2015 York Capitals season

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2015 York Capitals season
OwnerIsaac Carn
General managerDonnie Parker
Head coachRick Marilio
Home field York City Ice Arena
Results
Record8–0
League place1st
Playoff finishWon AIF Semifinal (Panthers) 68–58
Won AIF Championship Game (Blitz) 58–30

The 2015 York Capitals season was the third season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their third season in the AIF.

Contents

On July 15, 2014, it was announced that Isaac Carn had purchased the Capitals from Jim Morris. [1] Carn promptly named Eric Dorsey II the team's new coach, [2] though Rick Marsilio was named head coach before the season started. [3] Marsilio was an assistant for the now defunct Harrisburg Stampede, and recruited multiple Stampede players to the Capitals. [4] The recruiting helped, as the Capitals finished the regular season 8–0, clinching the 1 seed in the 2015 AIF Playoffs. The Capitals defeated the ASI Panthers 68–58 to clinch a berth in the 2015 AIF Championship Game against the Chicago Blitz. The Capitals defeated the Blitz 58–30, capturing their first-ever championship.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1 Bye
2March 285:00 PM ASI Panthers W 50–32 [5] 1–0 York City Ice Arena
3April 37:00 PMat Saginaw Sting W 46–33 [6] 2–0 Dow Event Center
4April 126:00 PMat ASI Panthers W 48–34 [7] 3–0 Santander Arena
5April 187:00 PMMaryland EaglesW 50–204–0 York City Ice Arena
6April 257:00 PMLancaster ChargersW 72–12 [8] 5–0 York City Ice Arena
7May 27:00 PMat Buffalo Lightning W 34–76–0 Cattaraugus Community Center
8 Bye
9May 176:00 PMat ASI Panthers W 54–20 [9] 7–0 Santander Arena
10May 237:00 PM Cleveland Saints W 40–68–0 York City Ice Arena

Standings

2015 American Indoor Football
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
y-York Capitals 8001.00039416449.320.5W8
x-Saginaw Sting 620.75040221757.431.0W6
x-Chicago Blitz 620.75031818745.426.7W2
x-ASI Panthers 530.62535621844.518.2W1
Savannah Steam 520.71423213133.218.7W2
Atlanta Sharks120.3334611215.337.3L2
Buffalo Lightning 170.12518447123.058.9L4
Maryland Eagles030.0004412014.740.0L3
Cleveland Saints 080.00012842416.053.0L8

Postseason

RoundDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
AIF SemifinalsMay 307:00 PM ASI Panthers W 68–58 [10] 1–0 York City Ice Arena
AIF Championship GameJune 67:00 PM Chicago Blitz W 58–30 [11] 2–0 York City Ice Arena

Roster

2015 York Capitals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • --Malik Generett
  •  7Rob Jones
  • --Darrell Smith
  • 12 Keith Stokes
  • --Dijon Thomas
  •  9Collin Wallace
  •  3Rob Wright
Offensive linemen
  • --Adrian Brown
  • --Eric Pratt
  • --Victor Sesay
  • --Jason Townson

Defensive linemen

  • --Eric Ducksworth
  • 95Javon Matthews
  • 94Jared Sampson
Linebackers
  • 45Issa Diarra
  • -- Chaz Robinson
  •  8Jermaine Thaxton
  • --Mike Woodhouse

Defensive backs

  • --Akeem Green
  • --Bryant Lewis
  • 20Jimmy Pitts
  • --Travis Proctor
  •  5Armar Watson

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 26, 2015
30 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

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