Salina Liberty

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Salina Liberty
Established 2015
Play in Tony’s Pizza Events Center
in Salina, Kansas
www.salinaliberty.com
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League/conference affiliations
Champions Indoor Football (2016–present)
  • Northern Division (2016)
  • North Conference (2017–2019)
Team colorsNavy, blue, red, silver, white
         
MascotSideline Sam
Personnel
Owner(s)Precision Sports, LLC.
General managerFrancis Flax
Head coachHeron O'Neal
Team history
  • Salina Liberty (2016–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (1)
  • 2019
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (3)
Home arena(s)

The Salina Liberty are a professional indoor football team based in Salina, Kansas. They began play in 2016 as members of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The team plays their home games at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center.

History[]

Indoor football in Salina started in 2012 as the Salina Bombers, an expansion franchise for the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL), were announced for the 2013 season. The Bombers then joined Champions Indoor Football (CIF) due to a merger between the CPIFL and the Lone Star Football League for 2015. However, during their first season in the CIF, the league ejected the Bombers for a "business violation" on May 28[1] and they would cease operations later that month.[2] In July 2015, the CIF announced it had replaced the Bombers with a new expansion team in Salina called the Salina Liberty.[3]

The Liberty began play in the 2016 season of the CIF where they went 2–10, finishing last in the Northern Division and failing to qualify for the playoffs. The Liberty finished first in the CIF's North Conference regular season in 2018 and 2019. They won the conference playoff championship in 2019 and played in the Champions Bowl for the league title, but lost to the Duke City Gladiators 29–35.

Roster[]

Salina Liberty roster
Quarterbacks
  • 5 Tyrie Adams
  • 9 Mitch Kidd

Running backs

  • 2 Tracy Brooks
  • 21 Dominique Carson

Wide receivers

  • 23 Juahem Bird-Mix
  • 3 Ed Smith Jr.
  • 6 Jason Shelley
  • 11 Chad Steinwachs
 Offensive linemen
  • 54 Nick Bittinger
  • 70 Kelvin McCoy
  • 72 Lawrence Smith
  • 76 Joshua Hughes

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Rusty Becker
  • 44 Jacob Lattimer
  • 8 Travis Taylor
  • 94 Shaq Bradford
 Linebackers
  • 7 Naiquan Thomas
  • 33 Oscar Scott

Defensive backs

  • 19 Isiah Barfield
  • 22 Deauntre Roberts
  • 4 Dontra Matthews
  • 24 Kendrick Harper
  • 12 Kionce Roberts
  • 1 Brasean Stewart

Special teams

  • 55 Jimmy Allen
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 26, 2021
25 Active, 0 Inactive

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Season-by-season results[]

As of the 2021 season.

League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2016 CIF Northern 6th 2 10 0
2017 CIF North 7th 1 11 0
2018 CIF North 1st 9 3 0 Won Conference Semifinal (Bismarck) 81–51
Lost Conference Championship (Sioux City) 39–45
2019 CIF North 1st 8 4 0 Won Conference Championship (Omaha) 44–42
Lost Champions Bowl (Duke City) 29–35
2020 CIF North Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CIF 1st 9 1 0 Won Semifinal (Dodge City) 55–31
Lost Champions Bowl (Omaha) 39–40
Totals 29 29 0 All-time regular season record (2016–2021)
3 3 — All-time postseason record (2016–2021)
32 32 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2016–2021)

References[]

  1. ^ Copp, Jake (May 28, 2015). "Salina Bombers dissolving football team". Salina, KS: KWCH-DT. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Salina Bombers Suspended from CIF". Champions Indoor Football. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Our Sports Central.
  3. ^ "Indoor football: Salina Liberty announced as latest CIF franchise". Star Local Media. July 24, 2015.

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