2017 Omaha Beef season

2017 Omaha Beef season
OwnerRich Tokheim
Jim Tokheim
Head coachCory Ross
Home fieldRalston Arena
7300 Q Street
Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record9–6
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishWon North Semifinal 43–30 (Edge)
Won North Championship 55–45 (Bandits)
Lost Champions Bowl III 49–56 (Revolution)

The 2017 Omaha Beef season was the team's eighteenth and third as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 14 teams in the CIF for the 2017 season, they played in the 7-team North Conference.

The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross.

Schedule

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Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday February 25 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 44–63 0–1 Tyson Events Center 3,381
2 BYE
3 Friday March 10 7:05pm Salina Liberty W 76-44 1–1 Ralston Arena 3,626
4 Saturday March 17 7:05pm at Bloomington Edge W 55–50 2–1 The Coliseum 1,000
5 BYE
6 Friday March 31 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 53–56 2–2 Ralston Arena 3,810
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 165 6:35pm West Michigan Ironmen W 30–28 3–2 Ralston Arena
9 Friday April 21 7:05pm at Bismarck Bucks L 41-59 3–3 Bismarck Event Center
10 Saturday April 29 7:05pm at Salina Liberty W 26–23 4–3 Tony’s Pizza Events Center
11 Saturday May 6 7:05pm Kansas City Phantoms W 37–29 5–3 Ralston Arena
12 Saturday May 13 7:05pm at West Michigan Ironmen W 44–41 6–3 L. C. Walker Arena
13 Saturday May 20 7:05pm West Michigan Ironmen W 42–39 7–3 Ralston Arena 3,296
14 Saturday May 27 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 55–61 7–4 Ralston Arena 3,277
15 Saturday June 3 7:05pm at Dallas Marshals L 55–62 7–5 Mesquite Arena 2,500

Standings

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North Conference
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[a] 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
  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]


Postseason

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
North Semifinal Saturday June 10 7:00pm Bloomington Edge W 43–30 1–0 Ralston Arena 2,856
North Championship Saturday June 17 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits W 55–45 2–0 Tyson Events Center 2,407
Champions Bowl III Friday June 23 7:05pm at Texas Revolution L 49-56 2–1 Allen Event Center 5,251

Roster

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2017 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Anthony Iannotti
  •  7 Chuck Wright


Running backs

  • 20 Travis Ribbing


Wide receivers

  • 11 Andrew King
  •  1 Jonathan Ray
  •  0 Julius Record
  • 12 Skyler Scott


 Offensive linemen
  • 50 Olu'kayode Akinmoladun
  • 90 Ryan Bubulka
  • -- Amadou Konte
  • 71 Aneus Ruiz


Defensive linemen

  •  9 Antonio Ficklin
  • 99 Cody Kottich
  • 55 J. T. Nabity
  • 15 Tarek Odom


 Linebackers
  • 21 DeShawn Dinwiddle
  • 17 Deonate Gary


Defensive backs

  •  5 Antonio Bell
  •  6 D. J. Cameron
  • 23 Paul Dodson
  • 27 Brandon Green
  •  3 Chris Perry
  •  8 Paul Robinson


Special teams

  • 19 Benny Hanaphy


 Reserve lists
  • -- Clark Coe DB (IR)
  • -- Joshua Caver OL (DNR)
  •  2 Calvin Phillips RB (IR)
  • -- Pereese Jones RB (IR)
  • -- Rufus Quinn OL (DNR)
  • -- Theron Norman DB (DNR)
  • 15 Reshard Simmons DL (Susp.)
  •  3 Chris Perry DB (Exempt)


Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 2, 2017
24 Active, 8 Inactive

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References

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  1. ^ "Champions Indoor Football Issues Penalties to Member Team". CIF. June 2, 2017.
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