2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season

2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season
Head coach Harry Lewis
Owner JaQuar Sanders
Home field Alltech Arena
Results
Record 1-7
Division place 4th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
N/A 2015

The 2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season is the first season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise.

The franchise was first announced in May 2013. Owner Eric Taylor announced that the Warhorses would be playing at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park.[1] In July, it was announced the Warhorses would be a member of the Continental Indoor Football League.[2][3] Harry Lewis was introduced in August as the team's first head coach.[4] In March 2014, the team's financial troubles forced the cancellation of its last four home dates, and moved the league to try to arrange sufficient road dates to allow the team to complete the season.[5]

Roster

Bluegrass Warhorses roster
Quarterbacks
  •  3 Dan McNutt
  •  4 Elonzo Scott

Running Backs

  • 30 Derrick Brown
  •  2 Kenna Watts

Wide Receivers

  • 21 Ronyal Britton
  • 20 Ricardo Hinkle
  •  8 Tyler Ray
Offensive Linemen
  • 73 Cody Grundle
  • 99 Ace Rios
  • 52 Jason Webb

Defensive Linemen

  •  9 Ryan Seay
  • 49 David Southers

Linebackers

  • 30 Cory McDonald
Defensive Backs
  • 17 Nick Kerney
  • 11 Jame Morris
  • 49 Terrance Neal
  • 32 John Patrick

Kickers

  • 31 Derrick Anderson
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 19, 2014
18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 February 3 7:30 p.m. EST Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 20-36 0-1 Alltech Arena
2 February 8 7:30 P.M. EST Dayton Sharks L 29-43 0-2 Alltech Arena
3 February 16 2:00 P.M. EST at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 23-32 0-3 The Bank of Kentucky Center
4 Bye
5 March 2 4:00 P.M. EST at Kentucky Xtreme W 2-0 (Forfeit) 1-3 Freedom Hall
6 Bye
7 March 16 2:00 P.M. EST at Erie Explosion L 12-82 1-4 Erie Insurance Arena
8 March 21 7:30 p.m. EST at Marion Blue Racers L 28-52 1-5 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 Bye
10 April 5 7:30 P.M. EST Saginaw Sting L 0-2 (Forfeit) 1-6 Alltech Arena
11 April 13 contest against the Detroit Thunder was mutually canceled
12 April 19 7:30 p.m. EST at Dayton Sharks L 6-76 1-7 Hara Arena
13 Bye
14 May 5 contest against the Kentucky Xtreme was mutually canceled

Standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League
Team Overall Division
W L T PCT W L T PCT
North Division
y-Saginaw Sting 9 1 0 .900 6 1 0 .857
x-Erie Explosion 8 2 0 .800 5 1 0 .833
Chicago Blitz 7 3 0 .700 4 2 0 .667
z-Port Huron Patriots 1 8 0 .111 1 6 0 .143
z-Detroit Thunder 0 8 0 .000 0 6 0 .000
South Division
y-Marion Blue Racers 8 2 0 .800 6 0 0 1.000
x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters 7 3 0 .700 5 2 0 .714
Dayton Sharks 6 4 0 .600 4 3 0 .571
z-Bluegrass Warhorses 1 7 0 .125 1 5 0 .167
z-Kentucky Xtreme 0 5 0 .000 0 4 0 .000

Coaching staff

2014 Bluegrass Warhorses staff
Front Office
  • Owner – JaQuar Sanders
  • Ticket Manager – Starr Williams
  • Sales – Bob Kozachik

Head Coach

  • Head Coach – Harry Lewis
 

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Chad Spencer
  • Offensive Line – Sylvester Peeples

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Jamal Naji
  • Defensive Line – Sylvester Peeples
  • Secondary – J. T. Haskins

References

  1. Ian Preston (May 3, 2013). "New Pro Football Team Coming to Bluegrass". www.wtvq.com. WTVQ-TV, LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. Tyler Lashbrook (July 9, 2013). "Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. "CIFL Welcomes Bluegrass Warhorses". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. Zack Klemme. "Lewis tabbed as Warhorses' first coach date=August 28, 2013". www.maysville-online.com. Ledger Independent. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  5. Krieger, Dan (March 24, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved March 25, 2014.