2014 Chicago Blitz season
The 2014 Chicago Blitz season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
| 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 |
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]
Roster
| 2014 Chicago Blitz roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers |
Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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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 | |||
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
- z - ceased operations during season
Coaching staff
| 2014 Chicago Blitz staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front Office
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Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
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References
- "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSportsCentral. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/04/saginaw_stings_listless_offens.html
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