The Salina Bombers were a professional indoor football team based in Salina, Kansas . The team was founded by Chris Vercher, Jake Leighty and Jake Sharp in 2012 as charter member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). The Bombers played their home games at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. After the Bombers folded, the Salina Liberty were started as a new indoor football franchise.
14-642: At the conclusion of the 2014 season, the CPIFL and the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) completed a merger, accepting the Bombers as a charter member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). On May 28, 2015, the Bombers organization folded, citing a business decision after being ejected from the CIF. As early as October 2, 2012, a Salina team had appeared on the CPIFL website. However, their information
28-531: A professional indoor football team based in San Angelo, Texas . They were members of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) and the Lone Star Football League (LSFL). The Bandits began play in 2013 as an expansion team in the LSFL. They became members of the CIF when the LSFL and Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) merged at the conclusion of the 2014 season. The Bandits played their home games at
42-856: The Foster Communications Coliseum . The team folded following the 2016 season and were replaced by the expansion CenTex Cavalry . The Bandits were the second indoor football team to call San Angelo home, following the San Angelo Stampede Express which played in the Intense Football League in 2004 and again from 2006 until 2008, the National Indoor Football League in 2005, and the Indoor Football League from 2009 and 2010. After winning
56-876: The Rio Grande Valley Sol in Hidalgo to the league. On August 14, 2014, it was announced at the league website that they merged with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League to create what they say is the largest indoor football league in the country. The merged league became known as Champions Indoor Football . The LSFL required a $ 25,000 franchise fee to join, as well as a $ 25,000 letter of credit . (Clemson) Antonio Clay WTX Roughnecks waiver LSFL 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402113053/http://www.texaslsfl.com/news/daily-transactions.html San Angelo Bandits The San Angelo Bandits were
70-523: The 2014 regular season title, the Bandits clinched a playoff bye, but with the second-seeded Rio Grande Valley Sol suspended by the league, the Bandits played the third-seeded New Mexico Stars in the 2014 LSFL title game. The Bandits won the 2014 LSFL Championship Game by a score of 64-34. Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Kickers Exempt List Refused to report This American football team article
84-733: The 2015 season as members of the CIF. On May 28, the Bombers organization folded, citing business decisions, and cancelled their final two games against the Duke City Gladiators and San Angelo Bandits . The CIF had suspended the Bombers from the league earlier that day. The team was then replaced by the Salina Liberty in July 2015. Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Kickers Transfer List Refuse to Report Lone Star Football League The Lone Star Football League ( LSFL )
98-679: The LSFL played with just five teams. Amarillo, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Abilene (now known as the Bombers) returned from the 2012 season. The league added two new teams; the expansion San Angelo Bandits and the New Mexico Stars (formerly of the Indoor Football League and the LSFL's first and only team outside of Texas). The league announced in October that the Corpus Christi Hammerheads had been removed from
112-472: The LSFL, with a total $ 3,000 team salary cap per game, which averaged between $ 100 and $ 450 per player. The 2012 season began with the Houston Stallions , Amarillo Venom , Rio Grande Valley Magic , Laredo Rattlesnakes , West Texas Roughnecks , Corpus Christi Hammerheads , and Abilene Ruff Riders participating. While a number of the other teams scheduled to launch in 2012 did not make it to
126-669: The league due to its ownership violating by-laws. The Amarillo Venom defeated the Laredo Rattlesnakes 70–69 to repeat as league champions. After the season, in late September 2013, the Laredo franchise announced it was ceasing operations due to the financial and legal difficulties of its owner. With the Laredo and Abilene franchises failing to return, the LSFL added the West Texas Wildcatters in Odessa and
140-504: The regular season with a record of 8-4, good enough for third place in the final CPIFL standings. They were soundly defeated by the Bandits 66-37 in Sioux City in the first round of the postseason. Notable players this season included defensive lineman, Meshak Williams . For 2015, the CPIFL merged with the Lone Star Football League and several other teams to form Champions Indoor Football . The Bombers were one of nine teams to start
154-724: The start of the regular season, only the Mesquite Bandits had their franchise revoked rather than fold voluntarily. The Houston team was 7–0 when it folded halfway through the season. The Amarillo Venom finished the regular season 10–4 and went on to defeat the Rio Grande Valley Magic 62–40 in the LSFL championship game. Former Clemson linebacker Antonio Clay was practicing with the West Texas Roughnecks in Odessa, Texas in 2012. [1] For 2013,
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#1732793885091168-658: Was a regional professional indoor football minor league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas , with five teams coming from the Southern Indoor Football League , three from the Indoor Football League , plus one expansion team. The LSFL played three seasons to completion before merging with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League in August 2014 to form Champions Indoor Football . Individual player salaries were varied in
182-531: Was announced on November 1. With a 9-3 record, the Bombers finished fourth in the final CPIFL standings, which qualified the team for the playoffs. The Bombers traveled to Sioux City, Iowa , where they defeated the first seeded Sioux City Bandits to advance to the Champions Bowl. In the first ever Champions Bowl, the Bombers were defeated 47-34 by the Wichita Wild . In 2014, the Bombers finished
196-550: Was quickly taken down because no arena lease had yet been signed. The team was officially announced on October 18 after having signed a five-year lease with the Bicentennial Center and a "name-the-team" contest took place on the Bicenntenial Center's website. On October 25, the three finalists were announced as the "Salina Storm", "Salina Bombers", and "Salina Shock". The winning name of "Salina Bombers"
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