2015 Texas Revolution season

2015 Texas Revolution season
Head coach Wendell Davis (games 1–4)
Devin Wyman (games 5–)
General manager Tim Brown
Owner Championship Sports Group
Home field Allen Event Center
200 East Stacy Road
Allen, Texas 75002
Results
Division place South
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2014 (IFL) 2016

The 2015 Texas Revolution season is the team's sixteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise, third as the "Texas Revolution", and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football. One of nine teams in the CIF for the 2015 season, the Texas Revolution compete in the South Division.

The Revolution play their home games at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas, under the direction of head coach Devin Wyman.[1] The team was led by first-year coach Wendell Davis from the start of the season until he was let go after four regular season games on March 30, 2014.[2][3]

Season summary

The Revolution's announced schedule for the 2015 season was disrupted when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began.[4][5] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015.[6] The Gladiators' schedule has them visiting the Revolution twice, just as the Stars were supposed to, but replaces the road game originally scheduled at New Mexico with a visit to the Dodge City Law.[7]

Off-field moves

The Revolution earned a 3–11 record and missed the playoffs in 2014 under first-year head coach Chris Williams.[8][9] In mid-July 2014, team president Tommy Benizio gave Williams a vote of confidence, expressing a need for "consistency" and declaring "I completely believe in him."[10][11] In late August 2014, the team released Williams and hired former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Wendell Davis as head coach and director of football operations.[12][13] In late September 2014, the team announced the hiring of NFL veteran Larry Centers as running backs and linebackers coach.[14][15]

At the end of August 2014, the Texas Revolution announced it was leaving the Indoor Football League for the new Champions Indoor Football league.[16] The team's 2015 schedule begins with a pre-season home game on February 27 and two regular season road games before the home opener on March 20.[14][17][18] Team officials cited the new league's potential for both growth and stability as well as a flexible salary cap among the reasons for joining the CIF.[19]

On February 12, 2015, the team introduced former Revolution running back Jennifer Welter as their new linebackers and special teams coach. Welter is the first woman to coach in a men's professional football league.[20][21]

On March 30, 2015, the Revolution released head coach Wendell Davis and named defensive coordinator Devin Wyman as his replacement.[3] The team cited the desire of general manager Tim Brown to "take a more active role with the coaching staff" as the reason for Davis' release.[1] Two weeks later, Davis was named head coach of the San Angelo Bandits and his first game was a win over the Revolution.[22]

On April 3, 2015, the team added NFL veteran Terry Glenn to the coaching staff as offensive coordinator.[23][24]

Roster moves

Off-season

Leading up to the 2015 season, D1 Sports Training in Dallas served as the team's new performance training facility. On October 4, 2014, the team held its first open tryout for players at D1.[25] A second open tryout was held January 3, 2015, at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas.[26]

On September 11, 2014, the team signed kicker Garrett Palmer.[27] On September 23, the team announced that it had re-signed defensive lineman Jason Sutherland and offensive lineman DJ Brandel as well as signing defensive end Robert Williams Jr.[25] On September 30, the Revolution signed fullback Keidrick Jackson and linebacker Rashad Washington while releasing offensive lineman Xavier Pete and defensive back C.J. Wilson. On October 1, the Revs announced that All-IFL cornerback/wide receiver Frankie Solomon Jr. had re-signed for the 2015 season.[15]

On October 6, the team signed offensive lineman Michael Wormley plus wide receivers Derrick Herman and DeMarcus Jenkins. On October 7, the Revolution signed defensive backs Brandon Henderson Sr. and Phillip Benning, offensive lineman Kameron Young, and quarterback Robert Kent Jr. On the same day, they released offensive lineman D.J. Brandel and running back Jordan Brown RB. On October 10, the team signed wide receivers/defensive backs Jeff Willis and A-Vel McLamb. On October 17, the Revolution signed running back Darius Fudge and linebacker Deamario Dixon.[27]

