2015 Marion Blue Racers season

The 2015 Marion Blue Racers season was the fifth season for the indoor football franchise, and their first in the X-League Indoor Football.

2015 Marion Blue Racers season
OwnerLaMonte Coleman
Head coachRick Kranz (fired May 1: 2-2 record)
LaMonte Coleman (interim)
General managerShavonne Coleman
Home fieldVeterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record5-3
League place6th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

On October 22, 2014, the Blue Racers announced that former Kentucky Drillers owner and coach, Rick Kranz would be the team's head coach for the 2015 season.[1]

After a 2-2 start to the season, Owner LaMonte Coleman fired Kranz, and named himself the teams interim head coach.[2]

The Racers finished the season 5-3, but in a 4-way tie for 3rd place, causing the Blue Racers to miss the playoffs.

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 Saturday March 28 8:00pm at Bloomington Edge L 34-48[3] 0-1 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
2 Saturday April 4 7:00pm Corpus Christi Fury W 50-39 1-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 Sunday April 12 7:15pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 38-85[4] (interleague game) PPL Center
4 Saturday April 18 7:00pm St. Louis Attack W 33-29[5] 2-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 Friday April 24 8:35pm at St. Louis Attack L 23-48[6] 2-2 Family Arena
6 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Florida Marine Raiders W 51-41[7] 3-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 Saturday May 9 8:00pm at Corpus Christi Fury W 57-33[8] 4-2 American Bank Center
8 Friday May 16 7:00pm Bloomington Edge W 57-19[9] 5-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 Saturday May 23 7:30pm Cape Fear Heroes L 38-63[10] 5-3 Crown Coliseum
10 Friday May 29 7:30pm at Nashville Venom L 38-65[11] (interleague game) Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11 BYE

Standings
Team Wins Losses Percentage
z-Florida Tarpons 6 2 .750
Rio Grande Valley Sol 5 2 .714
St. Louis Attack 5 3 .625
Bloomington Edge 5 3 .625
x-Florida Marine Raiders 5 3 .625
Marion Blue Racers 5 3 .625
Cape Fear Heroes 4 4 .500
Georgia Rampage 2 6 .250
Alabama Outlawz 2 6 .250
Corpus Christi Fury 0 7 .000
  • z-Indicates best regular season record
  • x-Indicates clinched playoff berth

Roster
2015 Marion Blue Racers roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 Jordan Boykin
  •  5 Les Obie

Running backs

  • 20 Ryan Walker

Wide Receivers

  •  3 Alex Coleman
  •  7 Aric Evans
  • 10 Lynell Suggs
  • 21 Derrick Shearer
Offensive Linemen
  • 79 Lance Cooley
  • 50 Bobby Gay
  • 75 Malik Hamm
  • 77 Ryan Smith

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers
  • 16 Juan Rodriguez
  • 12 Korrion Wade

Defensive backs

  • 14 Justin Arrington
  •  2 D. J. James
  • 15 Charles Pugh
  •  6 Revelle Sadler
  •  4 Paul Sains

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 29, 2015
21 Active, 0 Inactive

References
  1. "Rival Team Owner, Head Coach Tapped To Lead 2015 Marion Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. Denny McPherson (May 1, 2015). "Coleman takes over as Racers' coach". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. Joe Deacon (March 28, 2015). "Lewis, Caldwell spark Edge to opening win". www.pantagraph.com. Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. "Steelhawks Soar in Home Opener". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  5. Denny McPherson (April 19, 2015). "Blue Racers rally to defeat Attack". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  6. "Blue Racers fall in St. Louis". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. April 25, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  7. Denny McPherson (May 2, 2015). "Fast start helps Blue Racers triumph". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  8. Denny McPherson (May 15, 2015). "Blue Racers' playoff drive continues". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  9. Denny McPherson (May 16, 2015). "Blue Racers avenge earlier loss". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  10. Al Myatt (May 24, 2015). "Heroes return to form with 63-38 win over Marion". www.fayobserver. The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. "Venom Race Past Marion". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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