Beef/Bandits rematch

Omaha Beef @ Sioux City Bandits

May 18th – 7:10pm CT

Tyson Events Center


The 51st meeting of the two teams went the Beef’s way, now they head up Interstate 29 to take on the Sioux City Bandits at the Tyson Events Center this Saturday for their second road game of the season.  Omaha forced three turnovers and held the Bandits to under 100 yards of total offense in the Beef’s 33-to-6-win last Saturday at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.  Tommy Armstrong ran for two touchdowns and threw for two touchdowns as the Beef outgained the Bandits 261 to 99.

Jeff Mack led all rushers with 54 yards as Armstrong added 39 yards for the leading offensive team in the National Arena League.  Omaha is first in scoring offense with 47.4 points per game and first in total offense with 238.4 yards per game. Armstrong is third in rushing yards per game (50.4 ypg), fourth in passing yards (114.8 ypg), first in passing efficiency (108.7), fourth in total offense (165.2 ypg), and first in scoring average (16.0 ppg) and 13 touchdowns.  Mack sits fourth in rushing yards (50.2 ypg) and eighth in total offense (50.2 ypg). Troy Evans has climbed to fourth in receiving yards averaging 56.3 yards per game and Korrell Koehlmoos sits ninth at 38.4 ypg, fourth in scoring (12.0 ppg) and fourth in touchdowns (6).

Omaha’s defense continues to shine as they have forced 14 turnovers in five games.  They have held their opponents to a league best 27.5 percent success rate on third downs.  The Beef defense gives up an average of 60.2 ypg on the ground and 117 ypg through the air. Ponce Deleon (34 tackles) is fifth in the NAL averaging 6.8 tackles per game. Omaha continues to have great balance as seven players have at least a sack and five different players have an interception. The 2024 season has seen four different players have claimed NAL defensive player of the week awards.

Sioux City’s offense is led by running back Andrew Prohaska (41.8 ypg) and quarterback Joshua Hollins (25.0 ypg). Last week Prohaska had 41 yards while Hollins was held to 12 yards and fumbled the ball away twice.  The Bandits will look to improve on their passing game from last week as Hollins completed only four of this 12 passes.  The Bandits have signed Verlon Reed Jr this week to play at quarterback.

OTHER NOTES

The 2024 Omaha Beef - T4 Academy football camp is scheduled for June 7th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Scan the QR code to register for this fun and entertaining activity. The registration comes with a camp T-shirt, 2 hours of fun coaching and player instructions, a pizza party immediately afterwards and a ticket to the Omaha Beef football game the following day. Registration space is limited, so do not wait and we will see you on June 7th!!!!

2024 Hall of Fame Nominations are officially open to our fans and supporters.... Please submit all nominations to ricky@beeffootball.com by May 1st for the enshrinement ceremony to take place on our June 8th game. Players, Coaches, Support Staff, Fans...all will be considered as it is YOU that make the Omaha Beef Family so special!!!

Tickets are on sale starting at just $23.00, you can buy them by visiting the arena box office or online at Omaha Beef Football | Liberty First Credit Union Arena

The coaches show will be every Monday at Phoenix 120 Food & Spirit starting at 6pm.

Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill in La Vista is your official watch party destination this season! Come join us to cheer on the Beef. The watch party hosted by Wired Axcess PodcastDJ K DuB Omaha and our special build your own burger! Grab your spot here: https://tinyurl.com/2wkamfxp You have the chance to win some great prizes.

Any questions call the Beef office at 402.346.2333.

Erv Strohbeen is 17-11 vs Omaha. Omaha is 5-8 vs SC in Ralston and 12-11 in Sioux City. Omaha is 4-0 vs SC in the Playoffs.

