2015 Wichita Force season

January 2025 Serious source overkill Please replace the multitude of sources, specifically in the schedule with sources that can verify everything. June 2016 Wichita Force 2015 8-4 3rd Paco Martinez Ashley Lawless Wichita Indoor Football LLC Intrust Bank Arena Lost semi-finals (Revolution) 27-39 None None 2016 The 2015 Wichita Force season is the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of nine teams in the CIF for the inaugural 2015 season, the Wichita Force is owned by Wichita Indoor Football LLC, led by managing partner Marv Fisher. The Force play their home games at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, under the direction of head coach Paco Martinez. Season summary The Force's announced schedule for the 2015 season was not directly affected when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began. On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015. Off-field moves After the 2014 season ended, the Champions Professional Indoor Football League announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form a new league, Champions Indoor Football. The Wichita Wild franchise folded after eight seasons and a new ownership group launched the Wichita Force as an expansion franchise in the CIF with the Wild's head coach and a significant number of their former players. Awards and honors Each week of the regular season, the CIF named league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 1, the CIF named running back Tywon Hubbard as one of two Special Teams Players of the Week. For Week 2, the CIF named kick returner Clarence Anderson as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 6, the CIF again named kick returner Clarence Anderson as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 9, the CIF named kicker Ernesto Lacayo as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 11, the CIF again named kicker Ernesto Lacayo as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 13, the CIF yet again named kick returner Clarence Anderson as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 14, the CIF named quarterback Emmanuel Taylor as the Offensive Player of the Week. Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm Salina Bombers L 61–64 0–1 Intrust Bank Arena 3,900 2 Friday March 6 7:05pm at Omaha Beef W 45–42 1–1 Ralston Arena 3,847 3 BYE 4 Saturday March 21 7:05pm at Amarillo Venom W 43–30 2–1 Amarillo Civic Center 3,200 5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits W 42–35 3–1 Intrust Bank Arena 3,271 6 Friday April 3 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 59–42 4–1 Intrust Bank Arena 2,998 7 Saturday April 11 7:05pm at Texas Revolution L 21–48 4–2 Allen Event Center 3,556 8 BYE 9 Saturday April 25 7:05pm at Salina Bombers W 45–32 5–2 Bicentennial Center NA 10 Saturday May 2 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 42–56 5–3 Tyson Events Center 2,854 11 Friday May 8 7:05pm Dodge City Law W 52–49 6–3 Intrust Bank Arena 3,576 12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm Salina Bombers W 46–40 (OT) 7–3 Intrust Bank Arena 2,117 13 Saturday May 23 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 45–55 7–4 Intrust Bank Arena 3,951 14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm at Omaha Beef W 52–43 8–4 Ralston Arena NA Post-season Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record Semi-final Thursday June 11 7:00pm at Texas Revolution L 39–27 0–1 Allen Event Center 2,144 Roster 2015 Wichita Force roster Quarterbacks 8 Emmanuel Taylor 23 Jonathan Wright Running back 22 Tywon Hubbard Wide receivers 9 Clarence Anderson 6 Rashad Daniels 11 Brian Murph 10 Brett Soft 2 Dontel Watkins Offensive linemen 53 Brett Cavanah 76 Darren Marquez 66 Wes Yarbough Defensive linemen 51 Latavious Davis 92 Brandon Jenkins 99 Matt Moss 50 Brandon Russell Linebackers 1 Jason Catchings 3 Chris Hemphill Defensive backs 4 Kiaree Daniels 24 Kendrick Harper 21 Evan Ray 12 Dorrian Roberts Kickers 5 Connor Frazell Injured Reserve 3 Rocky Hinds QB 7 Joe Kassanavoid QB Transfer List 29 Ernesto Lacayo K Refuse to Report currently vacant Roster updated June 11, 2015 21 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters Standings Force Playoffs Semifinals Champions Bowl I 3 Wichita 27 2 Texas 39 4 Amarillo 52 1 Sioux City 83 2 Texas 61 1 Sioux City 76 References 30em Dan Krieger Our Sports Central Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4876206 September 22, 2014 October 1, 2014 Bob Christ Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque, NM NM Stars owners pull plug on season http://www.abqjournal.com/545100/sports/nm-stars-owners-pull-plug-on-season.html February 22, 2015 February 26, 2015 Champions Indoor Football Our Sports Central CIF Enjoys Relief and Balance with Replacement Team in New Mexico http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4933886 March 4, 2015 March 7, 2015 Paul Suellentrop The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Indoor football to return with same players, coach – but with new name, owner, league http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article1271874.html August 21, 2014 May 10, 2015 Josh Heck Wichita Business Journal Wichita, KS Advance Publications Wichita Force launch new era of indoor football http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/2015/03/photos-wichita-force-launch-new-era-of-indoor.html March 2, 2015 May 10, 2015 Tony Adame The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Wichita's top 10 indoor football players http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article23772625.html June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 1 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312192847/http://gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-1 dead March 12, 2015 March 4, 2015 May 6, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 2 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312192847/http://gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-2 dead March 12, 2015 March 11, 2015 May 6, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 6 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-6 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425090255/http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-6 dead April 25, 2015 April 8, 2015 May 6, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 9 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-9 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425090255/http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-9 dead April 25, 2015 April 29, 2015 May 6, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 11 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150512062201/http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-11 dead May 12, 2015 May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 13 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150531051556/http://gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-13 dead May 31, 2015 May 27, 2015 June 1, 2015 Champions Indoor Football CIF Players of the Week - Week 14 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150531051556/http://gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-14 dead May 31, 2015 June 4, 2015 June 6, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force indoor team prepares for Saturday opener at Intrust Bank Arena http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article11022947.html February 23, 2015 May 11, 2015 Bob Davidson The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers open today at Wichita http://www.salina.com/sports/bombers-open-today-at-wichita/article_546bdb3c-2bdf-5f23-8d98-70813bdcb602.html February 28, 2015 May 13, 2015 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Salina rallies past Force football team in inaugural game http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article11843120.html February 28, 2015 May 11, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force forced to adapt after quarterback injury http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article12603368.html March 5, 2015 May 11, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Offense comes to life a little too late for Beef 2C http://www.omaha.com/sports/local-sports/offense-comes-to-life-a-little-too-late-for-beef/article_713ed2ee-2aac-5172-ba21-d7d0b34b3ad1.html March 7, 2015 May 10, 2015 Kale Steed Amarillo Globe-News Morris Communications Amarillo, TX Venom set to open home schedule http://amarillo.com/sports/local-pro-sports/2015-03-20/venom-set-open-home-schedule March 20, 2015 May 6, 2015 Kale Steed Amarillo Globe-News Morris Communications Amarillo, TX Wichita tops Venom in home opener http://amarillo.com/sports/local-pro-sports/2015-03-22/wichita-tops-venom-home-opener March 22, 2015 May 6, 2015 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force back home to take on high-scoring Sioux City http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article16518515.html March 27, 2015 April 12, 2015 Lionel Tipton The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Strong second half on defense leads Force to win http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article16741658.html March 28, 2015 May 11, 2015 Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits fall to Wichita http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bandits-fall-to-wichita/article_82afd791-d2ef-5234-8e38-4e516407b546.html March 28, 2015 May 11, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Indoor football: Omaha Beef at Wichita Force 2C http://www.omaha.com/sports/indoor-football-omaha-beef-at-wichita-force/article_678e9186-d9a5-11e4-8575-ffa827a7755d.html April 2, 2015 April 19, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef come up short against Wichita http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-come-up-short-against-wichita/article_1573b6a8-da7a-11e4-a0d4-933db648169c.html April 3, 2015 April 19, 2015 Tpny Adame The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Wichita Force grabs fourth straight win http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article17373884.html April 3, 2015 May 9, 2015 Champions Indoor Football ScoreStream Wichita Force @ Texas Revolution - April 11, 2015 @ 7:00pm https://scorestream.com/games/mens-champions-indoor-football-football/texas-revolution-vs-wichita-force/apr-12-2015?gameId=128473 April 11, 2015 April 12, 2015 KAKE Wichita, KS Wichita Force prepare for Saturday trip to Texas http://www.kake.com/sports/headlines/Wichita-Force-prepare-for-Saturday-trip-to-Texas-299248041.html April 9, 2015 April 13, 2015 https://archive.today/20150414015820/http://www.kake.com/sports/headlines/Wichita-Force-prepare-for-Saturday-trip-to-Texas-299248041.html April 14, 2015 dead mdy-all The Newton Kansan Newton, KS GateHouse Media Force to face Texas Revolution http://www.thekansan.com/article/20150410/SPORTS/150419978/2000/NEWS April 10, 2015 April 11, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force tries to work through three injured quarterbacks http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article19386867.html April 24, 2015 May 11, 2015 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company New QBs help Force win at Salina http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article19575879.html April 25, 2015 May 11, 2015 Bob Davidson The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers fizzle http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-fizzle/article_14689af1-fe98-56cc-8bf7-2c51ebaf2b76.html April 25, 2015 May 11, 2015 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Wichita Force ends three-game road trip