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'{{For|the former United States Football League team|Chicago Blitz}} {{USFootball team | team = Chicago Blitz | current = [[2016 Chicago Blitz season|2016]] | logo = ChicagoBlitzCIFL.png | pixels = 200px | founded = 2014 | league = [[Continental Indoor Football League|CIFL]] (2014)<br>[[American Indoor Football|AIF]] (2015–present) | conference = | division = Northern | history = Chicago Blitz (2014–present) | arena = [[Odeum Expo Center]] | city = [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park]], [[Illinois]] | colors = Gold, Black, White<br>{{colorbox|#000000}} {{colorbox|#F4C431}} {{colorbox|white}} | owner = Mike Oliver | gm = Mike Dortch | coach = Mike Oliver | championships = | conference_titles = | playoff_berths = '''(1)'''<br />AIF:2015 | cheerleaders = | dancers = | mascot = | website = [http://www.chicagoblitzfootball.com/ Chicago Blitz] | media = [http://www.watchidsn.com WatchIDSN] }} The '''Chicago Blitz''' are a professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team based in [[Villa Park, Illinois]]. The Blitz are currently members of [[American Indoor Football]] (AIF). The Blitz joined the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] (CIFL) in 2014 as an expansion team. They play their home games at the [[Odeum Expo Center]]. ==Franchise history== ===2014=== {{main|2014 Chicago Blitz season}} The Blitz came into existence in January 2014, after the [[Chicago Slaughter]] announced that they would be sitting out the 2014 season just one month before the regular season began.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4732497 |title=Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report |date=January 27, 2014 |publisher=OurSportsCentral |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=January 30, 2014}}</ref> The team's name and logo (but not the colors) are an adaptation of the [[United States Football League]] [[Chicago Blitz|franchise of the same name]]. On February 9, 2014, the Blitz played their first ever game, losing 42-25 to the [[Saginaw Sting]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/02/sagnaw_sting_overcome_slow_st.html#incart_river |title=Saginaw Sting overcome slow start, roll to big win over Chicago Blitz in CIFL season opener |date=February 10, 2014 |author=Cory Butzin |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref> ===2015=== {{main|2015 Chicago Blitz season}} On October 4, 2014, the Blitz announced they were joining [[X-League Indoor Football]]<ref name="xleague">{{cite web | url=http://www.xleaguefootball.com/news/chicago-blitz-are-latest-to-jo | title=Chicago Blitz Are Latest to Join X-League | publisher=X-League Indoor Football | date=October 4, 2014 | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> for the 2015 season. Shortly after, the team was removed from the X-League website, and was no longer affiliated with the X-League. On October 15, 2014, the Blitz joined [[American Indoor Football]] (AIF), following former CIFL team, the Sting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4884010 |title=Chicago Blitz Joins AIF |date=October 15, 2014 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref> The Blitz finished the regular season 6-2, earning the 3 seed in the AIF playoffs. They defeated the 2nd seeded [[Saginaw Sting]] 63-45 in the AIF semifinals, earning a berth in the 2015 AIF Championship Game. The Blitz traveled to [[York, Pennsylvania]] to take on the [[York Capitals]] for the AIF crown. The Blitz fell to the Capitals 30-58.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ydr.com/sports/ci_28267939/watsons-defense-spurs-york-capitals-aif-championship-vs |title=Watson's defense spurs York Capitals to AIF championship vs. Chicago Blitz |author=Eric Thomas |date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=The York Daily Record |work=www.ydr.com |accessdate=June 8, 2015}}</ref> ==Notable players== ===Current roster=== {{Chicago Blitz roster}} ===Awards and honors=== The following is a list of all Chicago Blitz players who have won league Awards {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" !Season!! Player!! Position!! Award |- |{{CIFL Year|2014}}|| [[Julie Harshbarger]] || [[Placekicker|Kicker]] || CIFL Special Teams of the Year |- |[[2015 American Indoor Football season|2015]]|| [[Julie Harshbarger]] || [[Placekicker|Kicker]] || AIF Special Teams of the Year |} ===All-League players=== The following Blitz players have been named to All-League Teams: * '''QB''' [[Juice Williams]] (1) * '''RB''' Bryant Pascascio (1) * '''WR''' David Brown (1), Kent McDonald (1), Brian Miles (1) * '''OL''' Anthony Bullock (1) * '''DL''' DeAndre Mosely (2), [[Shonn Bell]] (1), Tyrone Saunders, Jr. (1) * '''LB''' Sam Fornelli (1) * '''DB''' Chris Muhammad (1) * '''K''' [[Julie Harshbarger]] (2) ==Coaches of note== ===Head Coaches=== ''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of Week 2 the [[2016 American Indoor Football season]].'