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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
OwnerLaMonte Coleman
General managerLaMonte Coleman
Head coachDemetrius Ross (resigned April 7: 3–1 record)
Ryan Terry (interim)
Home fieldVeterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record8–2
League place2nd
Playoff finishLost CIFL Championship Game 29-44 (Cincinnati Commandos)

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
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

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Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
Semifinals June 6 Dayton Silverbacks Home Won 53–18
CIFL Championship Game June 11 Cincinnati Commandos Away Lost 29–44

Standings

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2011 Continental Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
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

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2011 Marion Blue Racers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 21 Christen Haywood
  • 25 Victor Tolbert
  •  6 Antonio Wells

Wide receivers

  • 23 Felix Adeyeye
  • 14 Marc Huddelston QB/WR
  • 10 Brandon Ikard
  •  1 Mike Tatum
  •  7 Brandon Williams
  Offensive linemen
  • 70 Josh Baker
  • 95 Bishop Hills
  • 75 Robert Price
  • 77 Melvin Tuten OL/DL

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Marcus Allen
  • 34 Ryan Palmer
  • 32 Victor Rodriguez OL/DL

Linebackers

  • 11 Jared Dorn DL/LB
  • 33 Ray Saunders
  • 28 LaMarr Stewart
 

Defensive backs

  • 27 Lorenzo Best
  •  3 Mike Ellison
  •  4 Bryceson Lawrence
  •  2 Andre Troy

Kickers

  •  8 Tyler Lorenz
 

Inactive

  • 25 Janaid Abdulla LB/SS
  • 28 Jerard Bennett RB
  • 11 Trent Fannin TE/K
  • 23 Marvin Germany WR
  • 10 Kenny Gettis DB
  • 28 Raphiel Hughley WR
  • 77 Joseph Kyte OL
  • 95 Joe Long DL
  • 11 Anthonie Longo LB
  • 10 Monsanto Love DB
  •  9 Jason Marshall DB
  • 10 Marcus McIntosh DB
  • 15 Angel Soto QB
  • 77 Allen Sullivan OL

Injured reserve

Updated 2011-05-07[3]

rookies in italics
25 Active, 15 Inactive

Regular season

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Week 2: vs Port Huron Predators

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Week 2: Port Huron Predators at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 6 19 12037
Blue Racers 7 13 32144

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: March 5
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,200
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [1]
Game information

Week 3: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 3: Cincinnati Commandos at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commandos 6 24 71350
Blue Racers 6 14 111344

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: March 12
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Rick Jackson
  • [2]
Game information

Week 5: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 5: Dayton Silverbacks at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 7 0 0613
Blue Racers 13 18 3034

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: March 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,300
  • Referee: Rick Jackson
  • [3]
Game information

Week 6: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 6: Indianapolis Enforcers at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 0 000
Blue Racers 26 27 121378

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,200
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [4]
Game information

Week 7: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 7: Marion Blue Racers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 9 6 10631
Silverbacks 7 0 7014

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [5]
Game information

Week 8: vs Port Huron Predators

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Week 8: Marion Blue Racers at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 8 3 72947
Predators 0 9 0615

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,073
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [6]
Game information

Week 10: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 10: Chicago Knights at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 3 0 003
Blue Racers 0 9 91331

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,100
  • Referee: Dave Stein
  • [7]
Game information

Week 12: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 12: Indianapolis Enforcers at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 6 0012
Blue Racers 0 32 142773

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,100
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
  • [8]
Game information

Week 13: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 13: Marion Blue Racers at Chicago Knights – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 13 10 141653
Knights 6 0 61224

at Victory Sports Complex, Loves Park, Illinois

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 75
  • Referee: Jim Bernardi
  • [9]
Game information

Week 14: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 14: Marion Blue Racers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 0 7 6720
Commandos 13 10 02750

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
  • [10]
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Playoffs

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2 vs 3 Semifinal vs Dayton Silverbacks

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2 vs 3 Semifinal: Dayton Silverbacks at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 0 0 61218
Blue Racers 9 7 142353

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: June 6
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,300
  • Referee: Rick Jackson
  • [11]
Game information

2011 CIFL Championship Game: vs. Cincinnati Commandos

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2011 CIFL Championship Game: Marion Blue Racers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 0 13 31329
Commandos 7 14 131044

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

References

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  1. ^ Blue Racers roll past Indianapolis[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Blue Racers Coach Ross steps down Archived May 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Marion Blue Racer | the UIFL's Marion Blue Racers". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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