2015 Dodge City Law season

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2015 Dodge City Law season
OwnerRicky Bertz
Head coachSean Ponder
General managerRicky Bertz
Home fieldUnited Wireless Arena
4100 W Comanche St.
Dodge City, Kansas 67801
Results
Record7-5
League place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2015 Dodge City Law season is the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) in the 2015 season.

The team is owned and operated by Ricky Bertz. The Law play their home games at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, Kansas, under the direction of head coach Sean Ponder.

Season summary[]

The Law's announced schedule for the 2015 season was disrupted when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began.[1] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015.[2] The team's March 14 game was delayed one day to accommodate a high school basketball tournament that relocated to Dodge City.[3]

Off-field moves[]

The Law earned an 8–4 record in 2014 as an expansion team in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League.[4] They lost to the Wichita Wild in the league championship semi-finals. After the season ended, the CPIFL announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form Champions Indoor Football.[5]

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 5, the CIF named quarterback Joshua Floyd as the Offensive Player of the Week and defensive linesman Marquis George as the Defensive Player of the Week.[6] For Week 8, the CIF named kick returner Dominique Carson as one of two Special Teams Players of the Week.[7]

On June 6, the CIF announced the winners of its year-end awards. The Dodge City Law were named Franchise of the Year, honored for Game Operations of the Year, saw owner/general manager Ricky Bertz named Executive of the Year, and had kick returner Dominique Carson sharing the Special Teams Players of the Year honors.[8]

Schedule[]

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season[]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday February 22 5:00pm 4-State Fusion W 55–0[9] 1–0 United Wireless Arena

Regular season[]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[10]
Score Record
1 Saturday March 7 7:00pm Amarillo Venom L 63–68[11][12] 0–1 United Wireless Arena[13]
2 Sunday March 15 7:00pm Sioux City Bandits2 W 51–39[14][15] 1–1 United Wireless Arena
3 Saturday March 21 7:00pm at San Angelo Bandits W 47–45[16][17] 2–1 Foster Communications Coliseum
4 Saturday March 28 7:00pm Texas Revolution W 55–52[18][19] 3–1 United Wireless Arena
5 Saturday April 4 7:05pm at Salina Bombers W 47–43[20][21] 4–1 Bicentennial Center[22]
6 Saturday April 11 7:00pm at Duke City Gladiators1 W 47–43[23][24][25] 5–1 Tingley Coliseum[26]
7 Saturday April 18 7:00pm Omaha Beef W 69–45[27][28] 6–1 United Wireless Arena[29][30]
8 Saturday April 25 6:00pm at Amarillo Venom1 L 43–44[31][32] 6–2 Amarillo Civic Center[33]
9 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Salina Bombers L 48–55[34][35] 6–3 United Wireless Arena[36]
10 Friday May 8 7:00pm at Wichita Force L 49–52[37][38] 6–4 Intrust Bank Arena[39]
11 BYE
12 Friday May 22 7:00pm at Omaha Beef W 64–39[40] 7–4 Ralston Arena[41][42][43]
13 BYE
14 Saturday June 6 7:00pm Sioux City Bandits L 52–53[44][45] 7–5 United Wireless Arena[46][47][48]

1 Rescheduled after the New Mexico Stars withdrew from the league on February 22, 2015.[1][2]
2 Rescheduled to accommodate a high school basketball tournament[3]

Roster[]

2015 Dodge City Law roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11

Running Backs

  • 21
  •  2

Wide Receivers

  •  5
  • 10
  • 14
  •  1
  •  7
  •  9
  • --
Offensive Linemen
  • 50
  • 71
  • 55
  • 54

Defensive Linemen

  •  1
  • 94
  • 90
  • 54
Linebackers
  • 16
  •  8

Defensive Backs

  • 17
  •  7
  •  6
  •  3
  • --
  • 22
  •  4

Kickers

  • 98
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 31, 2015
26 Active, 0 Inactive

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Standings[]

2015 Champions Indoor Football
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 W L PCT PF PA
z-Sioux City Bandits 9 3 .750 697 536
y-Texas Revolution 8 4 .667 638 475
x-Wichita Force 8 4 .667 553 536
x-Amarillo Venom 7 5 .583 647 598
Dodge City Law 7 5 .583 635 578
Salina Bombers 6 5 .545 538 483
Duke City Gladiators 4 4 .500 403 389
San Angelo Bandits 1 10 .091 388 627
Omaha Beef 1 11 .083 395 672

x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed

Playoffs[]

Semifinals Champions Bowl I
      
3 Wichita 27
2 Texas 39
2 Texas 61
1 Sioux City 76
4 Amarillo 52
1 Sioux City 83

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