Chicago Blitz (indoor football)

For the former United States Football League team, see Chicago Blitz.
Chicago Blitz
Founded 2014
Current season 2015
League CIFL (2014)
AFL (2015–present)
Division North (2014)
Team history Chicago Blitz (2014–present)
Based in Villa Park, Illinois
Arena Odeum Expo Center
Colors Gold, Black, White
              
Owner(s) Mike Oliver
Head coach Mike Oliver
Championships (0)
Conference titles (0)
Playoff berths (0)
Local media Internet Digital Sports Network
Website chicagoblitzfootball.com

The Chicago Blitz are a professional indoor football team based in Villa Park, Illinois. The Blitz are currently members of American Indoor Football (AIF). The Blitz joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2014 as an expansion team. The Blitz play their home games at the Odeum Expo Center.

Franchise history

2014

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] The team's name and logo (but not the colors) are an adaptation of the United States Football League franchise of the same name.

On February 9, 2014, the Blitz played their first ever game, losing 42-25 to the Saginaw Sting.[2]

2015

On October 4, 2014, the Blitz announced they were joining X-League Indoor Football[3] for the 2015 season. Shortly after, the team was removed from the X-League website, and was no longer affiliated with the X-League. On October 15, 2014, the Blitz joined American Indoor Football (AIF), following former CIFL team, the Sting.[4]

Notable players

Current roster

Chicago Blitz roster
Quarterbacks
  • -- Dominique Banks
  • 17 Anthony Iannotti
  •  7 Tommy Kudyba

Running Backs

  •  3 Bryant Pascasio
  •  5 C. J. Woodford

Wide Receivers

  • 11 David Brown
  • -- Josh Hampton
  • -- Anthony Hughes
  •  4 Shawn McKeown
  •  2 Brian Miles
Offensive Linemen
  • 64 Robert Albano
  • 55 Tim Mueller
  • -- Demitrious Powell
  • -- Moak Te'o
  • -- Nick Torresso
  • 77 David Williams

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Ramon Lacey
  •  8 Deandre Mosley
  • 90 Ryan O'Neil
  • 93 Tyrone Saunders
  • -- Nick White
  • 30 Neil Wilcox
Linebackers
  • 19 Rod Harrington
  • -- Kevin Morris Sr.

Defensive Backs

  • -- Bruce Cabell
  • 26 Steve Drain
  • 21 Calvin Grant
  • 13 Mitchell Moore
  • 24 Chris Muhammad
  • -- Keith Woodson

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 19, 2015
29 Active, 0 Inactive

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Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Chicago Blitz players who have won league Awards

Season Player Position Award
2014 Julie Harshbarger Kicker CIFL Special Teams of the Year

All-League players

The following Blitz players have been named to All-League Teams:

Coaches of note

Head Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through Week 6 of the 2015 American Indoor Football season.

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
Mike Oliver 2014-present 11 4 0 .733 0 0

Coaching staff

Chicago Blitz staff
Front Office
  • Director of Player Personnel - Vince Mucci
  • Equipment Manager - Jeff Henderson
  

Head Coach

  • Head Coach - Mike Oliver

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Mike Oliver
  • Offensive Line - Ryan Lambert
  • Coaches Assistant - Scott Ruden

Defensive Coaches

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

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth League Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason Results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2014 2014 CIFL North 3rd 7 3 0
2015 2015 AIF Continental 4 1 0
Totals 11 4 0 All-time regular season record (2014-2015)
0 0 - All-time postseason record (2014-2015)
11 4 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2014-2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSportsCentral. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Cory Butzin (February 10, 2014). "Saginaw Sting overcome slow start, roll to big win over Chicago Blitz in CIFL season opener". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Blitz Are Latest to Join X-League". X-League Indoor Football. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Blitz Joins AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

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