[5] Notable early team accomplishments include former Sioux City running back Fred Jackson being signed by the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.

That year the Bandits hosted the championship game facing their rival Sioux Falls Storm.

After owning the team for 20 years, owner Bob Scott sold the Bandits to Missouri businessman J. R. Bond on 20 January 2021.

[7] In July 2023, the Bandits announced they were leaving the CIF for a new league along with the Omaha Beef and the Topeka Tropics, the last of which would ultimately fold before the 2024 season.

[8] On August 8, 2023, the team announced they had joined the National Arena League (NAL) beginning with the 2024 season.