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Indoor Football League">Professional Indoor Football League</a> (2015)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><div style="width:100%; padding:0.4em 0.1em; text-align:center; background-color: #FFA500 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;"><b>Current uniform</b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><div style="width:100%; text-align:center; padding-bottom:0.2em; border-bottom:2px solid #eee"></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Black, Orange, White<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid 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style="text-align:left;">Bill Stafford</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Shawn Liotta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a> (2007–2008, 2010–2015)<br />Steven G. Fulmar (2009)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFA500 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Team history</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Pittsburgh RiverRats (2007)</li> <li>Erie RiverRats (2008–2009)</li> <li>Erie Storm (2010)</li> <li><b>Erie Explosion (2011–2015)</b></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFA500 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>League championships (2)</b><br /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Continental_Indoor_Football_League_season" title="2013 Continental Indoor Football League season">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Continental_Indoor_Football_League_season" title="2014 Continental Indoor Football League season">2014</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Conference championships (0)</b><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Division championships (2)</b><br /> <ul><li>2011, 2013</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFA500 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Playoff appearances (7)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>AIFA: 2007, 2008, 2010<br />SIFL: 2011<br />UIFL: 2012<br />CIFL: 2013, 2014</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFA500 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Home arena(s)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rostraver_Ice_Garden" title="Rostraver Ice Garden">Rostraver Ice Garden</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie_Insurance_Arena" title="Erie Insurance Arena">Erie Insurance Arena</a> (2008–2015)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Erie Explosion</b> was a professional American <a href="/wiki/Indoor_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor American football">indoor football</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie, Pennsylvania</a>. Founded in 2007 as the <b>Pittsburgh RiverRats</b>, the Explosion played in the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Indoor Football League (2012)">Professional Indoor Football League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Indoor_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="United Indoor Football League">United Indoor Football League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Indoor_Football_League" title="Southern Indoor Football League">Southern Indoor Football League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">Continental Indoor Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indoor Football Association">American Indoor Football Association</a> and operated continuously from 2007 to 2015. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_history">Franchise history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Franchise history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007">2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_RiverRats_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh RiverRats season">2007 Pittsburgh RiverRats season</a></div> <p>The Explosion began play in 2007 as the <b>Pittsburgh RiverRats</b> at the <a href="/wiki/Rostraver_Ice_Garden" title="Rostraver Ice Garden">Rostraver Ice Garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belle_Vernon,_Pennsylvania" title="Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania">Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RiverRats played their first game at <a href="/wiki/Tupelo,_Mississippi" title="Tupelo, Mississippi">Tupelo, Mississippi</a> on February 3, 2007, losing 54–34 to the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Mudcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Mudcats">Mississippi Mudcats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their first home game was on February 18, 2007, which they lost 35–28 to the <a href="/wiki/Reading_Express" title="Reading Express">Reading Express</a>. Pittsburgh won its first home game on March 4, 2007, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Danville_Demolition" title="Danville Demolition">Danville Demolition</a> 47–21. On May 19, 2007, the RiverRats set an AIFA single-game record when they scored 86 points.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008:_Moving_to_Erie">2008: Moving to Erie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2008: Moving to Erie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_Erie_RiverRats_season" title="2008 Erie RiverRats season">2008 Erie RiverRats season</a></div> <p>On January 8, 2008, the RiverRats announced they would be relocating to Erie in time for the 2008 season, rebranding themselves as the <b>Erie RiverRats</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They replaced the city's previous AIFA team, the <a href="/wiki/Erie_Freeze" title="Erie Freeze">Erie Freeze</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009:_Loss_of_Liotta">2009: Loss of Liotta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2009: Loss of Liotta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_Erie_RiverRats_season" title="2009 Erie RiverRats season">2009 Erie RiverRats season</a></div> <p>In August, 2008, head coach <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a> resigned as coach of the RiverRats and left to coach the <a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Wildcats" title="Wheeling Wildcats">Wheeling Wildcats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2008, the RiverRats named Steven G. Folmar as the franchise's second head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2008, owner Jeff Hauser sold the team to a group of local businessmen, headed by Jeff Plyler, Bob Foltyn and Frank Herman.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RiverRats had to replace many players on the roster, as most of the 2008 roster followed Liotta to Wheeling.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of all the changes, the RiverRats struggled all season to score points, resulting in <a href="/wiki/Offensive_coordinator" title="Offensive coordinator">offensive coordinator</a> Paul Pennington's resignation after an 0–3 start.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After dropping to 0–7, the RiverRats got their first win of the season on a last second field goal by Joe Lindway.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RiverRats ended up finishing with a 3–11 record, and missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_Erie_Storm_season" title="2010 Erie Storm season">2010 Erie Storm season</a></div> <p>On September 8, 2009, the RiverRats announced that Liotta would return to Erie as the head coach for the 2010 season.