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{{Infobox indoor American football team
| name = Kansas Koyotes
| logo = Kansas Koyotes logo.png
| helmet = 
| founded = 2003
| folded = 2014
| city = [[Landon Arena]] in [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], [[Kansas]]
| colors = Blue, silver, white<br />{{color box|#0047AB}} {{color box|#ACACAC}} {{color box|white}}
| coach = 
| owner = Ralph Adams (2003-13)<br>Nick Baumgartner (2013-14)
| president = 
| general manager = 
| cheerleaders = 
| mascot = 
| league =
[[American Professional Football League]] (2003–2012)<br>[[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]] (2013–2014)
| team_history =
* '''Kansas Koyotes''' (2003–2014) 
| no_conf_champs = 0
| conf_champs =
| no_div_champs = 0
| div_champs = 
| no_league_champs = 6
| league_champs =
* '''APFL:''' 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
| no_playoff_appearances = 5
| playoff_appearances =
* '''APFL:''' 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
| arena_years =
*[[Landon Arena]] (2003–2014)
}}

[[File:TXTHUNDERKOYTES.jpg|thumb|Kansas Koyotes vs Texas Thunder]]

The '''Kansas Koyotes''', founded by Ralph Adams, were a professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] and were a charter member of the [[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]].  Based in [[Topeka, Kansas]], the Koyotes played their home games at [[Landon Arena]].

The Koyotes began play in 2003 as a professional football team.  Before joining the CPIFL, the Koyotes were a charter member of the former [[American Professional Football League]], where they won the league's first six championships. Brian Hebert, the running back coach, dominated with five great running backs, led by Donnell Smith, and propelled the team to its first championship in 2003,  which opened the door for future Koyotes championship teams. Former [[Dallas Cowboys]] Super Bowl champion [[Clayton Holmes]] played for the Koyotes in 2003.

==History==
In their first four years of existence, the Koyotes dominated the APFL.  They went undefeated in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, beating the [[Missouri Minutemen]] in the APFL Bowl both times. [http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20030712/ai_n11802122]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717074409/http://cjonline.com/stories/071104/koy_champs.shtml]  In the 2005 season, they went undefeated again, albeit being in many close games, winning their third APFL Bowl over the [[Iowa Blackhawks]] by a field goal kicked as time expired. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717074506/http://cjonline.com/stories/071705/koy_apfltitle.shtml].  The winning streak lasted 31 games, including exhibition games and post-season games.

In 2006 the Koyotes finally lost their first game in Wichita, losing to the [[Wichita Aviators]] in the season opener.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20060409/ai_n16161474 |title=Aviators snap Koyotes' streak &#124; Topeka Capital-Journal, the &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |accessdate=2007-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120112139/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20060409/ai_n16161474 |archivedate=2008-01-20 }}</ref>  They would lose to the Aviators again, and finish second in the regular-season standings to the Aves.  The two teams were going to play for APFL Bowl IV at the [[Wichita Ice Arena]], for reasons that may never be clear, the league moved the game to [[Landon Arena]]. These were clear control issues that lead to the demise of the league.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cjonline.com/stories/080406/koy_champs.shtml |title=APFL rules Koyotes champions by forfeit 08/04/06 |access-date=2007-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234023/http://www.cjonline.com/stories/080406/koy_champs.shtml |archive-date=2007-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, the Koyotes continued winning all their regular season home games and losing only two road games.  They proceeded to win APFL Bowl V against Iowa Blackhawks. During the season, the Koyotes signed Abby Vestal as their kicker. On April 23, Vestal kicked three PATs, becoming the first woman to score points in a professional men's football game. Vestal, who signed a soccer scholarship for 2007 with [[Johnson County Community College]] in Overland Park, Kansas, would kick 6-9 PATs and go 0-2 in FGs.

Starting with the 2013 season, the Koyotes joined the [[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]] for two years. After joining the CPIFL, they finally took on true teams at a professional level, that lead to a 2-22 finish over their final two seasons.  The Koyotes were up against competition at a true professional level after their years in the APFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpifl.org/newsDetail.cfm?id%3D17 |title=CPIFL - Champions Professional Indoor Football League News |accessdate=2012-10-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017010331/http://www.cpifl.org/newsDetail.cfm?id=17 |archivedate=2012-10-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4496919 |title=Koyotes Moving to CPIFL |date=October 8, 2012 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}</ref>

The Koyotes announced after the 2014 season ended that they would leave the CPIFL and play 2015 as an independent team, playing eight home games.  None of these games were played and the team apparently disbanded.

