowa Barnstormers on Saturday, April 5. In last year's three meetings with the Barnstormers, a total of five points separated the season series.
The Wheelers then welcome the Barnstormers the next week to Vibrant Arena on Saturday, April 12. Last year at home, the sQUAD took down Iowa on a 53-yard field goal as time expired, the longest field goal of the IFL season. Following our first bye-week, The Jacksonville Sharks will then take their first ever trip to the Quad Cities as they come to town Saturday, April 26.
Another first for the schedule includes the Steamwheelers traveling to Fisher, Indiana, to take on the new kids on the block the Fishers Freight on Saturday, May 3. On Saturday, May 10, we travel to Green Bay to take on the Blizzard for our second of three match-ups in 2025.
The Wheelers are back at home on Friday, May 16, to take on the Tulsa Oilers before heading into our second bye-week. Following the bye-week, we travel down to Oklahoma to meet up with the Tulsa Oilers again on Saturday, May 31. The Steamwheelers will then get on the road and keep heading south as they take on the San Antonio Gunslingers on Saturday, June 7, their only out of conference match-up of the season.
The sQUAD comes back home to welcome the Fishers Freight to the Wheelhouse for their first time. That match-up will take place Saturday, June 14. Following the quick home trip, the Steamwheelers travel to Duval County in Jacksonville, Florida, for a match-up with the Sharks on Saturday, June 21.
Traveling back home to take on the Massachusetts Pirates on Saturday, June 28, before taking late season bye-week for Fourth of July. Following the bye, the Steamwheeles welcome their friend from the north for their third match-up of the year with the Green Bay Blizzard on Saturday, July 12. The sQUAD will travel down I-80 to Des Moines to take on the Barnstormers on Saturday, July 19, before closing out the season at home versus the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday, July 26.
The Steamwheelers front office has been dedicated to bringing fun and new promotions to gameday while also staying true to their core appreciation nights. The 2025 season will include a John Deere Night, Military Appreciation Night, and an all-new Halfway to Halloween theme night! James Macklin, the Steamwheelers Director of Game Operations, commented on the planning leading up to the season. "Every year,” Macklin said, “we up the expectations and hope to blow last year's fan experience out of the water. Look out for some great announcements in the months to come regarding our themes and the experiences within."
Adding to his statement regarding the Halfway to Halloween theme night, ". . . this is going to be a super fun game to plan for as we are working towards implementing some very unique ideas into this night and fans could see themselves going home with a unique souvenir!"
Don't miss your chance to be part of the Steamwheelers' 2025 season at the Vibrant Arena! Season tickets are available now, and fans can begin subscribing immediately to lock in their seats for all the action. For more information and to subscribe to season tickets, visit SteamwheelersFootball.com or call Willie @ 563-500-1770.
