2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season

2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season
Head coach	Brian Schmidt (fired on February 22; 2-1 record) Mike Goodpaster (interim)
General manager	John Jackson
Owner	Jill Chitwood
Home field	The Bank of Kentucky Center 500 Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099
Results
Record	7-3
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost South Division Championship 56-40 (Blue Racers)

The 2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season was the second season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

After a two-year layoff, the River Monsters announced that they would be returning to an active team, joining the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2014 season.^[1] Head Coach Brian Schmidt was fired on February 22, and was replaced by Defensive Coordinator Mike Goodpaster.^[2] Goodpaster was able to salvage the season after losing quarterback Jared Lorenzen to injury in week 2, going 5-2 down the stretch, defeating the Dayton Sharks the final week of the season to clinch the final South Division playoff spot.^[3]

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	February 3	7:30 p.m. EST	at Bluegrass Warhorses	W 36-20	1-0	Alltech Arena
2	February 8	7:30 P.M. EST	Erie Explosion	L 30-42	1-1	The Bank of Kentucky Center
3	February 16	2:00 P.M. EST	Bluegrass Warhorses	W 32-23	2-1	The Bank of Kentucky Center
4	Bye
5	March 2	4:00 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	L 20-27	2-2	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6	Bye
7	March 15	7:30 P.M. EST	Dayton Sharks	L 45-65	2-3	The Bank of Kentucky Center
8	March 23	4:00 p.m. EST	at Kentucky Xtreme	W 2-0 (Forfeit)	3-3	Freedom Hall
9	March 29	7:30 P.M. EST	at Port Huron Patriots	W 35-14	4-3	McMorran Arena
10	April 5	7:30 p.m. EST	Kentucky Xtreme	W 70-22	5-3	The Bank of Kentucky Center
11	Bye
12	April 19	7:30 p.m. EST	Chicago Blitz	W 73-50	6-3	The Bank of Kentucky Center
13	Bye
14	May 3	7:30 p.m. EST	at Dayton Sharks	W 36-24	7-3	Hara Arena

Standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League
Team	Overall				Division
	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
North Division
y-Saginaw Sting	9	1	0	.900	6	1	0	.857
x-Erie Explosion	8	2	0	.800	5	1	0	.833
Chicago Blitz	7	3	0	.700	4	2	0	.667
z-Port Huron Patriots	1	8	0	.111	1	6	0	.143
z-Detroit Thunder	0	8	0	.000	0	6	0	.000
South Division
y-Marion Blue Racers	8	2	0	.800	6	0	0	1.000
x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters	7	3	0	.700	5	2	0	.714
Dayton Sharks	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571
z-Bluegrass Warhorses	1	7	0	.125	1	5	0	.167
z-Kentucky Xtreme	0	5	0	.000	0	4	0	.000

Postseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
South Division Championship	May 10	7:30 P.M. EST	at Marion Blue Racers	L 40-56	0-1	Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Final roster

2014 Northern Kentucky River Monsters roster
Quarterbacks 10 Antonio Davis Running Backs 14 Clay Cunningham  6 Maurice Douse Wide Receivers 11 Aric Evans  8 Willie Idlette  3 Ricardo Lenhart  5 Ahoma Maxwell  9 Shawn McGarity		Offensive Linemen 77 Bob Beeler 55 Thomas Gholston 74 Matt Money Defensive Linemen 57 D'arrell Brown 52 Rico Middlebrooks 99 Luke Scarborough		Linebackers  1 David James 48 Tommie McBride 37 Santino Turnbow Defensive Backs 12 Butch Abshire 32 David Hampton  4 T. J. Harris 21 Marcus Lancaster 23 Dekota Marshall  7 Jeff Ward Kickers 13 Dustin Zink		Injured Reserve 22 Jared Lorenzen QB Exempt List Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 3, 2014 24 Active, 1 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "Northern Kentucky River Monsters Emerge from the "Swamp"". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
2. Mike Perleberg (February 27, 2014). "Goodpaster Is River Monsters' New Head Coach". www.eaglecountryonline. Wagon Wheel Broadcasting. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
3. Mike Perleberg (May 7, 2014). "Goodpaster Improves To 5-2 With River Monsters; Takes Team To Playoffs". www.eaglecountryonline. Wagon Wheel Broadcasting. Retrieved May 8, 2014.