Tulsa Oilers (IFL)

The Tulsa Oilers (branded as Tulsa Oilers Football) are a professional indoor football team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Oilers began play in 2023. The team plays its home games at BOK Center. The Oilers are owned by Andy Scurto, owner of the ECHL hockey franchise of the same name.

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 colors	Oil black and gold
Personnel
Owner(s)	NL Sports, LLC (Andy Scurto)
Head coach	Marvin Jones
Team history
Tulsa Oilers (2023–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
BOK Center (2023–present)

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]

The Oilers would make their first postseason appearance in 2025, after signing Sam Castronova, the longtime quarterback for the arena football team in Albany, midseason after Castronova had led Albany to a win in the Arena Football One championship. Castronova led the Oilers to three consecutive wins following his arrival from Albany to get the Oilers into the playoffs.^[6]

Season results

League champions

Conference champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Regular season				Postseason results
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2023	IFL	Eastern	7th	2	13	0
2024	IFL	Eastern	5th	6	10	0
Totals
				8	23	0	All-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
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Marvin Jones	2023	2	13	0	.133	0	0

Roster

Tulsa Oilers roster

Quarterbacks 4 TJ Edwards 7 Hasan (Sauce) Rogers Running backs 5 JuJu Augustine Wide receivers 0 Max Novak 3 Tyrone Howell 10 Eli Mack 11 Joshua Crockett 12 Laquvionte Gonzalez 14 Cole Blackman

Offensive linemen 50 Jeremy West 68 Patrick Barrett 70 Zachary Branner 78 Kerry Reynolds Defensive linemen 9 Rudy Ngougni 44 Jakharious Smith 90 Esias Carpenter 94 Tre Smalls

Linebackers 6 Calvin Bundage 24 Tre Harvey 40 Marquez Bembry Defensive backs 1 Taylor Hawkins 2 Romon Morris 6 Calvin Bundage 15 Kentrell Pierce 16 Isaiah Smith 22 Kaytron Allen Kickers 32 Rio Ramirez

Reserve lists Rookies in italics updated April 19th, 2025 28 Active, → More rosters