Tulsa Oilers (IFL)

The Tulsa Oilers are a professional indoor football team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the Oilers began play in 2023 at the BOK Center. The Oilers are owned by Andy Scurto, owner of the ECHL hockey franchise of the same name.

Not to be confused with the ECHL Tulsa Oilers.
For other sports teams using the same name, see Tulsa Oilers (disambiguation).
Tulsa Oilers
Current season
Established 2022
Play in Tulsa, Oklahoma
at the BOK Center
TulsaOilersFootball.com
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (2023–present)
  • Eastern Conference (2023–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsOil black and gold
   
Personnel
Owner(s)NL Sports, LLC (Andy Scurto)
Head coachMarvin Jones
Team history
  • Tulsa Oilers (2023–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Oilers are the third arena/indoor football team to play in Tulsa, following the Tulsa Talons of the af2 and Arena Football League (2000–2011) and the Oklahoma Defenders of the APFL and CPIFL (2012–2014).

History

On July 26, 2022, Andy Scurto, owner of the Tulsa Oilers ECHL hockey team, announced that he had purchased an expansion franchise in the Indoor Football League set to begin play for the 2023 season.[1] Although several fans had hoped for a return of the Tulsa Talons brand, Scurto stated that his preference was for the team to have an oil-related nickname.[2]

On August 16, the five name-the-team contest finalists were announced, Bison, Crude, Oilers, Tornado, and Wildcatters.[3] The Oilers name, logo and color scheme was announced on September 10.[4] On September 14, 2022, the Oilers announced that Marvin Jones would serve as the team's first head coach.[5]

Season results
League champions Conference champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2023 IFLEastern 7th2130
Totals
2130All-time regular season and postseason record (2023)

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2022 Indoor Football League season.

Head coach Season Regular season Playoffs Awards
WLTWin%WL
Marvin Jones20232130.13300

Roster

Tulsa Oilers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 4 Bobby Froehlich
  • 9 Joshua Shim

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 11 Joshua Crockett
  • 10 Montero Dubose
  • 16 Tyler Jones
  • 2 Alexis Rosario
 Offensive linemen
  • 68 Patrick Barrett
  • 99 Adrien Hernandez
  • 66 Christopher Ivy
  • 50 Bruce Trigg

Defensive linemen

  • 33 Keontae Chavies
  • 55 Eric Sadler
  • 92 Ja'Davien Williams
  • 15 Gibson Ziah
 Linebackers
  • 24 Tre Harvey
  • 5 Jordan Jones

Defensive backs

  • 6 Taylor Hawkins
  • 23 Kelvin Jenkins
  • 3 Kevin Moore
  • 1 Kameron Prewitt
  • 0 Britto Tutt

Kickers

  • 48 Jeremy Reynolds
 Reserve lists
  • 7 Justin Hobbs - WR - Short Term IR

Rookies in italics
updated April 6, 2023
25 Active, 1 Inactive

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References
  1. "IFL Adding Expansion Team in 2023 in Tulsa, OK". GoIFL.com. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. Green, Kevin (2022-07-28). "NOTHING BUT GREEN: Naming Tulsa's Indoor Football League franchise". Claremore Daily Progress. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. "Tulsa Indoor Football Announces Finalists for Team Name". TulsaOilersFootball.com. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. "Oilers Revealed as the Team Name for Tulsa's New Indoor Football Franchise". TulsaOilersFootball.com. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. "Oilers Name Marvin Jones as First Head Coach in Franchise History". OurSportsCentral.com. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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