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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.

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
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[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
  1. ^ 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
South Conference
1 Amarillo 71
4 Duke City 41
1 Amarillo 70

Matchups

Date & Time (CDT) Away Team Result Home Team Arena
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

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Omaha Beef Texas Revolution
1 12:22 4 38 2:29 Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 37-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Failed 0 6
1 6:58 5 45 2:23 Texas Revolution Chris Dixon 17-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Good 0 13
1 0:14 10 43 6:37 Omaha Beef Jonathan Ray 1-yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good 7 13
2 13:22 3 15 1:38 Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 14-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Failed 7 19
2 7:20 6 45 4:02 Texas Revolution Chris Dixon 11-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Failed 7 25
2 4:12 5 17 2:57 Omaha Beef Travis Ribbing -yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good 14 25
2 1:41 4 41 2:21 Texas Revolution Brett Reece Jr. -yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point pass by Chris Dixon Succeeded 14 33
2 0:46 4 39 0:45 Omaha Beef Travis Ribbing 7-yard touchdown run, Tucker Milliken kick Good 21 33
2 0:14 3 8 0:19 Texas Revolution Clinton Solomon 15-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point rush by Darius Fudge Failed 21 39
3 7:49 5 42 4:04 Texas Revolution Michael Dyer 8-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, 2-point team 2 point pass from Chris Dixon Failed 21 45
4 14:59 9 28 6:25 Texas Revolution Michael Dyer 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Peden kick Good 21 52
4 12:58 3 27 1:50 Omaha Beef Skyler Scott 22-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Iannott, 2-point 2 point rush by Jonathan Ray succeeded 29 52
4 12:32 1 35 0:18 Texas Revolution Darius Fudge 35-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dixon, Adam Peden kick Good 29 59
4 9:21 6 33 3:03 Omaha Beef Skyler Scott 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass by Anthony Iannott failed 35 59
4 1:23 9 44 4:22 Omaha Beef Travis Ribbing 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush by Anthony Iannott failed 43 59
4 0:00 5 37 0:38 Omaha Beef Anthony Iannott 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}} 49 59
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Omaha Beef Texas Revolution

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References

  1. ^ a b "Champions Indoor Football Issues Penalties to Member Team". CIF. June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Late score lifts Beef over Bandits". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Bowl_III