2014 Chicago Blitz season

2014 Chicago Blitz season
Head coach Mike Oliver
General manager Chuck Satterlee
Home field Odeum Expo Center
& Intra Soccer
Results
Record 7-3
Division place 3rd
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
N/A 2015

The 2014 Chicago Blitz season was the first season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise.

The Blitz came into existence in January 2014, after the Chicago Slaughter announced that they would be sitting out the 2014 season just one month before the regular season began.[1]

Final roster

2014 Chicago Blitz roster
Quarterbacks
  • 19 Tommy Kudra
  •  7 Juice Williams

Running Backs

  • 25 Bryant Picassio

Wide Receivers

  •  5 A. J. Allen
  • 11 David Brown
  • 17 Rodney Brown
  •  4 Kent McDonald
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Anthony Bullock
  • 88 Tim Mueller
  • 87 Brandon Woodlock

Defensive Linemen

  •  8 DeAndre Mosley
  • 99 Marques Walton
  • 10 Neil Wilcox
Linebackers
  • 23 Sam Fornelli
  •  1 Malik Jackson

Defensive Backs

  •  3 Marvin Johnson
  • 24 Brandon Onuselogu
  • 21 Marvin Rhone
  • 12 Keith Woodson

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 10, 2014
22 Active, 2 Inactive

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Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 February 9 7:00 P.M. EST Saginaw Sting L 25-42 0-1 Intra Soccer (Elgin, IL)
3 February 17 7:00 P.M. EST at Kentucky Xtreme W 52-18 1-1 Freedom Hall
4 February 23 2:00 P.M. EST at Erie Explosion L 35-44 1-2 Erie Insurance Arena
5 Bye
6 March 2 7:00 P.M. EST Detroit Thunder W 59-6 2-2 Intra Soccer (Elgin, IL)
7 March 16 5:00 P.M. EST Port Huron Patriots W 55-15 3-2 Odeum Expo Center
8 March 23 7:00 p.m. EST Dayton Sharks W 48-32 4-2 Intra Soccer (Elgin, IL)
9 March 30 5:00 P.M. EST Kentucky Xtreme W 2-0 (Forfeit) 5-2 Intra Soccer (Elgin, IL)
10 April 5 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Patriots W 43-34 6-2 McMorran Arena
11 Bye
12 April 19 7:30 p.m. EST at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 6-76 6-3 The Bank of Kentucky Center
13 April 26 7:30 p.m. EST at Saginaw Sting W 34-28 7-3 Dow Event Center
14 Bye

The team's final contest against the Sting ruined the Sting's chances of a perfect season.[2]

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 Chicago Blitz staff
Front Office
  • Field Manager - Scott Ruden
  • Director of Player Personnel - Vince Mucci
  • VP/ General Manager - Chuck Satterlee
  

Head Coach

  • Head Coach - Mike Oliver

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Mike Oliver

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Noel Soto
  • Assistant Defensive Coordinator - Dennison Robinson
  • Defensive Line – Ryan Lambert

References

  1. ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSportsCentral. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/04/saginaw_stings_listless_offens.html