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2015 Sioux City Bandits season

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2015 Sioux City Bandits season
Head Coach Erv Strohbeen
General Manager Bob Scott
Home Field Tyson Events Center
401 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Results
Record 9-3
Place {{{division_place}}}
Playoff Finish Won Semi-final (Venom) 83-52
Won Champions Bowl I (Revolution) 76-61
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2014 2016

The 2015 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's sixteenth overall, fifteenth as the Sioux City Bandits and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of nine teams in the CIF for the inaugural 2015 season, the Bandits finished the regular season with a 9-3 record to earn the number one seed in the playoffs, in which they defeated the Amarillo Venom, 83-52 in the semifinals and beat the Texas Revolution in Champions Bowl I, 76-61.

The Bandits play their home games at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Erv Strohbeen. The team's offensive coordinator is Jarrod DeGeorgia, the defensive coordinator is John Zevenbergen, and the assistant coaches include Greg Stallman, Justin Hayes, and Spetlar Tonga.

Season summary[]

The Bandits' announced schedule for the 2015 season was not affected after the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began.[1] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015.[2]

Off-field moves[]

After the 2014 season ended, the Champions Professional Indoor Football League announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form a new league, Champions Indoor Football.[3] The Bandits are one of four CPIFL teams to join the CIF, alongside the Dodge City Law, Omaha Beef, and Salina Bombers.[4][5] 8 of the Bandits' 12 regular season games in 2015 will be played against these former CPIFL teams.[6]

Anticipating crowds for their 2015 season opener, the Bandits offered a free shuttle bus service from downtown Sioux City to their home arena, the Tyson Events Center.[7]

Roster moves[]

After six seasons leading the Bandits, quarterback Scott Jensen announced his retirement in December 2014. The Bandits signed Charles Dowdell away from the Bloomington Edge to lead the team in 2015.[6] Dowdell was the CPIFL's 2014 Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the CPIFL All-Star First Team in 2014.[8] The Bandits also signed wide receiver Frederick Bruno, the CPIFL's 2014 Special Teams Player of the Year, plus defensive end Marcus Miles and defensive back Andre Jones both formerly of the Lincoln Haymakers.[8]

To fill out the 21-man 2015 roster, the Bandits held open tryouts in November 2014 and January 2015. The team's training camp opened in February 2015, leading up to a lone exhibition game against the Sioux Falls Storm on February 22 and the season opener at home versus the Omaha Beef on February 28.[8][9]

Awards and honors[]

Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 1, the CIF named quarterback Charles Dowdell as the Offensive Player of the Week and kicker Max Martin as one of two Special Teams Players of the Week.[10] For Week 4, the CIF again named quarterback Charles Dowdell as the Offensive Player of the Week.[11][12] For Week 8, the CIF named quarterback Charles Dowdell as the Offensive Player of the Week for a third time.[13] For Week 9, the CIF named defensive lineman Sean Kelly as the Defensive Player of the Week.[14] For Week 12, the CIF named kick returner Fredrick Bruno as the Special Teams Player of the Week.[15] For Week 14, the CIF named defensive back Rahn Franklin as the Defensive Player of the Week and again named kick returner Fredrick Bruno as the Special Teams Player of the Week.[16]

On June 6, the CIF announced the winners of its year-end awards. The Sioux City Bandits were honored for Fan Base of the Year and Media Relations of the Year, head coach Erv Strohbeen was named Coach of the Year, quarterback Charles Dowdell was chosen as the league's Most Valuable Player, and kick returner Frederick Bruno shared the Special Teams Players of the Year honors.[17]

Schedule[]

Key:       Win       Loss       Bye

Pre-season[]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Sunday February 22 2:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 58–64[6] 0–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center N/A

Regular season[]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 62–13[18][19][20] 1–0 Tyson Events Center[6][7] 3,848
2 BYE
3 Sunday March 15 7:05pm at Dodge City Law2 L 39–51[21][22] 1–1 United Wireless Arena 2,411
4 Saturday March 21 7:05pm Salina Bombers W 73–59[23][24][25] 2–1 Tyson Events Center[26][27] 3,303
5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm at Wichita Force L 35–42[28][29] 2–2 Intrust Bank Arena[30] 3,271
6 BYE
7 Friday April 10 7:05pm at Omaha Beef L 41–43[31][32][33] 2–3 Ralston Arena[34] 3,178
8 Saturday April 18 7:05pm Salina Bombers W 79–56[35][36] 3–3 Tyson Events Center[37][38] 3,665
9 Friday April 24 7:05pm at Omaha Beef W 61–37[39][40][41] 4–3 Ralston Arena 3,148
10 Saturday May 2 7:05pm Wichita Force W 56–42[42][43] 5–3 Tyson Events Center[44] 2,854
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 64–38[45][46] 6–3 Tyson Events Center[47][48] 3,021
13 Saturday May 23 7:05pm at Wichita Force W 55–45[49][50] 7–3 Intrust Bank Arena[51][52] 3,951
14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm Amarillo Venom W 79–58[53][54][55] 8–3 Tyson Events Center[56][57] 3,708
15 Saturday June 6 7:05pm at Dodge City Law W 53–52[58][59] 9–3 United Wireless Arena[60][61][62] 2,656

2 Rescheduled to accommodate a high school basketball tournament[63]

Post-season[]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
Semi-finals Saturday June 13 7:05pm Amarillo Venom W 83–52 10-3 Tyson Events Center[59][64][65] 2,192
Champions Bowl I Saturday June 20 7:05pm Texas Revolution W 76–61[66][67][68][69] 11-3 Tyson Events Center[70][71][72] 3,757

Roster[]

2015 Sioux City Bandits roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11 Charles Dowdell

Running Backs

  • 24 Johnny Bentley
  • 20 Drew Prohaska

Wide Receivers

  •  2 Fredrick Bruno
  • 10 Damon Mothershead
  •  8 Jerimiah Oates
  • 80 Brett Van Muyden
Offensive Linemen
  • 78 Darius Barnes
  • 55 Matt Rahn
  • 70 Brent Schlote

Defensive Linemen

  • 75 Darius Davis
  • 94 Marcus Miles
  • 96 Ben Pister
Linebackers
  •  6 Marlon Lobban

Defensive Backs

  •  9 Denzel Adams
  • 18 Richard Daniel
  •  3 Rahn Franklin
  • 12 Andre Jones
  • 15 Josh Procher
  •  1 Angelo Pree
  • 23 Jonathan Smith
  •  5 Cliff Stokes

Kickers

  • 14 Max Martin
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • -- J'Ron Erby DB
  • -- Abram Walker OL/DL

Roster updated March 31, 2015
24 Active, 2 Inactive

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Standings[]

2015 Champions Indoor Football
view · talk · edit W L PCT PF PA
z-Sioux City Bandits 9 3 .750 697 536
y-Texas Revolution 8 4 .667 638 475
x-Wichita Force 8 4 .667 553 536
x-Amarillo Venom 7 5 .583 647 598
Dodge City Law 7 5 .583 635 578
Salina Bombers 6 5 .545 538 483
Duke City Gladiators 4 4 .500 403 389
San Angelo Bandits 1 10 .091 388 627
Omaha Beef 1 11 .083 395 672

x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed

Playoffs[]

  Semifinals Champions Bowl I Finals
                           
  3  Wichita 27  
2  Texas 39  
  2  Texas 61  
  1  Sioux City 76  
4  Amarillo 52
  1  Sioux City 83  

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