On October 27, the team signed defensive backs Emmanuel Souarin, Thailand Pierce, and Levar Hart, quarterback Luke Halpin, defensive lineman Jeremiah Fennell, and linebacker Grail Brewster. On November 4, the team signed offensive lineman Roy Richard plus wide receivers Joshua Reid and Brett Reece Jr. while releasing quarterback Damian Danning. On November 18, the Revolution signed defensive lineman Zane Brown and released defensive lineman Godwin Ubah. On December 10, the team signed offensive lineman Robert Griffin. On January 14, 2015, the team signed linebacker Roger Stewart LB while releasing defensive lineman Rodney Johnson.[27]

Pre-season

As the final roster was being assembled prior to the team's pre-season game against the North Texas Crunch, the Revolution released linebacker Bryan Iwuji, defensive lineman E.J. Nduka, and wide receivers Derrick Herman, Garrett Tidwell, and Jahmal Coleman on February 23. On the same day, the team signed defensive end Jason Sutherland, defensive backs Brian Jackson and Anthony Webb, and running back Corey Austin RB. On February 24, the team signed defensive lineman Dustin Sherer plus wide receivers Ed Young and Will Cole Jr.[27]

Awards and honors

On April 1, 2015, the CIF named Texas Revolution defensive back Frankie Solomon Jr. as the Champions Indoor Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The league cited Solomon's 8 kickoff returns for 121 yards in the loss to the Dodge City Law among the factors for the honor.[28]

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Pre-season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[17]
Score Record
1 Friday February 27 7:00pm North Texas Crunch (NAIFL)[29] W 61–19[30] 1–0 Allen Event Center[21]

Regular season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent[31] Results Location[17]
Score Record
1 Saturday March 7 7:00pm at Salina Bombers L 27–34[32][33] 0–1 Bicentennial Center[34][35]
2 Saturday March 14 7:00pm at San Angelo Bandits W 42–36[36][37][38] 1–1 Foster Communications Coliseum[39]
3 Friday March 20 7:05pm Duke City Gladiators1 W 56–16[40][41] 2–1 Allen Event Center[42]
4 Saturday March 28 7:00pm at Dodge City Law1 L 52–55[43][44] 2–2 United Wireless Arena
5 Saturday April 4 7:05pm Amarillo Venom W 51–27[45][46][47] 3–2 Allen Event Center[24][48]
6 Saturday April 11 7:05pm Wichita Force W 48–21[49] 4–2 Allen Event Center[50][51]
7 Saturday April 19 7:00pm at San Angelo Bandits L 38–42[52][53] 4–3 Foster Communications Coliseum[22][54]
8 Friday April 24 7:05pm San Angelo Bandits1 W 83–31[55][56][57] 5–3 Allen Event Center[58]
9 Saturday May 2 7:00pm at Amarillo Venom – – Amarillo Civic Center[57]
10 BYE
11 Saturday May 16 7:05pm San Angelo Bandits – – Allen Event Center
12 Saturday May 23 7:00pm at Amarillo Venom – – Amarillo Civic Center
13 Friday May 29 7:05pm Duke City Gladiators1 – – Allen Event Center

1 Rescheduled after the New Mexico Stars withdrew from the league on February 22, 2015.[4][5][6]

Roster

Texas Revolution roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  •  2 Darius Fudge

Wide Receivers

  •  3 Ronald Gaudin
  • 11 Johnathan Haggerty
  •  8 Derrick Herman
  • 88 DeMarcus Jenkins
  •  6 Brett Reece
  • -- Joshua Reid
Offensive Linemen
  • 56 Richard Roy
  • 72 Michael Wormely
  • 53 Kameron Young

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers
  • 32 Grail Brewster
  •  5 DeMario Dixon
  •  1 Roger Stewart
  • 18 Giorgio Walton
  •  9 Rashad Washington

Defensive Backs

  • 26 Phillip Benning
  • 10 Cody Berry
  • 15 Frankie Solomon, Jr.
  • 21 Jeff Willis

Kickers

  • 14 Garrett Palmer
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

Practice Squad

  •  4 Luke Halpin QB
  • 85 Jason Sutherland

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 31, 2015
24 Active, 3 Inactive

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References

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