2013 Marion Blue Racers season

The 2013 Marion Blue Racers season is the third season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

2013 Marion Blue Racers season
Owner	LaMonte and Shavonne Coleman
Head coach	Martino Theus (fired March 14: 1-4 record) Marc Huddleston (interim)
General manager	LaMonte Coleman
Home field	Veterans Memorial Coliseum 220 East Fairground Street Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record	2–8
League place	8th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The Blue Racers announced they would be leaving the UIFL following the conclusion of the 2012 season. A few days later, the franchise returned to the CIFL.[1] On September 18, 2012, the Blue Racers named CEO and General Manager LaMonte Coleman as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history.[2] Three weeks prior to the season's start, offensive coordinator Martino Theus was promoted to head coach.

Every home game of the 2013 season will be shown on WMNO Marion TV 22, available via broadcast on UHF channel 22 and on Time Warner Cable channel 3 (Marion only).[3]

Roster

2013 Marion Blue Racers roster
Quarterbacks  2 Brian Harris  5 James Moreland Offensive backs  6 Maurice Douse Wide Receivers 23 Nate Ford  4 Marc Huddleston 15 Maurice Jones 25 Danny Keenan 80 LaRoi Johnson TE 28 Deanco Oliver  8 Jeremy Satchel  9 Abrielle Taylor		Offensive Linemen 50 J. T. Haynes 75 Robert Price 70 Demitri Visvardis Defensive Linemen 99 Mike Cross 90 Curtis McGhee 11 Thomas McKenzie		Linebackers 88 William Haase 33 Raymond Saunders 34 Author Smith Defensive backs 10 Chris Crayton 24 Brandon Davies 27 Wesley Edwards 21 Bryceson Lawrence Kickers 14 Seth Burkholder		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 22, 2013 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	February 8	7:30 P.M. EST	at Saginaw Sting	L 28-49	0-1	Dow Event Center
2	February 16	7:00 P.M. EST	Erie Explosion	L 40-42	0-2	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3	February 23	7:00 P.M. EST	at Kane County Dawgs	W 2-0 (forfeit)	1-2	Seven Bridges Ice Arena
4	March 2	7:00 P.M. EST	Dayton Sharks	L 28-47	1-3	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5	March 10	2:00 P.M. EST	at Erie Explosion	L 13-45	1-4	Erie Insurance Arena
6	Bye
7	March 23	7:00 P.M. EST	Owensboro Rage	L 38-39	1-5	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8	March 30	7:00 p.m. EST	Kentucky Extreme	L 47-55	1-6	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9	Bye
10	April 13	7:30 P.M. EST	at Kentucky Drillers	L 51-74	1-7	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
11	April 21	4:00 p.m. EST	at Kentucky Extreme	L 47-55	1-8	Freedom Hall
12	April 27	7:00 p.m. EST	Port Huron Patriots	W 23-22	2-8	Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Erie Explosion	10	0	0	1.000	467	218	46.7	21.8	W10
x-Dayton Sharks	8	2	0	.800	478	303	47.8	30.3	L2
x-Saginaw Sting	8	2	0	.800	377	320	37.7	32.0	W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme	7	3	0	.700	497	328	49.7	32.8	W2
Detroit Thunder	4	6	0	.400	282	389	28.2	38.9	L1
Port Huron Patriots	4	6	0	.400	255	336	25.5	33.6	L1
Kentucky Drillers	2	8	0	.200	270	475	27.0	47.5	W1
Marion Blue Racers	2	8	0	.200	317	428	31.7	42.8	W1
Owensboro Rage	5	5	0	.500	195	267	19.5	26.7	L2
Kane County Dawgs^†	0	1	0	.000	13	69	13	69	L1

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

^†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

Coaching staff

2013 Marion Blue Racers staff
	Front Office CEO/General Manager – LaMonte Coleman CFO/Owner – Shavonne Coleman Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Operations – Ryan Sawyer Director of Design & Graphics – Justin Boyd Head Coach Head Coach – LaMonte Coleman Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Brandon Ikard Running Backs - Open Wide Receivers – Open Offensive Line –			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – LaMonte Coleman Defensive Line – Linebackers – Open Secondary – Open

References

1. "CIFL Welcomes Back Marion Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
2. "Blue Racers Name Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
3. "Theus Promoted to Lead 2013 Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.

(http://www.marionstar.com/article/20130321/SPORTS/303210004/Blue-Racers-new-coach)