2011 Marion Blue Racers season
The 2011 Marion Blue Racers season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. They took over to fill the void in Marion, Ohio, after the Marion Mayhem folded the year before. The franchise couldn't have asked for a more exciting start than their first game on March 5, 2011. Marion entered the 4th quarter trailing 37-23 to the Port Huron Predators. They started their comeback by scoring a touchdown with 10:31 left in the game. Mike Tatum caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Josh Harris and Tyler Lorenz added the extra point, cutting Port Huron's lead was cut to 37–30. With 3:27 left in the game, Harris ran in from three yards out to tie the game. The game-winning score came on an eight-yard run by Harris with 27 seconds to play. Port Huron quarterback Jim Roth was intercepted by Bryan Williams as time expired to secure the victory. On April 2, 2011, the Blue Racers set a CIFL record with 8 rushing touchdowns in a single game, against the Indianapolis Enforcers.[1] After the Blue Racers got off to a 3–1 start, Demetrius Ross stepped down from his head coaching position, citing personal reasons. His defensive coordinator, Ryan Terry, took over as head coach, just 2 days before the Blue Racers played their first road game at the Dayton Silverbacks.[2] The Blue Racers went on to an 8–2 regular season record, losing twice to the Cincinnati Commandos. The team defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 53–18 in the league semi-finals, before being defeated by the Commandos again in the 2011 CIFL Championship Game 44–29.
2011 Marion Blue Racers season | |
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Owner | LaMonte Coleman |
General manager | LaMonte Coleman |
Head coach | Demetrius Ross (resigned April 7: 3-1 record) Ryan Terry (interim) |
Home field | Veterans Memorial Coliseum 220 East Fairground Street Marion, OH 43302 |
Results | |
Record | 8–2 |
League place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost CIFL Championship Game 29-44 (Cincinnati Commandos) |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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1 | Bye | Week | ||
2 | March 5 | Port Huron Predators | Home | Won 44-37 |
3 | March 12 | Cincinnati Commandos | Home | Lost 44-50 |
4 | Bye | Week | ||
5 | March 26 | Dayton Silverbacks | Home | Won 34-13 |
6 | April 2 | Indianapolis Enforcers | Home | Won 78-0 |
7 | April 9 | Dayton Silverbacks | Away | Won 31-14 |
8 | April 16 | Port Huron Predators | Away | Won 47-15 |
9 | Bye | Week | ||
10 | April 30 | Chicago Knights | Home | Won 31-3 |
11 | Bye | Week | ||
12 | May 14 | Indianapolis Enforcers | Home | Won 73-12 |
13 | May 21 | Chicago Knights | Away | Won 53-24 |
14 | May 28 | Cincinnati Commandos | Away | Lost 20-50 |
15 | Bye | Week |
Playoff schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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Semifinals | June 6 | Dayton Silverbacks | Home | Won 53-18 |
CIFL Championship Game | June 11 | Cincinnati Commandos | Away | Lost 29-44 |
Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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Cincinnati Commandos-y | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 484 | 158 | 53.77 | 17.55 | W10 | ||
Marion Blue Racers-x | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 455 | 218 | 45.5 | 21.8 | L1 | ||
Dayton Silverbacks-x | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 265 | 32 | 39.4 | W3 | ||
Chicago Knights-x | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 255 | 295 | 28.33 | 32.77 | L5 | ||
Port Huron Predators | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 238 | 226 | 39.6 | 37.6 | L7 | ||
Indianapolis Enforcers | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 71 | 621 | 7.88 | 69 | L3 |
Final roster
2011 Marion Blue Racers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Kickers
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Inactive
Injured reserve Updated 2011-05-07[3] rookies in italics |
Regular season
Week 2: vs Port Huron Predators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Predators | 6 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 37 |
Blue Racers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: March 5
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,200
- Referee: Les Anderson
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Week 3: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commandos | 6 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 50 |
Blue Racers | 6 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: March 12
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Rick Jackson
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Week 5: vs Dayton Silverbacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Silverbacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Blue Racers | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: March 26
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,300
- Referee: Rick Jackson
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Week 6: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Enforcers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue Racers | 26 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 78 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,200
- Referee: Les Anderson
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Week 7: vs Dayton Silverbacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Racers | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
Silverbacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: April 9
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Les Anderson
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Week 8: vs Port Huron Predators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Racers | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
Predators | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,073
- Referee: Les Anderson
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Week 10: vs Chicago Knights
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Blue Racers | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: April 30
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,100
- Referee: Dave Stein
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Week 12: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Enforcers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Blue Racers | 0 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 73 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,100
- Referee: Tommy Tyks
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Week 13: vs Chicago Knights
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Racers | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 53 |
Knights | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
at Victory Sports Complex, Loves Park, Illinois
- Date: May 22
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 75
- Referee: Jim Bernardi
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Week 14: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Racers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Commandos | 13 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 50 |
at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: May 28
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Tommy Tyks
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Playoffs
2 vs 3 Semifinal vs Dayton Silverbacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Silverbacks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
Blue Racers | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 53 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
- Date: June 6
- Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 1,300
- Referee: Rick Jackson
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2011 CIFL Championship Game: vs. Cincinnati Commandos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Racers | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
Commandos | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 44 |
at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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References
- Blue Racers roll past Indianapolis
- Blue Racers Coach Ross steps down Archived May 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Marion Blue Racer | the UIFL's Marion Blue Racers". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2011-08-08.