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
General managerChuck Satterlee
Head coachMike Oliver
Home fieldOdeum Expo Center
& Intra Soccer
Results
Record7-3
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid 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

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2014 Chicago Blitz roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 25 Bryant Picassio

Wide receivers

  •  5 A. J. Allen
  • 11 David Brown
  • 17 Rodney Brown
  •  4 Kent McDonald
Offensive linemen
  • -- Anthony Bullock
  • 88 Tim Mueller
  • 87 Brandon Woodlock

Defensive linemen

  • 18 Shonn Bell
  •  8 DeAndre Mosley
  • 99 Marques Walton
  • 10 Neil Wilcox
Linebackers
  • 23 Sam Fornelli
  •  1 Malik Jackson

Defensive backs

  •  3 Marvin Johnson
  • 24 Brandon Onuselogu
  • 21 Marvin Rhone
  • 12 Keith Woodson

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list


Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 10, 2014
  • 22 Active, 2 Inactive

Schedule

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Regular season

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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

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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

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2014 Chicago Blitz staff
Front office
  • Field Manager - Scott Ruden
  • Director of Player Personnel - Vince Mucci
  • VP/ General Manager - Chuck Satterlee
 

Head coach

  • Head Coach - Mike Oliver

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Mike Oliver

Defensive coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSportsCentral. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Saginaw Sting's listless offense costs them perfect regular season, fall in finale to Chicago Blitz". 27 April 2014.