2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season

2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
David Bradley
Kenneth Moninski
General managerChris Kokalis
Head coachMark Stoute
Home fieldU.S. Cellular Center
370 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Results
Record9-5
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishLost United Conference Championship 12-34 (Storm)

The 2015 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the fourth season of the Cedar Rapids Titans as a professional indoor football franchise in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2014 season, the Cedar Rapids Titans are members of the league's United Conference

The Titans play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The team is led by head coach Mark Stoute, the 2013 Indoor Football League Coach of the Year. The Titans Dolls dance squad is led by dance team director Lindsay Wray.

The Titans were tasked with replacing 2014 starting quarterback Spencer Ohm, while also losing the IFL's leading rusher, LaRon Council. The team signed Sam Durley, from the defunct Wyoming Cavalry to be their new starting quarterback. Durley got the Titans off to a 6-3 start, good enough for second place in the United Conference, but he was released on May 4, 2015 to sign with the New Orleans VooDoo.[1] However, just two weeks prior to Durley's release, the Titans had traded for the 2014 IFL MVP, Willie Copeland.[2]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 28 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 51-20[3] 1-0 U.S. Cellular Center
2 Saturday April 7 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 45-50[4] 1-1 U.S. Cellular Center
3 Sunday March 15 3:00pm at Billings Wolves W 45-38 (2 OT)[5] 2-1 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
4 Friday March 20 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 56-8[6] 3-1 U.S. Cellular Center
5 Saturday March 28 7:05pm Colorado Ice W 39-29[7] 4-1 U.S. Cellular Center
6 BYE
7 Friday April 10 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 42-52[8] 4-2 Eihusen Arena
8 Saturday April 18 7:05pm at Bemidji Axemen W 39-36[9] 5-2 Sanford Center
9 Saturday April 25 7:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 49-52[10] 5-3 Eihusen Arena
10 Saturday May 2 7:00pm at Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 63-40[11] 6-3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
11 Saturday May 9 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 34-38[12] 6-4 U.S. Cellular Center
12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 50-46[13] 7-4 Wells Fargo Arena
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 30 6:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 50-32[14] 8-4 Resch Center
15 BYE
16 Saturday June 13 7:05pm Bemidji Axemen W 48-0[15] 9-4 U.S. Cellular Center
17 Saturday June 20 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 31-46[16] 9-5 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Standings

2015 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Sioux Falls Storm 14 0 0 1.000 884 481 -- W14
x-Cedar Rapids Titans 9 5 0 .643 642 487 5.0 L1
Green Bay Blizzard 6 8 0 .429 620 715 8.0 L3
Iowa Barnstormers 6 8 0 .429 528 631 8.0 W1
Bemidji Axemen 2 12 0 .143 449 803 12.0 L10

Postseason

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
United Conference Championship Saturday June 27 5:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 12-34[17] 0-1 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Roster

2015 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Willie Copeland

Running backs

  • 28 Zach Brown
  • 37 Washaun Ealey
  • 20 Trent McGuire

Wide receivers

  • 15 Justin Helwege
  •  9 Bryan Pray
  •  4 Jasonus Tillery
  • 14 Charles Watkins
Offensive linemen
  • 98 A. J. Harmon
  • -- Lyron McClenney
  • 56 Taylor Pass
  • -- Mack Randall Jr.
  • 96 Maurice Robinson
  • -- Sosaia Vaitai
  • -- Kameron Young

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44 Nick Haag
  • 19 Nikolas Sierra

Defensive backs

  • 16 Robert Brown
  • -- Fred Griggs
  •  5 B. J. Lowery
  •  7 Demetruce McNeal
  •  8 Tyree Robinson
  •  2 Arius Wright

Kickers

  •  3 Philip Welch
Injured Reserve
  • 11 Jordan Cotton WR

Refused to Report

  • 12 Rockne Belmonte K
  • -- Anthony Brown DL/LB
  •  6 Willie Carter WR
  • -- Nicholas Cooper RB
  • -- Spencer Ohm QB

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Roster updated June 23, 2015
27 Active, 6 Inactive

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Miles (May 3, 2015). "Durley leaving Titans for AFL's New Orleans VooDoo". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Douglas Miles (April 13, 2015). "C.R. Titans trade for reigning IFL MVP". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Douglas Miles (March 1, 2015). "McNeal, Titans bottle up Barnstormers in rout". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Douglas Miles (March 7, 2015). "No looking back for C.R. Titans QB Durley". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Douglas Miles (March 15, 2015). "Titans get by Billings in double overtime, 45-38". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Douglas Miles (March 20, 2015). "C.R. Titans break Fever". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Douglas Miles (March 28, 2015). "Wright, Robinson bring bond to C.R. Titans secondary". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  8. ^ Douglas Miles (April 10, 2015). "C.R. Titans fall at Nebraska, 52-42". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Douglas Miles (April 19, 2015). "Late TD pass a winner for C.R. Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Douglas Miles (April 26, 2015). "Haag is the man in the middle for the C.R. Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Douglas Miles (May 3, 2015). "C.R. Titans win behind Ealey's four TDs and stingy 'D'". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Douglas Miles (May 9, 2015). "Copeland runs wild, but C.R. Titans fall". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  13. ^ Douglas Miles (May 16, 2015). "McNeal's speedy return beats Barnstormers". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Douglas Miles (May 30, 2015). "C.R. Titans push toward playoffs". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  15. ^ Douglas Miles (June 13, 2015). "Playoff-bound Titans post rare IFL shutout". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  16. ^ Douglas Miles (June 20, 2015). "Titans drop regular-season finale at Sioux Falls, 46-31". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  17. ^ Douglas Miles (June 27, 2015). "Sioux Falls stuffs Titans, 34-12, in conference title tilt". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 29, 2015.