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The Sioux City Attack's first season was in 2000 and entered the Indoor Football League (IFL). 
It's huge success prompted the sale of the Attack to a larger market at the completion of the season

This is a game used Sioux City Attach helmet. Made by Riddell.


Indoor football was not through however, and thanks to several local Sioux City businessmen...
The Sioux City Bandits started play the next season in 2001.
 They would play as part of the newly formed National Indoor Football League (NIFL).
In 2004 that league would change identity and become the United Football League (UFL)

2009 the League would change names to the Indoor Football League (IFL)
2009 move to the IFL
2011 APFL


 

2012 American Professional Football League Championship Season

This is a Bandits game used helmet from the 2012 APFL Championship season. It has been reconditioned.

2017 Champions Indoor Football League
Info to Follow

 

2019 Season
Info to Follow

 

 

Sioux City Indoor Football Pocket Schedules

Indoor football would get it start in Sioux City in 2000, playing as the Sioux City Attack. Following a move to the IFL, local ownership
would take over the team's operations and begin a long history of professional, family-friendly indoor football in the Siouxland area. The
team would feature players and coaches form the surrounding area schools, colleges and universities. During the first dozen seasons the
 Bandits would see an move from the historic Auditorium and it's miniature playing surface to the newly completed 10K seat Tyson Event
 Center, complete a perfect fourteen game regular season, make an appearance in two Championship games-winning one of them in 2011.

Sioux City Attack          Sioux City Bandits                                                                                                                  UIF Championship   
Inaugural Season            Inaugural Season                                                                                                                        Runners-Up
       
         
Head Coach                  Head Coach                 Head Coach                  Head Coach                  Head Coach                   Head Coach
 Jim Anderson                  Phil Karpuk                Carl Reinhardt                Carl Reinhardt        Art Haege/Ervin Bryson          Jose Jefferson
10-6-0                            4-10-0                           9-5-0                             6-8-0                           8-7-0                           15-3-0


                                                                                                                                                                                   APFL Champions
         
Head Coach                   Head Coach                  Head Coach                 Head Coach                 Head Coach                  Head Coach 
Jose Jefferson        Richard Britt/Roger Jansen    Jarrod DeGeorgia          Jarrod DeGeorgia          Tommy Williams        Butch Faulkenberry
6-10-0                            3-12-0                           4-11-0                          4-10-0                          4-10-0                         14-0-0

Did You Know...On May 29th, 2011 against the Kansas City Matadors, the Bandits would force twenty-three interceptions and eleven
fumble recoveries; defeating the Matadors in the team's highest scoring victory to date 112-0.

After twelve seasons of indoor football and a league Championship the Bandits enter a new era under past Bandit players, coaches
 and Siouxland natives Head Coach Irv Strohbeen and Offensive Coordinator Jerrod DeGeorgia. Both with playing and coaching
experience they are instrumental in the success of the team so far. Under the direction of Coach Strohbeen the Bandits have completed
a second undefeated regular season and won a pair of League Championships; he enters his eighth season with an 73-23 overall record.


          APFL Champions                                                                                 CIF Champions                                                                                         
         
 Head Coach                    Head Coach                   Head Coach                  Head Coach                Head Coach                 Head Coach
Irv Strohbeen                   Irv Strohbeen                 Irv Strohbeen                 Irv Strohbeen               Irv Strohbeen               Irv Strohbeen
14-0-0                            10-3-0                             10-4-0                           11-3-0                          7-6-0                         10-4-0
                                                                                                                                    

CIF Championship                                   
Runners-Up
                                 
 
Head Coach               Head Coach
Irv Strohbeen             Irv Strohbeen
11-4-0                       7-5-0
                                  

Did You Know...Kicker Craig Conry holds the Bandits record for longest field goal at 54 yards on on March 25th, 2018. A week Later he
 would set another team record when he kicked five field goals is a single game. He also hold the Bandits records for most
successful career field goals and extra points.

Did You know...Fred Jackson holds several single season Bandits rushing and touchdown records with 1770 yards and 40 touchdowns.
 He also recorded a record 3699 all purpose yards and a total of 318 points during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Fred would go on to
 play for the Buffalo Bills for nine season and is currently their third all-time leading rusher.
 


Sioux City Attack & Bandits Indoor Football Game Balls

     
        
    Attack 2000                          Bandits 2001                      Bandits 2002                      Bandits 2003              
Inaugural Season                   Inaugural Season                                                           Hoak Motors Inc.  

         
       Bandits 2008                          Bandits 2009                           Bandits 2010                          Bandits 2011 
     Jensen Motors                         Ford Motors                           Ford Motors                           Ford Motors
                                                                                                                                                         APFL Champions   
 

 
Bandits 2012                    Bandits 2013
Ford Motors                       Ford Motors
APFL Champions                                              
 

2005 Jamaal Argrow
2005 IFL Championship Runner-up
The Bandits would fall two points short in the championship game to a heavily favored Sioux Falls Storm

Worn during the 2005 season by Linebacker Jamaal Argrow. Mesh body & Dazzle material sleeves. Screened numbers. Heat applied name
printed directly on jersey. Manufacturer tag in front left hem. Made by Riddell.

 2006 or 2007 Jon Paulsen
2005 IFL Utility Player of the League


Worn during the 2006 or 2007 season by lineman and running back Jon Paulsen. Jon played for three seasons of professional football in Sioux City.
 This game jersey is made by Riddell and has tagging in the collar and on the front right hem. Screened numbers. Siouxland Surgery Center sponsor
patch. IFL collar logo sewn on over screened Bandits. Nameplate is heat applied letters on jersey.

2006 or 2007 Art Maulupe

Worn during the 2006 or 2007 season by lineman Art Maulupe. Art played for eight seasons of professional football in Sioux City. His first season
was spent with the Attack and he finished with 7 seasons as a Bandit. This game jersey is made by Riddell and has tagging in the collar and on
the front right hem. Screened numbers. Siouxland Surgery Center sponsor patch. IFL collar logo sewn on over screened Bandits.
Nameplate is heat applied letters on jersey.

 Did You Know... Art holds the Bandits record for total blocked kicks with 18 over his eight season career.

Ron McDougle 2008
 
Worn during the 2008 season by Ron McDougle. Mesh body & Dazzle material sleeves. Screened numbers and CNOS & CasinOmaha sponsors.
Single color attached nameplate with heat applied letters.  Manufacturer tag in front left hem and inside collar. Screened Bandits on front collar.
Made by Riddell. Played for the Northwestern College Red Raiders (GPAC)

 

2011 Andy Poulosky
American Professional Football League Championship Season
14-0-0

Worn by Andy Poulosky during the 2011 APFL season. This jersey is made of mesh material and had screen numbers and collar
logo. It has an attached nameplate with heat applied letters. Manufacturer tagging in the collar and on the inside left seam. Andy
played three season of professional football for the Bandits and was a part of the 2011 APFL Championship Team. The Bandits
go undefeated and bring home Sioux City's first ever professional football championship. Before joining the Bandits, Andy played
four seasons for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and one for the Tri-City Diesel (NIFL).

 

 

 

Sioux City Bandits Player Data Base

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