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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 (5)
	2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023;
Home arena(s)
	Tony’s Pizza Events Center (2016–present);

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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^[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. 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

Currently vacant

Running backs

Currently vacant

Wide receivers

Currently vacant

Offensive linemen

Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

Currently vacant

Linebackers

Currently vacant

Defensive backs

Currently vacant

Special teams

Currently vacant

Reserve lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 28, 2023
0 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
Season	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Postseason results
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	7	3	0	Won Semifinal (Billings) 26–14 Won Champions Bowl (Omaha) 38–34
2023	CIF			2nd	8	2	0	Won Semifinal (Gillette) 37–30 Lost Champions Bowl (Omaha) 30–50
Totals					44	34	0	All-time regular season record (2016–2023)
					6	4	—	All-time postseason record (2016–2023)
					50	38	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2016–2023)

References

^ 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.
^ "Salina Bombers Suspended from CIF". Champions Indoor Football. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Our Sports Central.
^ "Indoor football: Salina Liberty announced as latest CIF franchise". Star Local Media. July 24, 2015.

External links

Salina Liberty official website

[kwch150528-1] 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.

[cif150528-2] "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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-{{NFLplayer|9|Mitch Kidd|link=no}}
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-{{NFLplayer|2|Tracy Brooks|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|21|Dominique Carson|link=no}}
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-{{NFLplayer|23|Juahem Bird-Mix|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|3|Ed Smith Jr.|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|6|Jason Shelley|link=no|rookie=y}}
-{{NFLplayer|11|Chad Steinwachs|link=no|rookie=y}}
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-{{NFLplayer|54|Nick Bittinger|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|70|Kelvin McCoy|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|72|Lawrence Smith|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|76|Joshua Hughes|link=no}}
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+*''Currently vacant''
-{{NFLplayer|92|Rusty Becker|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|44|Jacob Lattimer|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|8|Travis Taylor|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|94|Shaq Bradford|link=no|rookie=y}}
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-{{NFLplayer|7|Naiquan Thomas|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|33|Oscar Scott|link=no|rookie=y}}
 '''Defensive backs'''
+*''Currently vacant''
-{{NFLplayer|19|Isiah Barfield|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|22|Deauntre Roberts|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|4|Dontra Matthews|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|24|Kendrick Harper|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|12|Kionce Roberts|link=no}}
-{{NFLplayer|1|Brasean Stewart|link=no|rookie=y}}
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-{{NFLplayer|55|Jimmy Allen|link=no}}
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-<small>''Rookies in italics''</small><br/>
+|''Rookies in italics''
-<small>[http://salinaliberty.com/team/ Roster] updated April 26, 2021</small><br/>
+|[https://www.gocif.net/stats#/1962/team/300633/roster Roster] updated September 28, 2023
-<small>25 Active, 0 Inactive</small>
+|0 Active, 0 Inactive
+}}
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+|}<section end=roster />
 ==Season-by-season results==

v t e Champions Indoor Football
Teams	Billings Outlaws Gillette Mustangs ICT Regulators Rapid City Marshals Salina Liberty Southwest Kansas Storm
Venues	CAM-PLEX Wyoming Center First Interstate Arena Hartman Arena Summit Arena at The Monument Tony's Pizza Events Center United Wireless Arena
Former teams	Amarillo Venom (2015–2020) Bismarck Bucks (2017–2018) Bloomington Edge (2016–2017) CenTex Cavalry (2017) Chicago Eagles (2016) Dodge City Law (2014–2017, 2021) Duke City Gladiators (2015–2019) Kansas City Phantoms (2017–2018) Mesquite/Dallas Marshals (2016–2018) Oklahoma Flying Aces (2019–2020) Omaha Beef (2015–2023) Quad City Steamwheelers (2018) Salina Bombers (2015) San Angelo Bandits (2015–2016) Sioux City Bandits (2015–2023) Texas Revolution (2015–2019) Topeka Tropics (2022–2023) West Michigan Ironmen (2017) West Texas Warbirds (2020) Wichita Force (2015–2021)
Former venues	Allen Event Center Amarillo Civic Center Bell County Expo Center Bismarck Event Center Comerica Center Ector County Coliseum Fair Park Coliseum Ford Center at The Star Foster Communications Coliseum Grossinger Motors Arena Intrust Bank Arena Kansas Star Arena L. C. Walker Arena Liberty First Credit Union Arena Mesquite Arena Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Stormont Vail Events Center Stride Bank Center TaxSlayer Center Tingley Coliseum Tyson Events Center UIC Pavilion
Seasons	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023
Champions Bowl	I II III IV V VI VII VIII