Champions Bowl III

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Champions Bowl III
Omaha Beef Texas Revolution
(9–6)(11–4)
4959
Head coach: 
Cory Ross 		Head coach: 
Victor Mann
1234Total
Omaha71402849
Texas132661459
DateJune 23, 2017
Stadium Allen Event Center
Location Allen, Texas
MVP Clinton Solomon (TEX)
Attendance5,251
United States TV coverage
Network Eversport
Champions Bowl III
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Champions Bowl III was the third title game of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). It was played on June 23, 2017, and won by the Texas Revolution.

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Road to the Champions Bowl

The four teams (ordered by seeding) that made the postseason in the North Conference were the Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Bloomington Edge, and Bismarck Bucks. In the South Conference, the playoff teams were the Amarillo Venom, Texas Revolution, Dodge City Law, and Duke City Gladiators. The Gladiators appeared in their first playoffs as a franchise, while the Beef made their first CIF playoff appearance. The Beef last played in the playoffs in 2013 while a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The Law had actually won nine games and would have finished second in the division but were issued two-win penalty by the league towards the end of the regular season for breaking league rules. [1]

On Saturday, June 10, the Bandits and the Venom pulled easy wins over the Bucks and the Gladiators, winning 82–43 and 70–41 respectively. That same night, the Beef defeated the Edge 43–30, and the Law continued their playoff losing streak with a close 63–59 loss against the "Revs".

In the North Conference championship, the Beef upset the Bandits 55–45, thanks to a late touchdown with 11 seconds remaining in the game. [2] Two days later, in the South Conference championship, the Revolution advanced to their second Champions Bowl with a 77–71 win over the Venom, their third win over the team in the 2017 season.

North Conference
WLPCTPFPA
x–Sioux City Bandits 93.750704599
y–Omaha Beef 75.583561562
y–Bloomington Edge 75.583598560
y–Bismarck Bucks 57.417540569
Kansas City Phantoms 48.333499594
West Michigan Ironmen 48.333569570
Salina Liberty 111.083403546
South Conference
WLPCTPFPA
z–Amarillo Venom 93.750758639
y-Texas Revolution 84.667716584
y-Dodge City Law [a] 75.583631575
y-Duke City Gladiators 75.583663513
Wichita Force 75.583567481
Dallas Marshals 75.583500512
CenTex Cavalry 012.000412811
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff berth
  1. ↑ On June 2, the CIF penalized Dodge City by removing two of their wins when the team was 9–2, reducing their record to 7–4. [1]

Playoffs

Conference Semi-Finals Conference Championships Champions Bowl III
         
3 Bloomington 30
2Omaha43
2Omaha55
North Conference
1 Sioux City 45
4 Bismarck 43
1Sioux City82
N2 Omaha 49
S2Texas59
3 Dodge City 59
2Texas63
2Texas77
South Conference
1 Amarillo 71
4 Duke City 41
1Amarillo70

Matchups

Date & Time (CDT)Away teamResultHome teamArena
First Round
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Duke City Gladiators 41–70 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Bismarck Bucks 43–82 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Dodge City Law 59–63 Texas Revolution Allen Event Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Bloomington Edge 30–43 Omaha Beef Ralston Arena
Conference Championships
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 7:00 PMOmaha Beef55–45Sioux City BanditsTyson Events Center
Monday, June 19, 2017, 7:00 PMTexas Revolution77–71Amarillo VenomAmarillo Civic Center
Champions Bowl III
Friday, June 23, 2017, 7:00 PMOmaha Beef49–59Texas RevolutionAllen Event Center

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Omaha BeefTexas Revolution
112:224382:29Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 37-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Failed06
16:585452:23Texas Revolution Chris Dixon 17-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Good013
10:1410436:37Omaha BeefJonathan Ray 1-yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good713
213:223151:38Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 14-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Failed719
27:206454:02Texas Revolution Chris Dixon 11-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Failed725
24:125172:57Omaha BeefTravis Ribbing 2-yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good1425
21:414412:21Texas RevolutionBrett Reece Jr. 2-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point pass by Chris Dixon Succeeded1433
20:464390:45Omaha BeefTravis Ribbing 7-yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good2133
20:14380:19Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 15-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point rush by Darius Fudge Failed2139
37:495424:04Texas RevolutionMichael Dyer 8-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point team 2 point pass from Chris Dixon Failed2145
414:599286:25Texas RevolutionMichael Dyer 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Good2152
412:583271:50Omaha BeefSkyler Scott 22-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Iannott, 2-point 2 point rush by Jonathan Ray succeeded2952
412:321350:18Texas RevolutionDarius Fudge 35-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Good2959
49:216333:03Omaha BeefSkyler Scott 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass by Anthony Iannott failed3559
41:239444:22Omaha BeefTravis Ribbing 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush by Anthony Iannott failed4359
40:005370:38Omaha BeefAnthony Iannott 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}}4959
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.Omaha BeefTexas Revolution

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References

  1. 1 2 "Champions Indoor Football Issues Penalties to Member Team". CIF. June 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Late score lifts Beef over Bandits". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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