2001 Omaha Beef season

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2001 Omaha Beef season
General managerDon Igo
Head coachSandy Buda
Home field Omaha Civic Auditorium
1804 Capitol Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Results
Record15–1
League place1st
Playoff finishLost IPFL Championship 38-47 (Thunder Cats)

The 2001 Omaha Beef season was the team's second season as a football franchise and second in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL). One of five teams competing in the IPFL for the 2001 season. The team played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Contents

Schedule

  Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreTeam record
1 St. Louis Renegades W 61–44 [1] 1–0 Omaha Civic Auditorium
2Bye
3at Trenton Lightning W 51–41 [2] 2–0 Sovereign Bank Arena
4 Boise Stallions W 56–27 [3] 3–0Omaha Civic Auditorium
5at St. Louis RenegadesW 55–47 [4] 4–0 Family Arena
6Bye
7at Boise StallionsW 57–34 [5] 5–0 Bank of America Centre
8 Tennessee ThunderCats W 72–50 [6] 6–0Omaha Civic Auditorium
9at Boise StallionsW 49–457–0Bank of America Centre
10Tennessee ThunderCatsW 56–298–0Omaha Civic Auditorium
11at Tennessee ThunderCatsW 54–329–0 Knoxville Civic Coliseum
12St. Louis RenegadesW 53–4210–0Family Arena
13at Tennessee ThunderCatsL 34–6110–1Knoxville Civic Coliseum
14at Boise StallionsW 35–911–1Bank of America Centre
15Boise StallionsW 58–1912–1Omaha Civic Auditorium
16at St. Louis RenegadesW 76–3713–1Family Arena
17Bye
18at St. Louis RenegadesW 50–3314–1Family Arena
19Boise StallionsW 79–1815–1Omaha Civic Auditorium

Standings

1. Omaha Beef, 15-1

2. Tennessee ThunderCats, 12-4

3. Boise Stallions, 6-9

4. St. Louis Renegades, 5-11

5. Trenton Lightning, 0-16

Playoffs

WeekOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreTeam record
IPFL SemifinalsTennessee ThunderCatsL 38–47–Omaha Civic Auditorium

Roster

2001 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks
  • -- Troy Travis

Running backs

  • -- Clinton Childs

Wide receivers

  • -- Quincy Kenoly
Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • -- T. J. Martin
  • -- Cliff Robinson
Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • -- Pat Davis
  • -- Lamont Gilchrist
  • -- Deondre Jones
  • -- Yano Jones
  • -- Lamar O'Neal
  • -- Orville Townsend Jr.
  • -- Shanon Yates

Special teams

  • -- Craig Forman
Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
14 Active, 0 Inactive

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