Salina Liberty

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.

Salina Liberty
Established 2015
Play in Tony’s Pizza Events Center
in Salina, Kansas
www.salinaliberty.com
Salina Liberty logo
League/conference affiliations
Champions Indoor Football (2016–present)
  • Northern Division (2016)
  • North Conference (2017–present)
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 (2)
Home arena(s)
  • Tony’s Pizza Events Center (2016–present)

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.

Roster
Salina Liberty roster
Quarterbacks
  • 15 Andrew Jackson
  • 12 Curry Parham

Running backs

  • 2 Tracy Brooks
  • 25 Derek Kendall

Wide receivers

  • 9 Anthony Jones
  • 3 Ed Smith Jr.
  • 5 Rashad Pargo
  • 11 Matthew Craig
  • 21 Tyler Jones
 Offensive linemen
  • 72 Dana Harris Jr.
  • 92 Kamalie Matthews
  • 70 Kelvin McCoy
  • 76 Isiah Trussell

Defensive linemen

  • 65 Chris Mayes
  • 44 Jacob Lattimer
  • 8 Travis Taylor
  • 55 Javier Dyer
 Linebackers
  • 34 Jayden Dobbs
  • 1 Brock Long

Defensive backs

  • 19 Isiah Barfield
  • 28 Antwan Smith
  • 4 Dontra Matthews
  • 24 Kendrick Harper
  • 7 Naiquan Thomas
  • 6 Winston Green

Special teams

  • 94 Jimmy Allen
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 5, 2019
25 Active, 0 Inactive

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Season-by-season results
League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2016 CIFNorthern 6th2100
2017 CIFNorth 7th1110
2018 CIFNorth 1st930Won Conference Semifinal (Bismarck) 81–51
Lost Conference Championship (Sioux City) 39–45
2019 CIFNorth 1st840Won Conference Championship (Omaha) 44–42
Lost Champions Bowl (Duke City) 29–35
Totals 20280All-time regular season record (2016–2019)
22—All-time postseason record (2016–2019)
22300All-time regular season and postseason record (2016–2019)

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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