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name ! rowspan="2" | Term ! colspan="4" | Regular Season ! colspan="2" | Playoffs ! rowspan="2" | Awards |- ! W ! L ! T ! Win% ! W ! L |- | style="text-align:center;"|Mike Oliver | style="text-align:center;"|[[2014 CIFL season|2014]]-present | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|13|6}} | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |} ===Coaching staff=== {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align: center; border:2px solid #F4C431;"|'''Chicago Blitz staff''' |- |colspan=7 align="right" | |- |valign="top"| | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Front Office''' *General Manager - Mike Dortch *Director of Player Personnel - Vince Mucci *Equipment Manager - Jeff Henderson |width="35"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Head Coach''' *Head Coach - Mike Oliver '''Offensive Coaches''' *Offensive Coordinator – Mike Oliver *Offensive Line - Ryan Lambert *Coaches Assistant - Scott Ruden '''Defensive Coaches''' *Defensive Coordinator – Noel Soto *Assistant Defensive Coordinator - [[Dennison Robinson]] *Defensive Line – Ryan Lambert </div> |} ==Statistics and records== ===Season-by-season results=== '''''Note:''' The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;" |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|'''League Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''Conference Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"|'''Division Champions''' | style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"|'''Wild Card Berth''' | style="text-align:center; background:#c8a2c8;"|'''League Leader''' |} <!--START OF THE MAIN TABLE--> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !rowspan="2" | [[Season (sports)|Season]] !rowspan="2" | Team !rowspan="2" | [[List of leagues of American football|League]] !rowspan="2" | [[Conference (sports)|Conference]] !rowspan="2" | [[Division (sport)|Division]] !colspan="4" | [[Regular season]] !rowspan="2" | [[Postseason]] Results |- !Finish !Wins !Losses !Ties |-background:#fcc;" ! style="text-align:center;"| [[2014 CIFL season|2014]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[2014 Chicago Blitz season|2014]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[Continental Indoor Football League|CIFL]] | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| North | style="text-align:center;"| 3rd | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | |- ! style="text-align:center;"| [[2015 American Indoor Football season|2015]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[2015 Chicago Blitz season|2015]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[American Indoor Football|AIF]] | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"| 3rd | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 |'''Won''' AIF Semifinals ([[Saginaw Sting|Saginaw]]) 63-45<br>'''Lost''' AIF Championship Game ([[York Capitals|York]]) 30-58 |- ! style="text-align:center;"| [[2016 American Indoor Football season|2016]]* | style="text-align:center;"| [[2016 Chicago Blitz season|2016]] | style="text-align:center;"| [[American Indoor Football|AIF]] | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | |- ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" colspan="6"|Totals ! style="text-align:center;"|'''14''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''5''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''0''' ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''All-time regular season record (2014–2016)''' |- style="text-align:center;" ||'''1''' ||'''1''' ||— | colspan="3"|'''All-time postseason record (2014–2016)''' |- ! style="text-align:center;"|'''15''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''6''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''0''' ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''All-time regular season ''and'' postseason record (2014–2016)''' |- |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Season currently in progress'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.chicagoblitzfootball.com/ Chicago Blitz official website] *[http://www.aifprofootball.com/ American Indoor Football official website] {{AIF}} {{Chicagosports}} {{Illinois Sports}} [[Category:American Indoor Football teams]] [[Category:Former Continental Indoor Football League teams]] [[Category:American football teams in Chicago, Illinois]] [[Category:Sports clubs established in 2014]] [[Category:2014 establishments in Illinois]]'