2014 Saginaw Sting season

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.

Roster

2014 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks 12 Sam Landry Running backs 20 DeShawn Hayes Wide receivers  8 A. J. Bradley  1 Austin Coleman 18 Daryl Gooden 15 Justin Hemm 11 Shaun Hladki  2 D. J. Marchiando 13 Justin Mott 10 Reginald Overton		Offensive linemen 64 Eric Brim 69 Desmond Kenner 66 Mike LeGrow 71 Brad Saunders 52 Ameer Townes Defensive linemen  5 Justin Barnes  3 Dwight Hargrove 37 Josh Hunt 56 Daniel Jackson		Linebackers 57 Michael Martin 34 Spencer Smith Defensive backs 21 Al Backey 13 Demarcus Copes  9 Jamaal Hilber 21 Jamar Hilber  6 LaTreze Mushatt Kickers 28 Chris Kollias		Injured Reserve  7 A. J. McKenna QB (IR)  9 Enrique Shaw LB (IR) Exempt List  8 C. J. Tarver WR (Exempt) rookies in italics Roster updated May 8, 2014 27 Active, 2 Inactive

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				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

Standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League view talk edit
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

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

Postseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
North Division Championship	May 9	7:30 P.M. EST	Erie Explosion	L 46-15	0-1	Dow Event Center

Coaching staff

2014 Saginaw Sting staff
	Front office Co-Owner/General Manager – Robert Licht Co-Owner/Director of Football Operations – Stuart Schweigert Co-Owner/Director of Business Sales – James O'Brien Assistant general manager – Bill Wheeler Front Office Manager - Tyler Vienot Head coach Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator - James Perry II Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator - A. J. McKenna Offensive line – James Perry II			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator - Enrique Shaw Defensive line – James Perry II

References

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. Neil Barris (April 12, 2014). "Saginaw Sting overcome loss of starting quarterback to defeat Marion Blue Racers". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
3. Cory Butzin (April 23, 2014). "Saginaw Sting playmaker CJ Tarver signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
4. Cory Butzin (April 26, 2014). "Saginaw Sting's listless offense costs them perfect regular season, fall in finale to Chicago Blitz". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
5. Cory Butzin (May 7, 2014). "Saginaw Sting head coach resigns on the eve of playoff opener against defending champion Erie". www.mlive.com. Michigan Live LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.