2015 Dodge City Law season

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.

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

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 share 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 Joshua Floyd

Running backs

  • 21 Dominique Carson
  •  2 KingJack Washington

Wide receivers

  •  5 Jeffrey Camerson
  • 10 Dello Davis
  • 14 Lance Jackson
  •  1 Jamie January
  •  7 Zach McClain
  •  9 Brandon Venson
  • -- Maurice Young
Offensive linemen
  • 50 Kyle McManus
  • 71 Mack Randall
  • 55 Odie Rush
  • 54 Jamar Seard

Defensive linemen

  •  1 Michael Billingsley
  • 94 Louvan Green
  • 90 Maquis George
  • 54 Jamar Seard
Linebackers
  • 16 Rico Brooks
  •  8 Jercorey Quarterman

Defensive backs

  • 17 DeWayne Autrey
  •  7 Quinton Collins
  •  6 DeJohn Love
  •  3 Cordney Sanders
  • -- Justin Spurill
  • 22 Mark Sterling
  •  4 Cashmin Thomas

Kickers

  • 98 Alex Fambrough
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
W L PCT PF PA
z-Sioux City Bandits 93.750697536
y-Texas Revolution 84.667638475
x-Wichita Force 84.667553536
x-Amarillo Venom 75.583647598
Dodge City Law 75.583635578
Salina Bombers 65.545538483
Duke City Gladiators 44.500403389
San Angelo Bandits 110.091388627
Omaha Beef 111.083395672

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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