2014 Salina Bombers season

January 2025 Salina Bombers 2014 8–4 (regular season) 3rd Bob FreyEric ClaytonBob Ray Mike Reid Chris VercherJake Leighty Bicentennial Center800 The MidwaySalina, Kansas 67401 2013 2015 The 2014 Salina Bombers season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and second as a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. One of nine teams in the CPIFL for the league's final season, the Salina Bombers were owned by Chris Vercher. The Bombers played their home games at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas, under the direction of three head coaches in 2014. Coach Bob Frey began the year before stepping down and was succeeded by Eric Clayton. Clayton resigned and was replaced by Bob Ray. Season summary In 2014, the Bombers finished the regular season with a record of 8-4, good enough for 3rd place in the final CPIFL standings. They were defeated 66-37 by the Sioux City Bandits at the Tyson Events Center in the first round of the post-season. Standout players this season included defensive linebacker Meshak Williams who claimed both Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors from the CPIFL. 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. Awards and honors 2014 1st Team All CPIFL: Ed Prince OL, Meshak Williams DL, DeWayne Autrey DB 2014 CPIFL Defensive Player of the Year: Meshak Williams DL 2014 CPIFL Defensive Rookie of The Year: Meshak Williams DL 2014 CPIFL Best Media Relations/Social Media 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 Sunday February 16 2:30pm Kansas City Bulldogs W 75–6 1–0 Bicentennial Center 2 Saturday February 22 7:05pm Kansas Koyotes W 75–8Arne Green The Salina Journal Harris Enterprises Salina, KS Frey plenty pleased after another Bombers exhibition blowout http://salina.com/search/bombers-exhibition-gamer February 23, 2014 April 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428154527/http://salina.com/search/bombers-exhibition-gamer 2014-04-28 dead 2–0 Bicentennial Center Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Sunday March 2 3:00pm at Sioux City Bandits W 77–70 (OT) 1–0 Tyson Events Center2,317 2 Friday March 7 7:05pm Bloomington Edge W 56–20 2–0 Bicentennial Center 3 BYE 4 Sunday March 23 3:00pm at Kansas Koyotes W 51–27Rick Peterson, Jr. The Topeka Capital-Journal Koyotes drop home opener to Salina, 51–27 http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-23/koyotes-drop-home-opener-salina-51-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428153050/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-23/koyotes-drop-home-opener-salina-51-27 dead April 28, 2014 March 23, 2014 April 28, 2014 3–0 Landon Arena 5 Saturday March 29 7:05pm at Dodge City Law L 31–34 3–1 United Wireless Arena 6 BYE 7 Saturday April 12 7:05pm Dodge City Law W 57–45 4–1 Bicentennial Center 8 BYE 9 Saturday April 26 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 42–56 4–2 Bicentennial Center 10 Saturday May 3 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 13–11 5–2 Bicentennial Center 11 Saturday May 10 7:05pm at Bloomington Edge L 50–58 5–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 1,252 12 Saturday May 17 7:05pm at Oklahoma Defenders W 60–40 6–3 Cox Business Center 13 Friday May 23 7:05pm Lincoln Haymakers W 36–15 7–3 Bicentennial Center 14 Saturday May 31 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 50–43 8–3 Bicentennial Center 15 Saturday June 7 7:05pm at Wichita Wild L 41–63 8–4 Hartman Arena 3,784 Post-season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record Semi-finals Saturday June 14 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 37–66 0–1 Tyson Events Center2,007 Roster 2014 Salina Bombers roster Quarterbacks 6 Chris Rini 9 Dane Simoneau 12 Robbie Nallenweg Running backs 33 Quentin Benning 25 Keithen Valentine Wide receivers 8 Corey Ham 80 Zach McClain -- Felix Moret 7 Ricky Roberts -- Tremon Robinson 5 Attrail Snipes Offensive linemen 75 George Bias 56 Rod Ewing 65 Roy Richard -- Allan Stroud Defensive linemen 45 Nathan Carter DL/LB 63 Eric Cherry 34 Adam Davis 88 Brandon McKinney 42 Meshak Williams Linebackers 11 Vernon Brooks 20 Jake Lattimer 4 Justiss Scales Defensive backs 1 DeWayne Autrey 13 Ira Autrey 19 Isiah Barfield 23 Jarard Milo 2 Taikwon Paige Special teams 99 Austin Ledy Reserve lists 84 Pelton Smalls no WR IR  3 Jacarious Lucas no WR IR 55 Ed Prince no WR Exempt Roster updated June 2, 2014 Transactions 28 Active, 3 Inactive → More rosters 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 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 Salina Bombers Salina, KS 2014 Salina Bombers Coaching Staff http://www.salinabombers.com/the-team/coaching-staff/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140619234832/http://www.salinabombers.com/the-team/coaching-staff/ June 19, 2014 May 14, 2015 External links Salina Bombers official website https://web.archive.org/web/20150308020452/http://www.salinabombers.com/ 2015-03-08 Salina Bombers at Our Sports Central Category:Salina Bombers seasons Salina Bombers Salina Bombers