2015 Marion Blue Racers season

2015 Marion Blue Racers season
Head coach Rick Kranz (fired May 1: 2-2 record)
LaMonte Coleman (interim)
General manager Shavonne Coleman
Owner LaMonte Coleman
Home field Veterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record 5-3
League place 6th
Playoff finish did not qualify

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

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

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

  •  1 James Moreland
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

  • 17 Cameron Lee
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

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

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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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