Champions Bowl III
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Champions Bowl III
| image =
| date_game_played = June 23, 2017
| stadium = Allen Event Center
| city = Allen, Texas
| home_school = Texas Revolution (indoor football)
| home_name_short = Texas
| home_nickname = Revolution
| home_record = 11–4
| home_coach = Victor Mann
| home_1q = 13
| home_2q = 26
| home_3q = 6
| home_4q = 14
| visitor_school = Omaha Beef
| visitor_name_short = Omaha
| visitor_nickname = Beef
| visitor_record = 9–6
| visitor_coach = Cory Ross
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 14
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 28
| odds =
| MVP = Clinton Solomon (TEX)
| anthem =
| referee =
| halftime =
| attendance = 5,251
| us_network = Eversport
| us_announcers =
| game_link =
| first_game_ever_played=
| different_previous = Champions Bowl II
| different_next = Champions Bowl IV
}}
Champions Bowl III was the third title game of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). It was played on June 23, 2017, and won by the Texas Revolution.
Road to the Champions Bowl
The four teams (ordered by seeding) that made the postseason in the North Conference were the Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Bloomington Edge, and Bismarck Bucks. In the South Conference, the playoff teams were the Amarillo Venom, Texas Revolution, Dodge City Law, and Duke City Gladiators. The Gladiators appeared in their first playoffs as a franchise, while the Beef made their first CIF playoff appearance. The Beef last played in the playoffs in 2013 while a member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The Law had actually won nine games and would have finished second in the division but were issued two-win penalty by the league towards the end of the regular season for breaking league rules.{{cite web |url=http://gocif.net/news-h/900-champions-indoor-football-issues-penalties-to-member-team.html |title=Champions Indoor Football Issues Penalties to Member Team |publisher=CIF |date=June 2, 2017}}
On Saturday, June 10, the Bandits and the Venom pulled easy wins over the Bucks and the Gladiators, winning 82–43 and 70–41 respectively. That same night, the Beef defeated the Edge 43–30, and the Law continued their playoff losing streak with a close 63–59 loss against the "Revs".
In the North Conference championship, the Beef upset the Bandits 55–45, thanks to a late touchdown with 11 seconds remaining in the game.{{cite web|title=Late score lifts Beef over Bandits|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/football/amateur/late-score-lifts-beef-over-bandits/article_8b5fdb33-0ed5-5c4a-a6ff-bc174d874257.html|website=Sioux City Journal|accessdate=June 19, 2017}} Two days later, in the South Conference championship, the Revolution advanced to their second Champions Bowl with a 77–71 win over the Venom, their third win over the team in the 2017 season.
{{2017 Champions Indoor Football standings}}
Playoffs
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Conference Semi-Finals
| RD2=Conference Championships
| RD3=Champions Bowl III
| RD1-group1=North Conference
| RD1-group2=South Conference
| RD1-seed1=3
| RD1-team1=Bloomington
| RD1-score1=30
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2=Omaha
| RD1-score2=43
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Bismarck
| RD1-score3=43
| RD1-seed4=1
| RD1-team4=Sioux City
| RD1-score4=82
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Dodge City
| RD1-score5=59
| RD1-seed6=2
| RD1-team6=Texas
| RD1-score6=63
| RD1-seed7=4
| RD1-team7=Duke City
| RD1-score7=41
| RD1-seed8=1
| RD1-team8=Amarillo
| RD1-score8=70
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Omaha
| RD2-score1=55
| RD2-seed2=1
| RD2-team2=Sioux City
| RD2-score2=45
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Texas
| RD2-score3=77
| RD2-seed4=1
| RD2-team4=Amarillo
| RD2-score4=71
| RD3-seed1=N2
| RD3-team1=Omaha
| RD3-score1=49
| RD3-seed2=S2
| RD3-team2=Texas
| RD3-score2=59
}}
=Matchups=
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
!Date & Time (CDT) !Away Team !Result !Home Team !Arena |
| colspan=5 | First Round |
|---|
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM
| 41–70 |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM
| 43–82 |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM
| 59–63 |
| Saturday, June 10, 2017, 7:00 PM
| 30–43 |
| colspan=5 | Conference Championships |
| Saturday, June 17, 2017, 7:00 PM
| Omaha Beef | 55–45 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center |
| Monday, June 19, 2017, 7:00 PM
| Texas Revolution | 77–71 | Amarillo Venom | Amarillo Civic Center |
| colspan=5 | Champions Bowl III |
| Friday, June 23, 2017, 7:00 PM
| Omaha Beef | 49–59 | Texas Revolution | Allen Event Center |
=Scoring Summary=
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| Quarter=1
| Time=12:22
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=38
| DriveTime=2:29
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Clinton Solomon
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=37
| Kicker=Adam Peden
| kickresult=Failed
| Visitor=0
| Home=6
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=6:58
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=45
| DriveTime=2:23
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Chris Dixon
| yards=17
| Kicker= Adam Peden
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=0
| Home=13
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=0:14
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=43
| DriveTime=6:37
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Jonathan Ray
| yards=1
| Kicker= Tucker Milliken
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=13
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=13:22
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=15
| DriveTime=1:38
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Clinton Solomon
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=14
| Kicker= Adam Peden
| kickresult=Failed
| Visitor=7
| Home=19
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=7:20
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=45
| DriveTime=4:02
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Chris Dixon
| yards=11
| Kicker=Adam Peden
| kickresult=Failed
| Visitor=7
| Home=25
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=4:12
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=17
| DriveTime=2:57
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Travis Ribbing
| yards=2
| Kicker= Tucker Milliken
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=14
| Home=25
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=1:41
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=41
| DriveTime=2:21
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Brett Reece Jr.
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=2
| 2pt type= pass by Chris Dixon
| 2pt result=Succeeded
| Visitor=14
| Home=33
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:46
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=39
| DriveTime=0:45
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Travis Ribbing
| yards=7
| Kicker= Tucker Milliken
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=21
| Home=33
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:14
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=8
| DriveTime=0:19
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Clinton Solomon
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=15
| 2pt type= rush by Darius Fudge
|2pt result=Failed
| Visitor=21
| Home=39
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=7:49
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=42
| DriveTime=4:04
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Michael Dyer
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=8
| 2pt type= team 2 point pass from Chris Dixon
| 2pt result= Failed
| Visitor=21
| Home=45
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=14:59
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=28
| DriveTime=6:25
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Michael Dyer
| yards=1
| Kicker=Adam Peden
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=21
| Home=52
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=12:58
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=27
| DriveTime=1:50
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Skyler Scott
| QB= Anthony Iannott
| yards=22
| 2pt type= 2 point rush by Jonathan Ray
| 2pt result=succeeded
| Visitor=29
| Home=52
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=12:32
| Team=Texas Revolution
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=35
| DriveTime=0:18
| Type= RecTD
| Receiver= Darius Fudge
| QB=Chris Dixon
| yards=35
| Kicker= Adam Peden
| kickresult= Good
| Visitor=29
| Home=59
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=9:21
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=33
| DriveTime=3:03
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Skyler Scott
| yards=3
| 2pt type= pass by Anthony Iannott
| 2pt result= failed
| Visitor=35
| Home=59
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=1:23
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=44
| DriveTime=4:22
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Travis Ribbing
| yards=1
| 2pt type= rush by Anthony Iannott
| 2pt result= failed
| Visitor=43
| Home=59
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=0:00
| Team=Omaha Beef
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=37
| DriveTime=0:38
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Anthony Iannott
| yards=8
| Visitor=49
| Home=59
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=Omaha Beef|Home=Texas Revolution}}
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