Sioux City Bandits
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| Founded | 2000 |
| League | American Professional Football League |
| Team history | IFL (2000) NIFL (2002-2004) UIF (2005-2008) IFL (2009-2010) APFL (2011-) |
| Arena | Gateway Arena, Tyson Events Center |
| Based in | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Team colors | Black, Red, & White |
| Head coach | Butch Faulkenberry |
| Championships | 1 (2011 APFL) |
| Division titles | 1 (2005 UIF) |
| Dancers | Outlaw Girls |
| Mascot | Billy the Bandit |
The Sioux City Bandits are a professional indoor football team, currently a member of the American Professional Football League. They play their home games at the Tyson Events Center.
The Sioux City Bandits organization has seen five different leagues as the Bandits having played in the original Indoor Football League as the Sioux City Attack, the National Indoor Football League, the United Indoor Football Association, the new Indoor Football League, and now the American Professional Football League.
Notable team feats include the signing of former Sioux City running back Fred Jackson to the 2006 Buffalo Bills (NFL). Jackson was allocated by the Bills to play in the NFL. Upon returning for NFL training camp, Jackson was selected to be just one of 8 on the teams practice squad. Jackson is currently listed on the Buffalo Bills 53 man roster. Jackson, out of Coe College, was the 2004 - 2005 United Indoor Football's (UIF) league leading rusher in which he set an Indoor Football record for most yards in a single season with more than 1,700.
That year the Bandits went into the championship game facing division rival Sioux Falls. Sioux City had beaten Sioux Falls 3 times during the regular season, but ended up losing the championship game. Sioux City has lost every game to Sioux Falls since that championship game.
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Sioux City Attack (Indoor Football League) | |||||
| 2000 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3rd WC Southern | Won Round 1 (Lincoln) Lost Quarterfinal (Bismarck) |
| Sioux City Bandits (NIFL) | |||||
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6th Pacific Central | -- |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3rd Pacific Northern | -- |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Pacific Northern | -- |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3rd Pacific North | Lost Round 1 (Omaha) |
| Sioux City Bandits (UIF) | |||||
| 2005 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1st North | Won Round 1 (Ohio Valley) Won Semifinal (Tennessee Valley) Lost United Bowl I (Sioux Falls) |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3rd West | Lost Round 1 (Rock River) |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5th West | -- |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3rd East | Lost Round 1 (River City) |
| Sioux City Bandits (IFL) | |||||
| 2009 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5th United Central | -- |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4th Central West | -- |
| Sioux City Bandits (APFL) | |||||
| 2011* | 14 | 0 | 0 | APFL Champions | -- |
| Totals | 75 | 91 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] External links
- Official Ssite
- Attack/Bandits' All-Time stats
- Bandits' 2005 stats
- Bandits' 2006 stats
- Bandits' 2007 stats
- Bandits' 2008 stats
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