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2014 Marion Blue Racers season

2014 Marion Blue Racers season

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The 2014 Marion Blue Racers season was the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

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In May 2013, the Blue Racers announced that they were leaving the CIFL again, this time to join the Xtreme Indoor Football League.[1] The league was supposed to be run by Blue Racers owner LaMonte Coleman. However, in August 2013, the Blue Racers re-signed with the CIFL to a multi-year contract. Coleman has hired Marc Huddleston as the 2014 Head Coach and Director of Football Operations. After a 5–1 start, the Blue Racers announced that Coleman would be taking over as the team's head coach. The Blue Racers recovered from a down season in 2013, by winning the CIFL's new South Division title, clinching them home-field advantage in the South Division playoffs.[2] The Blue Racers faced off against the Northern Kentucky River Monsters in the South Division title game and won 56–40.[3] With the win over Northern Kentucky, the Blue Racers clinched their second berth in the CIFL Championship Game. After three quarters of play, the Blue Racers were tied at 26 with the Erie Explosion in the 2014 CIFL Championship Game when Aaron Smentanka found Evan Twombly for a score. After Marion turned over the ball on downs, Richard Stokes scored again for the Explosion, which turned out to be the final score of the game, making the score 38–26.[4]

Roster

2014 Marion Blue Racers roster

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

  • 22 Chris Brooks

Wide receivers

 

Offensive linemen

  • -- Bobby Gay
  • -- J. T. Haynes
  • 75 Robert Price
  • 77 Kris Stafford

Defensive linemen

  Linebackers
  • 27 Gaines Burnett
  • 28 Korrion Wade

Defensive backs

  •  7 Dante Barnes
  • -- Chris Crayton
  • 21 Bryceson Lawrence
  •  4 E. J. Underwood
  • 25 Steve Witherspoon
  • -- Chad Woodfork

Kickers

  • 34 Josh Berkshire
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated April 5, 2014
  • 22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

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*The Columbus War Eagles played a fill in game for the Port Huron Patriots, who forfeited the final 3 games of the season.

Standings

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  • y - clinched division title
  • x - clinched playoff spot
  • z - ceased operations during season

Postseason

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Coaching staff

2014 Marion Blue Racers staff
Front office
  • CEO/General Manager – LaMonte Coleman
  • CFO/Owner – Shavonne Coleman
  • Chief Marketing Officer– Ryan Sawyer
  • Lead designer – Justin Boyd
  • Event Manager - Kate Servick
  • Dance Director- Michelle Emmerson

Head coach

  • Director of Football Ops./Head Coach – Marc Huddleston

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Marc Huddleston
  • Running Backs - Open
  • Wide receivers – Marc Huddleston
  • Offensive line – Rick Butler
  • Intern Strength Coach- Devin Stover
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Robert Price
  • Defensive line – Robert Price
  • Secondary – Rich Stotts/Devin Stover
  • Special Teams- Rick Butler
  • Equipment Mgr.- Andy Cook

References

  1. "Blue Racers, Three Other Teams Join Newly Formed XIFL". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Blue Racers Are CIFL South Champs, Ready for Port Huron". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. Danny McPherson (May 10, 2014). "Solid physical effort leads Blue Racers to title game". www.marionstar.com. Marion Star. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. Danny McPherson (May 19, 2014). "Blue Racers fall to Erie Explosion in Continental Indoor Football League championship game". www.marionstar.com. Marion Star. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

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