Wichita Wild The Wichita Wild is a professional indoor football team located in Wichita , Kansas . The wild plays in the Indoor Football League the second biggest football league ( by number of teams ) in the United States only after the NFL . The IFL was formed in 2008 through a merger between the Intense Football League and the United Indoor Football ( UIF ) league . Both leagues had been in business for four seasons before the merger . The Wild Host their home games in Park City , Kansas at the Hartman Arena . The owner of the team is Wink Hartman . Hartman was born and raised in Wichita , Kansas , and graduated from Wichita State University with a business degree and double major in marketing and economics . Wink presently owns and oversees a variety of companies including oil service and drilling , commercial construction , Chester ’ s Chophouse and Wine Bar and Hartman Arena . With the recent acquisition of additional oil companies , Hartman Oil became the largest oil producer in the state of Kansas . He was named 2008 “ Businessman of the Year ” by the Wichita Business Journal . Ken Matous was hired as Head Coach of the team on July 28 , 2008 . Matous came to the Wild from the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) where he served as Offensive Coordinator , Special Teams Coordinator , and directed player personnel for three seasons . Matous has 30 years of coaching experience under his belt , including eight in Arena Football . Matous has a record of 21 - 11 as head coach of the Wild and is the teams all - time winningest coach . Season - By - Season . ! Totals | | 32 | | 25 | | 0 < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = Current Standing Past Seasons . 2007 season . They began play in 2007 as an independent organization playing all games at home against semi - pro opponents from the midwest . They played their home games at the Kansas Coliseum . The Wichita Wild went undefeated with a record of 9 wins and no losses . 2008 season . In 2008 , they competed in the UIF . The UIF the next season merged with the Intense Football League to form the Indoor Football League . They played their home games at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita , Kansas . 2009 season . The Wild ' s breakout year came in 2009 when the Wild established themselves as top tier indoor football franchise . The Wild won the IFL ' s Central Division and fell in the Conference Championship game to RiverCity . Following the season , Wichita was recognized as the IFL ' s Franchise of the Year . Running back Darius Fudge set league records for rushing touchdowns and rushing yards , which still stand today . Fudge was named the IFL ' s Offensive Rookie of the Year . 2010 season . For the new season the Wild have returned last years stars in Dixie Wooten , Clinton Soloman , and Darius Fudge . The Wichita Wild Season opener was February , 26 at the Hartman Arena . The 2010 season was the most successful season in franchise history in terms of success on and off the field . The team went 9 - 5 in the 2010 regular season and went on to win two playoff games before falling to Sioux Falls in the United Conference Championship . The 11 total wins for the Wild in 2010 was the most in franchise history . The team also set a record for total attendance by seeing almost 30 , 000 fans attend Wild home games in 2010 . A crowd of 4 , 755 attended and watched the Wild snag their first win of the 2010 season . After an 8 - 4 start to the 2010 Indoor Football League season the Wichita Wild Clinched their second playoff berth in franchise history . vs Opponent . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = was named the Odessa Roughnecks on 05 / 23 / 09 when Wichita won 62 - 42