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December, it was announced that owner Jeff Hauser had sold a stake in the franchise to a local group that included Jeff Plyler (owner of Plyler Overhead Door of McKean, Pennsylvania) and Bill Stafford (owner of several Subway restaurant locations in Erie), among others.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team remained in the AIFA, and the team adopted the corporate name "Erie Professional Football, Inc." in December 2009, in anticipation of a new franchise name to be announced in January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hauser maintained a smaller stake in the team, which immediately dropped the RiverRats name. On January 5, 2010, the team announced the four finalists of the name-the-team contest; <i>Storm</i>, <i>Blizzard</i>, <i>Pulse</i>, and <i>Punishers</i>. On January 14, 2010, the team was officially named the <b>Erie Storm</b> via a press conference, in which the team logo and colors were also released.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 5, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Painesville,_Ohio" title="Painesville, Ohio">Painesville, Ohio</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie_College" title="Lake Erie College">Lake Erie College</a> sued the team over the "Erie Storm" name because their athletic teams use the "Storm" moniker.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2010, they dropped "Storm" in favor of "Erie Professional Football", which remains the name of the team's corporate entity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011:_SIFL">2011: SIFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2011: SIFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2011 Erie Explosion season">2011 Erie Explosion season</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Explosion_138,_Force_0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg/220px-Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg/330px-Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg/440px-Explosion_138%2C_Force_0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="983" /></a><figcaption>The Tullio Arena scoreboard following the Explosion's record-setting game from 2011.</figcaption></figure> <p>On December 3, 2010, the team announced its new <b>Erie Explosion</b> identity, albeit retaining the same color scheme as the Storm. The Explosion was also one of six AIFA teams which merged with the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Indoor_Football_League" title="Southern Indoor Football League">Southern Indoor Football League</a> (SIFL) prior to the 2011 season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 21, 2011, the Explosion set a single-game franchise record, including an indoor football record, for the most points scored in a 138–0 decisive win over the <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Force_(SIFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fayetteville Force (SIFL)">Fayetteville Force</a>. This result was due to the Force's ownership change, with second-string players taking the field.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This margin of victory is the third-highest in all of professional football, and the highest in over 100 years. Only the 1904 <a href="/wiki/Massillon_Tigers" title="Massillon Tigers">Massillon Tigers</a> (who won a game 148–0) and the 1904 <a href="/wiki/Watertown_Red_%26_Black" title="Watertown Red & Black">Watertown Red & Black</a> club (who won a game 142–0) have had wider leads. </p><p>The Explosion finished the season with a 9–4 record, winning the Northeast Division, but were defeated 68–43 by the <a href="/wiki/Albany_Panthers" title="Albany Panthers">Albany Panthers</a> in the first round of the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the playoff loss, DiMichele was named SIFL MVP, finishing the season with 91 touchdown passes.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012:_UIFL">2012: UIFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2012: UIFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2012 Erie Explosion season">2012 Erie Explosion season</a></div> <p>On August 25, 2011, the Explosion left the SIFL and joined the <a href="/wiki/United_Indoor_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="United Indoor Football League">United Indoor Football League</a>. The change reunited Erie with Andrew Haines, who founded the city's previous indoor football team, the <a href="/wiki/Erie_Freeze" title="Erie Freeze">Erie Freeze</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The Explosion's departure came two weeks before the SIFL broke up into the <a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Football_League" title="Lone Star Football League">Lone Star Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Indoor Football League (2012)">Professional Indoor Football League</a>, neither of which included Pennsylvania in its territory). Erie was tasked with replacing MVP quarterback DiMichele, who had signed with the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Soul" title="Philadelphia Soul">Philadelphia Soul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hansen_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansen-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The job fell on the shoulders of rookie Colton Hansen.<sup id="cite_ref-Hansen_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansen-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second game of the season, Hansen struggled in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/Johnstown_Generals" title="Johnstown Generals">Johnstown Generals</a>, and he was replaced by A. J. McKenna.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McKenna led the Explosion to an 8–3 regular-season record, losing the top seed in the UIFL North during the last game of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While still securing a home playoff game, the Tullio Arena had begun a 45-million-dollar renovation, which forced the Explosion to find a new place to host the game. The Explosion announced that they would play at <a href="/wiki/Erie_Cathedral_Prep" class="mw-redirect" title="Erie Cathedral Prep">Erie Cathedral Prep</a>'s Dollinger Field.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Explosion trailed going into the fourth quarter against the <a href="/wiki/Marion_Blue_Racers" title="Marion Blue Racers">Marion Blue Racers</a>, but McKenna ignited the Erie offense to 22 points in the final stanza to advance to the UIFL North Conference final.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Explosion faced the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Commandos" title="Cincinnati Commandos">Cincinnati Commandos</a>, who had only lost two games all season, one of which was to Erie. The Commandos defeated the Explosion 62–40 to advance to the <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Bowl" title="Ultimate Bowl">Ultimate Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013:_CIFL_and_Championship">2013: CIFL and Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2013: CIFL and Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2013_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2013 Erie Explosion season">2013 Erie Explosion season</a></div> <p>The Explosion left the UIFL after the 2012 season. The team remained idle for about a month, while fielding offers to join four different leagues. Owner Bill Stafford ultimately decided to join the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">Continental Indoor Football League</a> (CIFL).