# 2017 Champions Indoor Football season

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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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 | 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
* ↑ 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.

### 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."

## Playoffs

| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Champions Bowl III | Champions Bowl III | Champions Bowl III |
| 3 | Bloomington | 30 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Omaha | 43 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Omaha | 43 | 2 | Omaha | 55 | | | |
| North Conference | North Conference | North Conference | 2 | Omaha | 55 | | | |
| North Conference | North Conference | North Conference | 1 | Sioux City | 45 | | | |
| 4 | Bismarck | 43 | 1 | Sioux City | 45 | | | |
| 1 | Sioux City | 82 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sioux City | 82 | | | | N2 | Omaha | 49 |
| | | | | | | S2 | Texas | 59 |
| 3 | Dodge City | 59 | | | | | | | S2 | Texas | 59 |
| 2 | Texas | 63 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 63 | 2 | Texas | 77 | | | |
| South Conference | South Conference | South Conference | 2 | Texas | 77 | | | |
| South Conference | South Conference | South Conference | 1 | Amarillo | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Duke City | 41 | 1 | Amarillo | 71 | | | |
| 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 | Calvin Phillips (Beef) | Devon Bridges (Bandits) | Dominique Carson (Bandits) |
| 2 | Frederick Bruno (Bandits) | Michael McGee (Edge) | Chad Marrow (Marshals) |
| 3 | J. J. Hayes (Edge) | Kiaree Daniels (Force) | Drew O'Brien (Liberty) |
| 4 | David Olson (Phantoms) | Gary Henderson (Law) | Brian Weeks (Gladiators) |
| 5 | Donovan Porterie (Gladiators) | Cliff Stokes (Bandits) | Jared Wood (Law) |
| 6 | Alex Carder (Ironmen) | LaDon Hudson (Revolution) | Greg Conry (Bandits) |
| 7 | Chris Dixon (Revolution) | Darien Anderson (Force) | Mitch Moore (Edge) |
| 8 | Nate Davis (Venom) | Devon Bridges (Bandits) | Jared Wood (Law) |
| 9 | Stephen Alfred (Marshals) | Donte Hurst (Ironmen) | Jacob Felton (Venom) |
| 10 | Michael Dyer (Revolution) | Brandon Jenkins (Phantoms) | Benny Hanaphy (Beef) |
| 11 | Jake Medlock (Force) | Ricky Wyatt (Law) | Evan Connolly (Bucks) |
| 12 | Clinton Solomon (Revolution) | Ben Pister (Phantoms) | Dallas Herndon (Phantoms) |
| 13 | Donovan Porterie (Gladiators) | Keenen Gibbs (Force) | Greg Conry (Bandits) |
| 14 | Jonathan Ray (Beef) | Brenden Daley (Bucks) | Antonio Bray (Gladiators) |
| 15 | 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 |

### 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 |

### 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 |