 

2024 Omaha Beef Schedule (5-0)

 

 

 


Sioux City

Omaha

March 24, 2pm CT

@ Carolina Cobras

W 54-43

Avg Pts Scored/G

34.2 (4th)

47.4 (1st)

March 30, 6:30pm CT

Vs Colorado Spartans

W 45-32

Avg Pts Allow/G

39.4 (3rd)

26.2 (1st)

April 20, 7pm CT

Vs Idaho Horsemen

W 63-14

Total Offense/G

140.2 (6th)

238.4 (1st)

May 4, 6:30pm CT

Vs Oklahoma Flying Aces

W 42-36

Total Defense/G

230.8 (6th)

177.2 (2nd)

May 11, 6:30pm CT

Vs Sioux City Bandits

W 33-6

Turnover Margin

-3 (4th)

+11 (1st)

May 18, 7:10pm CT

@ Sioux City Bandits





June 1, 8pm CT

@Colorado Spartans


Home Record

3-0

4-0

June 8, 6:30pm CT 

Vs Carolina Cobras


Road Record

0-2

1-0

 

 


All-time Record

27-24 Omaha

 

 


Last Meeting

5/11/24, a 33-6 Omaha win in Ralston

 

 



Beef have won four in a row

 

 



NAL games only for team rank


Projected Starters


Omaha Beef

 

Oklahoma Flying Aces

 

QB

#10 Tommy Armstrong

43/74 passing 574 yds, 11 TD, 2 Int

45-252 yds rushing, 13 TD

#9 Verlon Reed Jr

1st game

RB

#5 Jeff Mack

39-201 rushing 4 TD; 7-36 rec

# 20 Andrew Prohaska

55-209 rushing 5 TD, 10-77 rec 1 TD

WR

#13 Korrell Koehlmoos

12 rec 192 yds 4 TD

# 2 Fred Bruno

10 rec 69 yds 2 TD, 19-117 yds rushing 2 TD

WR

#18 Jordon Barton

8 rec 105 yds 2 TD, 5-20 yds rush 1 TD

#14 Brandon Sheperd

4 rec 56 yds, 1-7 yds rushing

WR

#8 Troy Evans Jr

10 rec 169 yds 6 TD, 4-29 yds rush

#4 Sammie Epps 

5 rec 36 yds,

OL

#50 Olu’kayode Akinmoladun


#55 Omar Roberts


OL

#52 Edarius Anderson

OL has given up 3 sack on season

#96 Steven Fluker

OL has given up 7 sack on season

OL

#92 Nathan Roehr


#70 Sterling Clark


 



 


DL

#1 Rudy Ngougni

 23 tackles, 3 sack, 4 TFL, safety

#26 Devin Groenhagen

17 tackles, .5 sack, 6 TFL, 1 BK

DL

#44 Zion Farmer

10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 TFL, 1 QBH

# 11 Randall Blash

7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QBH

DL

#15 Rodell Rahmaan

16 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 TFL, 2 FF, safety

#12 Asi Tupua

19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 1 PB

LB

#7 Cameron Hunt

15 tackles, 1 sack, 4.5 TFL, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 INT, 1 PB, 4 QBH

#16 Juan More

17 tackles, 1.5 TFL

DB

#21 Trey Dudley-Giles

11 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TFL, 1 PB

#1 Xavier Spann

17 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PB

DB

#6 Ammari Sylla

2 tackles, 1 FR

#5 Carlton Watkins

17 tackles, 1 FF, 1 PB

DB

#0 Ponce Deleon

34 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF, 2 INT, 2 PB

#0 Justin Gilbert

13 tackles

DB

#2 Terrance Jackson Jr

23 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 2 PB

#23 Sherman Gilbert

15 tackles,1 INT,1 FR

 

 


 


K

#35 Ryan Hibbets

12-23 PAT, 0-2 FG, 1 Deuce

#30 Jared Amundson

0-4 FG, 1-8 PAT


NAL Player of the Week Awards-

Tommy Armstrong- (Offensive) Week 2, Week 6, Week 9

Dylan Pettway – (Defensive) Week 2

Camron Hunt II (Defensive) Week 6

Rudy Ngougni – (Defensive) Week 8

Ponce Deleon – (Defensive) Week 9

Web information

Livestream – youtube.com/@NationalArenaLeague/streams

Website – beeffootball.com

Facebook- facebook.com/TheOmahaBeef

Beef All-Time records vs. (As of 5/11/24)

 