<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Liotta needed to replace McKenna, who had left Erie for the <a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Sting" title="Saginaw Sting">Saginaw Sting</a> (also of the CIFL).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Liotta chose rookie Aaron Smetanka to lead the Explosion offense, and he did not disappoint.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Explosion finished with an undefeated regular season record of 10-0 securing the 2013 CIFL regular season championship and the #1 seed in the leagues playoff format.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Explosion hosted the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Xtreme" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Xtreme">Kentucky Xtreme</a> in a league Semi-Final game May 5, 2013. They defeated the Xtreme 55–6. The Explosion defense held the leagues number 1 offense to 1 first down in the first half. The Xtreme did not score until 13 minutes remained in the game. The defensive charge was led by Ricardo Kemp who had 2 interceptions in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Erie Explosion hosted the CIFL championship game on Mothers Day, May 12, 2013, where they beat the Sting, 37–36, to win the 2013 <a href="/wiki/CIFL_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="CIFL Championship Game">CIFL Championship Game</a>. The 2013 CIFL Championship is the Erie Explosion's first championship, as well as the city of Erie's first championship in any league of indoor football.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014:_Back-to-back_champions">2014: Back-to-back champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2014: Back-to-back champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2014 Erie Explosion season">2014 Erie Explosion season</a></div> <p>In June, 2013, the Explosion agreed to terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team eventually won a second straight championship over the <a href="/wiki/Marion_Blue_Racers" title="Marion Blue Racers">Marion Blue Racers</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015:_PIFL">2015: PIFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2015: PIFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2015_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2015 Erie Explosion season">2015 Erie Explosion season</a></div> <p>With the partial collapse of the CIFL in the 2014 season and the exodus of several of its teams to <a href="/wiki/X-League_Indoor_Football" title="X-League Indoor Football">X-League Indoor Football</a> the following offseason, the Explosion were left without a league to play in. On October 13, 2014, the Explosion announced they would be joining the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Indoor Football League (2012)">Professional Indoor Football League</a> (PIFL).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team experienced a reversal of fortune upon joining the PIFL, losing all but one of their league games in their first season in the league. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016:_Suspension_of_operations">2016: Suspension of operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2016: Suspension of operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 23, 2015, the Explosion announced that they would rejoin the revived CIFL, which was to be a member of the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor Football Alliance">Indoor Football Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ciflifa_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ciflifa-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the league disbanded on November 4, leaving it uncertain where the Explosion would play in 2016; the Alliance announced it would continue as a six-team league in and of itself, with the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_Heroes" title="Cape Fear Heroes">Cape Fear Heroes</a>, Explosion, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Lightning_(indoor_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffalo Lightning (indoor football)">Buffalo Lightning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Sharks" title="Atlanta Sharks">Atlanta Sharks</a> and two expansion teams playing in the circuit. On January 18, 2016, the Explosion announced they would not participate in a 2016 season, citing an inability to secure medical staff for the upcoming season.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WICU-TV" title="WICU-TV">WICU-TV</a> reported that the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine">Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine</a> had pulled its sponsorship of the team after a high number of injuries in the 2015 season.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the suspension, 2016 was the first season since 2004 that no indoor football team played in Erie. Professional football has not returned to the city since. </p><p>Shawn Liotta went on to become a key figure in the development of <a href="/wiki/Fan_Controlled_Football" title="Fan Controlled Football">Fan Controlled Football</a>, along with his high school coaching. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_roster">Final roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Final roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFA500, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFA500;;">Erie Explosion roster </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"><b>Quarterbacks</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">10</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Steffen Colon</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 4</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/wiki/Mason_Espinosa" title="Mason Espinosa">Mason Espinosa</a></i></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Running backs</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">99</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bob Hammer</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">13</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Richard Stokes</span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receivers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 1</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Alex Coleman</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 5</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Hoggard" title="Alfonso Hoggard">Alfonso Hoggard</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 8</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Terry Jackson</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 6</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Raymond Mack</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 3</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/C._J._Tarver" title="C. J. Tarver">C. J. Tarver</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Evan Twombly</span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"><b>Offensive