2017 Champions Indoor Football season
The 2017 Champions Indoor Football season was the third season of the CIF. It started on February 25, when the Omaha Beef traveled to Iowa, losing to the Sioux City Bandits 63–44. The regular season concluded on Saturday, June 3. This was the first season in which four teams per conference advanced to the Champions Bowl playoffs, with the top seed in each conference hosting their conference's fourth seed, and second seeds hosting third seeds in the first round.
| 2017 Champions Indoor Football season | |
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| League | Champions Indoor Football |
| Sport | Indoor football |
| Duration | February 25 – June 3 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Amarillo Venom |
| Season MVP | Donovan Porterie (Duke City Gladiators) |
| Playoffs | |
| North Conference champions | Omaha Beef |
| North Conference runners-up | Sioux City Bandits |
| South Conference champions | Texas Revolution |
| South Conference runners-up | Amarillo Venom |
| Champions Bowl III | |
| Champions | Texas Revolution |
| Runners-up | Omaha Beef |
| Finals MVP | Clinton Solomon (TEX) |
The league champion was the Texas Revolution, who defeated the Beef 59–49 in Champions Bowl III. The season MVP was Duke City Gladiators quarterback Donovan Porterie, and the Champions Bowl MVP was Revolution wide receiver Clinton Solomon.
League changes
| New Teams | Bismarck Bucks, CenTex Cavalry, Kansas City Phantoms, River City Raiders, West Michigan Ironmen |
| Renamed / Relocated Teams | Mesquite Marshals → Dallas Marshals |
| Defunct / Departed Teams | Chicago Eagles, River City Raiders, San Angelo Bandits |
| Total Teams | 14 |
Standings
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| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | |
| x–Sioux City Bandits | 9 | 3 | .750 | 704 | 599 |
| y–Omaha Beef | 7 | 5 | .583 | 561 | 562 |
| y–Bloomington Edge | 7 | 5 | .583 | 598 | 560 |
| y–Bismarck Bucks | 5 | 7 | .417 | 540 | 569 |
| Kansas City Phantoms | 4 | 8 | .333 | 499 | 594 |
| West Michigan Ironmen | 4 | 8 | .333 | 569 | 570 |
| Salina Liberty | 1 | 11 | .083 | 403 | 546 |
| South Conference | |||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | |
| z–Amarillo Venom | 9 | 3 | .750 | 758 | 639 |
| y-Texas Revolution | 8 | 4 | .667 | 716 | 584 |
| y-Dodge City Law[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 5 | .583 | 631 | 575 |
| y-Duke City Gladiators | 7 | 5 | .583 | 663 | 513 |
| Wichita Force | 7 | 5 | .583 | 567 | 481 |
| Dallas Marshals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 500 | 512 |
| CenTex Cavalry | 0 | 12 | .000 | 412 | 811 |
- z - clinched top overall seed
- x - clinched division title
- y - clinched playoff berth
- 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]
Dodge City Law video controversy
On June 2, 2017, the league stripped the Dodge City Law of two victories without awarding them to any other team. Reports from other teams and a subsequent investigation found that the Law were in violation of the league's operations manual and guidelines on uploading video. As their final game of the season did not start at the time, the Law's record went from 9–2 to 7–4. When asked about the decision, commissioner Ricky Bertz stated, "While this situation was unfortunate and no one in the CIF including the Dodge City Law wanted this to be the final outcome, the board of directors decided that this was what was best for the league given the circumstances and how they related to all team members involved."[1]
Playoffs
| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Championships | Champions Bowl III | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bloomington | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Omaha | 55 | ||||||||||||
| North Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bismarck | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 82 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Omaha | 49 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Texas | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dodge City | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 77 | ||||||||||||
| South Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Amarillo | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Duke City | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Amarillo | 70 | ||||||||||||
Awards
Players of the week
The following were named the top performers during the 2017 season:
| Week | Offensive Player of the Week |
Defensive Player of the Week |
Special Teams Player of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1[2] | Calvin Phillips (Beef) |
Devon Bridges (Bandits) |
Dominique Carson (Bandits) |
| 2[3] | Frederick Bruno (Bandits) |
Michael McGee (Edge) |
Chad Marrow (Marshals) |
| 3[4] | J. J. Hayes (Edge) |
Kiaree Daniels (Force) |
Drew O'Brien (Liberty) |
| 4[5] | David Olson (Phantoms) |
Gary Henderson (Law) |
Brian Weeks (Gladiators) |
| 5[6] | Donovan Porterie (Gladiators) |
Cliff Stokes (Bandits) |
Jared Wood (Law) |
| 6[7] | Alex Carder (Ironmen) |
LaDon Hudson (Revolution) |
Greg Conry (Bandits) |
| 7[8] | Chris Dixon (Revolution) |
Darien Anderson (Force) |
Mitch Moore (Edge) |
| 8[9] | Nate Davis (Venom) |
Devon Bridges (Bandits) |
Jared Wood (Law) |
| 9[10] | Stephen Alfred (Marshals) |
Donte Hurst (Ironmen) |
Jacob Felton (Venom) |
| 10[11] | Michael Dyer (Revolution) |
Brandon Jenkins (Phantoms) |
Benny Hanaphy (Beef) |
| 11[12] | Jake Medlock (Force) |
Ricky Wyatt (Law) |
Evan Connolly (Bucks) |
| 12[13] | Clinton Solomon (Revolution) |
Ben Pister (Phantoms) |
Dallas Herndon (Phantoms) |
| 13[14] | Donovan Porterie (Gladiators) |
Keenen Gibbs (Force) |
Greg Conry (Bandits) |
| 14[15] | Jonathan Ray (Beef) |
Brenden Daley (Bucks) |
Antonio Bray (Gladiators) |
| 15[16] | Darrelynn Dunn (Edge) |
Ben Pister (Phantoms) |
Cody Barber (Edge) |
Individual season awards
| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Donovan Porterie | Quarterback | Duke City Gladiators |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Clinton Solomon | Wide receiver | Texas Revolution |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Devon Bridges | Defensive lineman | Sioux City Bandits |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jacob Felton | Kicker | Amarillo Venom |
| Rookie of the Year | Michael Dyer | Running back | Texas Revolution |
| Coach of the Year | Erv Strohbeen | Head coach | Sioux City Bandits |
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References
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