2016 Omaha Beef season

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2016 Omaha Beef season
OwnerRich Tokheim
Jim Tokheim
Head coach Cory Ross
Home stadium Ralston Arena
7300 Q Street
Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record7-5
Division place4th
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 2016 Omaha Beef season was the team's seventeenth and second as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 12 teams in the CIF for the 2016 season, they played in the 6-team Northern Division.

Contents

The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross. [1]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Loss   Bye

Preseason season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 197:00pm Nebraska Danger L 23-551–0 Ralston Arena

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1 [2] SaturdayFebruary 277:05pmat Sioux City Bandits L 38-43 [3] 0–1 Tyson Events Center 3,562
2SundayMarch 67:00pmAt Bloomington Edge W 34-31 [4] 1–1 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 1,441
3 BYE
4SaturdayMarch 197:00pmat Salina Liberty W 43–41 [5] 2–1 Bicentennial Center 2,325
5 [6] FridayMarch 257:00pm Sioux City Bandits L 33–452–2 Ralston Arena 3,902
6 BYE
7SaturdayApril 97:00pmat Chicago Eagles L 48–49 [7] 2–3 UIC Pavilion
8SaturdayApril 167:00pm Wichita Force W 58–55 [8] 3–3 Ralston Arena 3,402
9FridayApril 227:00pm Chicago Eagles W 50-38 [9] 4–3 Ralston Arena 3,127
10SaturdayApril 307:00pm Bloomington Edge L 40–45 [10] 4–4 Ralston Arena 3,889
11 BYE
12FridayMay 137:00pm Chicago Eagles W 43–42 (OT) [11] 5–4 Ralston Arena 3,279
13FridayMay 207:00pm Salina Liberty W 35–18 [12] 6–4 Ralston Arena 3,579
14SaturdayMay 287:00pmat Chicago Eagles W 42–29 [13] 7–4 UIC Pavilion
15SaturdayJune 67:00pmat Wichita Force L 50–56 [14] 7–5 Intrust Bank Arena 3,354

Standings

Northern Division
WLPCTPFPA
x-Wichita Force 102.833593516
y-Bloomington Edge 75.583546440
y-Sioux City Bandits 75.583499434
Omaha Beef 75.583514487
Chicago Eagles 39.250486584
Salina Liberty 210.167413575
Southern Division
WLPCTPFPA
z-Texas Revolution 102.833814625
y-Amarillo Venom 84.667642611
y-Dodge City Law 84.667653523
Duke City Gladiators 66.500568573
San Angelo Bandits 210.167537688
Mesquite Marshals 210.167479688
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff spot

Roster

2016 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11Josh Floyd
  • 10Brandon Steed

Running backs

  •  3Jeff Mack

Wide receivers

  •  4Kayne Farquarson
  •  0Jason Johnson
  • 13Andre London
  •  2Jeremiah Oates
  •  1Jonathan Ray
Offensive linemen
  • 71Clinton Barley
  • 50Kyle McManus
  • 70Tanner Paxton
  • --Jeremy Walker

Defensive linemen

  •  7Kewan Alfred
  •  5Davon Bridges
  • 19Sony Theodate
Linebackers
  •  6Jesse Robertson Jr

Defensive backs

  • 15A. J. Downs
  • 24Mike Ford
  • 21Theron Norman
  •  8Stephan McCord
  • 12Mark Sterling
  • 23D'Andre Woodland

Kickers

  • 13Todd Adolf
Injured Reserve

Transfer List

  • currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated April 19, 2016
26 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. "TBL: Former Husker I-back Cory Ross talks about coaching the Omaha Beef and more". www.omaha.com. Big Red Today. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. "Omaha Beef vs Sioux City Bandits (Feb 27, 2016)". Quick Stats. February 27, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. Mark Freund (February 27, 2016). "Bandits open season with win over Omaha". www.ktiv.com. KITV Television. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. "Beef edge Bloomington for first win of season". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. "Beef top Salina on last-second field goal". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. "Sioux City Bandits vs Omaha Beef (Mar 26, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. "Late score sends Beef home with close loss". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 9, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. "Beef score late, hold off Wichita rally for win". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 16, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  9. "Beef pull away in second half against Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 22, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  10. "Late touchdown sends Beef to home defeat". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 30, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  11. "Beef rally past Chicago in overtime". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 13, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  12. "Beef pull away in fourth quarter to beat Salina". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  13. "Late touchdown helps Beef secure win at Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  14. "Bloomington win means Omaha Beef lose playoff spot". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. June 6, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.