2016 Sioux City Bandits season

The 2016 Sioux City Bandits season was the team's sixteenth as the Sioux City Bandits, seventeenth overall and second as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). One of 12 teams in the CIF for the 2016 season, they played in the 6-team Northern Division.

The Bandits play their home games at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, under the direction of head coach Erv Strohbeen. The team's offensive coordinator is Jarrod DeGeorgia, the defensive coordinator is John Zevenbergen, and the assistant coaches include Greg Stallman and Justin Hayes.

Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 1, the CIF named cornerback Rahn Franklin as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 2, the CIF named cornerback Jon Smith as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 5, the CIF named defensive lineman Ben Pister as the Defensive Player of the Week. For Week 11, the CIF named wide receiver Frederick Bruno as the Special Teams Player of the Week. In Round 1 of the playoffs, running back Drew Prohaska was named the offensive player of the week when he broke Fred Jackson's single game rush yard record.

Key:   Loss   Bye

24 Johnny Bentley 20 Drew Prohaska Wide receivers

 2 Fredrick Bruno 12 Zach Ely  1 Trent Hicks 80 Cole McDaniel  8 Ricky Roberts, Jr. | | Offensive linemen 78 Darius Barnes 55 Arthur Doakes 64 Matt Rahn Defensive linemen

70 Devin Groenhagen 96 Marcus Miles 15 Matthew Mosley 18 James Patterson  7 Ben Pister | | Linebackers  6 Marlon Lobban Defensive backs

 9 Denzel Adams  3 Rahn Franklin 11 Henry Livingston 23 Jon Smith  5 Cliff Stokes Kickers

68 Nick Hope 14 Doug Lehman 60 Max Martin | | Injured Reserve currently vacant Transfer List

currently vacant Refuse to Report

currently vacant rookies in italicsRoster updated April 19, 2016 26 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters |

z - clinched top overall seed x - clinched division title y - clinched playoff spot