2000 Sioux City Attack season

The 2000 Sioux City Attack season was the team's first overall and first as a member of the original Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-one teams in the IFL for the league's second season, the Attack finished the regular season with a 9–5 record (good enough for third in their Southern Division) to earn the number five seed in the ten-team Western Conference, in which they traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska for the wild card round to play the Lincoln Lightning and defeated them, 52–38. They then moved on to Bismarck, North Dakota, to face the Western's Conference's top-seeded team, the Bismarck Blaze. The Attack had already beaten the Blaze once in the regular season, but fell, 30-14 in the conference semifinals.

2000 Sioux City Attack season
Head coach	Jim Anderson
General manager	Jim Steele
Home field	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium 401 Gordon Drive Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Results
Record	9-5
Division place	3rd Southern
Conference place	5th Western
League place	8th League
Playoff finish	Won Wild card round (Lincoln) 52-38 Lost Conference semifinals (Bismarck) 30-14

The Attack played their home games at the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Jim Anderson.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1[1]	Friday	March 31	7:05pm	at Lincoln Lightning	L 27–40	0–1	Pershing Center	4,698
2[2]	Saturday	April 8	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Cobras	W 47–31	1–1	Sioux Falls Arena	4,800
3[3]	Saturday	April 15	7:05pm	at Wichita Warlords	L 20–28	1–2	Kansas Coliseum	3,266
4[4]	Friday	April 21	7:35pm	Wichita Warlords	W 59-27	2–2	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	2,769
5[5]	Saturday	April 29	7:35pm	Bismarck Blaze	W 57–49	3–2	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	2,173
6[6]	Saturday	May 6	7:05pm	at Topeka Knights	L 24–31 (OT)	3–3	Landon Arena	2,288
7[7]	Saturday	May 13	7:35pm	Fargo Freeze	W 30–12	4–3	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	2,068
8[8]	Saturday	May 20	6:05pm	at Johnstown Jackyls	W 57–47	5–3	Cambria County War Memorial Arena	2,339
9[9]	Saturday	May 27	7:35pm	Sioux Falls Cobras	W 49–35	6–3	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	2,378
10[10]	Saturday	June 3	7:05pm	at Peoria Pirates	L 35–68	6–4	Carver Arena	9,220
11[11]	Saturday	June 10	7:35pm	Black Hills Machine	L 36–39	6–5	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	1,561
12[12]	Saturday	June 17	7:35pm	Topeka Knights	W 37–29	7–5	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	1,703
13[13]	Saturday	June 24	7:35pm	Lincoln Lightning	W 36–20	8–5	Sioux City Municipal Auditorium	2,231
14	BYE
15[14]	Saturday	July 8	6:05pm	at Erie Invaders	W 54–31	9–5	Erie Civic Center	2,850

Post-season

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
Wild card round[15]	Saturday	July 15	7:05pm	at Lincoln Lightning	W 52–38	10–5	Pershing Center	3,900
Conference semifinals[16]	Saturday	July 22	7:35pm	at Bismarck Blaze	L 14–30	10–6	Bismarck Civic Center	4,101

2000 Playoffs

	Rapid City, South Dakota					Topeka, Kansas
	6	Casper	32
						3	Black Hills	21
	3	Black Hills	75								Bismarck, North Dakota
						2	Topeka	26
						Western Conference
	Lincoln, Nebraska										2	Topeka	29
						Bismarck, North Dakota
											1	Bismarck	38
	5	Sioux City	52								Western Conference Championship
						5	Sioux City	14
	4	Lincoln	38													Peoria, Illinois
						1	Bismarck	30
	Wild card playoffs
						Divisional playoffs
	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin															W1	Bismarck	42
						Wheeling, West Virginia
																E1	Peoria	69
	6	Dayton	23													2000 Gold Cup
						3	Green Bay	10
	3	Green Bay	64								Peoria, Illinois
						2	Steel Valley	21
						Eastern Conference
	Madison, Wisconsin										2	Steel Valley	55
						Peoria, Illinois
											1	Peoria	75
	5	Erie	22								Eastern Conference Championship
						4	Madison	13
	4	Madison	34
						1	Peoria	25

Roster

2000 Sioux City Attack roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jarrod DeGeorgia Running backs 36 Philip Meehan 38 Lamont Truitt Wide receivers  1 Jon Elder  3 Ervin Whitehead 15 Philip Wilson		Offensive linemen 71 Ken Diepenbrock 73 Erv Strohbeen 79 Evan Matau Defensive linemen 55 Art Maulupe 60 Darwin Bishop 68 Steve Schmidt 77 Erik Nelson		Linebackers 32 Matt Hughes 53 Shawn Bauer Defensive backs  9 Courtney Porter 21 Andre Fields 23 Deondre Jones 46 Eric Davidson Kickers 44 Adam Kennett Roster updated May 1, 2016

References

1. "Sioux City Attack vs LINCOLN LIGHTNING (Mar 31, 2000)". Quick Stats. March 31, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
2. "Sioux City Attack vs Sioux Falls Cobras (Apr 08, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 8, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
3. "Sioux City Attack vs Wichita Warlords (Apr 15, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 15, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
4. "Wichita Warlords vs Sioux Falls Attack (Apr 21, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 21, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
5. "Bismarck Blaze vs Sioux City Attack (Apr 29, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 29, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
6. "Sioux City Attack vs TOPEKA KNIGHTS (May 6, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 6, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
7. "Fargo Freeze vs Sioux Falls Attack (May 13, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 13, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
8. "Sioux City Attack vs Johnstown Jackyls (May 20, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 20, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
9. "Sioux Falls Cobras vs Sioux City Attack (May 27, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 27, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
10. "Sioux City Attack vs Peoria Pirates (Jun 03, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 3, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
11. "Black Hills vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 10, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 10, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
12. "TOPEKA KNIGHTS vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 17, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 17, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
13. "LINCOLN LIGHTNING vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 24, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 24, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
14. "Sioux City Attack vs Erie (Jul 08, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 8, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
15. "Sioux City Attack vs LINCOLN LIGHTNING (Jul 15, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 15, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
16. "Sioux City Attack vs Bismarck Blaze (Jul 22, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 22, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.