Omaha Beef
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| League |
IPFL (2000–2001) NIFL (2002–2004) UIF (2005–2008) IFL (2009–2012) CPIFL (2013–2014) CIF (2015–present) |
| Conference | North (2017–present) |
| Division | Pacific Northern (2002–2004) Western (2006–2008) Central (2009) Central West (2010) Great Plains (2011) Northern (2016) |
| Based in | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Arena |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (1999–2012) Ralston Arena (2013–present) |
| Colors | Orange, Black, White |
| Owner(s) | Rich Tokheim Jim Tokheim |
| Head coach | Cory Ross |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 2: (IPFL: 2001 NIFL: 2003) |
| Playoff berths | 13: (IPFL: 2000, 2001 NIFL: 2002, 2003, 2004, UIF: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 IFL: 2009, 2010, 2011 CPIFL: 2013) |
| Dancers | Prime |
| Mascot | Sir Loin |
The Omaha Beef are an indoor football team which is a charter member of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Beef play their home games at the Ralston Arena in nearby Ralston.
Omaha originally played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 and 2001 as an expansion team before moving to the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) in 2002. The Beef then joined the newly formed United Indoor Football (UIF) in 2005 as a charter member. In 2008, the UIF merged with the Intense Football League to create the Indoor Football League.
From 2009 to 2011, the organization went through several general manager and head coaching changes. Despite those changes, the team finished in the top tier of the league. In 2009, James Kerwin was head coach of the Beef and led the team to a 12-2 record and to the second round of the IFL playoffs. The Beef continued their consecutive playoff qualification streak, which ended after 14 years across five leagues when the Beef failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2014.
The organization entered their thirteenth year of existence and fourth year as a member of the IFL in 2012. Despite constant changes within the league of expansion and contraction, the Beef were a constant and competitive member. 2012 saw the addition of new GM Josh Roehr from the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL) and the hiring of Bruce Cowdrey as head coach. Neither lasted a full season. As the rest of the 2012 season unfolded, the ownership of the team was then taken over by the IFL due to the actual owner not paying the fees associated with being a member. The head coach was let go, the GM left for new employment, and several other changes to cut costs. Despite this, Andy Yost and James Kerwin took over as co-head coaches and the Beef qualified for the playoffs with some key wins they were not going to be in the playoffs. This resulted in the ending of a 12-year playoff appearance streak.
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