2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season

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2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season
OwnerJaQuar Sanders
Head coachHarry Lewis
Home field Alltech Arena
Results
Record1–7
Division place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Bluegrass Warhorses

The 2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season is the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

Contents

The franchise was first announced in May 2013. Owner Eric Taylor announced that the Warhorses would be playing at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park. [1] In July, it was announced the Warhorses would be a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. [2] [3] Harry Lewis was introduced in August as the team's first head coach. [4] In March 2014, the team's financial troubles forced the cancellation of its last four home dates, and moved the league to try to arrange sufficient road dates to allow the team to complete the season. [5]

Roster

Bluegrass Warhorses roster
Quarterbacks
  •  3Dan McNutt
  •  4Elonzo Scott

Running backs

  • 30Derrick Brown
  •  2Kenna Watts

Wide receivers

  • 21Ronyal Britton
  • 20Ricardo Hinkle
  •  8Tyler Ray
Offensive linemen
  • 73Cody Grundle
  • 99Ace Rios
  • 52Jason Webb

Defensive linemen

  •  9Ryan Seay
  • 49David Southers

Linebackers

  • 30Cory McDonald
Defensive backs
  • 17Nick Kerney
  • 11Jame Morris
  • 49Terrance Neal
  • 32John Patrick

Kickers

  • 31Derrick Anderson
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated April 19, 2014
  • 18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1February 37:30 p.m. EST Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 20–360–1 Alltech Arena
2February 87:30 P.M. EST Dayton Sharks L 29–430–2 Alltech Arena
3February 162:00 P.M. ESTat Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 23–320–3 The Bank of Kentucky Center
4 Bye
5March 24:00 P.M. ESTat Kentucky Xtreme W 2–0 (Forfeit)1–3 Freedom Hall
6 Bye
7March 162:00 P.M. ESTat Erie Explosion L 12–821–4 Erie Insurance Arena
8March 217:30 p.m. ESTat Marion Blue Racers L 28–521–5 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 Bye
10April 57:30 P.M. EST Saginaw Sting L 0–2 (Forfeit)1–6 Alltech Arena
11April 13 contest against the Detroit Thunder was mutually canceled
12April 197:30 p.m. ESTat Dayton Sharks L 6–761–7 Hara Arena
13 Bye
14May 5 contest against the Kentucky Xtreme was mutually canceled

Standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League
TeamOverallDivision
WLTPCTWLTPCT
North Division
y-Saginaw Sting 910.900610.857
x-Erie Explosion 820.800510.833
Chicago Blitz 730.700420.667
z-Port Huron Patriots 180.111160.143
z-Detroit Thunder 080.000060.000
South Division
y-Marion Blue Racers 820.8006001.000
x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters 730.700520.714
Dayton Sharks 640.600430.571
z-Bluegrass Warhorses 170.125150.167
z-Kentucky Xtreme050.000040.000

Coaching staff

2014 Bluegrass Warhorses staff
Front office
  • Owner – JaQuar Sanders
  • Ticket manager – Starr Williams
  • Sales – Bob Kozachik
Head Coach
  • Head coach – Harry Lewis
 
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Chad Spencer
  • Offensive line – Sylvester Peeples
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Jamal Naji
  • Defensive line – Sylvester Peeples
  • Secondary – J. T. Haskins

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References

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  2. ↑ Tyler Lashbrook (July 9, 2013). "Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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