The 2014 Salina Bombers season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and second as a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. One of nine teams in the CPIFL for the league's final season, the Salina Bombers were owned by Chris Vercher. The Bombers played their home games at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas, under the direction of three head coaches in 2014. Coach Bob Frey began the year before stepping down and was succeeded by Eric Clayton. Clayton resigned and was replaced by Bob Ray.
Season summary In 2014, the Bombers finished the regular season with a record of 8-4, good enough for 3rd place in the final CPIFL standings. They were defeated 66-37 by the Sioux City Bandits at the Tyson Events Center in the first round of the post-season. Standout players this season included defensive linebacker Meshak Williams who claimed both Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors from the CPIFL.
Off-field moves After the 2014 season ended, the Champions Professional Indoor Football League announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form a new league, Champions Indoor Football.
Awards and honors 2014 1st Team All CPIFL: Ed Prince OL, Meshak Williams DL, DeWayne Autrey DB 2014 CPIFL Defensive Player of the Year: Meshak Williams DL 2014 CPIFL Defensive Rookie of The Year: Meshak Williams DL 2014 CPIFL Best Media Relations/Social Media
Schedule Key:
Pre-season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Sunday February 16 2:30pm Kansas City Bulldogs W 75–6 1–0 Bicentennial Center 2 Saturday February 22 7:05pm Kansas Koyotes W 75–8 2–0 Bicentennial Center
Regular season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Sunday March 2 3:00pm at Sioux City Bandits W 77–70 (OT) 1–0 Tyson Events Center2,317 2 Friday March 7 7:05pm Bloomington Edge W 56–20 2–0 Bicentennial Center 3 BYE 4 Sunday March 23 3:00pm at Kansas Koyotes W 51–27 3–0 Landon Arena 5 Saturday March 29 7:05pm at Dodge City Law L 31–34 3–1 United Wireless Arena 6 BYE 7 Saturday April 12 7:05pm Dodge City Law W 57–45 4–1 Bicentennial Center 8 BYE 9 Saturday April 26 7:05pm Sioux City Bandits L 42–56 4–2 Bicentennial Center 10 Saturday May 3 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 13–11 5–2 Bicentennial Center 11 Saturday May 10 7:05pm at Bloomington Edge L 50–58 5–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 1,252 12 Saturday May 17 7:05pm at Oklahoma Defenders W 60–40 6–3 Cox Business Center 13 Friday May 23 7:05pm Lincoln Haymakers W 36–15 7–3 Bicentennial Center 14 Saturday May 31 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 50–43 8–3 Bicentennial Center 15 Saturday June 7 7:05pm at Wichita Wild L 41–63 8–4 Hartman Arena 3,784
Post-season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record Semi-finals Saturday June 14 7:05pm at Sioux City Bandits L 37–66 0–1 Tyson Events Center2,007
Roster 2014 Salina Bombers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Roster updated June 2, 2014 Transactions 28 Active, 3 Inactive
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References
External links Salina Bombers official website Salina Bombers at Our Sports Central