2014 Continental Indoor Football League season

September 2022 2014 CIFL season Continental Indoor Football League Indoor Football February 3, 2014 – May 5, 2014 Regular season Saginaw Sting Thomas McKenzie (MAR) Postseason North Division Erie Explosion Saginaw Sting South Division Marion Blue Racers Northern Kentucky River Monsters 2014 CIFL Championship Game CIFL Championship Game Erie Explosion Marion Blue Racers MVP List of Continental Indoor Football League seasons CIFL 2013 CIFL season 2013 2015 CIFL season 2015 The 2014 Continental Indoor Football League season was the Continental Indoor Football League's ninth overall season. The regular season started on Monday February 3, with the Northern Kentucky River Monsters visiting the Bluegrass Warhorses at the Alltech Arena, and ended with the 2014 CIFL Championship Game, the league's championship game held on May 18. The Erie Explosion successfully defended their championship from the previous year with a win over the Marion Blue Racers in the championship. Teams The Kane County Dawgs, Kentucky Drillers and Owensboro Rage folded either during or after the 2013 season. The addition of the Bluegrass Warhorses, Chicago Slaughter, Kentucky Xtreme and the Northern Kentucky River Monsters prompted the league to make North and South Divisions for the 2014 season. The Slaughter folded in January, so the Chicago Blitz franchise was formed to take their place in 2014. The Detroit Thunder, Kentucky Xtreme, Bluegrass Warhorses and Port Huron Patriots all ceased operations during the 2014 season. Schedule For the 2013 season there was a 10-game, 14-week regular season running from February to May. Each team hosted 5 games, and had five away games.http://www.ciflfootball.com/index.php/k2-news-category/weekly-schedule Weekly Schedule Continental Indoor Football League www.ciflfootball.com December 31, 2013 Regular season standings Playoffs Division Championships CIFL Championship Game 1 Saginaw 15 2 Erie 46 1 Marion 56 2 Northern Kentucky 40 N2 Erie 38 S1 Marion 26 Coaching changes Pre-season Team 2014 Coach 2013 Coach(es) Reason for leaving Story/Accomplishments Kentucky Xtreme LaKunta Farmer Roy McMillen Resigned In August, 2013, the Xtreme named, Defensive Coordinator LaKunta Farmer, the team's second head coach after Roy McMillen announced his resignation.http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130816/SPORTS/308160088/Doss-LaKunta-Farmer-tabbed-Kentucky-Xtreme-arena-football-team-s-coach Doss' LaKunta Farmer tabbed as Kentucky Xtreme arena football team's coach August 17, 2013 Jonathan Lintner Gannett www.courier-journal.com August 19, 2013 Midseason Team Interim coach Original coach Reason for leaving Story/Accomplishments Port Huron Patriots None Demar Crawford Mutual decision Crawford left the Patriots under disputed circumstances. Crawford claims he resigned from the team because the ownership was not paying its employees; most of the team's players resigned with him, forcing the team to play its next game with replacement players. Owner Jude Carter claimed Crawford had conducted in conduct detrimental to the team.http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20140413/SPORTS/304130020/Port-Huron-Patriots-lose-114-0-without-coach-regulars Port Huron Patriots lose, 114-0, without coach and regulars April 13, 2014 Joseph Hayes The Time Herald www.thetimeshearld.com April 14, 2014 After one game without a head coach, the Patriots prematurely ended their season.Patriots season ends two games left Herald Sun March 2023 Northern Kentucky River Monsters Mike Goodpaster Brian Schmidt Fired Schmidt left the River Monsters after three games and joined the staff of the Erie Explosion.http://erieexplosion.com/coaching-staff.php/Brian-Schmidt-Assistant-Coach/56/2246/797/7499 Brian Schmidt- Assistant Coach : Erie Explosion 2014-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20140430044333/http://erieexplosion.com/coaching-staff.php/Brian-Schmidt-Assistant-Coach/56/2246/797/7499 2014-04-30 dead Goodpaster was previously the team's defensive coordinator.http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/goodpaster-river-monsters-new-head-coach/ Goodpaster Is River Monsters' New Head Coach Mike Perleberg February 27, 2014 Wagon Wheel Broadcasting www.eaglecountryonline May 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033133/http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/goodpaster-river-monsters-new-head-coach/ April 30, 2014 dead Saginaw Sting James Perry II Fred Townsend Mutual decision Just one day before the Sting's playoff game, head coach Fred Townsead announced his resignation.http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/05/saginaw_sting_head_coach_resig.html#incart_river Saginaw Sting head coach resigns on the eve of playoff opener against defending champion Erie Cory Butzin May 7, 2014 Michigan Live LLC www.mlive.com May 8, 2014 Line Coach James Perry II was named the teams interim head coach. Awards Regular season awards Award Winner Position Team CIFL MVP Thomas McKenzie Defensive end Marion Blue Racers Offensive Player of the Year Aaron Smetanka Quarterback Erie Explosion Defensive Player of the Year Spencer Smith Linebacker Saginaw Sting Special Teams Player of the Year Julie Harshbarger Kicker Chicago Blitz 1st Team All-CIFL OffenseQuarterbackA. J. McKenna, SaginawJuice Williams, ChicagoRunning backDeShawn Hayes, SaginawRichard Stokes, ErieWide receiverDavid Brown, ChicagoDaryl Gooden, SaginawRicardo Lenhart, Northern KentuckyMike Tatum, MarionOffensive linemanEric Brim, SaginawDave McQuiston, ErieRobert Price, MarionFrank Straub, Northern KentuckyDefenseDefensive linemanTim Green, ErieStephen Johnson, ErieDesmond Kenner, SaginawThomas McKenzie, MarionDeAndre Mosely, ChicagoLinebackerDavid James, Northern KentuckySpencer Smith, SaginawDefensive backTommy Harris, Northern KentuckyViterio Jones, DaytonRicardo Kemp, Erie Special teamsKickerJulie Harshbarger, Chicago 2nd Team All-CIFL OffenseQuarterbackTommy Jones, DaytonAaron Smetanka, ErieRunning backA. J. Jimmerson, Port HuronBryant Pascascio, ChicagoWide receiverEugene Cooper, DaytonBryceson Lawrence, MarionKent McDonald, Chicago, Derrick ShererOffensive linemanAnthony Bullock, ChicagoJosh Ellison, DaytonWilliam Haase, MarionDefenseDefensive endShonn Bell, ChicagoLuke Scarbough, Northern KentuckyJames Spikes, MarionLinebackerJustin Barnes, SaginawJon D'Angelo, ErieSam Fornelli, ChicagoDefensive backDonte Johnson, DaytonAhoma Maxwell, Northern KentuckyLaTreze Mushatt, SaginawSteve Witherspoon, Marion Special teamsKickerDustin Zink, Northern Kentucky http://www.ciflfootball.com/index.php/component/k2/item/101-cifl-announces-all-league-teams-for-2014 CIFL Announces All-League Teams for 2014 May 27, 2014 Continental Indoor Football League www.ciflfootball.com June 2, 2014 References 30em External links CIFL website https://web.archive.org/web/20130522183726/http://www.ciflfootball.com/ 2013-05-22 2014 Continental Indoor Football League team seasons Bluegrass Chicago Dayton Detroit Erie Kentucky Marion Northern Kentucky Port Huron Saginaw