2014 Dodge City Law season explained

Team:Dodge City Law
Year:2014
Record:8–4
League Place:4th
Coach:Sean Ponder
General Manager:Ricky Bertz
Owner:Ricky Bertz
Stadium:United Wireless Arena
Playoffs:Lost semi-finals (Wichita Wild) 31-33
Previous:N/A

The 2014 Dodge City Law season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise and only season as a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). One of nine teams in the CPIFL for the 2014 season, the Law were owned and operated by Ricky Bertz. The Law played their home games at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, Kansas, under the direction of head coach Sean Ponder.

Season summary

The Law began its inaugural season with a road win over the Omaha Beef. The team lost the next two games but regained its footing to win 6 of the following 7 contests. A home loss to the Wichita Wild and a win over the faltering Kansas Koyotes rounded out the regular season. The Law finished with an 8–4 record, 4th best in the league and good enough to put the team in the playoffs. They lost their semi-final game to eventual league champion Wichita Wild 31–33. After the season ended, the CPIFL announced it was merging with teams from other leagues to form Champions Indoor Football.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 27:00pmat Omaha BeefW 63–681–0Ralston Arena
2SaturdayMarch 87:05pmL 49–561–1United Wireless Arena
3colSpan=7 BYE
4SaturdayMarch 227:05pmat Wichita WildL 7–401–2Hartman Arena
5SaturdayMarch 297:05pmSalina BombersW 34–312–2United Wireless Arena
6SaturdayApril 57:05pmat Bloomington EdgeW 57–473–2U.S. Cellular Coliseum
7SaturdayApril 127:05pmat Salina BombersL 45–573–3Bicentennial Center
8SaturdayApril 197:05pmLincoln HaymakersW 58–414–3United Wireless Arena
9SaturdayApril 267:05pmat Kansas KoyotesW 33–12[1] 5–3Landon Arena
10SaturdayMay 37:05pmOmaha BeefW 60–20[2] 6–3United Wireless Arena
11SaturdayMay 107:05pmat Oklahoma DefendersW 56–337–3Cox Business Center
12colSpan=7 BYE
13SaturdayMay 247:05pmWichita WildL 38–477–4United Wireless Arena
14colSpan=7 BYE
15SaturdayJune 77:05pmKansas KoyotesW 62–268–4United Wireless Arena

Playoffs

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rick . Peterson, Jr. . . Banged-up Kansas Koyotes fall to 0-6 . April 26, 2014 . April 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140428152823/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-26/banged-kansas-koyotes-fall-0-6 . April 28, 2014 . live.
  2. News: . Law shreds Beef again . May 3, 2014 . May 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505143830/http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20140503/SPORTS/140509745/2000/NEWS . May 5, 2014.