Champions Bowl III

Champions Bowl III was the third title game of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). It was played on June 23, 2017, and won by the Texas Revolution.

Champions Bowl III
Omaha Beef Texas Revolution
(9–6) (11–4)
49 59
Head coach: 
Cory Ross		 Head coach: 
Victor Mann
1234 Total
Omaha 714028 49
Texas 1326614 59
DateJune 23, 2017
StadiumAllen Event Center
LocationAllen, Texas
MVPClinton Solomon (TEX)
United States TV coverage
NetworkEversport

Road to the Champions Bowl

The four teams (ordered by seeding) that made the postseason in the North Conference were the Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Bloomington Edge, and Bismarck Bucks. In the South Conference, the playoff teams were the Amarillo Venom, Texas Revolution, Dodge City Law, and Duke City Gladiators. The Gladiators appeared in their first playoffs as a franchise, while the Beef made their first CIF playoff appearance. The Beef last played in the playoffs in 2013 while a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The Law had actually won nine games and would have finished second in the division but were issued two-win penalty by the league towards the end of the regular season for breaking league rules.[1]

On Saturday, June 10, the Bandits and the Venom pulled easy wins over the Bucks and the Gladiators, winning 82–43 and 70–41 respectively. That same night, the Beef defeated the Edge 43–30, and the Law continued their playoff losing streak with a close 63–59 loss against the "Revs".

In the North Conference championship, the Beef upset the Bandits 55–45, thanks to a late touchdown with 11 seconds remaining in the game.[2] Two days later, in the South Conference championship, the Revolution advanced to their second Champions Bowl with a 77–71 win over the Venom, their third win over the team in the 2017 season.

North Conference
W L PCT PF PA
x–Sioux City Bandits 93.750704599
y–Omaha Beef 75.583561562
y–Bloomington Edge 75.583598560
y–Bismarck Bucks 57.417540569
Kansas City Phantoms 48.333499594
West Michigan Ironmen 48.333569570
Salina Liberty 111.083403546
South Conference
W L PCT PF PA
z–Amarillo Venom 93.750758639
y-Texas Revolution 84.667716584
y-Dodge City Law[lower-alpha 1] 75.583631575
y-Duke City Gladiators 75.583663513
Wichita Force 75.583567481
Dallas Marshals 75.583500512
CenTex Cavalry 012.000412811
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff berth
  1. 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]

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

Matchups
Date & Time (CDT) Away Team Result Home Team Arena
First Round
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Duke City Gladiators 41–70 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Bismarck Bucks 43–82 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Dodge City Law 59–63 Texas Revolution Allen Event Center
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM Bloomington Edge 30–43 Omaha Beef Ralston Arena
Conference Championships
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 7:00 PM Omaha Beef 55–45 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Monday, June 19, 2017, 7:00 PM Texas Revolution 77–71 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center
Champions Bowl III
Friday, June 23, 2017, 7:00 PM Omaha Beef 49–59 Texas Revolution Allen Event Center

References
  1. "Champions Indoor Football Issues Penalties to Member Team". CIF. June 2, 2017.
  2. "Late score lifts Beef over Bandits". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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