2015 Omaha Beef season

January 2025 Omaha Beef 2015 1-11 9th Cory Ross Rich TokheimJim Tokheim Ralston Arena7300 Q StreetRalston, Nebraska 68127 did not qualify The 2015 Omaha Beef season was the team's sixteenth 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 Omaha Beef was owned and operated by Rich Tokheim and Jim Tokheim. The Beef played their home games at the Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska, under the direction of head coach Cory Ross. Season summary After a pre-season win over the Metro Militia of the Central Plains Football League, the Beef struggled to find their footing in the CIF. Omaha dropped 5 straight games before a close win at home over the Sioux City Bandits. That would prove the Beef's only win this season as they lost the remaining 6 games on the schedule. Finishing ninth in a nine-team league, Omaha did not qualify for post-season play. Off-field moves After the 2014 season ended, the CPIFL announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form Champions Indoor Football. In early January 2015, the Beef named former Nebraska Cornhusker and NFL veteran Cory Ross as the team's new head coach. At the same time, they announced Josh Bullocks, Keyuo Craver, and Demetrius Ross as assistant coaches for the 2015 season. Neither Bullocks or Craver would actually coach the Omaha Beef in 2015. The Beef'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. Awards and honors Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 2, the CIF named running back Jesse Robertson as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 7, the CIF named quarterback Chuck Wright as the Offensive Player of the Week. The Omaha Beef failed to place any players on the Champions Indoor Football 2015 1st Team or 2nd Team All-League Honors.http://gocif.net/news/688-cif-names-1st-and-2nd-all-cif-for-the-2015-season.html CIF names 1st and 2nd ALL CIF for the 2015 Season Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Friday February 13 7:05pm Metro Militia W 43–0 1–0 Ralston Arena Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 13–62 0–1 Tyson Events Center 3,848 2 Friday March 6 7:05pm Wichita Force L 42–45 0–2 Ralston Arena 3,847 3 Saturday March 14 7:05pm Salina Bombers L 33–47 0–3 Ralston Arena 3,717 4 BYE 5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm at Salina Bombers L 7–49 0–4 Bicentennial Center NA 6 Friday April 3 7:05pm at Wichita Force L 42–59 0–5 Intrust Bank Arena 2,998 7 Friday April 10 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits W 43–41 1–5 Ralston Arena 3,179 8 Saturday April 18 7:05pm at Dodge City Law L 45–69 1–6 United Wireless Arena 2,779 9 Friday April 24 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 37–61 1–7 Ralston Arena 3,148 10 BYE 11 Saturday May 9 7:05pm at Salina Bombers L 13–59 1–8 Bicentennial Center NA 12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 38–64 1–9 Tyson Events Center 3,021 13 Friday May 22 7:05pm Dodge City Law L 39–64 1–10 Ralston Arena NA 14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm Wichita Force L 43–52 1–11 Ralston Arena NA Roster 2015 Omaha Beef roster Quarterbacks 1 Brion Carnes 11 Kyle Cool 7 Chuck Wright Running backs 15 A. J. Downs Wide receivers 14 Allen Daniels 5 Kayne Farquharson 17 Brandon Kinnie 4 Trayon Nash 82 Brian Boro Offensive linemen 65 Clinton Barley 77 James Davis 50 Patrick Harrington -- Julius Nero Defensive linemen 2 Davon Bridges 93 Anthony Brock 97 DeMichael McWilliams 41 Robert Smith Linebackers 9 Jesse Robertson 18 Steven Rush Defensive backs 8 Quinton Abraham 10 Antonio Bell 3 Stephen McCord 22 Alsid Panteau 20 Oscar Vaszuez Kickers 13 Todd Adolf Injured Reserve currently vacant Transfer List currently vacant Refuse to Report currently vacant Roster updated May 23, 2015 24 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters Standings Beef 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 Jordan Pascale Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Ralston Arena still losing money, but city officials aim to break even in 2016 1A http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/ralston-arena-still-losing-money-but-city-officials-aim-to/article_fae8cfcd-7e0f-59c7-b756-d17d5420fe7d.html April 26, 2015 May 10, 2015 Associated Press Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Omaha Beef players are in it for the dreams, not the money http://www.omaha.com/sports/omaha-beef-players-are-in-it-for-the-dreams-not/article_c7e38613-09cd-5a17-aee8-d6050a75e3e1.html May 29, 2015 June 1, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef name former Husker Ross new head coach 6C http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-name-former-husker-ross-new-head-coach/article_06469876-96e6-11e4-b622-9b472db915a3.html January 7, 2015 May 10, 2015 Tom Shatel Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef still cooking entering 16th season http://www.omaha.com/sports/shatel-omaha-beef-still-cooking-entering-th-season/article_1afa6fec-a113-56b1-9a1c-8c395d6488bb.html?mode=jqm February 