2016 Omaha Beef season

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.

2016 Omaha Beef season
Head coach	Cory Ross
Owner	Rich Tokheim Jim Tokheim
Home field	Ralston Arena 7300 Q Street Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record	7-5
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Friday	February 19	7:00pm	Nebraska Danger	L 23-55	1–0	Ralston Arena

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1[2]	Saturday	February 27	7:05pm	at Sioux City Bandits	L 38-43[3]	0–1	Tyson Events Center	3,562
2	Sunday	March 6	7:00pm	Bloomington Edge	W 34-31[4]	1–1	U.S. Cellular Coliseum
3	BYE
4	Saturday	March 19	7:00pm	at Salina Liberty	W 43–41[5]	2–1	Bicentennial Center	2,325
5[6]	Friday	March 25	7:00pm	Sioux City Bandits	L 33–45	2–2	Ralston Arena	3,902
6	BYE
7	Saturday	April 9	7:00pm	at Chicago Eagles	L 48–49[7]	2–3	UIC Pavilion
8	Saturday	April 16	7:00pm	Wichita Force	W 58–55[8]	3–3	Ralston Arena	3,402
9	Friday	April 22	7:00pm	Chicago Eagles	W 50-38[9]	4–3	Ralston Arena	3,127
10	Saturday	April 30	7:00pm	Bloomington Edge	L 40–45[10]	4–4	Ralston Arena	3,889
11	BYE
12	Friday	May 13	7:00pm	Chicago Eagles	W 43–42 (OT)[11]	5–4	Ralston Arena	3,279
13	Friday	May 20	7:00pm	Salina Liberty	W 35–18[12]	6–4	Ralston Arena	3,579
14	Saturday	May 28	7:00pm	at Chicago Eagles	W 42–29[13]	7–4	UIC Pavilion
15	Saturday	June 6	7:00pm	at Wichita Force	L 50–56[14]	7–5	Intrust Bank Arena	3,354

Standings

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

Roster

2016 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks 11 Josh Floyd 10 Brandon Steed Running backs  3 Jeff Mack Wide receivers  4 Kayne Farquarson  0 Jason Johnson 13 Andre London  2 Jeremiah Oates  1 Jonathan Ray		Offensive linemen 71 Clinton Barley 50 Kyle McManus 70 Tanner Paxton -- Jeremy Walker Defensive linemen  7 Kewan Alfred  5 Davon Bridges 19 Sony Theodate		Linebackers  6 Jesse Robertson Jr Defensive Backs 15 A. J. Downs 24 Mike Ford 21 Theron Norman  8 Stephan McCord 12 Mark Sterling 23 D'Andre Woodland Kickers 13 Todd Adolf		Injured Reserve Transfer List Currently vacant Refuse to Report Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated April 19, 2016 26 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

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.

External links

• Omaha Beef official site