2015 Saginaw Sting season

The 2015 Saginaw Sting season was the seventh season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their first season in the AIF.

2015 Saginaw Sting season
Owner	Stuart Schweigert, Rob Licht & Tom O'Brien
General manager	Rob Licht
Head coach	Greg Wasmer (fired on April 7, 0-2 record) Stuart Schweigert (interim)
Home field	Dow Event Center 303 Johnson Street Saginaw, MI 78607
Results
Record	6-2
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinals 45-63 (Blitz)
← 2014 Saginaw Sting

In October 2014, the Sting announced they would be joining American Indoor Football (AIF).^[1] The Sting also announced the hiring of Greg Wasmer as the franchise's new head coach.^[2] After a 0-2 start for the Sting, Wasmer was fired and owner Stuart Schweigert was named the head coach of the Sting.^[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	March 20	7:30 P.M. EST	ASI Panthers	L 29-35^[4]	0-1	Dow Event Center
2	Bye
3	April 3	7:30 P.M. EST	York Capitals	L 33-46^[5]	0-2	Dow Event Center
4	April 11	7:30 P.M. EST	Cleveland Saints	W 74-6^[6]	1-2	Dow Event Center
5	April 18	7:00 P.M. EST	at Alabama Hammers	L 40-55^[7]	(exhibition)	Von Braun Center
6	April 25	TBA	Chicago Blitz	W 55-40^[8]	2-2	Dow Event Center
7	May 2	TBA	at Chicago Blitz	W 57-23^[9]	3-2	Odeum Expo Center
8	March 9	TBA	Buffalo Lightning	W 79-37^[10]	4-2	Dow Event Center
9	May 16	TBA	at Buffalo Lightning	W 79-30^[11]	5-2	Cattaraugus Community Center
10	May 23^[12]	TBA	at Atlanta Sharks	W Forfeit	6-2	Creekside Sports Center

Standings

2015 American Indoor Football view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-York Capitals	8	0	0	1.000	394	164	49.3	20.5	W8
x-Saginaw Sting	6	2	0	.750	402	217	57.4	31.0	W6
x-Chicago Blitz	6	2	0	.750	318	187	45.4	26.7	W2
x-ASI Panthers	5	3	0	.625	356	218	44.5	18.2	W1
Savannah Steam	5	2	0	.714	232	131	33.2	18.7	W2
Atlanta Sharks	1	2	0	.333	46	112	15.3	37.3	L2
Buffalo Lightning	1	7	0	.125	184	471	23.0	58.9	L4
Maryland Eagles	0	3	0	.000	44	120	14.7	40.0	L3
Cleveland Saints	0	8	0	.000	128	424	16.0	53.0	L8

Postseason

Round	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
AIF Semifinals	May 30	6:30 PM	Chicago Blitz	L 45-63^[13]	0-1	Dow Event Center

Roster

2015 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks  9 Stephen Kulikowski  9 A. J. McKenna Running backs 34 Terrence Blevins 20 DeShawn Hayes Wide receivers  1 Graylin Crawford  7 Alex Evans 18 Daryl Gooden 10 Quillan Mathis		Offensive linemen 64 Eric Brim -- Iviunce Ezell 50 Justin Glover 66 Mike LeGrow 71 Devin Smith Defensive linemen -- Eric Butler 49 Desmond Kenner 15 Albert Presley  5 Edison Vushaj		Linebackers 50 Marshall Brice  3 Dwight Hartgrove  6 LaTreze Mushatt  4 Spencer Smith Defensive backs 13 Yankik George 11 Austin Pochiano 28 Tre Sims 30 Taylor Stockton 21 Bert White  8 Virgil Williams Kickers 22 Josh MacIntosh		Injured Reserve currently vacant Exempt List currently vacant rookies in italics Roster updated May 1, 2015 28 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

Coaching staff

2015 Saginaw Sting staff
	Front office Co-Owner/General Manager – Robert Licht Co-Owner/Director of Football Operations – Stuart Schweigert Co-Owner/Director of Business Sales – James O'Brien Assistant general manager – Bill Wheeler Game Day Operations Director - Jamie Sochocki Front Office Manager - Tori Seymour			Head coach Head Coach - Stuart Schweigert Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator - Offensive Line – Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator - Defensive Line –

References

1. "Saginaw Sting to Sign with AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
2. Cory Butzin (June 23, 2014). "Saginaw Sting provide Greg Wasmer chance to be a coach and parent". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
3. Cory Butzin (April 7, 2015). "Saginaw Sting make coaching change, former NFL safety Stuart Schweigert takes over as head coach". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
4. Cory Butzin (March 20, 2015). "Reading 35, Saginaw 29: Sting struggle offensively in season-opening loss to Panthers". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
5. Cory Butzin (April 3, 2015). "Capitals 46, Sting 33: Saginaw's offensive struggles lead to second straight loss". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
6. Cory Budzin (April 11, 2015). "Sting 74, Saints 6: Saginaw soars to impressive win in Stuart Schweigert's coaching debut". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
7. Skip Vaughn (April 18, 2015). "Alabama Hammers hold of Saginaw for non-league victory". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
8. Cory Butzin (April 25, 2015). "Sting 55, Blitz 40: Saginaw overcomes slow start to down undefeated Chicago". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
9. Cory Butzin (May 4, 2015). "Sting 57, Blitz 23: Saginaw rolls past Chicago for third straight win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
10. Cory Butzin (May 9, 2015). "Sting 79, Lightning 37: Saginaw scores 42 unanswered against Buffalo for fourth straight win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
11. Cory Butzin (May 19, 2015). "Saginaw Sting roll to road win over Buffalo". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
12. Cory Butzin (March 25, 2015). "Saginaw Sting road tilt against Atlanta Sharks postponed to May 23". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
13. Cory Butzin (May 30, 2015). "Blitz 63, Sting 45: Saginaw stumbles in postseason loss to Chicago". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 1, 2015.