linemen</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">78</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Henry Conway</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">52</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Byron Dovales</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">75</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jeremiah Fennell</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">78</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Oscar Gonzalez</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">50</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Tyler Worthley</i></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive linemen</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Serge Augustin</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 2</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tim Green</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">11</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">DaJuan Smith</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Zach Williams</span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"><b>Linebackers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">31</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Maurice Gibbs</span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive backs</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 7</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Brian Darden</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">21</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Aunre' Davis</i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 9</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Johnnie Taylor</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">20</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/DeQwan_Young" title="DeQwan Young">DeQwan Young</a></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Kickers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Michael Georgetti</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">14</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Shon Rowser</span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"><b>Injured reserve</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">12</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Greg Betterson</span> </span> WR</li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Marcus Fowler</i> OL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">31</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Marcus Green</span> </span> LB</li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">75</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LaRoi_Johnson" title="LaRoi Johnson">LaRoi Johnson</a> OL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">43</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Phil Lewis</span> </span> DL</li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 1</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jayson Nickson</span> </span> DB</li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 3</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i>Jeff Sinclair</i></span> </span> QB</li></ul> <p><b>Exempt list</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">17</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Maurice Williams (wide receiver)">Maurice Williams</a></span> </span> WR</li></ul> <p><b>Failure to report</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dana Brown DL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Andrew Mathis DL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">--</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brandon McElwee LB</span> </span></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><i>rookies in italics</i></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://erieexplosion.com/team.php">Roster</a> updated June 14, 2015</li> <li>28 Active, 11 Inactive</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of all Pittsburgh/Erie players who won league awards </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#efefef"> <th>Season</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Award </th></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_DiMichele" title="Adam DiMichele">Adam DiMichele</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>SIFL MVP </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>Kevin Concepcion</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>SIFL Offensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>A. J. McKenna</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>UIFL Offensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Continental_Indoor_Football_League_season" title="2013 Continental Indoor Football League season">2013</a></td> <td>Kwaheem Smith</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>CIFL Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Continental_Indoor_Football_League_season" title="2014 Continental Indoor Football League season">2014</a></td> <td>Aaron Smentanka</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>CIFL Offensive Player of the Year </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaches">Coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:140px;">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Term </th> <th colspan="4">Regular season </th> <th colspan="2">Playoffs </th> <th rowspan="2">Awards </th></tr> <tr> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>T </th> <th>Win% </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2007_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2007 American Indoor Football Association season">2007</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2009 American Indoor Football Association season">2008</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2010_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2010 American Indoor Football Association season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_PIFL_season" title="2015 PIFL season">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.646 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012 UIFL North Coach of the Year<br />2013 CIFL Coach of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Steven G. Fulmar </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2009_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2009 American Indoor Football Association season">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.214 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFA500, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFA500;;"><b>Erie Explosion staff</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Front office</b> <ul><li>Director of operations – Bill Stafford</li> <li>Director of game day operations – Katie De Pew</li> <li>Head coach/director of football operations – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coach</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Liotta" title="Shawn Liotta">Shawn Liotta</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35">  </td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"> <p><b>Defensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator/player personnel – Jeremy Liotta</li> <li>Defensive backs – Sam Reynolds</li> <li>Defensive Line Coach- Al MaCauley</li> <li>Assistant coach- Kirk Rearick</li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – Ed