Bloomington Edge
| Bloomington Edge | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| League | UIF (2006-2008) IFL (2009-2012) CPIFL (2013-present) |
| Team history | Bloomington Extreme (2006-2011) Bloomington Edge (2012-present) |
| Arena | U.S. Cellular Coliseum |
| Based in | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Team colors | Blue, Silver, Red, White |
| Owner(s) | Sandra Hunnewell |
| Head coach | Kenton Carr |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 (2008) |
| Dancers | None |
| Mascot | Spike |
| Website | www.bloomingtonedge.com |
The Bloomington Edge is a professional indoor football team which is a charter member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Bloomington, Illinois, the Edge plays its home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Before joining the CPIFL, the franchise started as the Bloomington Extreme, playing three seasons in United Indoor Football from 2006 until 2008, when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League to form the Indoor Football League, in which they played from 2009 until 2012, the season in which they adopted their current name.
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Franchise history [edit]
2006-2008 [edit]
The Extreme started out as an expansion team in United Indoor Football in 2006. They missed the playoffs in their first season, but rebounded to get a franchise best record of 8-7 in 2007, when they fell to the Lexington Horsemen in the Eastern Conference championship. In 2008, they went 7-7, which was good enough for 1st place in a weak Eastern Conference. They won their first conference title and went on to the United Bowl where they would fall to the Sioux Falls Storm. The UIF merged with the Intense Football League in the 2008 offseason, meaning that the Extreme would compete in the new Indoor Football League in 2009.
2009 [edit]
In 2009, former Florida State and NFL wide receiver Peter Warrick signed a one year contract with the Bloomington Extreme.
2012 [edit]
Prior to the 2012 season, the team was purchased by Jim Morris, and the name changed to the current Bloomington Edge moniker.
2013 [edit]
For the 2013 season, the Edge is now owned by Bloomington Blaze owner Sandra Hunnewell, and plays in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League.[1][2]
Logos and uniforms [edit]
From the team's inception until 2011, the team was known as the Bloomington Extreme, with the having been derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. In the 2011-12 offseason, the team was sold to Jim Morris (owner of a local Sonic Drive-In franchise and of the Premier Basketball League's Central Illinois Drive), with a naming rights deal with another auto dealer; this time Heller Ford would acquire said rights, giving the team its new Edge nickname (derived from the Ford Edge automobile).
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Bloomington Extreme logo
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Bloomington Edge logo
Current Roster [edit]
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Bloomington Edge roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive Backs
Kickers
Multiple Positions
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Practice Squad
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Season-By-Season [edit]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Bloomington Extreme (UIF) | |||||
| 2006 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2nd Central | -- |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4th East | Won Round 1 (Rock River) Lost Eastern Championship (Lexington) |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1st East | Won Eastern Championship (River City) Lost United Bowl IV (Sioux Falls) |
| Bloomington Extreme (IFL) | |||||
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2nd United Central | Lost Divisionals I (Wichita) |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd Central North | Lost Round 1 (Wichita) |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd Great Lakes | Lost Round 1 (Omaha) |
| Bloomington Edge (IFL) | |||||
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3rd United | Lost Round 1 (Green Bay) |
| Bloomington Edge (CPIFL) | |||||
| 2013* | 4 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Totals | 64 | 53 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
2013 [edit]
Season Schedule [edit]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | March 15 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Sioux City Bandits | 56-62 | 0-1 |
| 3 | March 22 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Mid-Missouri Outlaws | 54-3 | 1-1 |
| 4 | March 30 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wichita Wild | 22-54 | 1-2 |
| 5 | April 5 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Lincoln Haymakers | 62-40 | 2-2 |
| 6 | April 12 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Wichita Wild | 35-49 | 2-3 |
| 7 | April 20 (Sat) | 7:30pm | @Oklahoma Defenders | 44-39 | 3-3 |
| 8 | April 27 (Sat) | 7:30pm | @Kansas Koyotes | 48-0 | 4-3 |
| 9 | May 3 (Fri) | 7:05pm | @Lincoln Haymakers | 39-48 | 4-4 |
| 10 | May 10 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Kansas City Renegades | 44-47 | 4-5 |
| 11 | May 17 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef | ||
| 12 | May 25 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Mid-Missouri Outlaws | ||
| 13 | Bye | ||||
| 14 | June 8 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Sioux City Bandits | ||
Past Seasons [edit]
2010 [edit]
Season Schedule [edit]
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| February 27 | BYE WEEK | ||
| March 6 | Richmond Revolution | Home | Lost 37-49 |
| March 13 | Green Bay Blizzard | Home | Won 24-20 |
| March 21 | Chicago Slaughter | Away | Won 27-26 |
| March 26 | Green Bay Blizzard | Away | Lost 21-35 |
| April 3 | BYE WEEK | ||
| April 10 | Chicago Slaughter | Home | Lost 43-50 |
