2017 Champions Indoor Football season

2017 Champions Indoor Football season
LeagueChampions Indoor Football
SportIndoor football
DurationFebruary 25 – June 3
Regular season
Season championsAmarillo Venom
Season MVPDonovan Porterie (Duke City Gladiators)
Playoffs
North Conference championsOmaha Beef
  North Conference runners-upSioux City Bandits
South Conference championsTexas Revolution
  South Conference runners-upAmarillo Venom
Champions Bowl III
ChampionsTexas Revolution
  Runners-upOmaha Beef
Finals MVPClinton Solomon (TEX)
Champions Indoor Football seasons

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.

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

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]


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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All-CIF Team

Offense
Quarterback Donovan Porterie, Duke City
Running back Kory Ringer, West Michigan
Wide receiver Daniel McKinney, Dodge City
Clinton Solomon, Texas
J. J. Hayes, Bloomington
Offensive guard Darren Marquez, Wichita
Kamalie Matthews, Dodge City
Center Matt Rahn, Sioux City
Defense
Defensive end Devon Bridges, Sioux City
Gary Henderson, Dodge City
Defensive tackle Tyrone Ezell, Bismarck
Linebacker Ricky Wyatt, Dodge City
Defensive back DeWayne Autrey, Sioux City
Kendrick Harper, Wichita
Isiah Barfield, Salina
Juvi-Ray Berry, Duke City
Special teams
Kicker Jacob Felton, Amarillo
Kick returner Michael Dyer, Texas

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All-Conference Teams

First Team Northern

Offense
Quarterback Alex Carder, West Michigan
Running back Kory Ringer, West Michigan
Wide receiver Anthony Parks, Kansas City
J. J. Hayes, Bloomington
Fredrick Bruno, Sioux City
Offensive guard Arthur Doakes, Sioux City
Darius Barnes, Sioux City
Center Matt Rahn, Sioux City
Defense
Defensive end Devon Bridges, Sioux City
Brenden Daley, Bismarck
Defensive tackle Tyrone Ezell, Bismarck
Linebacker Jarelle Miller, Bismarck
Defensive back DeWayne Autrey, Sioux City
Isiah Barfield, Salina
Cliff Stokes, Sioux City
Paul Robinson, Omaha
Special teams
Kicker Greg Conroy, Sioux City
Kick returner Dominique Carson, Sioux City

Second Team Northern

Offense
Quarterback Anthony Iannotti, Omaha
Running back Dominique Carson, Sioux City
Wide receiver Marcus Lewis, Bloomington
Jeremiah Oates, Sioux City
Elby Pope, Bismarck
Offensive guard Anthony Bullock, West Michigan
Dion Paulson, Bismarck
Center Connor Hart, Bloomington
Defense
Defensive end Ben Pister, Kansas City
Rony Nelson, West Michigan
Defensive tackle Anthony Ficklin, Omaha
Linebacker Brock Long, Salina
Defensive back Stephen Franklin, Kansas City
Brandon Clarke, Bloomington
Deonte Hurst, Wes Michigan
Chris Perry, Omaha
Special teams
Kicker Cody Barber, Bloomington
Kick returner O. J. Simpson, Kansas City

First Team Southern

Offense
Quarterback Nate Davis, Amarillo
Running back Michael Dyer, Texas
Wide receiver Daniel McKinney, Dodge City
Clinton Solomon, Texas
Bret Soft, Wichita
Offensive guard Darren Marquez, Wichita
Kamalie Matthews, Dodge City
Center Cameron Edwards, Amarillo
Defense
Defensive end Fatu Ulale, Duke City
Gary Henderson, Dodge City
Defensive tackle Brandon Harold, Texas
Linebacker Ricky Wyatt, Dodge City
Defensive back Frankie Solomon Jr., Texas
Kendrick Harper, Wichita
Joe Powell, Dallas
Juvi-Ray Berry, Duke City
Special teams
Kicker Jacob Felton, Amarillo
Kick returner Michael Dyer, Texas

Second Team Southern

Offense
Quarterback Donovan Porterie, Duke City
Running back Antonio Bray, Duke City
Wide receiver Larry Cobb, Duke City
Stacy Martin, Dallas
Cedric Gilbert, Amarillo
Offensive guard Chris Brown, Dallas
Robert Griffin, Texas
Center Terry Banks Jr., Amarillo
Defense
Defensive end Kennen Gibbs, Wichita
Samual Wren, Dallas
Defensive tackle Jamar Seard, Dodge City
Linebacker Jason Serda, Duke City
Defensive back Tyrell Green, Dodge City
Donnie Duncan, Amarillo
Ray Little, Duke City
Anthony Webb, Dallas
Special teams
Kicker Jared Wood, Dodge City
Kick returner Antonio Bray, Duke City

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