Bluegrass Warhorses
The Bluegrass Warhorses were a professional indoor American football team based in Lexington, Kentucky. The team joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2014 as an expansion team. The Warhorses were the second indoor football team based in Lexington. (The Kentucky Horsemen of the United Indoor Football and af2 were the first.) The owner of the Warhorses is JaQuar Sanders. The Warhorses played their home games at the Alltech Arena inside of Kentucky Horse Park but were forced to cancel their last four home games "due to unpaid arena rent and other bills".[1]
| Bluegrass Warhorses | |
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| Established 2013 Folded 2014 Played in Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky | |
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Continental Indoor Football League (2014)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, Red & White |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | JaQuar Sanders |
| Head coach | Harry Lewis |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
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Franchise history
2014
The franchise was first announced in May 2013. It announced that the Warhorses would be playing at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park.[2] In July, it was announced the Warhorses would be a member of the Continental Indoor Football League.[3][4] Harry Lewis was introduced in August as the team's first head coach.[5] With former University of Kentucky quarterback, Shane Boyd leading the Warhorses,[6] they fell to the Northern Kentucky River Monsters 20-36, in what became an internet sensation game, due to Jared Lorenzen's 320-pound quarterback play.[7] The team fell into financial problems halfway through the season, cancellation of their four remaining home dates, and moving the league to seek new ownership for a possible 2015 season.[1][8]
Players of note
Final 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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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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Coaches of note
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through Week 12 of the 2014 Continental Indoor Football League season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Harry Lewis | 2014-present | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | |
Coaching staff
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Front office
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Season-by-season results
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | CIFL | South | 4th | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2014) | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | - | All-time postseason record (2014) | ||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2014) | ||||||||
References
- Krieger, Dan (March 24, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- Ian Preston (May 3, 2013). "New Pro Football Team Coming to Bluegrass". www.wtvq.com. WTVQ-TV, LLC. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- Tyler Lashbrook (July 9, 2013). "Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts". www.kentucky.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- "CIFL Welcomes Bluegrass Warhorses". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- Zack Klemme (August 28, 2013). "Lewis tabbed as Warhorses' first coach". www.maysville-online.com. Ledger Independent. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- "UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- "Jared Lorenzen's CIFL opening performance goes viral". www.cincinnati.com. Gannett. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- Linda B. Blackford (March 20, 2014). "Kentucky Horse Park says arena football team failed to pay rent; home games canceled". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Ledger. Retrieved April 3, 2014.