26, 2015 May 10, 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 7 http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-7 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425090255/http://www.gocif.net/players-of-the-week.html#week-7 dead April 25, 2015 April 15, 2015 May 6, 2015 Brad Pautsch KTIV Sioux City, IA Bandits open indoor football season Saturday in new league with new QB http://www.ktiv.com/story/28214580/bandits-open-indoor-football-season-saturday-in-new-league-with-new-qb https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084740/http://www.ktiv.com/story/28214580/bandits-open-indoor-football-season-saturday-in-new-league-with-new-qb dead May 18, 2015 February 26, 2015 May 11, 2015 Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Free shuttle available for Sioux City Bandits home opener http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/free-shuttle-available-for-sioux-city-bandits-home-opener/article_62fe2647-772c-5458-ac5d-69f71676c112.html February 26, 2015 May 10, 2015 Mark Freund KTIV Sioux City, IA Bandits open season with resounding win over Omaha http://www.ktiv.com/story/28230369/2015/02/28/bandits-open-season-with-resounding-win-over-omaha https://web.archive.org/web/20150302004542/http://www.ktiv.com/story/28230369/2015/02/28/bandits-open-season-with-resounding-win-over-omaha dead March 2, 2015 February 28, 2015 May 11, 2015 Jeff Budlong Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits have smashing season debut http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/bandits-have-smashing-season-debut/article_4cafc070-9777-53ea-877f-8b55fbd8906f.html February 28, 2015 May 9, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Ross hoping some roster moves, lineup tweaks bolster the Beef 4C http://www.omaha.com/sports/ross-hoping-some-roster-moves-lineup-tweaks-bolster-the-beef/article_7c39e485-9ee3-57b5-9e5d-301e7e9744bf.html March 5, 2015 May 10, 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 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef set to face Bombers Saturday 9C http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-set-to-face-bombers-saturday/article_5a0f26d4-ca0e-11e4-aef0-17d88c06643f.html March 13, 2015 May 10, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Turnovers cost Beef in tight game vs. Bombers 13C http://www.omaha.com/sports/local-sports/turnovers-cost-beef-in-tight-game-vs-bombers/article_05a85f6b-567c-5fad-b6f6-71c752d1df06.html?mode=jqm March 14, 2015 May 10, 2015 The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers advance http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-advance/article_5fc55228-078d-53b7-a962-7e42d22eba18.html March 14, 2015 May 9, 2015 The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers barbecue Beef http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-barbecue-beef/article_37e0de44-ded9-5480-a2f2-68d2549f6a59.html March 14, 2015 May 9, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef hit the road to face Salina 11C http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-hit-the-road-to-face-salina/article_11c9fa90-d4f7-11e4-9ae9-13ed459cfb2d.html March 27, 2015 May 10, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef fall against Salina, remain winless on season http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-fall-against-salina-remain-winless-on-season/article_4a3145cc-d5cf-11e4-84f4-837e3d2a84f8.html March 28, 2015 April 19, 2015 The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers to face Beef for 2nd time http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-to-face-beef-for-nd-time/article_5247c766-9bf9-5a9a-be9f-ff1cf34a143f.html March 28, 2015 May 9, 2015 Arne Green The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers blitz Omaha http://www.salina.com/sports/local/bombers-blitz-omaha/article_dbeee8ed-5265-5180-ba9f-eff8ad7d937e.html March 29, 2015 May 9, 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 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef set to host Sioux City 4C http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-set-to-host-sioux-city/article_57c48bf0-df29-11e4-8aa6-830ffb02189a.html April 9, 2015 May 10, 2015 Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Omaha downs Bandits on final play http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/omaha-downs-bandits-on-final-play/article_054b5d17-d174-5f97-beb9-b96f2eaee8ff.html April 10, 2015 May 10, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Brandon Kinnie's TD catch as time expires lifts Beef past Bandits http://www.omaha.com/sports/brandon-kinnie-s-td-catch-as-time-expires-lifts-beef/article_6c1bd03e-dffd-11e4-888d-a76815fe8cc9.html April 10, 2015 April 19, 2015 Brad Pautsch KTIV Sioux City, IA Bandits lose wild game in Omaha; stay winless on the road http://www.ktiv.com/story/28776380/bandits-lose-wild-game-in-omaha-stay-winless-on-the-road https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084743/http://www.ktiv.com/story/28776380/bandits-lose-wild-game-in-omaha-stay-winless-on-the-road