Beef / Bandits preview







 





Omaha Beef @ Sioux City Bandits 

May 6, 2023 – 7:05pm CT 

Tyson Events Center  





 

May 5, 2023 

Two of the longest running indoor football teams meet for the 49th time as the 7-0 Omaha Beef (2000, IPFL) travel up Interstate 29 for the first of two meetings in May against the 5-2 Sioux City Bandits (2000 IFL as Attack, 2001 named changed to Bandits) on Saturday at the Tyson Events Center. The all-time series is tied at 24 and since 2019 they have rotated who won over those eight games. The Beef have won the last two playoff meetings vs the Bandits. They will meet for the 50th time on May 27th at Liberty First Credit Union Arena. 

Last week the Beef ran all over the Rapid City Marshals 62-12 as the Bandits suffered their second loss of the season at home vs the Gillette Mustangs 42-33. Sioux City sits in a tie with Salina for 3rd place in the standings with three games remaining. 

Omaha’s defense continues to dominate Champions Indoor Football. They have allowed an average of 20.0 points per game, 134.1 total yards per game, and have a +19 turnover margin. They have also scored four touchdowns in the last two games and have a four-point PAT defensive return. The Beef continues to score at a league best of 52.9 points per game while the offense sits in the middle of the pack in rushing (83.6 ypg - 3rd) and passing (101.6 ypg – 6th) averages. 

Quarterback Tommy Armstrong is currently 8th in rushing (24.4 ypg), 6th in passing average (95.9 ypg), 3rd in passing efficiency (105.3), 5th in total offense (120.3 ypg), and 3rd in scoring (11.1 ppg). The Beef’s newest running back Tabyus Taylor rushed for 42 yards on 11 carries vs Rapid City. He has taken over as Jeff Mack (139 yards 2 touchdowns), who went on the Short-Term injury reserve this week, and Jailin Singleton (93 yards) who recently came back from the injury reserve list. Gourney Sloan is the leading receiver for Omaha with 29 receptions for 378 yards and nine touchdowns, placing him 7th in reception per game and 3rd in receiving yards per game. Devanire Conliffe is second on the team with 15 receptions for 163 yards and 5 touchdowns. A big advantage for the Beef is in the kicking game where two-time Special Teams POW Paul Ortiz leads the CIF in field goal made (5), field goal percentage (54.5), and extra points kicks made (18) and extra points percentage (85.7). The Bandits signed former Omaha kicker Brandon Stewart this week. Stewart was 0-4 on field goals tries (three of them over 50 yards) and 4-8 on extra points in two games for Omaha. 

Three-time Defensive POW, JayShawn Washington, heads up the Beef defense line. Washington is currently third in sacks (6.5) and second in tackles for losses (11.5). His fellow linemen Tamar Heart (9th with 3.5 sacks) and Javari Nichols (13th with 2.0 sacks) and linebacker Key James Black (13th with 2.0 sacks) help supply pressure on the opponent's offenses that have led to 16 interceptions and ten fumble recoveries and 15 sacks. Dreko Statham leads the CIF with nine interceptions and 2nd in pass defended with 11. They will go against an offensive line that has allowed only two sacks, but Bandit’s quarterback Tasleem Wilson has thrown nine interceptions. 

The Bandits offense is in the middle of the CIF rankings as they rank 4th in scoring (45.0) and 5th in total offense (178.1 ypg). Drew Prohaska leads Sioux City in their rushing attack averaging 31.3 ypg (6th). Tasleem Wilson has a league leading 25 passing touchdowns thrown with 16 of them going to two of the receivers. Fred Bruno (21-322 yards and 8 TD’s) and Brandon Sheperd (14-155 yards and 8 TD’s). Braden Meints, one of the CIF best utility men, has rushed for seven yards, caught 15 balls for 170 yards, kick two extra points, does kickoffs, and has scored 59 points on the year. Defensively he has made 19 tackles, one force fumble, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup. Sioux City’s defense leads the CIF with 20 sacks on the year lead by Claude Davis (7.5) and Dajon Emory (6.0), but Tommy Armstrong has only been sacked once this year. Bandit’s head coach Erv Strohbeen is looking for his 100th career win as Sioux City’s head coach. 

The Beef’s final two regular season games are back at the Slaughterhouse as they play host to Topeka next Saturday and the rematch with Sioux City on May 27th. Sioux City will hit the road as they travel to Salina next week in an important playoff seeding game before returning to Ralston to close out the 2023 regular season. 

