Bluegrass Warhorses Explained

Bluegrass Warhorses
Founded:	2013
Folded:	2014
City:	Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
Colors:	Blue, Red & White
Coach:	Harry Lewis
Owner:	JaQuar Sanders
League:	Continental Indoor Football League South Division (2014)
Team History:	Bluegrass Warhorses (2014)
No Conf Champs:	0
No Div Champs:	0
No League Champs:	0
No Playoff Appearances:	0
Arena Years:	Alltech Arena (2014)

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]

Franchise history

2014

See main article: 2014 Bluegrass Warhorses season. 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

Coaches of note

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through Week 12 of the 2014 Continental Indoor Football League season.

Coaching staff

Season-by-season results

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Wild Card Berth

League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
					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)

Notes and References

1. News: Dan . Krieger . Our Sports Central . Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report . March 24, 2014 . March 25, 2014.
2. Web site: New Pro Football Team Coming to Bluegrass . Ian Preston . May 3, 2013 . WTVQ-TV, LLC . www.wtvq.com . July 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182818/http://www.wtvq.com/mostpopular/story/New-Pro-Football-Team-Coming-to-Bluegrass/xzKFKPtXkkK4C0woDfEsyg.cspx . December 16, 2013 .
3. Web site: Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts . Tyler Lashbrook . July 9, 2013 . www.kentucky.com . July 19, 2013.
4. Web site: CIFL Welcomes Bluegrass Warhorses . August 27, 2013 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . August 28, 2013.
5. Web site: Lewis tabbed as Warhorses' first coach . https://archive.today/20131216170004/http://www.maysville-online.com/sports/lewis-tabbed-as-warhorses-first-coach/article_2564a90c-7d7c-54ca-af3f-8b6bb3ce7feb.html . dead . December 16, 2013 . August 28, 2013 . Zack Klemme . Ledger Independent . www.maysville-online.com . December 16, 2013 .
6. Web site: UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . February 17, 2014.
7. Web site: Jared Lorenzen's CIFL opening performance goes viral . February 9, 2014 . Gannett . www.cincinnati.com . February 17, 2014.
8. Web site: Kentucky Horse Park says arena football team failed to pay rent; home games canceled . Linda B. Blackford . March 20, 2014 . Lexington Herald-Ledger . www.kentucky.com . April 3, 2014.