Roster
| 2014 Saginaw Sting roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Injured Reserve
Exempt List
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| 2014 Saginaw Sting season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stuart Schweigert, Rob Licht & Tom O'Brien |
| General manager | Rob Licht |
| Head coach | Fred Townsend (resigned on May 7; 9-1 record) James Perry II (interim) |
| Home field | Dow Event Center 303 Johnson Street Saginaw, MI 78607 |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-1 |
| Division place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Lost North Division Championship 15-46 (Explosion) |
The 2014 Saginaw Sting season was the sixth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
In June 2013, the Sting agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season. [1] The Sting won their first eighth game of the season to advance to 8-0, but during that game the Sting lost quarterback A. J. McKenna to injury. [2] The following week the team lost 2013 league MVP, C. J. Tarver to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [3] The loss of those two key players became noticeable when the Sting lost their final regular season game to finish 9-1. [4] Just one day before the Sting's first playoff game, head coach Fred Townsead announced his resignation. [5] Line Coach James Perry II was named the teams interim head coach. The Sting were upset in the first round of the playoffs, 46-15, by the same team that had defeated them in the previous year's championship, the Erie Explosion.
| 2014 Saginaw Sting roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Injured Reserve
Exempt List
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| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | |||
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| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | February 9 | 7:00 P.M. EST | at Chicago Blitz | W 42-25 | 1-0 | Intra Soccer (Elgin, IL) | ||
| 3 | February 16 | 4:00 P.M. EST | Port Huron Patriots | W 70-44 | 2-0 | Dow Event Center | ||
| 4 | February 21 | 7:30 P.M. EST | at Detroit Thunder | W 72-16 | 3-0 | Perani Arena and Event Center (Flint, MI) | ||
| 5 | March 2 | 4:00 P.M. EST | Erie Explosion | W 45-27 | 4-0 | Dow Event Center | ||
| 6 | March 9 | 4:00 P.M. EST | at Port Huron Patriots | W 61-34 | 5-0 | McMorran Arena | ||
| 7 | Bye | |||||||
| 8 | March 21 | 7:30 p.m. EST | Detroit Thunder | W 49-35 | 6-0 | Dow Event Center | ||
| 9 | Bye | |||||||
| 10 | April 5 | 7:30 P.M. EST | at Bluegrass Warhorses | W 2-0 (Forfeit) | 7-0 | Alltech Arena | ||
| 11 | April 12 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Marion Blue Racers | W 28-25 | 8-0 | Dow Event Center | ||
| 12 | April 19 | 4:00 p.m. EST | at Kentucky Xtreme | W 2-0 (Forfeit) | 9-0 | Freedom Hall | ||
| 13 | April 26 | 7:30 p.m. EST | Chicago Blitz | L 28-34 | 9-1 | Dow Event Center | ||
| 14 | Bye | |||||||
| Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
| North Division | |||||||||||
| y-Saginaw Sting | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |||
| x-Erie Explosion | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |||
| Chicago Blitz | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |||
| z-Port Huron Patriots | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |||
| z-Detroit Thunder | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | |||
| South Division | |||||||||||
| y-Marion Blue Racers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |||
| Dayton Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |||
| z-Bluegrass Warhorses | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |||
| z-Kentucky Xtreme | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||
| North Division Championship | May 9 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Erie Explosion | L 46-15 | 0-1 | Dow Event Center |
| 2014 Saginaw Sting staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coach
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