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2015 York Capitals season
OwnerIsaac Carn
General managerDonnie Parker
Head coachRick Marilio
Home field York City Ice Arena
Results
Record8–0
League place1st
Playoff finishWon AIF Semifinal ( Panthers) 68–58
Won AIF Championship Game ( Blitz) 58–30

The 2015 York Capitals season was the third season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their third season in the AIF.

On July 15, 2014, it was announced that Isaac Carn had purchased the Capitals from Jim Morris. [1] Carn promptly named Eric Dorsey II the team's new coach, [2] though Rick Marsilio was named head coach before the season started. [3] Marsilio was an assistant for the now defunct Harrisburg Stampede, and recruited multiple Stampede players to the Capitals. [4] The recruiting helped, as the Capitals finished the regular season 8–0, clinching the 1 seed in the 2015 AIF Playoffs. The Capitals defeated the ASI Panthers 68–58 to clinch a berth in the 2015 AIF Championship Game against the Chicago Blitz. The Capitals defeated the Blitz 58–30, capturing their first-ever championship.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 March 28 5:00 PM ASI Panthers W 50–32 [5] 1–0 York City Ice Arena
3 April 3 7:00 PM at Saginaw Sting W 46–33 [6] 2–0 Dow Event Center
4 April 12 6:00 PM at ASI Panthers W 48–34 [7] 3–0 Santander Arena
5 April 18 7:00 PM Maryland Eagles W 50–20 4–0 York City Ice Arena
6 April 25 7:00 PM Lancaster Chargers W 72–12 [8] 5–0 York City Ice Arena
7 May 2 7:00 PM at Buffalo Lightning W 34–7 6–0 Cattaraugus Community Center
8 Bye
9 May 17 6:00 PM at ASI Panthers W 54–20 [9] 7–0 Santander Arena
10 May 23 7:00 PM Cleveland Saints W 40–6 8–0 York City Ice Arena

Standings

2015 American Indoor Football
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 7:00 PM ASI Panthers W 68–58 [10] 1–0 York City Ice Arena
AIF Championship Game June 6 7:00 PM Chicago Blitz W 58–30 [11] 2–0 York City Ice Arena

Roster

2015 York Capitals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • -- Malik Generett
  •  7 Rob Jones
  • -- Darrell Smith
  • 12 Keith Stokes
  • -- Dijon Thomas
  •  9 Collin Wallace
  •  3 Rob Wright
Offensive linemen
  • -- Adrian Brown
  • -- Eric Pratt
  • -- Victor Sesay
  • -- Jason Townson

Defensive linemen

  • -- Eric Ducksworth
  • 95 Javon Matthews
  • 94 Jared Sampson
Linebackers
  • 45 Issa Diarra
  • -- Chaz Robinson
  •  8 Jermaine Thaxton
  • -- Mike Woodhouse

Defensive backs

  • -- Akeem Green
  • -- Bryant Lewis
  • 20 Jimmy Pitts
  • -- Travis Proctor
  •  5 Armar Watson

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 26, 2015
30 Active, 0 Inactive

References

  1. ^ Jason Bristol (July 15, 2014). "New owner, coach for York Capitals". www.local21news.com. WHP CBS 21 News. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Jason Bristol (July 15, 2014). "New owner, coach for York Capitals". www.local21news.com. CBS 21 Harrisburg. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Ryan Dixon (March 31, 2015). "York Capitals 'want to bring football back' in third season". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Elijah Armold (May 20, 2015). "ARMOLD: York Capitals, with help from defunct Harrisburg Stampede, enjoying perfect indoor football season". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Colin Snyder (March 29, 2015). "York Capitals win season opener behind Nemeth's five first-half TD passes". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ^ 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 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "York Capitals off to 3–0 start in American Indoor Football action". www.yorkdispatch.com. York Dispatch. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  8. ^ Matt Goul (April 26, 2015). "York Capitals' 72–12 win offers chance for hungry Generett, Diarra". www.yorkdispatch.com. York Dispatch. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Brian Rippey (May 18, 2015). "Former Express player stars as York rolls past Panthers". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Eric Thomas (May 31, 2015). "Late surge puts York Capitals in AIF title game". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  11. ^ Eric Thomas (June 6, 2015). "Watson's defense spurs York Capitals to AIF championship vs. Chicago Blitz". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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