2015 Marion Blue Racers season explained

Team:Marion Blue Racers
Year:2015
Record:5-3
League Place:6th
Coach:Rick Kranz
LaMonte Coleman
General Manager:Shavonne Coleman
Owner:LaMonte Coleman
Stadium:Veterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Playoffs:did not qualify
No Nextseason:true

The 2015 Marion Blue Racers season was the fifth season for the 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:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 288:00pmat Bloomington EdgeL 34-48[3] 0-1U.S. Cellular Coliseum
2SaturdayApril 47:00pmCorpus Christi FuryW 50-391-1Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3SundayApril 127:15pmat Lehigh Valley SteelhawksL 38-85[4] (interleague game)PPL Center
4SaturdayApril 187:00pmSt. Louis AttackW 33-29[5] 2-1Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5FridayApril 248:35pmat St. Louis AttackL 23-48[6] 2-2Family Arena
6SaturdayMay 27:00pmFlorida Marine RaidersW 51-41[7] 3-2Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7SaturdayMay 98:00pmat Corpus Christi FuryW 57-33[8] 4-2American Bank Center
8FridayMay 167:00pmBloomington EdgeW 57-19[9] 5-2Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9SaturdayMay 237:30pmCape Fear HeroesL 38-63[10] 5-3Crown Coliseum
10FridayMay 297:30pmat Nashville VenomL 38-65[11] (interleague game)Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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Standings

TeamWinsLossesPercentage
z-Florida Tarpons62
Rio Grande Valley Sol52
St. Louis Attack53
Bloomington Edge53
x-Florida Marine Raiders53
Marion Blue Racers53
Cape Fear Heroes44
26
Alabama Outlawz26
Corpus Christi Fury07

Notes and References

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