2015 Omaha Beef season

The 2015 Omaha Beef season was the team's sixteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of nine teams in the CIF for the inaugural 2015 season, the Omaha Beef was owned and operated by Rich Tokheim and Jim Tokheim.[1] The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross.[2][3]

2015 Omaha Beef season
OwnerRich Tokheim
Jim Tokheim
Head coachCory Ross
Home fieldRalston Arena
7300 Q Street
Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record1-11
League place9th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Season summary

After a pre-season win over the Metro Militia of the Central Plains Football League, the Beef struggled to find their footing in the CIF. Omaha dropped 5 straight games before a close win at home over the Sioux City Bandits. That would prove the Beef's only win this season as they lost the remaining 6 games on the schedule. Finishing ninth in a nine-team league, Omaha did not qualify for post-season play.

Off-field moves

After the 2014 season ended, the CPIFL announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form Champions Indoor Football.[4]

In early January 2015, the Beef named former Nebraska Cornhusker and NFL veteran Cory Ross as the team's new head coach. At the same time, they announced Josh Bullocks, Keyuo Craver, and Demetrius Ross as assistant coaches for the 2015 season.[5] Neither Bullocks or Craver would actually coach the Omaha Beef in 2015.

The Beef's announced schedule for the 2015 season was not directly affected when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began.[6] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015.[7]

Awards and honors

Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 2, the CIF named running back Jesse Robertson as the Defensive Player of the Week.[8] For Week 7, the CIF named quarterback Chuck Wright as the Offensive Player of the Week.[9] The Omaha Beef failed to place any players on the Champions Indoor Football 2015 1st Team or 2nd Team All-League Honors.[10]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday February 13 7:05pm Metro Militia W 43–0 1–0 Ralston Arena

Regular season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 13–62[11][12][13] 0–1 Tyson Events Center[14][15]
2 Friday March 6 7:05pm Wichita Force L 42–45[16] 0–2 Ralston Arena[17]
3 Saturday March 14 7:05pm Salina Bombers L 33–47[18][19] 0–3 Ralston Arena[20][21]
4 BYE
5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm at Salina Bombers L 7–49[22][23] 0–4 Bicentennial Center[24][25]
6 Friday April 3 7:05pm at Wichita Force L 42–59[26][27] 0–5 Intrust Bank Arena[28]
7 Friday April 10 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits W 43–41[29][30][31] 1–5 Ralston Arena[32]
8 Saturday April 18 7:05pm at Dodge City Law L 45–69[33][34] 1–6 United Wireless Arena[35][36]
9 Friday April 24 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 37–61[37][38][39] 1–7 Ralston Arena
10 BYE
11 Saturday May 9 7:05pm at Salina Bombers L 13–59[40][41] 1–8 Bicentennial Center[42][43]
12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 38–64[44][45] 1–9 Tyson Events Center[46][47]
13 Friday May 22 7:05pm Dodge City Law L 39–64[48] 1–10 Ralston Arena[49][50][51]
14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm Wichita Force L 43–52[52][53] 1–11 Ralston Arena[54][55]

Roster
2015 Omaha Beef roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Brion Carnes
  • 11 Kyle Cool
  •  7 Chuck Wright

Running Backs

  • 15 A. J. Downs

Wide Receivers

  • 14 Allen Daniels
  •  5 Kayne Farquharson
  • 17 Brandon Kinnie
  •  4 Trayon Nash
Offensive Linemen
  • 65 Clinton Barley
  • 77 James Davis
  • 50 Patrick Harrington
  • -- Julius Nero

Defensive Linemen

  •  2 Davon Bridges
  • 93 Anthony Brock
  • 97 DeMichael McWilliams
  • 41 Robert Smith
Linebackers
  •  9 Jesse Robertson
  • 18 Steven Rush

Defensive Backs

  •  8 Quinton Abraham
  • 10 Antonio Bell
  •  3 Stephen McCord
  • 22 Alsid Panteau
  • 20 Oscar Vaszuez

Kickers

  • 13 Todd Adolf
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Roster updated May 23, 2015
24 Active, 0 Inactive

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Standings
2015 Champions Indoor Football
W L PCT PF PA
z-Sioux City Bandits 93.750697536
y-Texas Revolution 84.667638475
x-Wichita Force 84.667553536
x-Amarillo Venom 75.583647598
Dodge City Law 75.583635578
Salina Bombers 65.545538483
Duke City Gladiators 44.500403389
San Angelo Bandits 110.091388627
Omaha Beef 111.083395672

x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed

Playoffs
Semifinals Champions Bowl I
      
3 Wichita 27
2 Texas 39
2 Texas 61
1 Sioux City 76
4 Amarillo 52
1 Sioux City 83

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