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, after the Kentucky Horsemen of the United Indoor Football and af2. The owner of the Warhorses was JaQuar Sanders. The Warhorses played their home games at 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" because the money was kept by the coach.
Franchise history
2014
The franchise was first announced in May 2013 and that the Warhorses would be playing at Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park. In July, it was announced the Warhorses would be a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. Harry Lewis was introduced in August as the team's first head coach. With former University of Kentucky quarterback, Shane Boyd leading the Warhorses, they fell to the Northern Kentucky River Monsters 36–20, in what became a viral game, due to Northern Kentucky's 320-pound quarterback, Jared Lorenzen. The team fell into financial problems halfway through the season, cancellation of their four remaining home dates, moving the league to seek new ownership for a possible 2015 season.
Players of note
Final roster
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 LHarry Lewis201417000
Coaching staff Bluegrass Warhorses staff Front office Owner/General Manager – JaQuar Sanders Ticket manager – Starr Williams Sales – Bob Kozachik
Head Coach Head coach – Harry Lewis 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 championsConference championsDivision championsWild card berthLeague leader
SeasonTeam League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsFinishWinsLossesTies 2014 2014 CIFL South 4th 1 7 0Totals170All-time regular season record (2014)00-All-time postseason record (2014)170All-time regular season and postseason record (2014)
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