OTHER NOTES: The Omaha Beef - Tommy Armstrong Youth Football Camp will be held May 12 & May 13. In addition to the football camp, your registration will include an Omaha Beef shirt, pizza party, and a ticket to the May13th game where all participants will play football on the field before pre-game activities. https://a4footballacademy.eventsmart.com/.../ta-football.../ 

2023 Omaha Beef Schedule (7-0) 







March 4, 6:30pm CT 





Vs Omaha Stockman (EX) 





W 71-0 





 





Sioux City 





Omaha 





March 10, 7pm CT 



Vs Billing Outlaws 



W 47-19 



Avg Pts Scored/G 



45.0(4) 



52.9 (1) 





March 18, 6pm CT 



@ Southwest Kansas 



W 68-15 



Avg Pts Allow/G 



33.7 (3) 



20.0 (1) 





April 1, 7pm CT 



@ Topeka Tropics 



W 60-22 



Total Offense/G 



178.1 (5) 



185.1 (4) 





April 8, 7pm CT 



Vs Gillette Mustangs 



W 52-29 



Total Defense/G 



240.1 (8) 



134.3 (1) 





April 15, 6:35pm CT 



@ Salina Liberty 



W 36-31 



Turnover Margin 



-2 (4) 



+19 (1) 





April 22,7:30pm CT 



@ Billings Outlaws 



W 45-12 



 



 



 





April 29, 6:30pm CT 



Vs Rapid City Marshals 



W 62-12 



Home Record 



3-1 



3-0 





May 6, 7pm CT 



@ Sioux City Bandits 



 



Road Record 



2-1 



4-0 





May 13, 7pm CT 



Vs Topeka Tropics 



 



All-time Record 



Series tied at 24-24 – since 2002 





May 27, 6:30pm CT 



Vs Sioux City Bandits 



 



Last Meeting 



CIF Semi-Finals 6/18/22 Beef won 49-45 

(CIF rank after week 9) 

Projected Starters 







 





Omaha Beef 





 





Sioux City Bandits 





 





QB 



#10 Tommy Armstrong 



59-95, 600 yds 18 TD 4 INT 

Rush: 42-171 yds 13 TD 



#17 Tasleem Wilson 



64-122, 844 yds 25 TD, 9 INT 

Rush: 18-63 yds, 2 TD 





RB 



#20 Tabyus Taylor 



Rush: 11-42 yds, 1 TD 



#20 Drew Prohaska 



Rush: 62-219 yds, 6 TD 

Rec: 8-100 yds, 2 TD 





WR 



#80 Terrance Tolbert-McIntyre 



Rec: 1-20 yds 



#2 Fred Bruno 



Rec: 21-322 yds, 8 TD 

Rush: 22-102 yds, 4 TD 





WR 



#5 Devanaire Conliffe 



Rec: 15-163 YDS 5 TD 

Rush: 7-26 YDS 1 TD 



#14 Brandon Sheperd 



Rec: 14-155 yds, 8 TD 





WR 



#8 Gourney Sloan 



Rec: 29-378 YDS 9 TD 

Rush: 7-43 



#10 Braden Meints 



Rush: 3-7 yds, 2 TD 

Rec: 15-170 yds, 5 TD 





OL 



#50 Olu’kayode Akinmoladun 



1 sack allowed 



#73 Dejarlis Reese 



2 sacks allowed 





OL 



#70 Reggie Patrick 



 



#75 Daniel Small 



 





OL 



#99 Steven Fluker 



 



#78 Rashad Mungro 



 





 



 



 



 



 





DL 



#2 JayShawn Washington 



34 TACK, 6.5 Sacks, 11.5 TFL, 1 PB, 3 FR, 4 FF 



#4 Claude Davis 



25 TACK, 7.5 sacks, 12.5 TFL, 2 PB, 9 QBH 





DL 



#15 Tamar Heart 



26 TACK, 3.5 Sacks, 7 TFL, 4 PB, 1 FF, 1 FR 



#15 Dajon Emory 



27 TACK, 6 sacks, 11.5 TFL, 1 PB, 2 QBH, 3 BK 





DL 



#0 Javari Nichols 



8 TACK, 2 Sacks, 3 TFL 



#26 Devin Groenhagen 



16 TACK, 4.5 sacks, 4.5 TFL,  





LB 



#11 Key James Black 



24 TACK, 2 Sacks, 3 TFL, 1PB, 2 FR 



#22 Akel Beard 



35 TACK, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PB, 2 QBH 





DB 



#3 Chris Perry 



18 TACK, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PB 



#1 Xavier Spann 



25 TACK, 2 INT, 5 PB, 1 FF 





DB 



#4 Aaron Jackson 



31 TACK, 3 INT, 2 PB 



#5 Carlton Watkins 



31 TACK, 3 INT, 1 FF 





DB 



#17 Dreko Statham 



24 TACK, 9 INT, 2 PB 



#6 DeWayne Autrey II 



21 TACK, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PB, 1 FR 





DB 



#21 Trey Dudley-Giles 



22 TACK, 2 INT, 6 PB 



#23 Justin Gilbert 



23 TACK, 1 INT, 3 PB 





 



 



 



 



 





K 



#16 Paul Ortiz 



6-11 FG, 18-21 PAT Kick 



# Brandon Stewart 



0-4 FG, 4-8 PAT 

 

