2016 Chicago Blitz season

2016 Chicago Blitz season
Owner	Mike Oliver
General manager	Michael Dortch
Head coach	Mike Oliver
Home stadium	Odeum Expo Center 1033 North Villa Avenue Villa Park, IL 60181
Results
Record	3-3
Division place	6th
Playoffs	did not qualify
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The 2016 Chicago Blitz season was the third season for the American Indoor Football franchise, and their second season in the AIF. On May 25, the Blitz cancelled its last scheduled road game and announced that the team was for sale.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	BYE
2	BYE
3	Sunday	March 13	7:00pm	Northern Kentucky Nightmare	W 33-22	1-0	Odeum Expo Center
4	BYE
5	BYE
6	Saturday	April 2	7:00pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	L 30-34 [1]	1-1	L. C. Walker Arena
7	Saturday	April 9	7:00pm	Northern Kentucky Nightmare	W 36-24	2-1	Odeum Expo Center
8	BYE
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	at River City Raiders	L 34-47	2-2	Family Arena
10	BYE
11	Saturday	May 7	7:00pm	Memphis X-Sounds	W 73-6	3-2	Odeum Expo Center
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	River City Raiders	L 31-37	3-3	Odeum Expo Center
13	BYE
14	Saturday	May 28	7:00pm	West Michigan Ironmen	Cancelled		Odeum Expo Center

Game 2: vs. West Michigan Ironmen

Game 2: Chicago Blitz at West Michigan Ironmen  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blitz	6	6	6	12	30
Ironmen	14	7	7	6	34

at L. C. Walker Arena, Muskegon, Michigan

• Date: April 2, 2016
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
• Game weather: None (indoor arena)
• Game attendance: 2,800

Game information

First quarter WM – Derek Vandenbosch 3-yard fumble return (Jose Diaz kick), 13:23. Ironmen 7–0. CHI – James Walton 29-yard pass from Demetrius Jones (Julie Harshbarger kick failed), 7:02. Ironmen 7–6. WM – Derrick Eshelman 15-yard pass from Alex Carder (Jose Diaz kick), 2:36. Ironmen 14–6. Second quarter CHI – Brian Miles 7-yard pass from Demetrius Jones (2-pt failed), 10:06. Ironmen 14–12. WM – Erik Thompson 51-yard field goal return (Jose Diaz kick), :46. Ironmen 21–12. Third quarter WM – Ronald Johnson 4-yard pass from Alex Carder (Jose Diaz kick), 10:55. Ironmen 28–12. CHI – Bryant Pascascio 3-yard pass from Tony Powell (2-pt failed), 7:22. Ironmen 28–18. Fourth quarter CHI – James Walton 1-yard pass from Tony Powell (Julie Harshbarger kick failed), 12:21. Ironmen 28–24. CHI – Keenan Miller 4-yard pass from Tony Powell (Julie Harshbarger kick failed), :46. Blitz 30–28. WM – Erik Thompson 48-yard kick return (2-pt failed), :28. Ironmen 34–30. Top passers WM – Alex Carder – 7/20, 79 yards, 2 TD, INT

Game 3: vs. Northern Kentucky Nightmare

Game 3: Northern Kentucky Nightmare at Chicago Blitz  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nightmare	6	12	6	0	24
Blitz	20	7	0	9	36

at Odeum Expo Center, Villa Park, Illinois

• Date: April 9, 2016
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
• Game weather: None (indoor arena)
• TV announcers: Kyle Smith (play-by-play) and Al Stasch (analyst)

Game information

First quarter CHI – Keenan Miller 5-yard run (Igor Materic kick), 13:18. Blitz 7–0. NK – Jimmy Connor 30-yard run (run failed), 10:32. Blitz 7–6. CHI – Bryant Pascascio 9-yard pass from Tony Powell (Igor Materic kick), 8:33. Blitz 14–6. CHI – Keenan Miller 1-yard run (Igor Materic kick failed), 1:36. Blitz 20–6. Second quarter NK – Justin Williams 21-yard pass from Antonio Davis (Mike Brown kick failed), 14:41. Blitz 20–12. CHI – Brian Miles 46-yard kickoff return (Igor Materic kick), 13:48. Blitz 27–12. NK – Keilan Woods 4-yard pass from Antonio Davis (Pass failed), 5:47. Blitz 27–18. Third quarter NK – Antonio Davis 4-yard run (Pass failed), 8:13. Blitz 27–24. Fourth quarter CHI – Igor Materic 30-yard field goal (Igor Materic kick), 12:28. Blitz 30–24. CHI – Deshon Conley 48-yard interception return (Igor Materic kick blocked), :13. Blitz 36–24.

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	PCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	.857
x – River City Raiders	6	1	.857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	.750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	.571
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	.500
Chicago Blitz	3	3	.500
Triangle Torch	3	4	.429
Winston Wildcats	3	5	.375
Maryland Eagles	0	2	.000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	.000

Roster

2016 Chicago Blitz roster
Quarterbacks  9Andre Locke Running backs 17Keenan Miller 30Lloyd Morgan Wide receivers 11David Brown --Brian Miles  3Bryan Pascascio 12Jermel Smith  6James Walton		Offensive linemen 56Anthony Bullock 66Darius Crosby 55Tim Mueller 57Nick Torresso 77Baptiste Williams Defensive linemen  5Karl Grant 18Ramon Lacey  8DeAndre Mosley 90Ryan O'Neil 96Evan Van Klei 66Marquis Walton		Linebackers  1Greg Barksdale 13Zo Hood 44Shannon Newsberry Defensive backs 14 Jorrick Calvin 21Deshon Conley  7Darius Jones  4Brandon Onuselogu 28Robert Riley 12Leo Watkins 24Keith Woodson Kickers 19Igor Materic		Injured reserve  2 Demetrius Jones QB (IR) Exempt list 93 Tyrone Saunders DL(Exempt) Practice squad currently vacant rookies in italics Roster Archived 2016-06-13 at the Wayback Machine updated May 12, 2016 30 Active, 2 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. Mark Opfermann (April 2, 2016). "Late kickoff return for TD a game-winner for West Michigan Ironmen". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 5, 2016.