Kurtiss Riggs is an American football coach and a former quarterback. He was a coach with the Sioux Falls Storm from 2002 to 2023, all but the first as head coach.[1] During his tenure as head coach the team set a professional gridiron football record with 40 consecutive wins, and he led the team to four undefeated seasons. Riggs was also an assistant coach on national championship winning teams at the Sioux Falls Cougars. [2]
| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 224–58 (.794) |
| Postseason: | 37–7 (.841) |
| Career: | 261–65 (.801) |
Riggs played college football for the University of Sioux Falls where he led the Cougars to win the schools first NAIA National Championship in 1996. He was selected to the All-American team and led the nation with 55 touchdown passes that season. In 1998, Riggs signed and played professionally in Europe for the La Courneuve Flash in France Championnat Élite Division 1. He also played for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League in 2000–2001, before taking over as head coach in 2002.[3][4]
Riggs retired after the 2023 IFL National Championship game, after winning 11 league titles and seven IFL Championships.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| League | Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| NIFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2003 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2nd in Western Pacific | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Utah Warriors in Round 1 |
| NIFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2004 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4th in NC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Kentucky Horsemen in Indoor Bowl |
| NIFL total | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2 | 2 | .500 | ||||
| UIF | Sioux Falls Storm | 2005 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3rd in Northern Division | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Sioux City Bandits in United Bowl |
| UIF | Sioux Falls Storm | 2006 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in Western Division | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl |
| UIF | Sioux Falls Storm | 2007 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in Western Division | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Kentucky Horsemen in United Bowl |
| UIF | Sioux Falls Storm | 2008 | 11 | 3 | 1.000 | 1st in Western Division | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Louisiana Swashbucklers in National Indoor Bowl |
| UIF total | 49 | 11 | .817 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 championships | |||
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2009 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4th in United Central | 0 | 0 | ||
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2010 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1st in United Central West | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost in United Bowl to Billings Outlaws |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2011 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st in United Great Plains | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2012 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in United Conference | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2013 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1st in United Central West | 2 | 1 | .667 | Defeated Tri-Cities Fever in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2014 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1st in United Central West | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowll |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2015 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in United Central West | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Nebraska Danger in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2016 | 15 | 1 | 1.000 | 1st in United Central West | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Spokane Shock in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2017 | 15 | 1 | 1.000 | 1st in IFL | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2018 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3rd in IFL | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in United Bowl |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2019 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3rd in IFL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Defeated Arizona Rattlers in United Bowl |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2021 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 8th in IFL | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in 1st Round |
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2022 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5th in East | ||||
| IFL | Sioux Falls Storm | 2023 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2nd in East | 2 | 1 | .666 | Lost to Bay Area Panthers in United Bowl |
| IFL total | 154 | 40 | .794 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 7 championships | |||
| Career total | 224 | 58 | .794 | 37 | 7 | .841 | 11 championships | |||
References
edit- ^ Matt Zimmer (August 4, 2007). "The mind behind the magic". Argus-Leader. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Team (August 23, 2018). "Coaches - Sioux Falls Storm". siouxfallsstorm.com.
- ^ Ryan Johnson (April 21, 2001). "Riggs passing through". Casper Star-Tribune. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Denton (December 18, 1996). "Mr. Heisman (NAIA version)". The Jackson Sun. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Beat Sioux Falls to Win IFL National Championship". Our Sports Central. August 5, 2023.
