2014 Erie Explosion season

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2014 Erie Explosion season
OwnerBill Stafford
General manager Shawn Liotta
Head coach Shawn Liotta
Home field Erie Insurance Arena
Results
Record8-2
Division place2nd
Playoff finishWon North Division Championship (Sting) 46-15
Won CIFL Championship Game (Blue Racers) 38-26

The 2014 Erie Explosion season is the eighth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

Contents

In June 2013, the Explosion agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season. [1]

The Explosion earned an 8–2 record during the 2014 regular season and won their second consecutive CIFL championship. It would be the league's last championship; the CIFL dissolved after the 2014 season. The Explosion will continue.

Roster

2014 Erie Explosion roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  7Nate Burney
  • 13Richard Stokes

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • --Ty Gieser
  • 55Dave McQuiston
  • --Brannon Pate
  • 51Skylar Trimble

Defensive linemen

  • 43Tim Green
  • 62Bob Hammer
  • 50DaJuan Smith
  • 12Zach Williams
Linebackers
  • 24Jon D'Angelo
  • 52Stephen Johnson

Defensive backs

  • 20David Castillo
  •  6Maurice Jones
  •  1Jayson Nickson
  • 42 DeQwan Young

Kickers

  • 14Shon Rowser
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated February 7, 2014
  • 23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1 Bye
2February 92:00 P.M. ESTat Northern Kentucky River Monsters W 42-301-0 The Bank of Kentucky Center
3February 162:00 P.M. EST Marion Blue Racers W 43-232-0 Erie Insurance Arena
4February 232:00 P.M. EST Chicago Blitz W 44-353-0 Erie Insurance Arena
5March 24:00 P.M. ESTat Saginaw Sting L 27-453-1 Dow Event Center
6March 94:00 P.M. ESTat Marion Blue Racers L 21-223-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7March 162:00 p.m. EST Bluegrass Warhorses W 82-124-2 Erie Insurance Arena
8March 227:30 p.m. ESTat Port Huron Patriots W 65-305-2 McMorran Arena
9March 304:00 P.M. ESTat Detroit Thunder W 2-0 (Forfeit)6-2Fraser Hockeyland
10 Bye
11April 132:00 P.M. EST Port Huron Patriots W 114-07-2 Erie Insurance Arena
12 Bye
13April 272:00 p.m. EST ASI Panthers W 66-138-2 Erie Insurance Arena
14 Bye

Note that the April 27 contest was originally against the Detroit Thunder, but the team ceased operations prior to the end of the season and the ASI Panthers, an independent farm club to the Arena Football League's Philadelphia Soul, were used as a replacement team. The April 13 contest was actually played against the Erie Express, a local semi-professional squad, because of a mass resignation in the Port Huron Patriots organization (the Express players played in Patriots uniforms). [2]

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

Postseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
North Division ChampionshipMay 97:30 P.M. ESTat Erie ExplosionW 46-151-0 Dow Event Center
2014 CIFL Championship Game May 184:00 P.M. ESTat Marion Blue Racers W 38-262-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Coaching staff

2014 Erie Explosion staff
Front office
  • Director of operations – Bill Stafford
  • Director of Sales - Shawn Struble
  • Head coach/Director of Football Operations - Shawn Liotta

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/player personnel – Jeremy Liotta
  • Defensive backs – Sam Reynolds
  • Defensive Line Coach- Al MaCauley
  • Assistant coach- Kirk Rearick

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator - Ed Marin

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References

  1. ↑ Cory Butzin (June 10, 2013). "Continental Indoor Football League agree to terms with five teams for next season". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Explosion expect test vs. Replacement team today".
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