# 2016 Sioux City Bandits season

The 2016 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's sixteenth as the Sioux City Bandits, seventeenth overall 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.
The Bandits play their home games at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Erv Strohbeen. The team's offensive coordinator is Jarrod DeGeorgia, the defensive coordinator is John Zevenbergen, and the assistant coaches include Greg Stallman and Justin Hayes.

## 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 1, the CIF named cornerback Rahn Franklin as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 2, the CIF named cornerback Jon Smith as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 5, the CIF named defensive lineman Ben Pister as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 11, the CIF named wide receiver Frederick Bruno as the Special Teams Player of the Week. In Round 1 of the playoffs, running back Drew Prohaska was named the offensive player of the week when he broke Fred Jackson's single game rush yard record.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Loss  Bye

### Regular season

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday | February 27 | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 43-38 | 1–0 | Tyson Events Center | 3,562 |
| 2 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | Chicago Eagles | W 41-39 | 2–0 | Tyson Events Center | 2,856 |
| 3 | Saturday | March 12 | 7:05pm | at Mesquite Marshals | L 26–27 | 2–1 | Mesquite Arena | 2,722 |
| 4 | Saturday | March 19 | 7:05pm | Bloomington Edge | L 41–45 | 2–2 | Tyson Events Center | 3,260 |
| 5 | Friday | March 25 | 7:05pm | at Omaha Beef | W 45–33 | 3–2 | Ralston Arena | 3,902 |
| 6 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:05pm | Salina Liberty | W 46–20 | 4–2 | Tyson Events Center | 3,423 |
| 7 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 8 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | at Chicago Eagles | W 68–45 | 5–2 | UIC Pavilion | N/A |
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Salina Liberty | W 41-39 | 6–2 | Bicentennial Center | N/A |
| 10 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Bloomington Edge | W 61–33 | 7–2 | Tyson Events Center | 3,110 |
| 12 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | Wichita Force | L 19–23 | 7–3 | Tyson Events Center | 4,592 |
| 13 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 14 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:05pm | at Wichita Force | L 30–44 | 7–4 | Intrust Bank Arena | 3,265 |
| 15 | Sunday | June 5 | 3:05pm | at Bloomington Edge | L 38–48 | 7–5 | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | 1,050 |

### Post-season

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| Round 1 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | at Bloomington Edge | L 45–65 | 7–6 | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | N/A |

## Standings

Northern Division :
| viewtalkedit | 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 ||||||
| viewtalkedit | 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

## Playoffs

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Division Championships | Division Championships | Division Championships | Champions Bowl II | Champions Bowl II | Champions Bowl II |
| | | | 2 | Amarillo | 57 | | | |
| Southern Division | Southern Division | Southern Division | 2 | Amarillo | 57 | | | |
| Southern Division | Southern Division | Southern Division | 1 | Texas | 53 | | | |
| 3 | Dodge City | 56 | 1 | Texas | 53 | | | |
| 2 | Amarillo | 98 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Amarillo | 98 | | | | S2 | Amarillo | 45 |
| | | | | | | N1 | Wichita | 48 |
| | | | 2 | Bloomington | 51 | | | |
| Northern Division | Northern Division | Northern Division | 2 | Bloomington | 51 | | | |
| Northern Division | Northern Division | Northern Division | 1 | Wichita | 52 | | | |
| 3 | Sioux City | 45 | 1 | Wichita | 52 | | | |
| 2 | Bloomington | 65 | | | | | | |