2014 Chicago Blitz season

2014 Chicago Blitz season
2014 Chicago Blitz season
General manager	Chuck Satterlee
Head coach	Mike Oliver
Home field	Odeum Expo Center; & Intra Soccer
Results
Record	7-3
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	← N/A; Chicago Blitz; 2015 →;

The 2014 Chicago Blitz season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

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

19 Tommy Kudra
7 Juice Williams

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

9 Julie Harshbarger

Injured reserve

currently vacant

Exempt list

-- Jared McGriff-Culver (Exempt)

10 Julian Williams WR (Exempt)

Practice squad

currently vacant

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

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
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 view talk edit
Team	Overall				Division
Team	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

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

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

[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.

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