The 2010 Colorado Ice season was the team's fourth

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as a professional indoor football

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and second in the

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(IFL). One of twenty-five teams that competed in the IFL in the 2010 season, the

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-based

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were members of the United Conference. Founded in 2007 as part of

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, the

became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the

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before the 2009 season. In their fourth season under head coach Collins Sanders, the team played their home games at the

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. On April 1, 2010, Thomas Wrigley purchased the team. Linebacker Landon Jones was named the IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year at the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

''All start times are local time''

Standings

Roster

References

External links

Colorado Ice official statisticsColorado Ice
at '' Loveland Reporter-Herald''
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Colorado Crush (IFL)