The 2013 Salina Bombers season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise and first as a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. One of ten teams in the CPIFL for the league's inaugural season, the Salina Bombers were owned by Chris Vercher. The Force played their home games at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas, under the direction of veteran head coach Bob Frey.
Season summary With a 9–3 record, the Bombers finished 4th in the final CPIFL standings, which qualified the team for the playoffs. The Bombers traveled to Sioux City, Iowa, where they defeated the first-seeded Sioux City Bandits to advance to the Champions Bowl. In the first-ever Champions Bowl, the Bombers were defeated 47–34 by the Wichita Wild. Despite the loss, head coach Bob Frey was named CPIFL Coach Of Year for 2013.
Awards and honors 2013 Defensive Rookie of The Year: DeWayne Autrey DB 2013 1st Team All CPIFL: Ricky Roberts WR, Jarvis Jones OL, DeWayne Autrey DB 2013 CPIFL Offensive MVP: Dane Simoneau QB 2013 CPIFL Coach Of Year: Bob Frey
Schedule Key:
Regular season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 BYE 2 Saturday March 16 7:30pm Wichita Wild L 34–63 0–1 Bicentennial Center 5,119 3 BYE 4 Saturday March 30 7:30pm Mid-Missouri Outlaws W 43–21 1–1 Bicentennial Center 3,714 5 Saturday April 6 7:30pm Oklahoma Defenders W 50–31 2–1 Bicentennial Center 6 Friday April 12 7:30pm Sioux City Bandits L 43–46 2–2 Bicentennial Center 3,362 7 Friday April 19 7:05pm at Lincoln Haymakers W 31–19 3–2 Pershing Center 1,289 8 Saturday April 27 7:30pm at Kansas City Renegades W 47–31 4–2 Kemper Arena 9 Saturday May 4 7:30pm at Kansas Koyotes W 55–31 5–2 Landon Arena 10 Saturday May 11 7:05pm at Wichita Wild L 40–45 5–3 Hartman Arena 3,624 11 Saturday May 18 7:30pm Kansas Koyotes W 37–20 6–3 Bicentennial Center 12 Saturday May 25 7:30pm Lincoln Haymakers W 46–14 7–3 Bicentennial Center 3,163 13 Saturday June 1 7:30pm at Mid-Missouri Outlaws W 48–23 8–3 Mathewson Exhibition Center 14 Saturday June 8 7:30pm at Oklahoma Defenders W 46–34 9–3 Cox Business Center
Post-season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record Semi-finals Saturday June 15 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits W 28–26 1–0 Tyson Events Center 3,415 Champions Bowl I Saturday June 22 7:05pm at Wichita Wild L 34–47 1–1 Hartman Arena 4,057
Roster 2013 Salina Bombers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured Reserve currently vacant
Exempt List currently vacant
Practice squad WR OL OL QB
rookies in italics Roster updated June 22, 2013 26 Active, 0 Inactive, 4 PS
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References
External links Salina Bombers official website Salina Bombers at Our Sports Central