Wichita Force Football - Team News

The Champions Indoor Football League board of directors announced that the 2020 season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wichita Force, Wichita’s professional indoor football team, will hold open tryouts for the 2020 season on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Hoover Field.

Indoor football is returning home to Hartman Arena for the 2020 season. The Wichita Force opening night is scheduled for April 4, with kickoff at 7:05 pm.

Head Coach Pat Pimmel starts his career with The Force for the 2020 season, with extensive coaching experience in professional indoor football. Get to know him with a fun Q&A!

WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita Force are proud to announce Veteran Indoor Football Coach, Pat Pimmel to lead the Force for the 2020 Season.

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Wichita Force running back Mikhail Lindsay set a single game high for touchdowns on Saturday night, scoring four, but that was not enough to help his team prevail over the Sioux City Bandits, who came away with a 49-27 victory. Dillon Turner threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more for the Bandits. The loss was the fourth in a row for Wichita (2-8).

The Wichita Force entered Saturday night’s contest looking to get off to a better start than they had in their previous two contests. That did not prove to be the case, as the Omaha Beef produced touchdowns on each of their first three drives on their way to a 70-33 victory. Quarterback Derrick Bernard threw for six touchdowns to lead the Beef and the Omaha defense generated four turnovers. Emmanuel Young tossed two touchdown passes for Wichita.

Come be a Junior Force Dancer! The Lady Force Dance team invites ages 3 to 15 to come dance at their annual dance clinic on June 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. inside INTRUST Bank Arena. The Junior Force Dancers will perform the routine they learn at the clinic at halftime of the Wichita Force Football game on June 15 (game begins at 7:05 p.m.).

The Wichita Force have been a second half team all season, but the tables were turned on them Friday night, as the Duke City Gladiators blew open a close contest, outscoring the Force by 33 in the final half on their way to a 64-22 victory. Gladiators quarterbacks threw for 6 touchdowns while the defense intercepted three passes and allowed Wichita just 87 yards of total offense.