2016 Omaha Beef season

The 2016 Omaha Beef season was the team's seventeenth and second as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 12 teams in the CIF for the 2016 season, they played in the 6-team Northern Division.

2016 Omaha Beef season
OwnerRich Tokheim
Jim Tokheim
Head coachCory Ross
Home fieldRalston Arena
7300 Q Street
Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record7-5
Division place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross.[1]

Schedule edit

Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Preseason season edit

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday February 19 7:00pm Nebraska Danger L 23-55 1–0 Ralston Arena

Regular season edit

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1[2] Saturday February 27 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 38-43[3] 0–1 Tyson Events Center 3,562
2 Sunday March 6 7:00pm Bloomington Edge W 34-31[4] 1–1 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 19 7:00pm at Salina Liberty W 43–41[5] 2–1 Bicentennial Center 2,325
5[6] Friday March 25 7:00pm Sioux City Bandits L 33–45 2–2 Ralston Arena 3,902
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 9 7:00pm at Chicago Eagles L 48–49[7] 2–3 UIC Pavilion
8 Saturday April 16 7:00pm Wichita Force W 58–55[8] 3–3 Ralston Arena 3,402
9 Friday April 22 7:00pm Chicago Eagles W 50-38[9] 4–3 Ralston Arena 3,127
10 Saturday April 30 7:00pm Bloomington Edge L 40–45[10] 4–4 Ralston Arena 3,889
11 BYE
12 Friday May 13 7:00pm Chicago Eagles W 43–42 (OT)[11] 5–4 Ralston Arena 3,279
13 Friday May 20 7:00pm Salina Liberty W 35–18[12] 6–4 Ralston Arena 3,579
14 Saturday May 28 7:00pm at Chicago Eagles W 42–29[13] 7–4 UIC Pavilion
15 Saturday June 6 7:00pm at Wichita Force L 50–56[14] 7–5 Intrust Bank Arena 3,354

Standings edit

Northern Division
W L PCT PF PA
x-Wichita Force 10 2 .833 593 516
y-Bloomington Edge 7 5 .583 546 440
y-Sioux City Bandits 7 5 .583 499 434
Omaha Beef 7 5 .583 514 487
Chicago Eagles 3 9 .250 486 584
Salina Liberty 2 10 .167 413 575
Southern Division
W L PCT PF PA
z-Texas Revolution 10 2 .833 814 625
y-Amarillo Venom 8 4 .667 642 611
y-Dodge City Law 8 4 .667 653 523
Duke City Gladiators 6 6 .500 568 573
San Angelo Bandits 2 10 .167 537 688
Mesquite Marshals 2 10 .167 479 688
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff spot

Roster edit

2016 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11 Josh Floyd
  • 10 Brandon Steed

Running backs

  •  3 Jeff Mack

Wide receivers

  •  4 Kayne Farquarson
  •  0 Jason Johnson
  • 13 Andre London
  •  2 Jeremiah Oates
  •  1 Jonathan Ray
Offensive linemen
  • 71 Clinton Barley
  • 50 Kyle McManus
  • 70 Tanner Paxton
  • -- Jeremy Walker

Defensive linemen

  •  7 Kewan Alfred
  •  5 Davon Bridges
  • 19 Sony Theodate
Linebackers
  •  6 Jesse Robertson Jr

Defensive backs

  • 15 A. J. Downs
  • 24 Mike Ford
  • 21 Theron Norman
  •  8 Stephan McCord
  • 12 Mark Sterling
  • 23 D'Andre Woodland

Kickers

  • 13 Todd Adolf
Injured Reserve

Transfer List

  • currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated April 19, 2016
26 Active, 0 Inactive

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References edit

  1. ^ "TBL: Former Husker I-back Cory Ross talks about coaching the Omaha Beef and more". www.omaha.com. Big Red Today. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Omaha Beef vs Sioux City Bandits (Feb 27, 2016)". Quick Stats. February 27, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Mark Freund (February 27, 2016). "Bandits open season with win over Omaha". www.ktiv.com. KITV Television. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Beef edge Bloomington for first win of season". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Beef top Salina on last-second field goal". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sioux City Bandits vs Omaha Beef (Mar 26, 2016)". Quick Stats. March 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Late score sends Beef home with close loss". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 9, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Beef score late, hold off Wichita rally for win". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 16, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Beef pull away in second half against Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 22, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Late touchdown sends Beef to home defeat". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 30, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Beef rally past Chicago in overtime". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 13, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Beef pull away in fourth quarter to beat Salina". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Late touchdown helps Beef secure win at Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "Bloomington win means Omaha Beef lose playoff spot". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. June 6, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

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