2014 Sioux City Bandits season

2014 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	9-3
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won Semi-final (Bombers) 66-37 Lost CPIFL Champions Bowl II (Wild) 46-41

The 2014 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise, fourteenth as the Sioux City Bandits and second as a member of Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). One of nine teams in the CPIFL, the Bandits finished the regular season 9-3 to earn the number two seed in the playoffs, in which they beat the Salina Bombers, 66-37 in the semifinals, but lost the CPIFL Champions Bowl II, 46-41 to the Wichita Wild.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Pre-season

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 22	7:05pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 24–9	0–0	Tyson Events Center	N/A

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1[1]	Sunday	March 2	2:05pm	Salina Bombers	L 77–70 (OT)	0–1	Tyson Events Center	2,317
2[2]	Saturday	March 8	7:05pm	Lincoln Haymakers	W 68–17	1–1	Tyson Events Center	3,970
3	BYE
4[3]	Saturday	March 22	7:05pm	at Oklahoma Defenders	W 46–33	2–1	Tulsa Convention Center	N/A
5	BYE
6[4]	Saturday	April 5	7:05pm	Wichita Wild	W 48–45	3–1	Tyson Events Center	3,813
7[5]	Friday	April 11	7:05pm	at Omaha Beef	W 61–55	4–1	Ralston Arena	N/A
8[6]	Saturday	April 19	7:05pm	at Bloomington Edge	L 52–43	4–2	U.S. Cellular Coliseum	N/A
9[7]	Saturday	April 26	7:05pm	at Salina Bombers	W 56–42	5–2	Bicentennial Center	2,253
10[8]	Saturday	May 3	7:05pm	Oklahoma Defenders	W 60–52	6–2	Tyson Events Center	4,851
11[9]	Saturday	May 10	7:05pm	Omaha Beef	W 61–47	7–2	Tyson Events Center	3,956
12[10]	Saturday	May 17	7:05pm	Bloomington Edge	W 63–39	8–2	Tyson Events Center	3,956
13[11]	Saturday	May 24	7:05pm	at Kansas Koyotes	W 72–40	9–2	Landon Arena	N/A
14[12]	Saturday	May 31	7:05pm	at Wichita Wild	L 59–54	9–3	Hartman Arena	2,738
15	BYE

Post-season

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
Semi-finals[13]	Saturday	June 14	7:05pm	Salina Bombers	W 66–37	10–3	Tyson Events Center	2,007
CPIFL Champions Bowl II[14]	Saturday	June 21	7:15pm	at Wichita Wild	L 46–41	10–4	Hartman Arena	4,212

References

1. "Salina Bombers vs Sioux City Bandits (Mar 02, 2014)". Quick Stats. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
2. "Lincoln Haymakers vs Sioux City Bandits (Mar 08, 2014)". Quick Stats. March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
3. "Sioux City Bandits vs Oklahoma Defenders (Mar 22, 2014)". Quick Stats. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
4. "Wichita Wild vs Sioux City Bandits (Apr 05, 2014)". Quick Stats. April 5, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
5. "Sioux City Bandits vs Omaha Beef (Apr 11, 2014)". Quick Stats. April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
6. "Sioux City Bandits vs Bloomington Edge (Apr 19, 2014)". Quick Stats. April 19, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
7. "Sioux City Bandits vs Salina Bombers (Apr 26, 2014)". Quick Stats. April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
8. "Oklahoma Defenders vs Sioux City Bandits (May 03, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 3, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
9. "Omaha Beef vs Sioux City Bandits (May 10, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 10, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
10. "Bloomington Edge vs Sioux City Bandits (May 17, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 17, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
11. "Sioux City Bandits vs Kansas Koyotes (May 24, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 24, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
12. "Sioux City Bandits vs Wichita Wild (May 31, 2014)". Quick Stats. May 31, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
13. "Salina Bombers vs Sioux City Bandits (Jun 14, 2014)". Quick Stats. June 14, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
14. "Sioux City Bandits vs Wichita Wild (Jun 21, 2014)". Quick Stats. June 21, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2016.