2015 Chicago Blitz season explained

Team:Chicago Blitz
Year:2015
Record:6-2
League Place:3rd
Coach:Mike Oliver
General Manager:Tom Gosche
Owner:Mike Oliver
Stadium:Odeum Expo Center
1033 North Villa Avenue
Villa Park, IL 60181
Playoffs:Won AIF Semifinals (Sting) 63-45
Lost 2015 AIF Championship Game (Capitals) 30-58

The 2015 Chicago Blitz season was the second season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their first season in the AIF.

On October 4, 2014, the Blitz announced they were joining X-League Indoor Football[1] for the 2015 season. Shortly after, the team was removed from the X-League website, and was no longer affiliated with the X-League. On October 15, 2014, the Blitz joined American Indoor Football (AIF), following former CIFL team, the Sting.[2] The Blitz finished the regular season 6-2, earning the 3 seed in the AIF playoffs. They defeated the 2nd seeded Saginaw Sting 63-45 in the AIF semifinals, earning a berth in the 2015 AIF Championship Game. The Blitz traveled to York, Pennsylvania to take on the York Capitals for the AIF crown. The Blitz fell to the Capitals 30-58.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1March 218:00 PM CSTat Cleveland SaintsW 46-241-0Multiplex
2March 294:15 PM CSTBuffalo LightningW 85-92-0Odeum Expo Center
3April 4TBACleveland SaintsW 42-03-0Odeum Expo Center
4Bye
5April 18TBAat Buffalo LightningW 36-204-0TBD
6April 25TBAat Saginaw StingL 40-55[3] 4-1Dow Event Center
7May 2TBASaginaw StingL 23-57[4] 4-2Odeum Expo Center
8May 9TBAat Cleveland SaintsW 54-175-2Multiplex
9May 16TBAAtlanta SharksW Forfeit6-2Odeum Expo Center
10Bye

Standings

Postseason

Round Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
AIF SemifinalsMay 306:30 PMat Saginaw StingW 63-45[5] 1-0Dow Event Center
AIF Championship GameJune 67:00 PMat York CapitalsL 30-58[6] 1-1York City Ice Arena

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chicago Blitz Are Latest to Join X-League . X-League Indoor Football . October 4, 2014 . October 4, 2014.
  2. Web site: Chicago Blitz Joins AIF . October 15, 2014 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: Sting 55, Blitz 40: Saginaw overcomes slow start to down undefeated Chicago . Cory Butzin . April 25, 2015 . MLive Media Group . www.mlive.com . April 28, 2015.
  4. Web site: Sting 57, Blitz 23: Saginaw rolls past Chicago for third straight win . Cory Butzin . May 4, 2015 . MLive Media Group . www.mlive.com . April 28, 2015.
  5. Web site: Blitz 63, Sting 45: Saginaw stumbles in postseason loss to Chicago . Cory Butzin . May 30, 2015 . MLive Media Group . www.mlive.com . June 1, 2015.
  6. Web site: Watson's defense spurs York Capitals to AIF championship vs. Chicago Blitz . Eric Thomas . June 6, 2015 . The York Daily Record . www.ydr.com . June 8, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150704183446/http://www.ydr.com/sports/ci_28267939/watsons-defense-spurs-york-capitals-aif-championship-vs . July 4, 2015 .