2016 Sioux City Bandits season

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2016 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
Record7-5
Division place3rd
League place6th
Playoff finishLost Round 1 (Edge) 65-45

The 2016 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's sixteenth as the Sioux City Bandits , seventeenth overall 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 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 and Justin Hayes.

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 cornerback Rahn Franklin as the Defensive Player of the Week. [1] For Week 2, the CIF named cornerback Jon Smith as the Defensive Player of the Week. [2] For Week 5, the CIF named defensive lineman Ben Pister as the Defensive Player of the Week. [3] For Week 11, the CIF named wide receiver Frederick Bruno as the Special Teams Player of the Week. [4] In Round 1 of the playoffs, running back Drew Prohaska was named the offensive player of the week when he broke Fred Jackson's single game rush yard record. [5]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1 [6] SaturdayFebruary 277:05pm Omaha Beef W 43-381–0 Tyson Events Center 3,562
2 [7] SundayMarch 63:05pm Chicago Eagles W 41-392–0Tyson Events Center2,856
3 [8] SaturdayMarch 127:05pmat Mesquite Marshals L 26–272–1 Mesquite Arena 2,722
4 [9] SaturdayMarch 197:05pm Bloomington Edge L 41–452–2Tyson Events Center3,260
5 [10] FridayMarch 257:05pmat Omaha Beef W 45–333–2 Ralston Arena 3,902
6 [11] SaturdayApril 27:05pm Salina Liberty W 46–204–2Tyson Events Center3,423
7 BYE
8 [12] SaturdayApril 167:05pmat Chicago Eagles W 68–455–2 UIC Pavilion N/A
9 [13] SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Salina LibertyW 41-396–2 Bicentennial Center N/A
10 BYE
11 [14] SaturdayMay 77:05pmBloomington EdgeW 61–337–2Tyson Events Center3,110
12 [15] SaturdayMay 147:05pm Wichita Force L 19–237–3Tyson Events Center4,592
13 BYE
14 [16] SaturdayMay 287:05pmat Wichita ForceL 30–447–4 Intrust Bank Arena 3,265
15 [17] SundayJune 53:05pmat Bloomington EdgeL 38–487–5 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 1,050

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
Round 1SaturdayJune 117:05pmat Bloomington Edge L 45–657–6 U.S. Cellular Coliseum N/A

Roster

2016 Sioux City Bandits roster
Quarterbacks
  •  4A. J. Graham
  • 10Chuck Wright

Running backs

  • 24Johnny Bentley
  • 20Drew Prohaska

Wide receivers

  •  2Fredrick Bruno
  • 12Zach Ely
  •  1Trent Hicks
  • 80Cole McDaniel
  •  8Ricky Roberts, Jr.
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 70Devin Groenhagen
  • 96Marcus Miles
  • 15Matthew Mosley
  • 18James Patterson
  •  7Ben Pister
Linebackers
  •  6Marlon Lobban

Defensive backs

  •  9Denzel Adams
  •  3Rahn Franklin
  • 11Henry Livingston
  • 23Jon Smith
  •  5Cliff Stokes

Kickers

  • 68Nick Hope
  • 14Doug Lehman
  • 60Max Martin
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

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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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

Playoffs

Round 1 Division Championships Champions Bowl II
         
2Amarillo57
Southern Division
1 Texas 53
3 Dodge City 56
2Amarillo98
S2 Amarillo 45
N1 Wichita48
2 Bloomington 51
Northern Division
1Wichita52
3 Sioux City 45
2Bloomington65

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