2014 Erie Explosion season

The 2014 Erie Explosion season is the eighth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

2014 Erie Explosion season
Head coach	Shawn Liotta
General manager	Shawn Liotta
Owner	Bill Stafford
Home field	Erie Insurance Arena
Results
Record	8-2
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won North Division Championship (Sting) 46-15 Won CIFL Championship Game (Blue Racers) 38-26

In June 2013, the Explosion agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season.[1]

The Explosion earned an 8-2 record during the 2014 regular season and won their second consecutive CIFL championship. It would be the league's last championship; the CIFL dissolved after the 2014 season. The Explosion will continue.

Roster

2014 Erie Explosion roster
Quarterbacks 10 Taylor Genuser  3 Aaron Smetanka Running Backs  7 Nate Burney 13 Richard Stokes Wide Receivers 10 Alfonso Hoggard 17 Josh Mastromatto  5 Travis Tarpley  9 Evan Twombly		Offensive Linemen -- Ty Gieser 55 Dave McQuiston -- Brannon Pate 51 Skylar Trimble Defensive Linemen 43 Tim Green 62 Bob Hammer 50 DaJuan Smith 12 Zach Williams		Linebackers 24 Jon D'Angelo 52 Stephen Johnson Defensive Backs 20 David Castillo  6 Maurice Jones  1 Jayson Nickson 42 DeQwan Young Kickers 14 Shon Rowser		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated February 7, 2014 23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	Bye
2	February 9	2:00 P.M. EST	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	W 42-30	1-0	The Bank of Kentucky Center
3	February 16	2:00 P.M. EST	Marion Blue Racers	W 43-23	2-0	Erie Insurance Arena
4	February 23	2:00 P.M. EST	Chicago Blitz	W 44-35	3-0	Erie Insurance Arena
5	March 2	4:00 P.M. EST	at Saginaw Sting	L 27-45	3-1	Dow Event Center
6	March 9	4:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	L 21-22	3-2	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7	March 16	2:00 p.m. EST	Bluegrass Warhorses	W 82-12	4-2	Erie Insurance Arena
8	March 22	7:30 p.m. EST	at Port Huron Patriots	W 65-30	5-2	McMorran Arena
9	March 30	4:00 P.M. EST	at Detroit Thunder	W 2-0 (Forfeit)	6-2	Fraser Hockeyland
10	Bye
11	April 13	2:00 P.M. EST	Port Huron Patriots	W 114-0	7-2	Erie Insurance Arena
12	Bye
13	April 27	2:00 p.m. EST	ASI Panthers	W 66-13	8-2	Erie Insurance Arena
14	Bye

Note that the April 27 contest was originally against the Detroit Thunder, but the team ceased operations prior to the end of the season and the ASI Panthers, an independent farm club to the Arena Football League's Philadelphia Soul, were used as a replacement team. The April 13 contest was actually played against the Erie Express, a local semi-professional squad, because of a mass resignation in the Port Huron Patriots organization (the Express players played in Patriots uniforms).[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

Postseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
North Division Championship	May 9	7:30 P.M. EST	at Erie Explosion	W 46-15	1-0	Dow Event Center
2014 CIFL Championship Game	May 18	4:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	W 38-26	2-0	Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Coaching staff

2014 Erie Explosion staff
	Front Office Director of Operations – Bill Stafford Director of Sales - Shawn Struble Head Coach/Director of Football Operations - Shawn Liotta Head Coach Head Coach – Shawn Liotta Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Shawn Liotta			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Player Personnel – Jeremy Liotta Defensive Backs – Sam Reynolds Defensive Line Coach- Al MaCauley Assistant Coach- Kirk Rearick Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Ed Marin

References

1. Cory Butzin (June 10, 2013). "Continental Indoor Football League agree to terms with five teams for next season". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
2. http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/04/27/explosion-expect-test-vs-replacement-team-today-a-495422.html#.U11poehX-uY