Overall record

Regular Season

Post-Season

Home

Away

Sioux City Bandits

27-24

23-24

4-0

15-11

12-13

Oklahoma Fly Aces

4-0

4-0

0-0

3-0

1-0

Carolina Cobras

1-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

1-0

Colorado Spartans

1-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Idaho Horsemen

1-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

 

Beef Championships-

CIF Champions Bowl VI (2021) and VIII (2023)

vs Sioux City Bandits (27-24)

 

Date

Opponent

 

Score

 

Attend

 

Site

Notes

*

5/31/2002

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

54-49


4579


Omaha, Nebraska


*

6/22/2002

at Sioux City Bandits

L

30-33


2675


Sioux City, IA


*

6/14/2003

at Sioux City Bandits

L

34-37


2623


Sioux City, IA


*

6/28/2003

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

58-38


5573


Omaha, Nebraska


*

4/3/2004

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

38-26


3393


Omaha, Nebraska


*

5/22/2004

at Sioux City Bandits

L

30-43


3510


Sioux City, IA


#p

7/10/2004

#5 SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

46-40


3105


Omaha, Nebraska


*

4/9/2005

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

51-54


4565


Omaha


*

5/14/2005

at Sioux City Bandits

W

52-42


4175


Sioux City, IA


*

7/9/2005

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

41-47


6251


Omaha


*

4/1/2006

at Sioux City Bandits

W

38-35


5219


Sioux City, IA


*

4/22/2006

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

27-31


4192


Omaha, Nebraska


*

7/2/2006

at Sioux City Bandits

W

32-30


3814


Sioux City, IA


*

3/24/2007

at Sioux City Bandits

W

47-26


4826


Sioux City, IA


*

5/5/2007

at Sioux City Bandits

L

29-36


5176


Sioux City, IA


*

6/16/2007

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

30-27


1610


Omaha, NE



5/10/2008

at Sioux City Bandits

W

53-47


4939


Sioux City, IA



6/14/2008

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

34-9


6180


Omaha


*

6/5/2009

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

31-25


3549


Omaha, Nebraska


*

6/27/2009

at Sioux City Bandits

W

58-43


3870


Sioux City, IA


*

3/13/2010

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

53-26


3790


Omaha, NE


*

5/22/2010

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

67-48


1800


Omaha, NE


*

6/5/2010

at Sioux City Bandits

W

64-29


4311


Sioux City, IA


*

4/7/2013

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

32-26

ot

2245


Ralston, NE


*

4/27/2013

at Sioux City Bandits

W

38-24


4887


Sioux City, IA


*

4/11/2014

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

55-61


-


Omaha, NE


*

5/10/2014

at Sioux City Bandits

L

47-61


3956


Sioux City, IA



2/28/2015

at Sioux City Bandits

L

13-62


3848


Sioux City, IA



4/10/2015

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

43-41


3179


Ralston, NE



4/24/2015

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

37-61


3148


Ralston, NE



5/16/2015

at Sioux City Bandits

L

38-64


3021


Sioux City, IA


*

2/27/2016

at Sioux City Bandits

L

38-43


3562


Sioux City, IA


*

3/25/2016

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

33-45


3902


Ralston, NE



2/25/2017

at Sioux City Bandits

L

44-63


3381


Sioux City, IA



3/31/2017

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

56-63


3810


Ralston, NE



5/27/2017

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

55-61


3277


Ralston Arena


p

6/17/2017

at Sioux City Bandits

W

55-45


2407


Sioux City, IA

Northern Division Championship

*

3/24/2018

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

30-33


3803


Ralston, NE


*

5/5/2018

at Sioux City Bandits

L

40-52


2644


Sioux City, IA


*

5/26/2018

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

31-77


2764


Ralston, NE



4/6/2019

at Sioux City Bandits

L

32-43


3176


Sioux City, IA



6/22/2019

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

60-50


-


Ralston, NE


*

4/17/2021

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

L

22-33


-


Omaha, NE


*

5/2/2021

at Sioux City Bandits

W

41-37


-


Sioux City, IA


*

6/26/2021

at Sioux City Bandits

L

28-35


-


Sioux City, IA


p

7/9/2021

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

40-39


-


Omaha, NE



4/30/2022

at Sioux City Bandits

L

49-60


-


Sioux City, IA


p

6/18/2022

at Sioux City Bandits

W

49-45


-


Sioux City, IA


*

5/6/2023

at Sioux City Bandits

W

48-45


2200


Sioux City, IA



5/27/2023

SIOUX CITY BANDITS

W

44-15


-


Ralston, NE

           


