Topeka, KS – The American Professional Football League released its 2010 schedule today.

The schedule kickoffs on Saturday April 17 with four games slated for that weekend. The regular season runs through the end of June with the Playoffs and Championship games to be set in early- to mid-July.

A new feature to the schedule this year will be the inter-league games against foes from the Central Plains Football League (CPFL). Much like the NCAA schedule begins with non-conference match-ups, so too will the APFL schedule include inter-league games to start their season.

Joining the APFL this year will be the three-time CPFL champion Mid-Missouri Outlaws from Sedalia, Missouri. The first match-up to pit the APFL champion Iowa Blackhawks versus the CPFL champion Outlaws comes on Saturday June 5th in Sedalia.

“We’re excited about the Outlaws joining our league,” said APFL president Ralph Adams. “The excellence they displayed in the CPFL will be a welcome addition to the already great competition we have in the APFL.”

The weekend of May 8th promises to be eventful with the past-APFL champion Kansas Koyotes hosting the current champs in Topeka. That Saturday also sees the Outlaws traveling south to battle against in-state rivals, the Springfield Wolf Pack, for the first time in APFL history. Both games promise to be smash-mouth, in-your-face battles.

The Junction City Force make their presence felt the first time on Saturday May 1st when they make the trip to Iowa to take on the Blackhawks. The regular season culminates with a game that always has serious post-season implications. On Saturday July 3rd the Blackhawks host the Koyotes in Council Bluffs, which will undoubtedly set the tone for the playoffs and championship in the following weeks.

“With all the strides every team has made this off-season, plus the additions of the Outlaws and the Force, I think the title is totally up for grabs this year,” added Adams.

2010 APFL SCHEDULE

April 17, 2010 Missouri Mustangs @ Iowa Blackhawks 7:05 PM

Independence Bulldogs @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

Topeka Thunder @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

Springfield Lightning @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

April 24, 2010 Independence Bulldogs @ Iowa Blackhawks 7:05 PM

West Missouri Kings @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

Missouri Mustangs @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

May 1, 2010 Junction City Force @ Iowa Blackhawks 6:05 PM

Nebraska Rhinos @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

May 8, 2010 Iowa Blackhawks @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

Mid-Missouri Outlaws @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

May 15, 2010 Kansas Koyotes @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

Junction City Force @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

May 22, 2010 Springfield Wolfpack @ Iowa Blackhawks 6:05 PM

Mid-Missouri Outlaws @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

May 29, 2010 Iowa Blackhawks @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

June 5, 2010 Springfield Wolfpack @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

Iowa Blackhawks @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

June 12, 2010 Junction City Force @ Springfield Wolfpack 7:05 PM

Kansas Koyotes @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

June 18, 2010 Mid-Missouri Outlaws @ Iowa Blackhawks 7:05 PM

June 19, 2010 Junction City Force @ Kansas Koyotes 7:05 PM

June 26, 2010 Springfield Wolfpack @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 7:05 PM

July 3, 2010 Kansas Koyotes @ Iowa Blackhawks 7:05 PM

Schedule and times are subject to change.

Individual Team Schedules

Iowa Blackhawks

April 17, 2010 - MISSOURI MUSTANGS - 7:05

April 24, 2010 - INDEPENDENCE BULLDOGS - 7:05

May 1, 2010 - JUNCTION CITY FORCE - 6:05

May 8, 2010 - at Kansas Koyotes - 7:05

May 15,2010 - Bye

May 22, 2010 - SPRINGFIELD WOLF PACK - 6:05

May 29, 2010 - at Springfield Wolf Pack - 7:05

June 5, 2010 - at Mid-Missouri Outlaws - 7:05

June 12, 2010 - Bye

June 18, 2010 - MID-MISSOURI OUTLAWS - 7:05

July 3, 2010 - KANSAS KOYOTES - 7:05

Kansas Koyotes

April 17, 2010 - INDEPENDENCE BULLDOGS - 7:05

April 24, 2010 - Bye

May 1, 2010 - NEBRASKA RHINOS - 7:05

May 8, 2010 - IOWA BLACKHAWKS - 7:05

May 15,2010 - at Springfield Wolf Pack - 7:05

May 22, 2010 - MID-MISSOURI OUTLAWS - 7:05

May 29, 2010 - Bye

June 5, 2010 - SPRINGFIELD WOLF PACK - 7:05

June 12, 2010 - at Mid-Missouri Outlaws - 7:05

June 19, 2010 - JUNCTION CITY FORCE - 7:05

July 3, 2010 - at Iowa Blackhawks - 7:05

Mid-Missouri Outlaws

April 17, 2010 - SPRINGFIELD LIGHTNING - 7:05

April 24, 2010 - MISSOURI MUSTANGS - 7:05

May 1, 2010 - Bye

May 8, 2010 - at Springfield Wolf Pack - 7:05

May 15, 2010 - JUNCTION CITY FORCE - 7:05

May 22, 2010 - at Kansas Koyotes - 7:05

May 29, 2010 - Bye

June 5, 2010 - IOWA BLACKHAWKS - 7:05

June 12, 2010 - KANSAS KOYOTES - 7:05

June 18, 2010 - at Iowa Blackhawks - 7:05

June 26, 2010 - SPRINGFIELD WOLF PACK - 7:05

Springfield Wolf Pack

April 17, 2010 - TOPEKA THUNDER - 7:05

April 24, 2010 - WEST MISSOURI KINGS - 7:05

May 1, 2010 - Bye

May 8, 2010 - MID-MISSOURI OUTLAWS - 7:05

May 15,2010 - KANSAS KOYOTES - 7:05

May 22, 2010 - at Iowa Blackhawks - 7:05

May 29, 2010 - IOWA BLACKHAWKS - 7:05

June 5, 2010 - at Kansas Koyotes - 7:05

June 12, 2010 - JUNCTION CITY FORCE - 7:05

June 19, 2010 - Bye

June 26, 2010 - at Mid-Missouri Outlaws - 7:05

Junction City Force

May 1, 2010 - at Iowa Blackhawks - 7:05

May 8, 2010 - Bye

May 15,2010 - at Mid-Missouri Outlaws - 7:05

June 12, 2010 - at Springfield Wolf Pack - 7:05

June 19, 2010 - at Kansas Koyotes - 7:05

June 26, 2010 – Bye

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