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
Head coach	Erv Strohbeen
General manager	Bob Scott
Owner	Bob Scott
Home field	Tyson Events Center 401 Gordon Drive Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Results
Record	7-5
Division place	3rd
League place	6th
Playoff finish	Lost 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

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

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

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

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 → More rosters

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

Playoffs

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

References

1. http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-01%5B%5D
2. http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-02%5B%5D
3. http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-05%5B%5D
4. http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-11%5B%5D
5. http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-16%5B%5D
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.