Salina Liberty

Salina Liberty
Established 2015 Play in Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina, Kansas www.salinaliberty.com
League/conference affiliations
Champions Indoor Football (2016–present) Northern Division (2016) North Conference (2017–2019)
Current uniform
Team colors	Navy, blue, red, silver, white
Mascot	Sideline Sam
Personnel
Owner(s)	Precision Sports, LLC.
General manager	Francis Flax
Head coach	Heron O'Neal
Team history
Salina Liberty (2016–present)
Championships
League championships (1) 2022
Conference championships (1) 2019
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (4)
2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Home arena(s)
Tony’s Pizza Events Center (2016–present)

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.

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 and they would cease operations later that month. In July 2015, the CIF announced it had replaced the Bombers with a new expansion team in Salina called the Salina Liberty.

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. The Liberty finished first in the CIF's North Conference regular season in 2018 and 2019. They won the conference playoff championship in 2019 and played in the Champions Bowl for the league title, but lost to the Duke City Gladiators 29–35.

Roster

Salina Liberty roster
Quarterbacks 5 Tyrie Adams 9 Mitch Kidd Running backs 2 Tracy Brooks 21 Dominique Carson Wide receivers 23 Juahem Bird-Mix 3 Ed Smith Jr. 6 Jason Shelley 11 Chad Steinwachs		Offensive linemen 54 Nick Bittinger 70 Kelvin McCoy 72 Lawrence Smith 76 Joshua Hughes Defensive linemen 92 Rusty Becker 44 Jacob Lattimer 8 Travis Taylor 94 Shaq Bradford		Linebackers 7 Naiquan Thomas 33 Oscar Scott Defensive backs 19 Isiah Barfield 22 Deauntre Roberts 4 Dontra Matthews 24 Kendrick Harper 12 Kionce Roberts 1 Brasean Stewart Special teams 55 Jimmy Allen		Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated April 26, 2021 25 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

Season-by-season results

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2016	CIF		Northern	6th	2	10	0
2017	CIF	North		7th	1	11	0
2018	CIF	North		1st	9	3	0	Won Conference Semifinal (Bismarck) 81–51 Lost Conference Championship (Sioux City) 39–45
2019	CIF	North		1st	8	4	0	Won Conference Championship (Omaha) 44–42 Lost Champions Bowl (Duke City) 29–35
2020	CIF	North		Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	CIF			1st	9	1	0	Won Semifinal (Dodge City) 55–31 Lost Champions Bowl (Omaha) 39–40
2022	CIF			2nd	9	3	0	Won Semifinal (Billings) 55–31 Won Champions Bowl (Omaha) 38-34
Totals					38	32	0	All-time regular season record (2016–2022)
					5	3	—	All-time postseason record (2016–2022)
					43	35	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2016–2022)

External links

• Salina Liberty official website