The Bluegrass Warhorses were a professional indoor American football team based in Lexington, Kentucky . The team joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2014 as an expansion team . The Warhorses were the second indoor football team based in Lexington. (The Kentucky Horsemen of the United Indoor Football and af2 were the first.) The owner of the Warhorses is JaQuar Sanders. The Warhorses played their home games at the Alltech Arena inside of Kentucky Horse Park but were forced to cancel their last four home games "due to unpaid arena rent and other bills".[ 1]
Franchise history
2014
The franchise was first announced in May 2013. It announced that the Warhorses would be playing at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park .[ 2] Continental Indoor Football League .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] University of Kentucky quarterback, Shane Boyd leading the Warhorses,[ 6] Northern Kentucky River Monsters 20–36, in what became an internet sensation game, due to Jared Lorenzen 's 320-pound quarterback play.[ 7] [ 1] [ 8]
Players of note
Final roster
Bluegrass Warhorses roster
Quarterbacks
3 Dan McNutt 4 Elonzo Scott Running backs
30 Derrick Brown 2 Kenna Watts Wide receivers
21 Ronyal Britton 20 Ricardo Hinkle 8 Tyler Ray
Offensive linemen
73 Cody Grundle 99 Ace Rios 52 Jason Webb Defensive linemen
9 Ryan Seay 49 David Southers Linebackers
Defensive backs
17 Nick Kerney 11 Jame Morris 49 Terrance Neal 32 John Patrick Kickers
Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
rookies in italics Roster updated April 19, 201418 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
Coaches of note
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through Week 12 of the 2014 Continental Indoor Football League season .
Name
Term
Regular Season
Playoffs
Awards
W
L
T
Win%
W
L
Harry Lewis
2014 -present
1
7
0
.125
0
0
Coaching staff
Bluegrass Warhorses staff
Front office
Owner/General Manager – JaQuar Sanders
Ticket manager – Starr Williams
Sales – Bob Kozachik Head Coach
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chad Spencer
Offensive line – Sylvester Peeples Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jamal Naji
Defensive line – Sylvester Peeples
Secondary – J. T. Haskins
Season-by-season results
League Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Wild Card Berth
League Leader
References
^ a b Krieger, Dan (March 24, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report" . Our Sports Central . Retrieved March 25, 2014 . ^ Ian Preston (May 3, 2013). "New Pro Football Team Coming to Bluegrass" . www.wtvq.com . WTVQ-TV, LLC. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013 . ^ Tyler Lashbrook (July 9, 2013). "Bluegrass Warhorses, new semi-pro indoor football team, holds tryouts" . www.kentucky.com . Retrieved July 19, 2013 . ^ "CIFL Welcomes Bluegrass Warhorses" . www.oursportscentral.com . OurSports Central. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .^ Zack Klemme (August 28, 2013). "Lewis tabbed as Warhorses' first coach" . www.maysville-online.com . Ledger Independent. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013 . ^ "UK's Own Shane Boyd to QB Bluegrass Warhorses" . www.oursportscentral.com . OurSports Central. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .^ "Jared Lorenzen's CIFL opening performance goes viral" . www.cincinnati.com . Gannett. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .^ Linda B. Blackford (March 20, 2014). "Kentucky Horse Park says arena football team failed to pay rent; home games canceled" . www.kentucky.com . Lexington Herald-Ledger. Retrieved April 3, 2014 .
Teams Players Arenas Front office
Owners: Rob Licht
Jim O'Brien
Stuart Schweigert Commissioner: Rob Licht
Assistant Commissioner: Bill Wheeler
Founders: Jeff Spitaleri and Eric Spitaleri Seasons Championships