| April 17 | Maryland Maniacs | Home | Won 32-6 |
| April 23 | Rochester Raiders | Away | Lost 41-56 |
| May 1 | Omaha Beef | Away | Lost 25-66 |
| May 8 | La Crosse Spartans | Home | Won 54-18 |
| May 14 | Chicago Slaughter | Home | Won 33-30 |
| May 21 | La Crosse Spartans | Away | Won 40-37 |
| May 29 | BYE WEEK | ||
| June 5 | West Michigan ThunderHawks | Home | Won 34-14 |
| June 12 | Maryland Maniacs | Away | Won 44-7 |
| June 19 | La Crosse Spartans | Away | Won 35-21 |
| June 26 | Wichita Wild (Playoffs) | Away | Lost 48-61 |
Divisional Standings [edit]
| 2010 Central North Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | GB | DIV | PF | PA | STK | |
| y-Green Bay Blizzard | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | --- | 4-3 | 686 | 538 | W3 |
| x-Bloomington Extreme | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 1.0 | 6-2 | 497 | 435 | W6 |
| x-Chicago Slaughter | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 4.0 | 3-5 | 577 | 543 | L3 |
| La Crosse Spartans | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 7.0 | 2-5 | 355 | 565 | L1 |
2011 [edit]
Preseason [edit]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| February 20 (Sun) | Cincinnati Commandos | --- | |||
Regular Season [edit]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | February 27 (Sun) | 3:05pm | Richmond Revolution | W 44-6 | 1-0 |
| 2 | March 5 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 42-26 | 2-0 |
| 3 | March 11 (Fri) | 7:30pm (6:30 Central) |
@Reading Express | W 44-14 | 3-0 |
| 4 | March 18 (Fri) | 7:30pm | @Green Bay Blizzard | L 51-61 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Bye | ||||
| 6 | April 1 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 52-44 | 4-1 |
| 7 | April 9 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Central) |
@Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 30-16 | 5-1 |
| 8 | April 16 (Sat) | 7:07pm | Richmond Revolution | W 53-40 | 6-1 |
| 9 | April 22 (Fri) | 7:00pm | @La Crosse Spartans | W 71-26 | 7-1 |
| 10 | April 29 (Fri) | 7:07pm | Wichita Wild | L 18-20 | 7-2 |
| 11 | May 7 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Sioux Falls Storm | L 28-60 | 7-3 |
| 12 | May 14 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Chicago Slaughter | L 16-42 | 7-4 |
| 13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:07pm | Nebraska Danger | W 45-27 | 8-4 |
| 14 | Bye | ||||
| 15 | June 3 (Fri) | 7:07pm | La Crosse Spartans | W 45-29 | 9-4 |
| 16 | June 11 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wichita Wild | L 22-62 | 9-5 |
| Playoffs | |||||
| 1 | June 18 (Sat) | 7:00pm | @Omaha Beef | L 34-39 | 9-6 |
Division Standings [edit]
| 2011 Great Lakes Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| y Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 764 | 508 | 4-2 | --- | W4 |
| x Bloomington Extreme | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 561 | 473 | 4-2 | 2.0 | L1 |
| x Chicago Slaughter | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 624 | 627 | 4-2 | 3.0 | L3 |
| La Crosse Spartans | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 495 | 633 | 0-6 | 6.0 | W1 |
2012 [edit]
Season Schedule [edit]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | February 19 (Sun) | 2:08pm | @Chicago Slaughter | L 34-50 | 0-1 |
| 2 | February 26 (Sun) | 3:05pm | Reading Express | W 54-40 | 1-1 |
| 3 | March 3 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 55-44 | 2-1 |
| 4 | March 11 (Sun) | 4:00pm (3:00 Central) |
@Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 57-39 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Bye | ||||
| 6 | March 24 (Sat) | 7:35pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 36-34 | 4-1 |
| 7 | March 31 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Chicago Slaughter | W 70-65 | 5-1 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | April 14 (Sat) | 7:00pm (6:00 Central) |
@Reading Express | W 41-31 | 6-1 |
| 10 | April 21 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Reading Express | W 46-39 | 7-1 |
| 11 | April 28 (Sat) | 7:00pm | @Green Bay Blizzard | L 56-59 | 7-2 |
| 12 | May 5 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | L 21-34 | 7-3 |
| 13 | Bye | ||||
| 14 | May 18 (Fri) | 7:05pm | @Cedar Rapids Titans | W 29-13 | 8-3 |
| 15 | May 25 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 62-43 | 9-3 |
| 16 | June 2 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wichita Wild | L 38-39 | 9-4 |
| 17 | June 8 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 74-64 | 10-4 |
| Playoffs | |||||
| 1 | June 23 (Sat) | 7:00pm | @Green Bay Blizzard | L 30-51 | 10-5 |
Division Standings [edit]
| 2012 United Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| y Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 941 | 563 | 7-0 | --- | W14 |
| x Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 787 | 586 | 10-3 | 3.0 | W3 |
| x Bloomington Edge | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 673 | 604 | 10-3 | 4.0 | W1 |
| x Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 605 | 615 | 6-8 | 8.0 | W1 |
| Omaha Beef | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 635 | 696 | 3-3 | 4.0 | L2 |
| Chicago Slaughter | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 657 | 714 | 6-8 | 4.0 | L1 |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | 491 | 630 | 4-0 | 10.0 | W1 |
| Reading Express | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 534 | 773 | 7-1 | 12.0 | L5 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Blaze Owner To Buy Edge, Team To Play In New League". CPIFL.org. Champions Professional Indoor Football League. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Deacon, Joe (October 12, 2012). "Bloomington Edge sold to Blaze owner, changing to new league". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL). Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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