CIFL Concludes Owners Meeting, Releases 2014 Schedule
Published on October 10, 2013 under Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) News Release
BRIDGEPORT, MI -- The CIFL concluded its annual owners meeting this past weekend with all nine teams coming out of it with the same expectation: Continue to build the CIFL brand.
The CIFL will extend its streak as the longest consecutive running professional indoor football league in the United States when it enters its 9th season in February 2014. The 2013 season was capped off by the Erie Explosion's 37-36 victory over the Saginaw Sting. The Explosion will look to defend their title inside the newly $47 million dollar renovated Erie Insurance Arena in February.
Hosted at the Bay Valley Resort and Conference Center in Bay City, MI, the owners spent last weekend reviewing rules, policies and procedures, and sharing best practices to help promote consistency across all CIFL venues.
Teams also reviewed the 2014 regular season schedule during the course of the meeting, which will begin the day after the NFL's season concludes. The schedule will run 14 weeks this season, with each team having 5 home and 5 road games.
"Attempting to find a balance between alternating home and away dates, arena availability, and reducing travel costs for each team is always a challenge," said Co-Owner of the CIFL and Saginaw Sting Rob Licht, "We feel the 2014 schedule is the best fit for our entire league."
Week one will feature a Monday night football (2/3/14) contest between the two expansion franchises as the Northern Kentucky River Monsters will travel to Lexington to take on the Bluegrass Warhorses.
A full weekly schedule is listed here:
2014 Regular Season Schedule (all times EST)
Week 1
Monday 2/3
NKY River Monsters @ Bluegrass Warhorses - 7:30PM
Week 2
Saturday 2/8
Detroit Thunder @ Port Huron Patriots - 7:30PM
Kentucky Xtreme @ Bluegrass Warhorses - 7:30PM
Sunday 2/9
Erie Explosion @ NKY River Monsters - 2PM
Dayton Sharks @ Marion Blue Racers - 4PM
Week 3
Saturday 2/15
Detroit Thunder @ Dayton Sharks - 7:30PM
Sunday 2/16
Marion Blue Racers @ Erie Explosion - 2PM
Bluegrass Warhorses @ NKY River Monsters - 2PM
Port Huron Patriots @ Saginaw Sting - 4PM
Week 4
Friday 2/21
Saginaw Sting @ Detroit Thunder - 7:30PM
Sunday 2/23
Dayton Sharks @ Erie Explosion - 2PM
Kentucky Xtreme @ Marion Blue Racers - 4PM
Northern KY River Monsters @ Port Huron Patriots - 4PM
Week 5
Sunday 3/2
Bluegrass Warhorses @ Kentucky Xtreme - 4PM
NKY River Monsters @ Marion Blue Racers - 4PM
Erie Explosion @ Saginaw Sting - 4PM
Week 6
Sunday 3/9
Bluegrass Warhorses @ Marion Blue Racers - 4PM
Kentucky Xtreme @ Dayton Sharks - 4PM
Erie Explosion @ Detroit Thunder - 4PM
Saginaw Sting @ Port Huron Patriots - 4PM
Week 7
Saturday 3/15
Dayton Sharks @ NKY River Monsters - 7:30PM
Sunday 3/16
Saginaw Sting @ Erie Explosion - 2PM
Port Huron Patriots @ Kentucky Xtreme - 4PM
Marion Blue Racers @ Detroit Thunder - 4PM
Week 8
Friday 3/21
Marion Blue Racers @ Saginaw Sting - 7:30PM
Dayton Sharks @ Bluegrass Warhorses - 7:30PM
Saturday 3/22
Erie Explosion @ Port Huron Patriots - 7:30PM
Sunday 3/23
NKY River Monsters @ Kentucky Xtreme - 4PM
Week 9
Sunday 3/30
Kentucky Xtreme @ Detroit Thunder - 4PM
Week 10
Saturday 4/5
Erie Explosion @ Dayton Sharks - 7:30PM
Saginaw Sting @ Bluegrass Warhorses - 7:30PM
Marion Blue Racers @ Port Huron Patriots - 7:30PM
NKY River Monsters @ Kentucky Xtreme - 7:30PM
Week 11
Saturday 4/12
Detroit Thunder @ Saginaw Sting - 7:30PM
Sunday 4/13
Port Huron Patriots @ Erie Explosion - 2PM
Week 12
Saturday 4/19
Detroit Thunder @ Kentucky Xtreme - 4PM
Saginaw Sting @ NKY River Monsters - 7:30PM
Bluegrass Warhorses @ Dayton Sharks - 7:30PM
Week 13
Saturday 4/26
Bluegrass Warhorses @ Saginaw Sting - 7:30PM
Sunday 4/27
Detroit Thunder @ Erie Explosion - 2PM
Port Huron Patriots @ Marion Blue Racers - 4PM
Dayton Sharks @ Kentucky Xtreme - 4PM
Week 14
Saturday 5/3
NKY River Monsters @ Dayton Sharks - 7:30PM
Sunday 5/4
Port Huron Patriots @ Detroit Thunder - 4PM
Monday 5/5
Marion Blue Racers @ Bluegrass Warhorses - 7:30PM
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