2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season
The 2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the fourth season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a professional indoor football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans are members of the league's United Conference
2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season | |
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Head coach | Mark Stoute |
General manager | Chris Kokalis |
Owner | Chris Kokalis Bob Sullivan David Bradley Kenneth Moninski |
Home field | U.S. Cellular Center 370 1st Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 |
Results | |
Record | 9-5 |
Conference place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost United Conference Championship 12-34 (Storm) |
The Titans play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The team is led by head coach Mark Stoute, the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year. The Titans Dolls dance squad is led by dance team director Lindsay Wray.
The Titans were tasked with replacing 2014 starting quarterback Spencer Ohm, while also losing the IFL's leading rusher, LaRon Council. The team signed Sam Durley, from the defunct Wyoming Cavalry to be their new starting quarterback. Durley got the Titans off to a 6-3 start, good enough for second place in the United Conference, but he was released on May 4, 2015 to sign with the New Orleans VooDoo.[1] However, just two weeks prior to Durley's release, the Titans had traded for the 2014 IFL MVP, Willie Copeland.[2]
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
All start times are local time
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | February 28 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 51-20[3] | 1-0 | U.S. Cellular Center |
2 | Saturday | April 7 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 45-50[4] | 1-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |
3 | Sunday | March 15 | 3:00pm | at Billings Wolves | W 45-38 (2 OT)[5] | 2-1 | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |
4 | Friday | March 20 | 7:05pm | Tri-Cities Fever | W 56-8[6] | 3-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |
5 | Saturday | March 28 | 7:05pm | Colorado Ice | W 39-29[7] | 4-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |
6 | BYE | ||||||
7 | Friday | April 10 | 7:00pm | at Nebraska Danger | L 42-52[8] | 4-2 | Eihusen Arena |
8 | Saturday | April 18 | 7:05pm | at Bemidji Axemen | W 39-36[9] | 5-2 | Sanford Center |
9 | Saturday | April 25 | 7:00pm | Green Bay Blizzard | L 49-52[10] | 5-3 | Eihusen Arena |
10 | Saturday | May 2 | 7:00pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 63-40[11] | 6-3 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
11 | Saturday | May 9 | 7:05pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 34-38[12] | 6-4 | U.S. Cellular Center |
12 | Saturday | May 16 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 50-46[13] | 7-4 | Wells Fargo Arena |
13 | BYE | ||||||
14 | Saturday | May 30 | 6:00pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 50-32[14] | 8-4 | Resch Center |
15 | BYE | ||||||
16 | Saturday | June 13 | 7:05pm | Bemidji Axemen | W 48-0[15] | 9-4 | U.S. Cellular Center |
17 | Saturday | June 20 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 31-46[16] | 9-5 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
Standings
2015 United Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | ||
y-Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 884 | 481 | -- | W14 | |
x-Cedar Rapids Titans | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 642 | 487 | 5.0 | L1 | |
Green Bay Blizzard | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 620 | 715 | 8.0 | L3 | |
Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 528 | 631 | 8.0 | W1 | |
Bemidji Axemen | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 449 | 803 | 12.0 | L10 |
Postseason
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
United Conference Championship | Saturday | June 27 | 5:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 12-34[17] | 0-1 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
Roster
2015 Cedar Rapids Titans roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Refused to Report
Exempt List
Roster updated June 23, 2015 | |||
References
- Douglas Miles (May 3, 2015). "Durley leaving Titans for AFL's New Orleans VooDoo". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (April 13, 2015). "C.R. Titans trade for reigning IFL MVP". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (March 1, 2015). "McNeal, Titans bottle up Barnstormers in rout". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (March 7, 2015). "No looking back for C.R. Titans QB Durley". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (March 15, 2015). "Titans get by Billings in double overtime, 45-38". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (March 20, 2015). "C.R. Titans break Fever". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (March 28, 2015). "Wright, Robinson bring bond to C.R. Titans secondary". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (April 10, 2015). "C.R. Titans fall at Nebraska, 52-42". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (April 19, 2015). "Late TD pass a winner for C.R. Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (April 26, 2015). "Haag is the man in the middle for the C.R. Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (May 3, 2015). "C.R. Titans win behind Ealey's four TDs and stingy 'D'". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (May 9, 2015). "Copeland runs wild, but C.R. Titans fall". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (May 16, 2015). "McNeal's speedy return beats Barnstormers". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (May 30, 2015). "C.R. Titans push toward playoffs". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (June 13, 2015). "Playoff-bound Titans post rare IFL shutout". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (June 20, 2015). "Titans drop regular-season finale at Sioux Falls, 46-31". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- Douglas Miles (June 27, 2015). "Sioux Falls stuffs Titans, 34-12, in conference title tilt". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 29, 2015.