Wichita Force
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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| League | CIF (2015–present) |
| Division | Northern |
| Team history | Wichita Force (2015–present) |
| Based in | Wichita, Kansas |
| Arena | Intrust Bank Arena |
| Colors |
Black, Orange, White & Silver |
| Owner(s) | Marvin Fisher (managing general partner) |
| Head coach | Paco Martinez |
| General Manager | Tyler Soliday |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Playoff berths | 1: (CIF: 2015) |
The Wichita Force are a professional indoor football team based in Wichita, Kansas. They are members of the Champions Indoor Football league. The team was founded in 2014 as an expansion franchise following the folding of the Wichita Wild, who won their second and final Champions Professional Indoor Football League championship in 2014 and after the CPIFL and the Lone Star Football League merged to form the new CIF.[1] The Force's home games are played at Intrust Bank Arena. Former Wild head coach Paco Martinez and his staff were hired by the Force.[2]
History
The Force opened the season with a home loss to the Salina Bombers[3] then regrouped to win four consecutive games in a five-week span.[4][5] After that stretch, results have been mixed with road losses to the two teams that would end up playing in the Champions Bowl—Texas Revolution and Sioux City Bandits—then, a home win over the Salina Bombers, and a road win over the Dodge City Law.[6][7]
Season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Force (CIF) | |||||
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3rd League | Lost Semi-Finals (Texas) |
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
vs Opponent
| Opponent | Overall | Home | Away | Post. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo Venom | (1-0) | (0-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Bloomington Edge | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Chicago Eagles | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Dodge City Law | (1-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Duke City Gladiators | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Illiana Eagles | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Mesquite Marshals | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Omaha Beef | (3-0) | (1-0) | (2-0) | (0-0) |
| Salina Bombers | (2-1) | (1-1) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Salina Liberty | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Sioux City Bandits | (1-2) | (1-1) | (0-1) | (0-0) |
| Texas Revolution | (0-2) | (0-0) | (0-1) | (0-1) |
Roster
| Wichita Force roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Back
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 | |||
References
- ↑ Suellentrop, Paul (August 21, 2014). "Indoor football to return with same players, coach – but with new name, owner, league". The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS: The McClatchy Company). Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Heck, Josh (March 2, 2015). "Wichita Force launch new era of indoor football". Wichita Business Journal (Wichita, KS: Advance Publications). Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Lutz, Jeffrey (February 28, 2015). "Salina rallies past Force football team in inaugural game". The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS: The McClatchy Company). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Beef come up short against Wichita". Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE: Berkshire Hathaway). April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Adame, Tpny (April 3, 2015). "Wichita Force grabs fourth straight win". The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS: The McClatchy Company). Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ Seminoff, Kirk (May 8, 2015). "Force knocks off league-leading Dodge City 52-49". The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS: The McClatchy Company). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Curtis, John (May 9, 2015). "Law early miscues lose to Force". Dodge City Daily Globe (Dodge City, KS: GateHouse Media). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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