dead May 18, 2015 April 10, 2015 May 11, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef to face Dodge City http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-to-face-dodge-city/article_18b30bca-e565-11e4-8b4b-27bf07c133fa.html April 17, 2015 April 19, 2015 Roger Bluhm Dodge City Daily Globe GateHouse Media Dodge City, KS Staff does heavy arena lifting http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20150418/NEWS/150419396 April 18, 2015 April 19, 2015 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Omaha Beef fall short against Dodge City http://www.omaha.com/sports/omaha-beef-fall-short-against-dodge-city/article_463607ec-e64a-11e4-a2ab-eba7434c01cc.html April 18, 2015 April 19, 2015 John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe GateHouse Media Dodge City, KS Law rout Beef to extend league lead http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20150419/SPORTS/150419353/0/SEARCH April 19, 2015 April 29, 2015 Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits pick up first road win of season http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/bandits-pick-up-first-road-win-of-season/article_25066441-5e06-5f51-b83f-a2e2f283fcb8.html April 24, 2015 May 9, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Bandits control second half, down Beef 7C http://www.omaha.com/sports/bandits-control-second-half-down-beef/article_9e010eb2-373f-589a-b093-c2302195e691.html April 24, 2015 May 10, 2015 Brad Pautsch KTIV Sioux City, IA Bandits belt Beef for first road win http://www.ktiv.com/story/28896040/bandits-belt-beef-for-first-road-win https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084738/http://www.ktiv.com/story/28896040/bandits-belt-beef-for-first-road-win dead May 18, 2015 April 24, 2015 May 11, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef take to the road to face Salina http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-take-to-the-road-to-face-salina/article_c7faf580-f5d6-11e4-b98c-d3cd133df1f4.html May 8, 2015 May 11, 2015 Bob Davidson The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Hungry Bombers face Beef again http://www.salina.com/sports/local/hungry-bombers-face-beef-again/article_be338815-c026-506b-9c3e-8aa778566b21.html May 9, 2015 May 10, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef fall to Salina after slow second half http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-fall-to-salina-after-slow-second-half/article_e344e9e0-f6c1-11e4-968a-a7cd78972e2f.html May 9, 2015 May 10, 2015 Bob Davidson The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Bombers butcher Beef http://www.salina.com/bombers-butcher-beef/article_0bc57b1e-2e08-5176-8c3b-ed10acf8ea54.html May 10, 2015 May 10, 2015 Jeff Budlong Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bandits and Beef meet up for fourth time this season http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bandits-and-beef-meet-up-for-fourth-time-this-season/article_4c9bd559-c64c-546c-82e3-007774342cc3.html May 15, 2015 May 17, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Beef set to face Sioux City Bandits http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-set-to-face-sioux-city-bandits/article_c7436d5c-fb85-11e4-a9a6-8f16ba002a73.html May 15, 2015 May 17, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Bandits put game out of reach in fourth, drop Beef to 1-9 http://www.omaha.com/sports/bandits-put-game-out-of-reach-in-fourth-drop-beef/article_d26500f8-fc50-11e4-886d-0bd54f27924f.html May 16, 2015 May 17, 2015 Jerry Giese Sioux City Journal Lee Enterprises Sioux City, IA Bruno, rushing attack lead Bandits past Beef http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/bruno-rushing-attack-lead-bandits-past-beef/article_cf9eddc7-d848-5dd8-9f52-c988de5f1551.html May 16, 2015 May 17, 2015 Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Former Nebraska QB Brion Carnes signs with Omaha Beef, will start Friday http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/former-nebraska-qb-brion-carnes-signs-with-omaha-beef-will/article_a1ce26fa-fe70-11e4-95e9-b35f34aa36b6.html May 19, 2015 May 22, 2015 Roger Bluhm Dodge City Daily Globe GateHouse Media Dodge City, KS Football team 'one with us' http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20150521/NEWS/150529898 May 21, 2015 May 22, 2015 Nick Rubek Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE Carnes to lead Beef against Dodge City http://www.omaha.com/sports/carnes-to-lead-beef-against-dodge-city/article_8a086a0c-0029-11e5-b5dd-078e9e2b3845.html May 21, 2015 May 22, 2015 Tim Perera Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE New QB can't change fortunes for Beef http://www.omaha.com/sports/new-qb-can-t-change-fortunes-for-beef/article_452fd243-84f9-51c8-94a9-c3ae9cc47092.html May 22, 2015 May 23, 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 External links Omaha Beef official website Omaha Beef at Our Sports Central Omaha Beef Omaha Beef Category:Omaha Beef seasons