2009 Saginaw Sting season

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2009 Saginaw Sting season
OwnerMike Trumbull
Esteban Rivera
Head coachKarl Featherstone (resigned on April 8; 2–2 record)
Jason Lovelock (interim)
Home field Dow Event Center
303 Johnson Street
Saginaw, MI 78607
Results
Record3–12
Division place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2009 Saginaw Sting season was the 2nd season for the American Indoor Football League franchise. A number of Sting and Xplosion players indicated at the end of the 2008 season that wages were in arrears from the owners. This led to an investigation of Johnson in his role as Sting general manager. Trumbull, owner of Triple Threat Sports in Battle Creek, and Rivera, a Battle Creek police officer, have offered a deal to split ownership of the two teams, with Trumbell and Rivera owning the Sting, and Johnson receiving the Xplosion. Trumbull and Rivera have indicated that they plan for the Sting to move to the new Indoor Football League. [1] The Sting looked to have put together a promising team with the re-signing of QB Damon Dowdell, and signing 2007 CIFL MVP, WR/RB Robert Height, but the team fared poorly on the field in the IFL. After a 2-2 start to the season, head coach Karl Featherstone resigned from his position and assistant Jason Lovelock took over as interim head coach. [2]

Contents

Schedule

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 13at Muskegon Thunder W 16–91–0 L. C. Walker Arena
2FridayMarch 20 RiverCity Rage L 41–551–1 Dow Event Center
3SundayMarch 29 Rochester Raiders W 38–302–1 Dow Event Center
4SaturdayApril 4at RiverCity Rage L 20–592–2 Family Arena
5FridayApril 10 Muskegon Thunder W 65–213–2 Dow Event Center
6SaturdayApril 18at Bloomington Extreme L 38–483–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
7SaturdayApril 25at RiverCity Rage L 29–603–4 Family Arena
8FridayMay 1at Muskegon Thunder L 26–343–5 L. C. Walker Arena
9FridayMay 8 Maryland Maniacs L 32–413–6 Dow Event Center
10SaturdayMay 16at Maryland Maniacs L13–403–7 The Show Place Arena
11FridayMay 22 Bloomington Extreme L 42–443–8 Dow Event Center
12SaturdayMay 30at Rochester Raiders L 13–483–9 Blue Cross Arena
13SundayJune 5 Maryland Maniacs L 25–263–10 Dow Event Center
14 BYE
15FridayJune 19 Sioux City Bandits L 23–533–11 Dow Event Center
16 BYE
17 BYE
18 BYE

Standings

TeamOverallDivision
WinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage
United Conference
Atlantic Division
Maryland Maniacs 1040.714810.888
Rochester Raiders 1040.714530.625
RiverCity Rage 860.571520.714
Saginaw Sting 3120.200380.273
Muskegon Thunder 1130.0711110.083
Central Division
Omaha Beef 1220.857410.800
Bloomington Extreme 1130.786401.000
Wichita Wild 950.643340.429
Sioux Falls Storm 680.429230.400
Sioux City Bandits 690.400270.222
Intense Conference
Lone Star Division
El Paso Generals 1220.857820.800
Abilene Ruff Riders 950.643930.750
San Angelo Stampede Express 590.357380.273
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 590.357590.357
Odessa Roughnecks 3110.214380.273
Pacific Division
Billings Outlaws 1220.857701.000
Fairbanks Grizzlies 770.500540.555
Colorado Ice 590.357320.600
Alaska Wild 0140.000080.000

Roster

2009 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7Danny Southall

Running backs

  •  5Robert Height
  •  1Ricco Hill

Wide receivers

  • 80DeMarcus Copes
  •  4Jeremy McLaurin
  • 17Adrian Perez
  • 24Neuby Ras
  • 12Jim Roth
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 63L. Barnes
  • 90Rondell Biggs
  •  3Jeff Dembowske
Linebackers
  • 10Andre Bell
  • 21Ian Pleasant

Defensive backs

  •  9Ruben Gay
  • 22Joe McCledon
  • 11B. J. Opong-Owusu
  •  2Ernest Smith

Kickers

  •  6Anthony Gallagher
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated June 19, 2009
20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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References

  1. ↑ Mancina, Greg (September 12, 2008). "Saginaw Sting ready to join new league while owners work to split their differences". The Saginaw News . Saginaw, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bill Petzold (April 8, 2009). "Saginaw Sting coach Karl Featherstone resigns". www.mlive.com. M Live Media Group. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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