2013 Marion Blue Racers season

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2013 Marion Blue Racers season
OwnerLaMonte and Shavonne Coleman
Head coachMartino Theus (fired March 14: 1-4 record)
Marc Huddleston (interim)
General managerLaMonte Coleman
Home field Veterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record2–8
League place8th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2013 Marion Blue Racers season is the third season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

Contents

The Blue Racers announced they would be leaving the UIFL following the conclusion of the 2012 season. A few days later, the franchise returned to the CIFL. [1] On September 18, 2012, the Blue Racers named CEO and General Manager LaMonte Coleman as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history. [2] Three weeks prior to the season's start, offensive coordinator Martino Theus was promoted to head coach.

Every home game of the 2013 season will be shown on WMNO Marion TV 22, available via broadcast on UHF channel 22 and on Time Warner Cable channel 3 (Marion only). [3]

Roster

2013 Marion Blue Racers roster

Quarterbacks

  •  2Brian Harris
  •  5James Moreland

Offensive backs

  •  6Maurice Douse

Wide Receivers

  • 23Nate Ford
  •  4Marc Huddleston
  • 15Maurice Jones
  • 25Danny Keenan
  • 28Deanco Oliver
  •  8Jeremy Satchel
  •  9Abrielle Taylor
 

Offensive Linemen

  • 50J. T. Haynes
  • 75Robert Price
  • 70Demitri Visvardis

Defensive Linemen

  • 99Mike Cross
  • 90Curtis McGhee
 

Linebackers

  • 88William Haase
  • 33Raymond Saunders
  • 34Author Smith

Defensive backs

  • 10Chris Crayton
  • 24Brandon Davies
  • 27Wesley Edwards
  • 21Bryceson Lawrence

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 22, 2013
  • 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
Archived August 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1February 87:30 P.M. EST at Saginaw Sting L 28-490-1 Dow Event Center
2February 167:00 P.M. EST Erie Explosion L 40-420-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3February 237:00 P.M. ESTat Kane County Dawgs W 2-0 (forfeit)1-2 Seven Bridges Ice Arena
4March 27:00 P.M. EST Dayton Sharks L 28-471-3 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5March 102:00 P.M. ESTat Erie Explosion L 13-451-4 Erie Insurance Arena
6 Bye
7March 237:00 P.M. EST Owensboro Rage L 38-391-5 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8March 307:00 p.m. EST Kentucky Extreme L 47-551-6 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 Bye
10April 137:30 P.M. ESTat Kentucky Drillers L 51-741-7 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
11April 214:00 p.m. ESTat Kentucky Extreme L 47-551-8 Freedom Hall
12April 277:00 p.m. EST Port Huron Patriots W 23-222-8 Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
y-Erie Explosion 10001.00046721846.721.8W10
x-Dayton Sharks 820.80047830347.830.3L2
x-Saginaw Sting 820.80037732037.732.0W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme730.70049732849.732.8W2
Detroit Thunder 460.40028238928.238.9L1
Port Huron Patriots 460.40025533625.533.6L1
Kentucky Drillers 280.20027047527.047.5W1
Marion Blue Racers 280.20031742831.742.8W1
Owensboro Rage 550.50019526719.526.7L2
Kane County Dawgs †010.00013691369L1

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

Coaching staff

2013 Marion Blue Racers staff
Front Office
  • CEO/General Manager – LaMonte Coleman
  • CFO/Owner – Shavonne Coleman
  • Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Operations – Ryan Sawyer
  • Director of Design & Graphics – Justin Boyd

Head Coach

  • Head Coach – LaMonte Coleman

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Brandon Ikard
  • Running Backs - Open
  • Wide Receivers – Open
  • Offensive Line –
 

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – LaMonte Coleman
  • Defensive Line –
  • Linebackers – Open
  • Secondary – Open

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References

  1. ↑ "CIFL Welcomes Back Marion Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Blue Racers Name Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Theus Promoted to Lead 2013 Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.

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