5/11/24


SIOUX CITY BANDITS


W


33-6  



Ralston, NE




Overall: 27-24
Conference: 18-16
Home: 15-11
Away: 12-13
Neutral: 0-0

 

Promotions for 2024-

March 17th – Green Jerseys Auction for Ronald McDonald House

May 11th – Heros Night

June 8th – Hall of Fame Class of 2024 


Name 

Beef Record for

current rank

Prior Stat

2024

Current total

up next

Jeff Mack

 rushing yds

4

793

201

994

3rd Clinton Childs (2000-03) 1797

Jeff Mack

rushing attempts

4

244

39

283

3rd James McNear (2007-13) 379

Jeff Mack

rushing TD

8

17

4

21

8th  James Johnson (2004-07) 21, Le’Andre Moore (2002-04) 21, 7th Anthony Iannotti 28

Jeff Mack

pass receptions

15

59

7

66

14th Jared Elmore (2014) 66

Jeff Mack

All-purpose

7

1719

371

2090

6th Jonathan Ray (2016-17) 2036, 5th LeAndrew Moore 2234

Jeff Mack

TD Scored

13

20

4

24

12th Jonathan Ray 26, 10th Iannotti/Moore 28

Jeff Mack

kick returns

11th

25

7

32

10th Lawrence Pullen 38

Jeff Mack

kick return yards

12

393

134

527

11th 562 Allen Burrell 562, 10th Lawrence Pullen 689

Tommy Armstrong

rushing yards

8

384

252

636

7th Le'Andre Moore (2002-04) 736

Tommy Armstrong

rushing attempts

12

80

45

125

11th  129 Josh Floyd Jr, 10th 134 Jamar Day

Tommy Armstrong

rushing TD

4

19

13

32

4th 32 Troy Travis (2000-04) 32

Tommy Armstrong

passing attempts

10

164

74

238

9th Derrick Bernard (2019) 219, 8th Josh Floyd Jr 246

Tommy Armstrong

Passing completions

9

102

43

145

8th Josh Floyd Jr (2016) 134, 7th Chris Cofin 200

Tommy Armstrong

passing yards

8th

1279

574

1853

7th Chris Coffin (2014) 1971

Tommy Armstrong

passing TD

7

32

11

43

 6th Anthony Iannotti (2017-18) 49

Tommy Armstrong

Total offense

8

1663

826

2489

6th RJ Rollins 2628

Tommy Armstrong

TD Responsible

6

51

24

75

5th Anthony Iannotti (2017-18) 77

Chris Perry

Kick returns yards

3rd

1685

37

1722

2nd RJ Rollins (2006-13) 1840

Chris Perry

Kick returns

3rd

92

2

94

2nd RJ Rollins (2006-13) 97

Chris Perry

Interceptions

2nd

16

2

18

1st Dontae Jones (2002-04) 20

Chris Perry

Interceptions yards

1

265

47

312


Chris Perry

Interception TD Returns

1st

4

0

4


Chris Perry

Tackles

3rd

225

12

237

2nd Chris Eads (2006-08) 256

Chris Perry

pass defended

3rd

43

4

47

 2nd Brent Hafford (2007-10) 50

Trey Dudley-Giles

kick return yards

15th

442

1

443

13th David Horne (2008-09) 464

Trey Dudley-Giles

kick returns

11th

29

0

29

12th David Horne 27, 11th Allen Burrell 28, 10th Lawrence Pullen (2007) 38

Trey Dudley-Giles

interceptions

3rd

14

2

16

2nd Chris Perry

Trey Dudley-Giles

interception yards

2

232

74

306

2nd to Chris Perry

Trey Dudley-Giles

Tackles

5

221

11

232


Trey Dudley-Giles

pass defended

6th

32

3

35

5th Taylor Hawkins (2019-21,22) 36, 4th Diezeas Calbert (2008-15) 37