CIF Player of the Week Awards- 

Tommy Armstrong (1)– Week 2 - Offensive 

JayShawn Washington (3)– Week 3, Week 6, Week 8 - Defensive 

Dre’Sonte Dorton (1)– Week 3 - Special Teams 

Paul Ortiz (2)– Week 5, Week 7 - Special Teams 

 

Sioux City Bandits (5-2) 
  







Mar 04, 2023 





RAPID CITY MARSHALS 





W 









 





Mar 11, 2023 



SALINA LIBERTY 



W 





 





Mar 25, 2023 



at Gillette Mustangs 



L 





 





Mar 31, 2023 



SW KANSAS STORM 



W 





 





Apr 08, 2023 



at Rapid City Marshals 



W 





 





Apr 22, 2023 



at Topeka Tropics 



W 





 





Apr 29, 2023 



GILLETTE MUSTANGS 



L 





A-2200 





May 06, 2023 



OMAHA BEEF 



 



 



 





May 20, 2023 



at Salina Liberty 



 



 



 





May 27, 2023 



at Omaha Beef 



 



 



 

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Sioux City vs Omaha Beef History (24-24) Omaha wins in orange 







  





Date 





Opponent 





  





Score 





  





Attend 





  





Site 





* 



5/31/2002 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



49-54 



 



4579 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



6/22/2002 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



33-30 



 



2675 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



6/14/2003 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



37-34 



 



2623 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



6/28/2003 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



38-58 



 



5573 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



4/3/2004 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



26-38 



 



3393 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



5/22/2004 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



43-30 



 



3510 



 



Sioux City, IA 





#p 



7/10/2004 



at #4 Omaha Beef 



L 



40-46 



 



3105 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



4/9/2005 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



54-51 



 



4565 



 



Omaha 





* 



5/14/2005 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



42-52 



 



4175 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



7/9/2005 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



47-41 



 



6251 



 



Omaha 





* 



4/1/2006 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



35-38 



 



5219 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



4/22/2006 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



31-27 



 



4192 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



7/2/2006 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



30-32 



 



3814 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



3/24/2007 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



26-47 



 



4826 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



5/5/2007 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



36-29 



 



5176 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



6/16/2007 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



27-30 



 



1610 



 



Omaha, NE 





 



5/10/2008 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



47-53 



 



4939 



 



Sioux City, IA 





 



6/14/2008 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



9-34 



 



6180 



 



Omaha 





* 



6/5/2009 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



25-31 



 



3549 



 



Omaha, Nebraska 





* 



6/27/2009 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



43-58 



 



3870 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



3/13/2010 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



26-53 



 



3790 



 



Omaha, NE 





* 



5/22/2010 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



48-67 



 



1800 



 



Omaha, NE 





* 



6/5/2010 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



29-64 



 



4311 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



4/7/2013 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



26-32 



Ot 



2245 



 



Ralston, NE 





* 



4/27/2013 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



24-38 



 



4887 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



4/11/2014 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



61-55 



 



- 



 



Omaha, NE 





* 



5/10/2014 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



61-47 



 



3956 



 



Sioux City, IA 





 



2/28/2015 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



62-13 



 



3848 



 



Sioux City, IA 





 



4/10/2015 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



41-43 



 



3179 



 



Ralston, NE 





 



4/24/2015 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



61-37 



 



3148 



 



Ralston, NE 





 



5/16/2015 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



64-38 



 



3021 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



2/27/2016 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



43-38 



 



3562 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



3/25/2016 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



45-33 



 



3902 



 



Ralston, NE 





* 



2/25/2017 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



63-44 



 



3381 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



3/31/2017 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



63-56 



Ot 



3810 



 



Ralston, NE 





* 



5/27/2017 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



61-55 



 



3277 



 



Ralston Arena 





p 



6/17/2017 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



45-55 



 



2407 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



3/24/2018 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



33-30 



 



3803 



 



Ralston, NE 





* 



5/5/2018 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



52-40 



 



2644 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



5/26/2018 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



77-31 



 



2764 



 



Ralston, NE 





 



4/6/2019 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



43-32 



 



3176 



 



Sioux City, IA 





 



6/22/2019 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



50-60 



 



- 



 



Ralston, NE 





* 



4/17/2021 



at Omaha Beef 



W 



33-22 



 



- 



 



Omaha, NE 





* 



5/2/2021 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



37-41 



 



- 



 



Sioux City, IA 





* 



6/26/2021 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



35-28 



 



- 



 



Sioux City, IA 





p 



7/9/2021 



at Omaha Beef 



L 



39-40 



 



- 



 



Omaha, NE 





 



4/30/2022 



OMAHA BEEF 



W 



60-49 



 



- 



 



Sioux City, IA 





Pp 



6/18/2022 



OMAHA BEEF 



L 



45-49 



 



- 



 



Sioux City, IA 

  
Overall: 24-24 
Conference:  SC leads 19-16 
Home: SC Leads 13-11 
Away: Omaha leads 13-11 

Neutral: 0-0 

Playoffs: Omaha leads 4-0