2014 Sioux City Bandits season

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2014 Sioux City Bandits season
OwnerBob Scott
Head coachErv Strohbeen
General managerBob Scott
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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