Salina Liberty
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| League | Champions Indoor Football (2016–present) |
| Division | Northern |
| Team history | Salina Liberty (2016–present) |
| Based in | Salina, Kansas |
| Arena | Bicentennial Center |
| Colors |
Navy Blue, Red, White |
| Owner(s) | Precision Sports, LLC. |
| Head coach | Eric Clayton |
| General Manager | Francis Flax |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Playoff berths | 0 |
| Dancers | Liberty Belles |
| Mascot | Sideline Sam |
| Website |
www |
The Salina Liberty are a professional indoor football team based in Salina, Kansas. They are set to begin play in 2016 as members of the Champions Indoor Football. The team will play their home games at the Bicentennial Center in Salina.
Salina Bombers
Indoor football in Salina started in 2012 as the Salina Bombers, an expansion franchise for the Champions Professional Indoor Football League, were announced for the 2013 season. They had a successful first season, going 9-3, good enough for the final seed in the playoffs. In the first round, they defeated the top seed, 10-2 Sioux City Bandits in Sioux City. The Bombers won 29-28 by a last-second missed field goal from Sioux City's kicker. This earned them a spot to play in the Champions Bowl against the winner of the third seed, 10-2 Wichita Wild at the second seed, 10-2 Omaha Beef. Wichita would win that game, 31-25. This pitted the Wild to host the Bombers in championship game. Wichita won 47-34.[1] They next season, they finished 8-4, earning them the 3rd seed, and having to travel to Sioux City, Iowa for the first round again. They were defeated by the Sioux City Bandits 66-37. Salina joined the CIF, a merger between thd CPIFL and the Lone Star Football League, for 2015. They started the season 6-5, before the league ejected them for a "business violation" on May 28.[2] They would cease operations later that month,[3] opening the doors for the Liberty.
Staff
The Liberty will be led on the field by head coach Eric Clayton and assistant coaches John Ludes and Daniel Green. Francis Flax will serve as the General Manager of the franchise.
Roster
| Salina Liberty roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Transfer List
Refuse to Report
Rookies in italics | |||
Season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Salina Liberty (CIF) | |||||
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3rd Northern | |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
vs Opponent
| Opponent | OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | POST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo Venom | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Bloomington Edge | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Chicago Eagles | (1-0) | (0-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Dodge City Law | (1-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Duke City Gladiators | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Mesquite Marshals | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Omaha Beef | (0-1) | (0-1) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| San Angelo Bandits | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Sioux City Bandits | (0-1) | (0-0) | (0-1) | (0-0) |
| Texas Revolution | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Wichita Force | (0-1) | (0-1) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
References
- ↑ Jenn Bates (June 22, 2013). "Wichita outlasts Salina to win CPIFL Championship". www.kwch.com. KWCH-TV. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ Copp, Jake (May 28, 2015). "Salina Bombers dissolving football team". Salina, KS: KWCH-DT. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Salina Bombers Suspended from CIF". Champions Indoor Football. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Our Sports Central.
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