==Logos and uniforms==
<gallery>
Image:KansasKoyotes.PNG|2003&ndash;2012
Image:Kansas Koyotes logo.png|2013&ndash;2014
</gallery>

==Final roster==
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0047AB; color:white; border:2px solid #ACACAC;" | Kansas Koyotes roster
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Quarterbacks'''
{{playern|4|Carlos Cavanagh}}
{{playern|8|Stanley Jennings}}

'''Running backs'''
{{playern|44|Ruston Phillips}}
{{playern|6|Elijah James}}
{{playern|11|Larry Wall}}

'''Wide receivers'''
{{playern|1|[[Chris Davis (wide receiver, born 1983)|Chris Davis]]}}
{{Playern|81|Terrance Dennis}}
{{playern|10|Terrell Downey}}
{{playern|9|Wayne Shepheard}}

| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Offensive linemen'''
{{playern|56|Kenny Ellison}}
{{playern|--|Patrick Harrington}}
{{playern|53|John Kimble}}
{{playern|50|Kameron Neal}}
{{playern|55|Tony Vaka}}

'''Defensive linemen'''
{{playern|18|Furu Ambam}}
{{playern|99|Marcus Bolden}}
{{playern|--|Cameron Jackson}}
{{playern|86|Austin Hamm}}
{{playern|3|Ben Pister}}

| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Linebackers'''
{{playern|20|[[Antonio Clay]]}}
{{playern|34|Jerald Marshall}}
{{playern|7|Kaito Miller}}

'''Defensive backs'''
{{playern|14|Jeff Colter}}
{{playern|12|Ryan Downey}}
{{playern|12|James Epps}}
{{playern|21|William Griffin}}
{{playern|30|Daniel King}}
{{playern|2|Jeremy Weston}}
{{playern|20|Willie Williams}}

'''Kickers'''
{{playern|16|Derek Doerfler}}
| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Reserve lists'''
{{NFLplayer|68|Porter Hill|link=no|OL|DNR}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;5|James Walker Jr.|link=no|RB|DNR}}

{{plainlist|1=
* [http://www.kansaskoyotes.com/team/ Roster] updated May 22, 2014
* [http://www.cpifl.org/transactions.cfm#tabs-160 Transactions]
* 29 Active, 2 Inactive
}}

|}

==Season-by-season==
{{Start ProAmFootball SBS}}
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''Kansas Koyotes (APFL)'''
|-
|2003 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || '''Won APFL Bowl I ([[Missouri Minutemen|Missouri]])'''
|-
|2004 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || '''Won APFL Bowl II ([[Missouri Minutemen|Missouri]])'''
|-
|2005 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || '''Won APFL Bowl III ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])'''
|-
|2006 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 2nd League || Won Semifinals ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])<br>'''No Winner - APFL Bowl IV ([[Kansas vs Wichita]])''' 
|-
|2007 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st League || '''Won APFL Bowl V ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])'''
|-
|2008 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 1st Northern || Won Semifinals ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])<br>'''Won APFL Bowl VI ([[Beaumont Drillers|Beaumont]])'''
|-
|2009 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 1st League || Lost APFL Bowl VII ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])
|-
|2010 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 4th League || Won APFL Qualifier ([[Junction City Force|Junction City]])<br>Lost APFL Bowl VIII ([[Iowa Blackhawks|Iowa]])
|-
|2011 || 5 || 6 || 0 || 4th League || Lost APFL Semifinal ([[Sioux City Bandits|Sioux City]])
|-
|2012 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 5th League || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''Kansas Koyotes ([[CPIFL]])'''
|-
|2013 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 9th League<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Kansas Koyotes game results |url=http://www.cpifl.org/stats/2013stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res |publisher=[[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]] |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428163217/http://www.cpifl.org/stats/2013stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || --
|-
|2014 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 9th League<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Kansas Koyotes game results|url=http://www.cpifl.org/stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res|publisher=[[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]]|accessdate=April 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045326/http://www.cpifl.org/stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res|archivedate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>|| --
|-
!Totals || 84 || 47 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
{{s-end}}

