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| Date | June 23, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Allen Event Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Allen, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Clinton Solomon (TEX) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Eversport | ||||||||||||||||||
Champions Bowl III was the third title game of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). It was played on June 23, 2017, and won by the Texas Revolution.
Contents
1 Road to the Champions Bowl
2 Playoffs
2.1 Matchups
3 References
Road to the Champions Bowl
The four teams (ordered by seeding) that made the postseason in the North Conference were the Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Bloomington Edge, and Bismarck Bucks. In the South Conference, the playoff teams were the Amarillo Venom, Texas Revolution, Dodge City Law, and Duke City Gladiators. The Gladiators appeared in their first playoffs as a franchise, while the Beef made their first CIF playoff appearance. The Beef last played in the playoffs in 2013 while a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The Law had actually won nine games and would have finished second in the division but were issued two-win penalty by the league towards the end of the regular season for breaking league rules.[1]
On Saturday, June 10, the Bandits and the Venom pulled easy wins over the Bucks and the Gladiators, winning 82–43 and 70–41 respectively. That same night, the Beef defeated the Edge 43–30, and the Law continued their playoff losing streak with a close 63–59 loss against the "Revs".
In the North Conference championship, the Beef upset the Bandits 55–45, thanks to a late touchdown with 11 seconds remaining in the game.[2] Two days later, in the South Conference championship, the Revolution advanced to their second Champions Bowl with a 77–71 win over the Venom, their third win over the team in the 2017 season.
| North Conference | |||||
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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 |
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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[a] | 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.[1]
Playoffs
| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Championships | Champions Bowl III | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bloomington | 30 | ||||||||||||
2 | Omaha | 43 | ||||||||||||
2 | Omaha | 55 | ||||||||||||
| North Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bismarck | 43 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sioux City | 82 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Omaha | 49 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Texas | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dodge City | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 63 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas | 77 | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | Amarillo | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Duke City | 41 | ||||||||||||
1 | Amarillo | 70 | ||||||||||||
Matchups
| Date & Time (CDT) | Away Team | Result | Home Team | Arena |
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| First Round | ||||
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM | Duke City Gladiators | 41–70 | Amarillo Venom | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM | Bismarck Bucks | 43–82 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM | Dodge City Law | 59–63 | Texas Revolution | Allen Event Center |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM | Bloomington Edge | 30–43 | Omaha Beef | Ralston Arena |
| Conference Championships | ||||
| Saturday, June 17, 2017, 7:00 PM | Omaha Beef | 55–45 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center |
| Monday, June 19, 2017, 7:00 PM | Texas Revolution | 77–71 | Amarillo Venom | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Champions Bowl III | ||||
| Friday, June 23, 2017, 7:00 PM | Omaha Beef | 49–59 | Texas Revolution | Allen Event Center |
References
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^ "Late score lifts Beef over Bandits". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
