The 2000 Sioux City Attack season was the team's first overall and first as a member of the original Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-one teams in the IFL for the league's second season, the Attack finished the regular season with a 9–5 record (good enough for third in their Southern Division) to earn the number five seed in the ten-team Western Conference, in which they traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska for the wild card round to play the Lincoln Lightning and defeated them, 52–38. They then moved on to Bismarck, North Dakota, to face the Western's Conference's top-seeded team, the Bismarck Blaze. The Attack had already beaten the Blaze once in the regular season, but fell, 30-14 in the conference semifinals.
| 2000 Sioux City Attack season | |
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| General manager | Jim Steele |
| Head coach | Jim Anderson |
| Home field | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium 401 Gordon Drive Sioux City, Iowa 51101 |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-5 |
| Division place | 3rd Southern |
| Conference place | 5th Western |
| League place | 8th League |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild card round (Lincoln) 52-38 Lost Conference semifinals (Bismarck) 30-14 |
The Attack played their home games at the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Jim Anderson.
Schedule
editKey: Win Loss Bye
Regular season
edit| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1[1] | Friday | March 31 | 7:05pm | at Lincoln Lightning | L 27–40 | 0–1 | Pershing Center | 4,698 |
| 2[2] | Saturday | April 8 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Cobras | W 47–31 | 1–1 | Sioux Falls Arena | 4,800 |
| 3[3] | Saturday | April 15 | 7:05pm | at Wichita Warlords | L 20–28 | 1–2 | Kansas Coliseum | 3,266 |
| 4[4] | Friday | April 21 | 7:35pm | Wichita Warlords | W 59-27 | 2–2 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 2,769 |
| 5[5] | Saturday | April 29 | 7:35pm | Bismarck Blaze | W 57–49 | 3–2 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 2,173 |
| 6[6] | Saturday | May 6 | 7:05pm | at Topeka Knights | L 24–31 (OT) | 3–3 | Landon Arena | 2,288 |
| 7[7] | Saturday | May 13 | 7:35pm | Fargo Freeze | W 30–12 | 4–3 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 2,068 |
| 8[8] | Saturday | May 20 | 6:05pm | at Johnstown Jackyls | W 57–47 | 5–3 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | 2,339 |
| 9[9] | Saturday | May 27 | 7:35pm | Sioux Falls Cobras | W 49–35 | 6–3 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 2,378 |
| 10[10] | Saturday | June 3 | 7:05pm | at Peoria Pirates | L 35–68 | 6–4 | Carver Arena | 9,220 |
| 11[11] | Saturday | June 10 | 7:35pm | Black Hills Machine | L 36–39 | 6–5 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 1,561 |
| 12[12] | Saturday | June 17 | 7:35pm | Topeka Knights | W 37–29 | 7–5 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 1,703 |
| 13[13] | Saturday | June 24 | 7:35pm | Lincoln Lightning | W 36–20 | 8–5 | Sioux City Municipal Auditorium | 2,231 |
| 14 | BYE | |||||||
| 15[14] | Saturday | July 8 | 6:05pm | at Erie Invaders | W 54–31 | 9–5 | Erie Civic Center | 2,850 |
Post-season
edit| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| Wild card round[15] | Saturday | July 15 | 7:05pm | at Lincoln Lightning | W 52–38 | 10–5 | Pershing Center | 3,900 |
| Conference semifinals[16] | Saturday | July 22 | 7:35pm | at Bismarck Blaze | L 14–30 | 10–6 | Bismarck Civic Center | 4,101 |
2000 Playoffs
edit| Rapid City, South Dakota | Topeka, Kansas | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Casper | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Black Hills | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Black Hills | 75 | Bismarck, North Dakota | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Topeka | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 2 | Topeka | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Bismarck, North Dakota | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bismarck | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sioux City | 52 | Western Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sioux City | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lincoln | 38 | Peoria, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bismarck | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | W1 | Bismarck | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| Wheeling, West Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Peoria | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dayton | 23 | 2000 Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Green Bay | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Green Bay | 64 | Peoria, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Steel Valley | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Madison, Wisconsin | 2 | Steel Valley | 55 | |||||||||||||||
| Peoria, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peoria | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Erie | 22 | Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Madison | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Madison | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peoria | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit| 2000 Sioux City Attack roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
Roster updated May 1, 2016 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs LINCOLN LIGHTNING (Mar 31, 2000)". Quick Stats. March 31, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Sioux Falls Cobras (Apr 08, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 8, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Wichita Warlords (Apr 15, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 15, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Wichita Warlords vs Sioux Falls Attack (Apr 21, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 21, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Bismarck Blaze vs Sioux City Attack (Apr 29, 2000)". Quick Stats. April 29, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs TOPEKA KNIGHTS (May 6, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 6, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Fargo Freeze vs Sioux Falls Attack (May 13, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 13, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Johnstown Jackyls (May 20, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 20, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux Falls Cobras vs Sioux City Attack (May 27, 2000)". Quick Stats. May 27, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Peoria Pirates (Jun 03, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 3, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Black Hills vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 10, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 10, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "TOPEKA KNIGHTS vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 17, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 17, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "LINCOLN LIGHTNING vs Sioux City Attack (Jun 24, 2000)". Quick Stats. June 24, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Erie (Jul 08, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 8, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs LINCOLN LIGHTNING (Jul 15, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 15, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux City Attack vs Bismarck Blaze (Jul 22, 2000)". Quick Stats. July 22, 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2016.