2016 Sioux City Bandits season

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.

2016 Sioux City Bandits season
OwnerBob Scott
General managerBob Scott
Head coachErv Strohbeen
Home fieldTyson Events Center
401 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Results
Record7-5
Division place3rd
League place6th
Playoff finishLost Round 1 (Edge) 65-45

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

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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

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Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1[6] Saturday February 27 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 43-38 1–0 Tyson Events Center 3,562
2[7] Sunday March 6 3:05pm Chicago Eagles W 41-39 2–0 Tyson Events Center 2,856
3[8] Saturday March 12 7:05pm at Mesquite Marshals L 26–27 2–1 Mesquite Arena 2,722
4[9] Saturday March 19 7:05pm Bloomington Edge L 41–45 2–2 Tyson Events Center 3,260
5[10] Friday March 25 7:05pm at Omaha Beef W 45–33 3–2 Ralston Arena 3,902
6[11] Saturday April 2 7:05pm Salina Liberty W 46–20 4–2 Tyson Events Center 3,423
7 BYE
8[12] Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Chicago Eagles W 68–45 5–2 UIC Pavilion N/A
9[13] Saturday April 23 7:05pm at Salina Liberty W 41-39 6–2 Bicentennial Center N/A
10 BYE
11[14] Saturday May 7 7:05pm Bloomington Edge W 61–33 7–2 Tyson Events Center 3,110
12[15] Saturday May 14 7:05pm Wichita Force L 19–23 7–3 Tyson Events Center 4,592
13 BYE
14[16] Saturday May 28 7:05pm at Wichita Force L 30–44 7–4 Intrust Bank Arena 3,265
15[17] Sunday June 5 3:05pm at Bloomington Edge L 38–48 7–5 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 1,050

Post-season

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
Round 1 Saturday June 11 7:05pm at Bloomington Edge L 45–65 7–6 U.S. Cellular Coliseum N/A

Roster

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

Running backs

  • 24 Johnny Bentley
  • 20 Drew Prohaska

Wide receivers

  •  2 Fredrick Bruno
  • 12 Zach Ely
  •  1 Trent Hicks
  • 80 Cole McDaniel
  •  8 Ricky Roberts, Jr.
Offensive linemen
  • 78 Darius Barnes
  • 55 Arthur Doakes
  • 64 Matt Rahn

Defensive linemen

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

Defensive backs

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

Kickers

  • 68 Nick Hope
  • 14 Doug Lehman
  • 60 Max 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

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Northern Division
W L PCT PF PA
x-Wichita Force 10 2 .833 593 516
y-Bloomington Edge 7 5 .583 546 440
y-Sioux City Bandits 7 5 .583 499 434
Omaha Beef 7 5 .583 514 487
Chicago Eagles 3 9 .250 486 584
Salina Liberty 2 10 .167 413 575
Southern Division
W L PCT PF PA
z-Texas Revolution 10 2 .833 814 625
y-Amarillo Venom 8 4 .667 642 611
y-Dodge City Law 8 4 .667 653 523
Duke City Gladiators 6 6 .500 568 573
San Angelo Bandits 2 10 .167 537 688
Mesquite Marshals 2 10 .167 479 688
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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Round 1 Division Championships Champions Bowl II
         
2 Amarillo 57
Southern Division
1 Texas 53
3 Dodge City 56
2 Amarillo 98
S2 Amarillo 45
N1 Wichita 48
2 Bloomington 51
Northern Division
1 Wichita 52
3 Sioux City 45
2 Bloomington 65

References

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  1. ^ "Players of the Week". gocif.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Players of the Week". gocif.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Players of the Week". gocif.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Players of the Week". gocif.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Players of the Week". gocif.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Omaha Beef vs Sioux City Bandits (Feb 27, 2016)". Quick Stats. February 27, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Chicago Eagles vs Sioux City Bandits (Mar 06, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sioux City Bandits vs Mesquite Marshals (Mar 12, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Bloomington Edge vs Sioux City Bandits (Mar 19, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 19, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "Sioux City Bandits vs Omaha Beef (Mar 26, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  11. ^ "Salina Liberty vs Sioux City Bandits (Apr 02, 2016)". Quick Stats. April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Sioux City Bandits vs Chicago Eagles (Apr 16, 2016)". Quick Stats. April 16, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  13. ^ "Sioux City Bandits vs Salina Liberty (Apr 23, 2016)". Quick Stats. April 23, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Bloomington Edge vs Sioux City Bandits (May 07, 2016)". Quick Stats. May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Wichita Force vs Sioux City Bandits (May 14, 2016)". Quick Stats. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "Sioux City Banidts vs Wichita Force (May 28, 2016)". Quick Stats. May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Sioux City Banidts vs Bloomington Edge (Jun 05, 2016)". Quick Stats. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.