==2014==

===Season Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" width="40" | Week
! rowspan="2" width="110" | Date
! rowspan="2" width="110" | Kickoff
! rowspan="2" width="180" | Opponent
! colspan="2" width="180" | Results
|-
! width="90" | Final Score
! width="90" | Team Record
|- style="background: #e3e3e3;"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |February 22 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Salina Bombers]]
| align="center" |8–75<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Arne |title=Frey plenty pleased after another Bombers exhibition blowout |url=http://salina.com/search/bombers-exhibition-gamer |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Salina Journal]] |date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428154527/http://salina.com/search/bombers-exhibition-gamer |archivedate=April 28, 2014 }}</ref>
| align="center" |
|-
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |March 1 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Oklahoma Defenders]]
| align="center" |6–72<ref name="2014HomeOpenPreview">{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Koyotes set for home opener against Salina |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-22/koyotes-set-home-opener-against-salina |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=March 22, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428153234/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-22/koyotes-set-home-opener-against-salina |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–1
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |March 9 (Sun)
| align="center" |3:00pm
| align="center" |@[[Omaha Beef]]
| align="center" |27–55<ref name="2014HomeOpenPreview" />
| align="center" |0–2
|-
| align="center" |4
| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye
|-
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |March 23 (Sun)
| align="center" |3:00pm
| align="center" |[[Salina Bombers]]
| align="center" |27–51<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Koyotes drop home opener to Salina, 51–27 |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-23/koyotes-drop-home-opener-salina-51-27 |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=March 23, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428153050/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-03-23/koyotes-drop-home-opener-salina-51-27 |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–3
|-
| align="center" |6
| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye
|-
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |April 5 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |[[Omaha Beef]]
| align="center" |30–52<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Koyotes drop to 0–4 with loss to Omaha Beef |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-06/koyotes-drop-0-4-loss-omaha-beef |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=April 6, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428152918/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-06/koyotes-drop-0-4-loss-omaha-beef |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–4
|-
| align="center" |8
| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye
|-
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |April 19 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |[[Oklahoma Defenders]]
| align="center" |55–64<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Koyotes' comeback falls short against Oklahoma |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-19/koyotes-comeback-falls-short-against-oklahoma |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=April 19, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428152407/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-19/koyotes-comeback-falls-short-against-oklahoma |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–5
|-
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |April 26 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |[[Dodge City Law]]
| align="center" |12–33<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Banged-up Kansas Koyotes fall to 0–6 |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-26/banged-kansas-koyotes-fall-0-6 |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=April 26, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428152823/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-04-26/banged-kansas-koyotes-fall-0-6 |archivedate=April 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–6
|-
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |May 3 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Bloomington Edge]]
| align="center" |42–43<ref>{{cite news |last=Deacon |first=Joe |title=Late stops, big drive lift Edge to victory |url=http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/professional/football/indoor/edge/late-stops-big-drive-lift-edge-to-victory/article_8d27bf22-5e98-5d11-8abd-f2b3af34440e.html |accessdate=May 5, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]] |date=May 3, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028042501/http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/professional/football/indoor/edge/late-stops-big-drive-lift-edge-to-victory/article_8d27bf22-5e98-5d11-8abd-f2b3af34440e.html |archivedate=October 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| align="center" |0–7
|-
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |May 9 (Fri)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Lincoln Haymakers]]
| align="center" |17–54
| align="center" |0–8
|-
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |May 17 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Wichita Wild]]
| align="center" |14–52
| align="center" |0–9
|-
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |May 24 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |[[Sioux City Bandits]]
| align="center" |40–72<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Kansas Koyotes drop to 0–10 with 72–40 loss against Sioux City |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-05-24/kansas-koyotes-drop-0-10-72-40-loss-against-sioux-city |accessdate=May 27, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=May 24, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527132024/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-05-24/kansas-koyotes-drop-0-10-72-40-loss-against-sioux-city |archivedate=May 27, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |0–10
|-
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |May 31 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |[[Oklahoma Defenders]]
| align="center" |75–63<ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Rick  Jr.|title=Koyotes hold off Defenders for first win of season |url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-05-31/koyotes-hold-defenders-first-win-season |accessdate=June 3, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=May 31, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603135730/http://cjonline.com/sports/2014-05-31/koyotes-hold-defenders-first-win-season |archivedate=June 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" |1–10
|-
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |June 7 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Dodge City Law]]
| align="center" |26–62<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Game Results |url=http://www.cpifl.org/stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res |accessdate=August 29, 2014 |publisher=Kansas Koyotes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045326/http://www.cpifl.org/stats/kan.htm#tgbg.res |archivedate=April 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| align="center" |1–11
|}

==2013==

===Season Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" width="40" | Week
! rowspan="2" width="110" | Date
! rowspan="2" width="110" | Kickoff
! rowspan="2" width="180" | Opponent
! colspan="2" width="180" | Results
|-
! width="90" | Final Score
! width="90" | Team Record
|-
| align="center" |1
| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye
|-
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |March 16 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Oklahoma Defenders]]
| align="center" |40-62
| align="center" |0-1
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |March 23 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:05pm
| align="center" |@[[Wichita Wild]]
| align="center" |20-39
| align="center" |0-2
|-
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |March 30 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |@[[Omaha Beef]]
| align="center" |27-54
| align="center" |0-3
|-
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |April 6 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |@[[Mid-Missouri Outlaws]]
| align="center" |49-18
| align="center" |1-3
|-
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |April 12 (Fri)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Kansas City Renegades]]
| align="center" |28-56
| align="center" |1-4
|-
| align="center" |7
| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye
|-
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |April 27 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Bloomington Edge]]
| align="center" |0-48
| align="center" |1-5
|-
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |May 4 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Salina Bombers]]
| align="center" |31-55
| align="center" |1-6
|-
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |May 11 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |@[[Oklahoma Defenders]]
| align="center" |20-48
| align="center" |1-7
|-
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |May 18 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |@[[Salina Bombers]]
| align="center" |20-37
| align="center" |1-8
|-
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |May 25 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |@[[Kansas City Renegades]]
| align="center" |28-82
| align="center" |1-9
|-
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |June 1 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Sioux City Bandits]]
| align="center" |23-48
| align="center" |1-10
|-
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |June 8 (Sat)
| align="center" |7:30pm
| align="center" |[[Lincoln Haymakers]]
| align="center" |16-45
| align="center" |1-11
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106060813/http://www.kansaskoyotes.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/KSKoyotes Facebook page]

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