Champions Bowl I

Champions Bowl I
Texas Revolution Sioux City Bandits
(9-4) (10-3)
61 76
Head coach: 
Devin Wyman		 Head coach: 
Erv Strohbeen
1234 Total
Texas 19161214 61
Sioux City 21142021 76
Date June 20
Stadium Tyson Events Center
Location Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
MVP Sioux City RB Drew Prohaska
Referee Russell Gray
Attendance 3,757
United States TV coverage
Network America One

Champions Bowl I was the inaugural title game of Champions Indoor Football. It was played on June 20, 2015, at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.[1][2] The one-seed Sioux City Bandits defeated the two-seed Texas Revolution by a score of 76-61 to earn the Champions Cup.[3][4][5][6]

Road to the Champions Bowl

The four teams (ordered by seeding) that made the postseason were the Sioux City Bandits, Texas Revolution, Wichita Force, and Amarillo Venom. On Thursday, June 11, Texas defeated Wichita 39-27. Two days later, Sioux City beat Amarillo 83-52. This pitted Texas against Sioux City in Champions Bowl I on June 20 in Iowa.

2015 Champions Indoor Football
W L PCT PF PA
z-Sioux City Bandits 9 3 .750 697 536
y-Texas Revolution 8 4 .667 638 475
x-Wichita Force 8 4 .667 553 536
x-Amarillo Venom 7 5 .583 647 598
Dodge City Law 7 5 .583 635 578
Salina Bombers 6 5 .545 538 483
Duke City Gladiators 4 4 .500 403 389
San Angelo Bandits 1 10 .091 388 627
Omaha Beef 1 11 .083 395 672

x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed

Semifinals Champions Bowl I
      
3 Wichita 27
2 Texas 39
2 Texas 61
1 Sioux City 76
4 Amarillo 52
1 Sioux City 83

Game summary

The Champions Bowl was a highly-anticipated event in both Siouxland and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as the number one offense (Sioux City) faced the top defense (Texas). It was a well-fought game, especially at halftime, as the score was tied 35-35. But a rushing touchdown for eventual Champions Bowl MVP Drew Prohaska and a Rahn Franklin interception sealed the deal for the Bandits as they defeated the "Revs", 76-61 in front of a raucous crowd.

References

  1. ↑ Grant, Ethan (June 18, 2015). "Clash of the titans: Previewing Revolution-Bandits Champions Bowl showdown". Allen American (Allen, TX: Star Local News). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Budlong, Jeff (June 19, 2015). "Bandits out to claim third title in five years". Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Grant, Ethan (June 22, 2015). "Indoor football: Revolution fall in Champions Bowl I". Allen American (Allen, TX: Star Local News). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Budlong, Jeff (June 20, 2015). "Bandits capture CIF title with win over Texas". Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Grant, Ethan (June 25, 2015). "Out with a bang: Revs lose Champions Bowl to Sioux City, fall short of CIF crown". Allen American (Allen, TX: Star Local News). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Budlong, Jeff (June 22, 2015). "Bandits overcome adversity to win third title in last five seasons". Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
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