The 2017 Sioux City Bandits season is the team's seventeenth as the Sioux City Bandits, eighteenth overall and third as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 14 teams in the CIF for the 2017 season, they play in the 7-team North Conference.
The Bandits play their home games at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Erv Strohbeen. The team's offensive coordinator is Jarrod DeGeorgia, the defensive coordinator is John Zevenbergen, and the assistant coaches include Dave Croston and Paul Dacres.
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 1, the CIF named defensive lineman Devon Bridges as the Defensive Player of the Week, and kick returner Dominique Carson as the Special Teams Player of the Week. For Week 2, the CIF named running back Frederick Bruno as the Offensive Player of the Week, scoring five touchdowns and rushing for 93 yards on ten carries and also caught three passes for 31 yards. In Week 5, the CIF honored defensive back Cliff Stokes as the Defensive Player of the Week, as he recorded six tackles and intercepted three passes (scoring on one interception), to accompany his 71 interception-return yards. For Week 6, the CIF brought kicker Greg Conry into the spotlight as the Special Teams Player of the Week, as he scored 21 of the team's 63 points, pushing the Bandits past Omaha, 63–56. Conry was 6/6 on extra point attempts, and went 5/6 on field goal kicking. He nailed kicks from 29, 32, 35, 40, and 49 yards. His only Miss came from 46 yards away. In Week 7, the CIF named defensive lineman Devon Bridges as the Defensive Player of the Week for his second time of the season. He made eight tackles, had three tackles-for-loss, including 1.5 sacks. During Week 13, Bandits kicker Greg Conry became the Special Team's Player of the Week for the second week, scoring 17 total points, as he was perfect for both field goals (3/3) and extra points (8/8).
Standings
Schedule Key:
Preseason WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceScoreRecord1SaturdayFebruary 187:05pmFirst City CavalryW 80–00–0Tyson Events CenterN/A
Regular season WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceScoreRecord1SaturdayFebruary 257:05pmOmaha BeefW 63–441–0Tyson Events Center3,3812SaturdayMarch 47:05pmBismarck BucksW 77–372–0Tyson Events Center2,7203BYE4FridayMarch 177:05pmat Bismarck BucksW 30–163–0Bismarck Event CenterN/A5SaturdayMarch 257:05pmKansas City PhantomsW 62–354–0Tyson Events Center3,4366FridayMarch 317:05pmat Omaha BeefW 63–565–0Ralston Arena3,8107BYE8SaturdayApril 157:05pmBloomington EdgeW 62–566–0Tyson Events Center3,0609SaturdayApril 22 7:05pmat West Michigan IronmenL 35–766–1L.C. Walker ArenaN/A10SaturdayApril 297:05pmWest Michigan IronmenW 53–377–1Tyson Events Center4,78711SaturdayMay 67:05pmat Bismarck BucksL 61–637–2Bismarck Event CenterN/A12BYE13SaturdayMay 207:05pmBismarck BucksW 67–498–2Tyson Events Center4,52914SaturdayMay 277:05pmat Omaha BeefW 61–559–2Ralston Arena3,27715FridayJune 27:05pmat Kansas City PhantomsL 70–759–3Silverstein Eye Centers ArenaN/A
Post-season RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceScoreRecordFirst RoundSaturdayJune 107:05pmBismarck BucksW 82–431–0Tyson Events Center1,753Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJune 177:05pmOmaha BeefL 45–551–1Tyson Events Center 2,407
Roster 2017 Sioux City Bandits roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Rookies in italicsRoster updated June 6, 2017 23 Active, 3 Inactive
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