2017 Omaha Beef season

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.

2017 Omaha Beef season
Owner	Rich Tokheim Jim Tokheim
Head coach	Cory Ross
Home field	Ralston Arena 7300 Q Street Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Results
Record	9–6
Conference place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won North Semifinal 43–30 (Edge) Won North Championship 55–45 (Bandits) Lost Champions Bowl III 49–56 (Revolution)

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

Schedule

Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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

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	863
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	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

Postseason

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

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 → More rosters

External links

• Omaha Beef official site