Dodge City Law
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| League | CPIFL (2014) CIF (2015–present) |
| Division | Southern |
| Based in | Dodge City, Kansas |
| Arena | United Wireless Arena |
| Colors | Graphite, Chartreuse, Silver |
| Owner(s) | Joi Ponder |
| Head coach | Sean Ponder |
| General Manager | Joi Ponder |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Playoff berths | 1: (2014) |
| Dancers | Gunpowder Girls |
| Mascot | Marshall |
The Dodge City Law are a professional indoor football team based in Dodge City, Kansas. The team joined the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) in 2013 as an expansion member for the 2014 season. In 2014, the CPIFL merged with the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) to form Champions Indoor Football (CIF).[1] The Law play their home games at the United Wireless Arena.
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History
In September 2013, James Bain, the commissioner of the CPIFL announced that a new expansion team would be coming to Dodge City, Kansas, becoming the 10th team in the league.[2] A name-the-team contest took place in October on the team's website and home office. Over the 2 weeks, there were over 1,000 submissions. It was decided the team colors would be graphite, chartreuse and silver. Adam McElwain of Hays, Kansas won the contest earning 2 season tickets for the season.
2014
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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 33-31.
2015
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The Law slipped in their first CIF game, losing 63–68 to the Amarillo Venom, but quickly regrouped and won their next six consecutive games before another late April loss to the Venom. These losses proved to be costly as they failed to make the playoffs at 7-5, while the Venom, who got the last spot in the playoffs, were also 7-5.
Season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2014 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4th League | Lost semi-finals (Wichita) |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5th League | -- |
| Totals | 15 | 10 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
Current roster
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Dodge City Law Roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Refuse to Report
Rookies in italics |
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vs Opponent
| Opponent | Overall | Home | Away | Post. |
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| Amarillo Venom | (0-2) | (0-1) | (0-1) | (0-0) |
| Duke City Gladiators | (1-0) | (0-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Kansas Koyotes | (2-0) | (1-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Lincoln Haymakers | (1-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Oklahoma Defenders | (1-1) | (0-1) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Omaha Beef | (4-0) | (2-0) | (2-0) | (0-0) |
| Salina Bombers | (2-2) | (1-1) | (1-1) | (0-0) |
| San Angelo Bandits | (1-0) | (0-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) |
| Sioux City Bandits | (1-1) | (1-1) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Texas Revolution | (1-0) | (1-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) |
| Wichita Force | (1-0) | (0-0) | (0-1) | (0-0) |
| Wichita Wild | (0-3) | (0-1) | (0-2) | (0-1) |
Awards and honors
- 2014 CPIFL Franchise of the Year
- 2014 CPIFL Best Game Ops, On-Field Promotion/Dance Team
