The 2009 Saginaw Sting season was the 2nd season for the American Indoor Football League franchise. A number of Sting and Xplosion players indicated at the end of the 2008 season that wages were in arrears from the owners. This led to an investigation of Johnson in his role as Sting general manager. Trumbull, owner of Triple Threat Sports in Battle Creek, and Rivera, a Battle Creek police officer, have offered a deal to split ownership of the two teams, with Trumbell and Rivera owning the Sting, and Johnson receiving the Xplosion. Trumbull and Rivera have indicated that they plan for the Sting to move to the new Indoor Football League. The Sting looked to have put together a promising team with the re-signing of QB Damon Dowdell, and signing 2007 CIFL MVP, WR/RB Robert Height, but the team fared poorly on the field in the IFL. After a 2-2 start to the season, head coach Karl Featherstone resigned from his position and assistant Jason Lovelock took over as interim head coach.
Schedule Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Friday March 13 at Muskegon Thunder W 16–9 1–0 L. C. Walker Arena 2 Friday March 20 RiverCity Rage L 41–55 1–1 Dow Event Center 3 Sunday March 29 Rochester Raiders W 38–30 2–1 Dow Event Center 4 Saturday April 4 at RiverCity Rage L 20–59 2–2 Family Arena 5 Friday April 10 Muskegon Thunder W 65–21 3–2 Dow Event Center 6 Saturday April 18 at Bloomington Extreme L 38–48 3–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 7 Saturday April 25 at RiverCity Rage L 29–60 3–4 Family Arena 8 Friday May 1 at Muskegon Thunder L 26–34 3–5 L. C. Walker Arena 9 Friday May 8 Maryland Maniacs L 32–41 3–6 Dow Event Center 10 Saturday May 16 at Maryland Maniacs L13–40 3–7 The Show Place Arena 11 Friday May 22 Bloomington Extreme L 42–44 3–8 Dow Event Center 12 Saturday May 30 at Rochester Raiders L 13–48 3–9 Blue Cross Arena 13 Sunday June 5 Maryland Maniacs L 25–26 3–10 Dow Event Center 14 BYE 15 Friday June 19 Sioux City Bandits L 23–53 3–11 Dow Event Center 16 BYE 17 BYE 18 BYE
Standings Team Overall DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage United Conference Atlantic Division Maryland Maniacs1040.714810.888 Rochester Raiders1040.714530.625 RiverCity Rage860.571520.714Saginaw Sting3120.200380.273 Muskegon Thunder1130.0711110.083 Central Division Omaha Beef1220.857410.800 Bloomington Extreme1130.786401.000 Wichita Wild950.643340.429 Sioux Falls Storm680.429230.400 Sioux City Bandits690.400270.222 Intense Conference Lone Star Division El Paso Generals1220.857820.800 Abilene Ruff Riders950.643930.750 San Angelo Stampede Express590.357380.273 Corpus Christi Hammerheads590.357590.357 Odessa Roughnecks3110.214380.273 Pacific Division Billings Outlaws1220.857701.000 Fairbanks Grizzlies770.500540.555 Colorado Ice590.357320.600 Alaska Wild0140.000080.000
Green indicates clinched playoff berth Purple indicates division champion
Roster 2009 Saginaw Sting roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured Reserve currently vacant
Exempt List currently vacant
Practice squad currently vacant
rookies in italicsRoster updated June 19, 2009 20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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