Marin</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season">Season-by-season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erie_Explosion&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Season-by-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:center; font-size:75%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"><b>League Champions</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"><b>Conference Champions</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"><b>Division Champions</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"><b>Wild Card Berth</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#c8a2c8;"><b>League Leader</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">Season</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_leagues_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="List of leagues of American football">League</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conference_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference (sports)">Conference</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Division_(sport)" title="Division (sport)">Division</a> </th> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">Regular season</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Postseason" class="mw-redirect" title="Postseason">Postseason</a> results </th></tr> <tr> <th>Finish </th> <th>Wins </th> <th>Losses </th> <th>Ties </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2007_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2007 American Indoor Football Association season">2007</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_RiverRats_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh RiverRats season">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indoor Football Association">AIFA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Northern </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;">4th </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td><b>Lost</b> Quarterfinals (<a href="/wiki/Reading_Express" title="Reading Express">Express</a>) 24–32 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2008 American Indoor Football Association season">2008</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Erie_RiverRats_season" title="2008 Erie RiverRats season">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indoor Football Association">AIFA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Eastern </td> <td style="text-align:center;">North </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td><b>Lost</b> Divisional Playoffs (<a href="/wiki/Reading_Express" title="Reading Express">Express</a>) 57–67 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2009_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2009 American Indoor Football Association season">2009</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2009_Erie_RiverRats_season" title="2009 Erie RiverRats season">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indoor Football Association">AIFA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">North </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2010_American_Indoor_Football_Association_season" title="2010 American Indoor Football Association season">2010</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2010_Erie_Storm_season" title="2010 Erie Storm season">2010</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indoor Football Association">AIFA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Eastern </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;">3rd </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td><b>Lost</b> Eastern Division Playoff (<a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" title="Harrisburg Stampede">Stampede</a>) 48–52 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2011_SIFL_season" title="2011 SIFL season">2011</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2011_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2011 Erie Explosion season">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Indoor_Football_League" title="Southern Indoor Football League">SIFL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Eastern </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;">Northeast </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td><b>Lost</b> Round 1 (<a href="/wiki/Albany_Panthers" title="Albany Panthers">Panthers</a>) 43–68 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_UIFL_season" title="2012 UIFL season">2012</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2012 Erie Explosion season">2012</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Indoor_Football_League" title="Ultimate Indoor Football League">UIFL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">North </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:center;background:#c8a2c8;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><b>Won</b> North Conference Quarterfinals (<a href="/wiki/Marion_Blue_Racers" title="Marion Blue Racers">Blue Racers</a>) 56–47<br /><b>Lost</b> North Conference Championship (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Commandos" title="Cincinnati Commandos">Commandos</a>) 42–60 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2013_CIFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 CIFL season">2013</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2013_Saginaw_Sting_season" title="2013 Saginaw Sting season">2013</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">CIFL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st </td> <td style="text-align:center;background:#c8a2c8;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><b>Won</b> Semifinals (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Xtreme" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Xtreme">Xtreme</a>) 55–6<br /><b>Won</b> <a href="/wiki/CIFL_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="CIFL Championship Game">CIFL Championship Game</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Sting" title="Saginaw Sting">Sting</a>) 37–36 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2014_CIFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 CIFL season">2014</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2014_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2014 Erie Explosion season">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background:#fcc;">CIFL </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">North </td> <td style="text-align:center;background:#96cdcd;">2nd </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td><b>Won</b> North Division Championship (<a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Sting" title="Saginaw Sting">Sting</a>) 46–15<br /><b>Won</b> <a href="/wiki/CIFL_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="CIFL Championship Game">CIFL Championship Game</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marion_Blue_Racers" title="Marion Blue Racers">Blue Racers</a>) 38–26 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2015_PIFL_season" title="2015 PIFL season">2015</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2015_Erie_Explosion_season" title="2015 Erie Explosion 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December 12, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=oursportscentral.com&rft.atitle=Wheeling+Wildcats+Sign+QB+Rod+Rutherford+for+2009+Season&rft.date=2008-12-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2F%3Fid%3D3751399&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/FOOTBALL09/304099871/-1/SPORTS">"Struggling RiverRats seek new offensive coordinator"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. April 9, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Struggling+RiverRats+seek+new+offensive+coordinator&rft.date=2009-04-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20090409%2FFOOTBALL09%2F304099871%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBob_Jarzomski2009" class="citation web cs1">Bob Jarzomski (May 11, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090511/FOOTBALL09/305119925/-1/SPORTS">"RiverRats kick winless label at buzzer"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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September 8, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Liotta+returns+to+coach+RiverRats&rft.date=2009-09-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20090908%2FFOOTBALL09%2F309089896%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3945275">"Professional Football Continues in Erie Under New Ownership"</a>. <i>oursportscentral.com</i>. OurSports Central. December 29, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=oursportscentral.com&rft.atitle=Professional+Football+Continues+in+Erie+Under+New+Ownership&rft.date=2009-12-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2F%3Fid%3D3945275&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091229/FOOTBALL09/312299918/-1/SPORTS">"Indoor football a go in Erie for 2010"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. December 29, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 26,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Indoor+football+a+go+in+Erie+for+2010&rft.date=2009-12-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20091229%2FFOOTBALL09%2F312299918%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100114/FOOTBALL09/301149876/-1/FOOTBALL">"New Erie football nickname: Storm"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. January 14, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=New+Erie+football+nickname%3A+Storm&rft.date=2010-01-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20100114%2FFOOTBALL09%2F301149876%2F-1%2FFOOTBALL&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVictor_Fernandes2010" class="citation web cs1">Victor Fernandes (May 7, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131227231038/http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100507/FOOTBALL09/305079901/-1/SPORTS">"Lake Erie College sues Storm over nickname"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100507/FOOTBALL09/305079901/-1/SPORTS">the original</a> on December 27, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Lake+Erie+College+sues+Storm+over+nickname&rft.date=2010-05-07&rft.au=Victor+Fernandes&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20100507%2FFOOTBALL09%2F305079901%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101116/FOOTBALL09/311169947/-1/SPORTS">"Erie's indoor football now in SIFL"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News. November 16, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Erie%27s+indoor+football+now+in+SIFL&rft.date=2010-11-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20101116%2FFOOTBALL09%2F311169947%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuane_Rankin2011" class="citation web cs1">Duane Rankin (May 22, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110522%2FFOOTBALL09%2F305219895">"Erie Explosion set record in 138-0 win"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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CyberInk LP and the Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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July 9, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Erie+Explosion+QB+named+indoor+league+MVP&rft.date=2011-07-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20110709%2FFOOTBALL09%2F307089905%2F-1%2FSPORTS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110827/FOOTBALL09/308279931/-1/SPORTS05">"Erie Explosion joins new league"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. Cyberlink and Erie Times-News. August 27, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Erie+Explosion+joins+new+league&rft.date=2011-08-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20110827%2FFOOTBALL09%2F308279931%2F-1%2FSPORTS05&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hansen-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hansen_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hansen_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohn_Dudley2012" class="citation web cs1">John Dudley (March 1, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/article/20120301/FOOTBALL09/303019922/Erie-Explosion-count-on-new-QB-to-lead-way">"Erie Explosion count on new QB to lead way"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. Cyberlink and Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=goerie.com&rft.atitle=Erie+Explosion+count+on+new+QB+to+lead+way&rft.date=2012-03-01&rft.au=John+Dudley&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Farticle%2F20120301%2FFOOTBALL09%2F303019922%2FErie-Explosion-count-on-new-QB-to-lead-way&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBob_Jarzomski2012" class="citation web cs1">Bob Jarzomski (April 1, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/article/20120401/FOOTBALL09/304019885/Debut-dynamite-for-Erie-Explosion-QB-McKenna">"Debut dynamite for Erie Explosion QB McKenna"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. Cyberlink and Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Cyberlink and Erie Times-News. June 11, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Cyberlink and Erie Times-News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 31,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Erie+Times-News&rft.atitle=Erie+Explosion+join+new+indoor+football+league&rft.date=2012-08-31&rft.au=Bob+Jarzomski&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goerie.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2012308309884&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBob_Jarzomski2013" class="citation web cs1">Bob Jarzomski (February 2, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goerie.com/article/20130202/FOOTBALL09/302029939/In-new-league-Explosion-ready-to-open-training-camp">"In new league, Explosion ready to open training camp"</a>. <i>goerie.com</i>. 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January 18, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Erie+Explosion+Suspend+2016+Football+Operations&rft.pub=Our+Sports+Central&rft.date=2016-01-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2Ferie-explosion-suspend-2016-football-operations%2Fn-5091176&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErie+Explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAdams2016" class="citation web cs1">Adams, Lisa (January 18, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/30993348/erie-explosion-suspends-operations-for-2016">"Erie Explosion Suspends Operations for 2016"</a>. <i>WICU-TV</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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