2014 Sioux City Bandits season

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2014 Sioux City Bandits season
OwnerBob Scott
General managerBob Scott
Head coachErv Strohbeen
Home field Tyson Events Center
401 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Results
Record9-3
League place2nd
Playoff finishWon Semi-final (Bombers) 66-37
Lost CPIFL Champions Bowl II (Wild) 46-41

The 2014 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise, fourteenth as the Sioux City Bandits and second as a member of Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). One of nine teams in the CPIFL, the Bandits finished the regular season 9–3 to earn the number two seed in the playoffs, in which they beat the Salina Bombers, 66–37 in the semifinals, but lost the CPIFL Champions Bowl II, 46–41 to the Wichita Wild.

Contents

Schedule

Key:   Win  Loss   Bye

Pre-season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 227:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 9–240–0 Tyson Events Center N/A

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1 [1] SundayMarch 22:05pm Salina Bombers L 70–77 (OT)0–1 Tyson Events Center 2,317
2 [2] SaturdayMarch 87:05pm Lincoln Haymakers W 68–171–1Tyson Events Center3,970
3 BYE
4 [3] SaturdayMarch 227:05pmat Oklahoma Defenders W 46–332–1 Tulsa Convention Center N/A
5 BYE
6 [4] SaturdayApril 57:05pm Wichita Wild W 48–453–1Tyson Events Center3,813
7 [5] FridayApril 117:05pmat Omaha Beef W 61–554–1 Ralston Arena N/A
8 [6] SaturdayApril 197:05pmat Bloomington Edge L 43–524–2 U.S. Cellular Coliseum N/A
9 [7] SaturdayApril 267:05pmat Salina BombersW 56–425–2 Bicentennial Center 2,253
10 [8] SaturdayMay 37:05pmOklahoma DefendersW 60–526–2Tyson Events Center4,851
11 [9] SaturdayMay 107:05pmOmaha BeefW 61–477–2Tyson Events Center3,956
12 [10] SaturdayMay 177:05pmBloomington EdgeW 63–398–2Tyson Events Center3,956
13 [11] SaturdayMay 247:05pmat Kansas Koyotes W 72–409–2 Landon Arena N/A
14 [12] SaturdayMay 317:05pmat Wichita WildL 54–599–3 Hartman Arena 2,738
15 BYE

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
Semi-finals [13] SaturdayJune 147:05pm Salina Bombers W 66–3710–3 Tyson Events Center 2,007
CPIFL Champions Bowl II [14] SaturdayJune 217:15pmat Wichita Wild L 41–4610–4 Hartman Arena 4,212

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lincoln Haymakers vs Sioux City Bandits (Mar 08, 2014)". Quick Stats. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sioux City Bandits vs Oklahoma Defenders (Mar 22, 2014)". Quick Stats. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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  9. ↑ "Omaha Beef vs Sioux City Bandits (May 10, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 10, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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