Regular Season Standings
| CIF 2021 | P | CIF W-L-T | All W-L-T | PF | PA | Pct |
| Salina Liberty | 7 | 6-0-0 | 7-0-0 | 372 | 188 | 1.000 |
| Dodge City Law | 4 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 141 | 170 | .500 |
| Wichita Force | 6 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 195 | 213 | .500 |
| Omaha Beef | 6 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 228 | 195 | .500 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 7 | 2-4-0 | 3-4-0 | 267 | 235 | .429 |
| Wyoming Mustangs | 6 | 1-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 225 | 216 | .500 |
Legend / Key: Conf= CIF Games; All= All Games; P=Played; W=Won; L=Lost; T=Tied; PF= Total Points For (All Games) PA= Total Points Against (All Games); Pct=Winning Percentage (expressed as a fraction of one)
Schedule
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 27.03.2021 | Sioux City Bandits | 55 | Sioux Empire Crusaders * | 13 |
| 27.03.2021 | Salina Liberty | 62 | Arlington * | 17 |
| 27.03.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | 42 | Dallas Prime * | 40 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 02.04.2021 | Salina Liberty | 42 | Wichita Force | 27 |
| 03.04.2021 | Omaha Beef | 70 | Crusaders * | 24 |
| 03.04.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | 56 | Rapid City War Eagles * | 0 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 09.04.2021 | Sioux City Bandits | 38 | Wichita Force | 6 |
| 10.04.2021 | Salina Liberty | 39 | Omaha Beef | 14 |
| 10.04.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | 18 | Dodge City Law | 20 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 17.04.2021 | Omaha Beef | 22 | Sioux City Bandits | 33 |
| 17.04.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | 32 | Salina Liberty | 63 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 22.04.2021 | Dodge City Law | 44 | Wyoming Mustangs | 56 |
| 24.04.2021 | Salina Liberty | 53 | Sioux City Bandits | 24 |
| 26.04.2021 | Wichita Force | 38 | Arlington * | 18 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 01.05.2021 | Wichita Force | 34 | Dodge City Law | 43 |
| 02.05.2021 | Sioux City Bandits | 37 | Omaha Beef | 41 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 08.05.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | 21 | Omaha Beef | 49 |
| 08.05.2021 | Wichita Force | 49 | Sioux City Bandits | 40 |
| 09.05.2021 | Dodge City Law | 34 | Salina Liberty | 62 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 15.05.2021 | Omaha Beef | 32 | Wichita Force | 41 |
| 15.05.2021 | Sioux City Bandits | 40 | Salina Liberty | 51 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 21.05.2021 | Amarillo Venom | Wyoming Mustangs | ||
| 21.05.2021 | Omaha Beef | Sioux City Bandits | ||
| 22.05.2021 | West Texas Warbirds | Salina Liberty | ||
| 22.05.2021 | Wichita Force | Oklahoma Flying Aces | ||
| Week 12 | ||||
| 29.05.2021 | Wyoming Mustangs | Omaha Beef | ||
| 29.05.2021 | Salina Liberty | Sioux City Bandits | ||
| 29.05.2021 | West Texas Warbirds | Amarillo Venom | ||
| Week 13 | ||||
| 05.06.2021 | Oklahoma Flying Aces | Wyoming Mustangs | ||
| 05.06.2021 | Wichita Force | West Texas Warbirds | ||
| 06.06.2021 | Amarillo Venom | Salina Liberty | ||
| Week 14 | ||||
| 12.06.2021 | Omaha Beef | Wyoming Mustangs | ||
| 12.06.2021 | Sioux City Bandits | Amarillo Venom | ||
| 12.06.2021 | West Texas Warbirds | Oklahoma Flying Aces | ||
| 13.06.2021 | Wichita Force | Salina Liberty |
Note: *Non-CIF team.
Report
Champions Indoor Football started its 2021 schedule with a reduced roster of teams due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. West Texas Warbirds, Oklahoma Flying Aces and Amarillo Venom were all victims of the virus and failed to start the season. This left 6 teams, playing Inter-Conference games for the first two weeks, followed by CIF Conference matches.
Weeks 1-4 27 March -17 April 2021
After 4 weeks Salina Liberty, Sioux City Bandits and Dodge City Law were all undefeated in CIF play, although Dodge City Law had only played the one match – a 20-18 victory over Wyoming Mustangs in Week 3. Of the other three teams Wyoming Mustangs had picked up two Inter-Conference victories and Omaha Beef one, though both of those teams and Wichita Force were 0-2 in CIF play.
Week 5-6 22 April- 2 May 2021
By the first week in May Salina Liberty had defeated the other top two team Sioux City Bandits 53-24 on the 24th of April to claim sole ownership of top spot after Dodge City Law had lost 44-56 to Wyoming Mustangs two days previously. Sioux City Bandits then lost another match on 2nd May to the previously winless Omaha Beef, thus opening up the mid-table positions.
Week 7 8-9 May 2021
Salina Liberty continued their winning ways with a 62-34 victory at Dodge City Law. Wichita Force gained the first League win with a 49-40 victory at home to Sioux City Bandits and Omaha Beef moved into second in the standings with a 49-21 win at Wyoming Mustangs.
Week 8 15 May 2021
Wichita Force continued their new-found winning ways with a 41-32 victory at Omaha Beef placing them above the Beef on head-to-head, while Salina Liberty maintained their 100% record with a 51-40 win at Sioux City Bandits.
About the CIF
The Champions Indoor Football is a AA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Texas and Prairie States of the Mid-West. It is one of 4 AA Indoor Football Leagues in the USA, the others in the Eastern Seaboard( American Arena League), West (American West Football Conference) and Southwest & Mexico (Super 8 Football League)
About Arena / Indoor Football
Indoor (also known as Arena) Football plays an 8 v 8 version of American Football on a converted Ice Hockey Rink 50-yards long with 2 10 -yard endzones. Teams have 5 downs (attempts) to score or the ball is turned over – 3 of which must be passing plays. It is therefore a higher scoring game than standard 11 v 11 American Football. The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there is no rebound net either side of the goalposts in Indoor Football. Arena Football rules allow the ball stay in play when it comas back off the rebound nets.
Refences
Images
[1] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed 26 November 2019]
Websites
[2] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Standings 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2020-21/standings [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[3] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Mar 27 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-03-27 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[4] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 2 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-02 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[5] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 3 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-03 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[6] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 10 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-10 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[7] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 17 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-17 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[8] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 22 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-22 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[9] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 24 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-24 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[10] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 26 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-26 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[11] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 1 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-01 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[12] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 2 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-02 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[13] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 8 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-08 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[14] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 9 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-09 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
[15] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 15 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-15 [Accessed 21 April 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 17 May 2021
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