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| Founded | 2000 |
| Arena | Gateway Arena |
| Based in | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Colors | Black, White, Red |
| League | United Indoor Football |
| Head coach | Jarrod DeGeorgia |
| President of Football Operations | Bob Scott |
| Dancers | Outlaw Girls |
| Mascot | Billy Bandit |
The Sioux City Bandits are a professional indoor football team. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Gateway Arena is a 10000 seat multi-purpose Arena in the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City Iowa, USA. Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. United Indoor Football was an Indoor football league that started in 2005 This article discusses indoor variations of American football for indoor versions of association football (soccer see Futsal and Indoor soccer and for the They're currently a member of the UIF. United Indoor Football was an Indoor football league that started in 2005 They play their home games at the Gateway Arena. The Gateway Arena is a 10000 seat multi-purpose Arena in the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City Iowa, USA.
Notable team feats include the signing of premier Running Back Fred Jackson of the Sioux City Bandits to the 2006 Buffalo Bills (NFL). Fred Jackson may refer to Fred Jackson (American football (b 1981 American professional football player Fred Jackson (saxophonist The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Jackson was allocated by the Bills to play in the NFLE. 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 an amazing effort in which he set and Indoor Football record for most yards in a single season with a bit more than 1,700 (an accomplishment very difficult to achieve on a 50 yard field). Coe College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
That year the Bandits went into the Championship game facing division rivals Sioux Falls SD. Sioux City had beaten Sioux Falls 3 times during the regular season and ended up losing the championship game.
The Sioux City Bandits organization has seen 3 different leagues as the Bandits having played in the IFL (Indoor Football League) as the Sioux City Attack, the NIFL (National Indoor Football League) with its current name, and now the UIF (United Indoor Football), also under its current name. National Indoor Football League was a minor league indoor football league that is based in the United States. United Indoor Football was an Indoor football league that started in 2005 During Sioux City's inaugural year in indoor A notable fact about the IFL is that Kellen Winslow (former NFL great with the San Diego Chargers) was the league's commissioner. The league has since been bought out and is now used as a trainer league for the AFL going by the name of AFL2.
Sioux City's current division rivals include two Interstate-29 rivals, the Omaha Beef and the Sioux Falls Storm. The Omaha Beef are a professional Indoor football team They are a member of the Indoor Football League. The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional Indoor football team Sioux Falls claims both league titles (UIF I and UIF II) going into the 2007 season which began in the Spring.
The United Indoor Football League has 10 previously established teams: Peoria Illinois, Rock River Tennessee, Sioux Falls SD, Omaha NE, Ohio Valley Ohio, Fort Wayne Indiana, Evansville Indiana and Lexington Kentucky. The United Indoor Football League website has announced that three teams have made the decision to join the league for 2007. The Billings (Montana) Outlaws, the Colorado Ice and River City Rage out of St. Louis Missouri.
Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Sioux City Attack (IFL) | |||||
| 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 UIF Championship (Sioux Falls) |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3rd West | Lost Round 1 (Rock River) |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5th West | -- |
| *2008 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3rd East | -- |
| Totals | 63 | 65 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
External links
- Official Site
- Attack/Bandits' All-Time Stats
- Bandits' 2005 Stats
- Bandits' 2006 Stats
- Bandits' 2007 Stats
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