2014 Erie Explosion season

2014 Erie Explosion season
2014 Erie Explosion season
Owner	Bill Stafford
General manager	Shawn Liotta
Head coach	Shawn Liotta
Home field	Erie Insurance Arena
Results
Record	8-2
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won North Division Championship (Sting) 46-15; Won CIFL Championship Game (Blue Racers) 38-26
	← 2013; Erie Explosion; 2015 →;

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

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[edit]

2014 Erie Explosion roster

Quarterbacks

10 Taylor Genuser
3 Aaron Smetanka

Running backs

7 Nate Burney
13 Richard Stokes

Wide receivers

10 Alfonso Hoggard
17 Josh Mastromatto
5 Travis Tarpley
9 Evan Twombly

Offensive linemen

-- Ty Gieser
55 Dave McQuiston
-- Brannon Pate
51 Skylar Trimble

Defensive linemen

43 Tim Green
62 Bob Hammer
50 DaJuan Smith
12 Zach Williams

Linebackers

24 Jon D'Angelo
52 Stephen Johnson

Defensive backs

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

Kickers

14 Shon 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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	Bye
2	February 9	2:00 P.M. EST	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	W 42-30	1-0	The Bank of Kentucky Center
3	February 16	2:00 P.M. EST	Marion Blue Racers	W 43-23	2-0	Erie Insurance Arena
4	February 23	2:00 P.M. EST	Chicago Blitz	W 44-35	3-0	Erie Insurance Arena
5	March 2	4:00 P.M. EST	at Saginaw Sting	L 27-45	3-1	Dow Event Center
6	March 9	4:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	L 21-22	3-2	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7	March 16	2:00 p.m. EST	Bluegrass Warhorses	W 82-12	4-2	Erie Insurance Arena
8	March 22	7:30 p.m. EST	at Port Huron Patriots	W 65-30	5-2	McMorran Arena
9	March 30	4:00 P.M. EST	at Detroit Thunder	W 2-0 (Forfeit)	6-2	Fraser Hockeyland
10	Bye
11	April 13	2:00 P.M. EST	Port Huron Patriots	W 114-0	7-2	Erie Insurance Arena
12	Bye
13	April 27	2:00 p.m. EST	ASI Panthers	W 66-13	8-2	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[edit]

2014 Continental Indoor Football League view talk edit
Team	Overall				Division
Team	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

y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
z - ceased operations during season

Postseason[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
North Division Championship	May 9	7:30 P.M. EST	at Erie Explosion	W 46-15	1-0	Dow Event Center
2014 CIFL Championship Game	May 18	4:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	W 38-26	2-0	Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Coaching staff[edit]

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

Head coach – Shawn Liotta

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Shawn Liotta

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

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "Explosion expect test vs. Replacement team today".

[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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