2014 Marion Blue Racers season

2014 Marion Blue Racers season
Head coach LaMonte Coleman (interim)
Marc Huddleston (fired on March 6; 3–1 record)
General manager LaMonte Coleman
Owner LaMonte and Shavonne Coleman
Home field Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 8–2
Division place 1st
Playoff finish Won South Division Championship (River Monsters) 56-40
Lost CIFL Championship Game (Explosion) 26–38
Timeline
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The 2014 Marion Blue Racers season was the fourth season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise.

In May 2013, the Blue Racers announced that they were leaving the CIFL again, this time to join the Xtreme Indoor Football League.[1] The league was supposed to be run by Blue Racers owner LaMonte Coleman. However in August 2013, the Blue Racers re-signed with the CIFL to a multi-year contract. Coleman has hired Marc Huddleston as the 2014 Head Coach and Director of Football Operations. After a 5–1 start, the Blue Racers announced that Coleman would be taking over as the team's head coach. The Blue Racers recovered from a down season in 2013, by winning the CIFL's new South Division title, clinching them home-field advantage in the South Division playoffs.[2] The Blue Racers faced off against the Northern Kentucky River Monsters in the South Division title game and won 56–40.[3] With the win over Northern Kentucky, the Blue Racers clinched their second berth in the CIFL Championship Game. After three quarters of play, the Blue Racers were tied at 26 with the Erie Explosion in the 2014 CIFL Championship Game when Aaron Smentanka found Evan Twombly for a score. After Marion turned over the ball on downs, Richard Stokes scored again for the Explosion, which turned out to be the final score of the game, making the score 38–26.[4]

Roster

2014 Marion Blue Racers roster

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

  • 22 Chris Brooks

Wide Receivers

  • 80 Gerald Byrd
  • 33 Seth Steven
 

Offensive Linemen

  • -- Bobby Gay
  • -- J. T. Haynes
  • 75 Robert Price
  • 77 Kris Stafford

Defensive Linemen

  • 99 Mike Cross
  • 88 Will Haase
  • 55 Joshua Montgomery
  Linebackers
  • 27 Gaines Burnett
  • 28 Korrion Wade

Defensive backs

  •  7 Dante Barnes
  • -- Chris Crayton
  • 21 Bryceson Lawrence
  • 25 Steve Witherspoon
  • -- Chad Woodfork

Kickers

  • 34 Josh Berkshire
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 5, 2014
22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Schedule

Regular Season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 February 9 4:00 P.M. EST Kentucky Xtreme W 69-13 1-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 February 16 2:00 P.M. EST at Erie Explosion L 23-43 1-1 Erie Insurance Arena
4 February 23 4:00 P.M. EST Dayton Sharks W 50-41 2-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 March 2 4:00 P.M. EST Northern Kentucky River Monsters W 27-20 3-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6 March 9 4:00 P.M. EST Erie Explosion W 22-21 4-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 Bye
8 March 21 7:30 p.m. EST at Bluegrass Warhorses W 52-28 5-1 Alltech Arena
9 Bye
10 April 5 7:30 P.M. EST at Dayton Sharks W 46-36 6-1 Hara Arena
11 April 12 7:30 p.m. EST at Saginaw Sting L 25-28 6-2 Dow Event Center
12 April 19 4:00 p.m. EST at Detroit Thunder W 2-0 (Forfeit) 7-2 Fraser Hockeyland
13 April 27 4:00 p.m. EST Columbus War Eagles* W 61-2 8-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14 Bye

*The Columbus War Eagles played a fill in game for the Port Huron Patriots, who forfeited the final 3 games of the season.

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

Postseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
South Division Championship May 10 7:30 P.M. EST Northern Kentucky River Monsters W 56-40 1-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2014 CIFL Championship Game May 18 4:00 P.M. EST Erie Explosion L 26-38 1-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Coaching staff

2014 Marion Blue Racers staff
Front Office
  • CEO/General Manager – LaMonte Coleman
  • CFO/Owner – Shavonne Coleman
  • Chief Marketing Officer– Ryan Sawyer
  • Lead Designer – Justin Boyd
  • Event Manager - Kate Servick
  • Dance Director- Michelle Emmerson

Head Coach

  • Director of Football Ops./Head Coach – Marc Huddleston

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Marc Huddleston
  • Running Backs - Open
  • Wide Receivers – Marc Huddleston
  • Offensive Line – Rick Butler
  • Intern Strength Coach- Devon Stover
  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Robert Price
  • Defensive Line – Robert Price
  • Secondary – Rich Stotts
  • Special Teams- Rick Butler
  • Equipment Mgr.- Andy Cook

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Racers, Three Other Teams Join Newly Formed XIFL". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Blue Racers Are CIFL South Champs, Ready for Port Huron". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ Danny McPherson (May 10, 2014). "Solid physical effort leads Blue Racers to title game". www.marionstar.com. Marion Star. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Danny McPherson (May 19, 2014). "Blue Racers fall to Erie Explosion in Continental Indoor Football League championship game". www.marionstar.com. Marion Star. Retrieved May 19, 2014.