2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season

Last updated
2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
David Bradley
Kenneth Moninski
General managerChris Kokalis
Head coachMark Stoute
Home field U.S. Cellular Center
370 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Results
Record11-3
Conference place2nd United
Playoff finishLost United Conference Championship 36-73 (Storm)

The 2014 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the third season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a professional indoor football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nine teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans were members of the league's United Conference. [1]

Contents

The Titans played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [2] [3] [4] The team is led by head coach Mark Stoute, the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year. [5] The Titans Dolls dance squad is led by dance team director Lindsay Wray. [6]

Off-field moves

After playing its first two seasons in the 4,000 seat Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, the team made a twice-delayed move to the newly renovated 6,900-seat U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids for its home games. [4] [7] The team also changed practice facilities for the 2014 season, moving from SportZone in Hiawatha to the Game Winning Entertainment Sports Center in northeast Cedar Rapids. [8]

Roster moves

The coaching staff for 2014 includes head coach Mark Stoute (the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year) and initially included assistant coaches Sean Ponder, Michael Custer, Derrick Reaves, and Ed Flanagan. [5] [9] By April 2014, coaches Ponder, Reaves, and Flanagan had left the team while Terry Bates signed on as defensive backs coach and Ameer Ismail joined as defensive coordinator. [10]

Awards and honors

On February 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 1 Players of the Week. Honorable Mentions were made for wide receiver Carl Sims for offense and kicker Rockne Belmonte for special teams play. [11] On March 12, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 3 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans running back LaRon Council was named as the Offensive Player of the Week. Defensive lineman Xzavie Jackson received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte and kick returner Robert Brown each received an Honorable Mention for special teams play. [12]

On March 19, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 4 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans running back LaRon Council received an Honorable Mention for offense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte received a third Honorable Mention for special teams play. [13] On March 26, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 5 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans linebacker Pasquale Vacchio was named as the Defensive Player of the Week. Kicker Rockne Belmonte was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Wide receiver Bryan Pray received an Honorable Mention for offense. [14] On April 2, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 6 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans kicker Rockne Belmonte received his fourth Honorable Mention this season for special teams play. [15]

On April 9, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 7 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans defensive lineman Kyle Jenkins was named as the Defensive Player of the Week. Quarterback Spencer Ohm received an Honorable Mention for offense. Defensive back Ricky Johnson received an Honorable Mention for defense. Kicker Rockne Belmonte received his fifth Honorable Mention for special teams play. [16] On April 23, 2014, the IFL announced its Week 9 Players of the Week. Cedar Rapids Titans kicker Rockne Belmonte was named as the Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season. Kick returner Robert Brown received an Honorable Mention for special teams play. [17]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Pre-season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 77:05pmat Bemidji Axemen W 42–30 [18] 1–0 Sanford Center [19]
2SaturdayFebruary 157:05pm Bemidji Axemen W 22–11 [4] 2–0 U.S. Cellular Center [20] [21]

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponent [1] ResultsLocation [22]
ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 217:05pmat Texas Revolution L 38–47 [23] [24] 0–1 Allen Event Center [25]
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 87:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 35–13 [26] [27] [28] 1–1 U.S. Cellular Center [29]
4SundayMarch 163:00pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 58–39 [30] [31] [32] 2–1 Resch Center
5SaturdayMarch 227:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 58–45 [33] [34] 3–1 U.S. Cellular Center
6SaturdayMarch 297:05pm Bemidji Axemen W 48–37 [35] [36] [37] 4–1 U.S. Cellular Center [38] [39]
7SaturdayApril 59:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever W 63–43 [40] [41] 5–1 Toyota Center [10]
8 BYE
9SaturdayApril 197:05pm Bemidji Axemen W 60–57 [42] [43] [44] 6–1 U.S. Cellular Center [45] [46]
10FridayApril 257:00pmat Texas Revolution W 59–577–1 Allen Event Center
11SaturdayMay 37:05pm Texas Revolution W 49–358–1 U.S. Cellular Center
12SaturdayMay 107:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 36–488–2 Sioux Falls Arena
13 BYE
14FridayMay 237:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 47–379–2 U.S. Cellular Center
15SaturdayMay 317:00pmat Green Bay Blizzard L 40–599–3 Resch Center
16SaturdayJune 77:05pmat Bemidji Axemen W 49–4310–3 Sanford Center
17SaturdayJune 147:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 49–3711–3 U.S. Cellular Center

Postseason

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJune 217:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 36-730-1 Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2014 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  •  3Spencer Ohm
  •  5Dante Perez

Running backs

  •  6LaRon Council
  • 28Martin Ward

Wide receivers

  • 10Willie Carter
  •  8J. J. Hayes
  •  9Bryan Pray
  •  4Carl Sims
Offensive linemen
  • 75Albert Erni Jr.
  • 56Taylor Pass
  • --Maurice Robinson
  • 98Fredrick Ruff

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44Nick Haag
  • 17Pasquale Vacchio

Defensive backs

  • 16Robert Brown
  •  2Jereme Green
  •  1Ricky Johnson
  •  7 Travonti Johnson
  • --Timothy Shelley

Kickers

  • 12Rockne Belmonte

Injured Reserve

  • 19Courtney Daniels LB
  • 11Aaron Moore DB

Refused to Report

  • 78Jordan Mosely OL
  • 91Ben Pister DL

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Roster updated June 5, 2014
24 Active, 4 Inactive

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Standings

2014 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 1310.9297545000.0L1
x - Cedar Rapids Titans 1130.7866895972.0W2
Bemidji Axemen 590.3575926248.0L5
Texas Revolution 3110.21453264110.0L2
Green Bay Blizzard 2120.14361576911.0W1

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