at Sioux City http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article20039160.html May 1, 2015 May 11, 2015 Barry Poe Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits win third straight, tied for second in league http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bandits-win-third-straight-tied-for-second-in-league/article_e3da799d-bf06-52db-99d5-55123508e9ad.html May 2, 2015 May 10, 2015 Mark Freund KTIV Sioux City, IA Bandits clip Wichita; Stampede roll Lincoln http://www.ktiv.com/story/28962696/2015/05/02/bandits-clip-wichita-stampede-roll-lincoln May 2, 2015 May 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505193529/http://www.ktiv.com/story/28962696/2015/05/02/bandits-clip-wichita-stampede-roll-lincoln May 5, 2015 dead Tony Adame The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force returns home for season-defining stretch http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article20423853.html May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015 Kirk Seminoff The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force knocks off league-leading Dodge City 52-49 http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article20566461.html May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe GateHouse Media Dodge City, KS Law early miscues lose to Force http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20150509/SPORTS/150509368/2000/NEWS May 9, 2015 May 11, 2015 Bob Davidson The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers not sure what to expect http://www.salina.com/sports/bombers-not-sure-what-to-expect/article_e8fea11f-3b99-5d1d-9efc-adb25d54807e.html May 16, 2015 May 17, 2015 The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers lose to Force http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-lose-to-force/article_761fa1ac-754a-5150-ba3e-23057b59b883.html May 16, 2015 May 17, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Tywon Hubbard is a reliable back for the Force http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article21126222.html May 15, 2015 May 17, 2015 Tony Adame The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force rallies to win on 49-yard interception return in overtime http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article21212958.html May 16, 2015 May 17, 2015 Jeff Budlong Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits ready for first-place showdown with Wichita http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bandits-ready-for-first-place-showdown-with-wichita/article_5367aedc-7e25-5736-8457-dde1b98a597a.html May 22, 2015 May 23, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force football team thriving on winning late in games http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article21693807.html May 22, 2015 May 23, 2015 Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits down Wichita; move into first place http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bandits-down-wichita-move-into-first-place/article_283e76ba-3c91-5bcd-94e2-e85d775ea615.html May 23, 2015 May 24, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force drops out of league lead with loss to Sioux City http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article22117806.html May 23, 2015 May 24, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef have chance to save face in season finale http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-have-chance-to-save-face-in-season-finale/article_0718f4f2-0666-11e5-9bd9-6f00668522f9.html May 29, 2015 June 1, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force heads into indoor football finale trying to secure playoff spot http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article22601952.html May 29, 2015 June 1, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Veteran QB is solid in his final game, but Beef lose again http://www.omaha.com/sports/veteran-qb-is-solid-in-his-final-game-but-beef/article_01810026-0750-11e5-86d1-83874da5875f.html May 30, 2015 June 1, 2015 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force wins regular-season finale http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article22728909.html May 30, 2015 June 1, 2015 Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX Revolution to host Force in playoff opener http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/allenamerican/sports/indoor-football-revolution-to-host-force-in-playoff-opener/article_bacc24de-0df4-11e5-80d2-13b22df84927.html June 8, 2015 June 9, 2015 Ethan Grant Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX The Force against you: Previewing Revs' first-round CIF playoff matchup http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/sports/the-force-against-you-previewing-revs-first-round-cif-playoff/article_90138184-0f83-11e5-a50f-1f68dc56218f.html June 10, 2015 June 11, 2015 Jeffrey Lutz The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Force begins playoffs with chip on its shoulder http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article23680753.html June 10, 2015 June 11, 2015 The Wichita Eagle Wichita, KS The McClatchy Company Texas eliminates Force from CIF playoff semifinals http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-force/article23822242.html June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 Ethan Grant Allen American Star Local News Allen, TX Revs win first-ever playoff game, move on to Champions Bowl I http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/sports/revs-win-first-ever-playoff-game-move-on-to-champions/article_e6dd0ace-10a7-11e5-9f03-d38abcaad839.html June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015 External links Wichita Force official website Wichita Force at The Wichita Eagle Wichita Force at Our Sports Central Wichita Force Wichita Force Category:Wichita Force