2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season

2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season
Head coach	Harry Lewis
Owner	JaQuar Sanders
Home field	Alltech Arena
Results
Record	1-7
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season is the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

The franchise was first announced in May 2013. Owner Eric Taylor announced that the Warhorses would be playing at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park.^[1] In July, it was announced the Warhorses would be a member of the Continental Indoor Football League.^[2][3] Harry Lewis was introduced in August as the team's first head coach.^[4] In March 2014, the team's financial troubles forced the cancellation of its last four home dates, and moved the league to try to arrange sufficient road dates to allow the team to complete the season.^[5]

Roster

Bluegrass Warhorses roster
Quarterbacks  3 Dan McNutt  4 Elonzo Scott Running Backs 30 Derrick Brown  2 Kenna Watts Wide Receivers 21 Ronyal Britton 20 Ricardo Hinkle  8 Tyler Ray		Offensive Linemen 73 Cody Grundle 99 Ace Rios 52 Jason Webb Defensive Linemen  9 Ryan Seay 49 David Southers Linebackers 30 Cory McDonald		Defensive Backs 17 Nick Kerney 11 Jame Morris 49 Terrance Neal 32 John Patrick Kickers 31 Derrick Anderson		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated April 19, 2014 18 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	February 3	7:30 p.m. EST	Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 20-36	0-1	Alltech Arena
2	February 8	7:30 P.M. EST	Dayton Sharks	L 29-43	0-2	Alltech Arena
3	February 16	2:00 P.M. EST	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 23-32	0-3	The Bank of Kentucky Center
4	Bye
5	March 2	4:00 P.M. EST	at Kentucky Xtreme	W 2-0 (Forfeit)	1-3	Freedom Hall
6	Bye
7	March 16	2:00 P.M. EST	at Erie Explosion	L 12-82	1-4	Erie Insurance Arena
8	March 21	7:30 p.m. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	L 28-52	1-5	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9	Bye
10	April 5	7:30 P.M. EST	Saginaw Sting	L 0-2 (Forfeit)	1-6	Alltech Arena
11	April 13 contest against the Detroit Thunder was mutually canceled
12	April 19	7:30 p.m. EST	at Dayton Sharks	L 6-76	1-7	Hara Arena
13	Bye
14	May 5 contest against the Kentucky Xtreme was mutually canceled

Standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League
Team	Overall				Division
	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

Coaching staff

2014 Bluegrass Warhorses staff
	Front Office Owner – JaQuar Sanders Ticket Manager – Starr Williams Sales – Bob Kozachik Head Coach Head Coach – Harry Lewis			Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chad Spencer Offensive Line – Sylvester Peeples Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jamal Naji Defensive Line – Sylvester Peeples Secondary – J. T. Haskins

References

1. Ian Preston (May 3, 2013). "New Pro Football Team Coming to Bluegrass". www.wtvq.com. WTVQ-TV, LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
2. Tyler Lashbrook (July 9, 2013). "Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
3. "CIFL Welcomes Bluegrass Warhorses". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
4. Zack Klemme (August 28, 2013). "Lewis tabbed as Warhorses' first coach". www.maysville-online.com. Ledger Independent. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
5. Krieger, Dan (March 24, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved March 25, 2014.