The San Diego Blitzkrieg are a Grid-Iron football team founded in season 1.
Through
the years, the Blitz have been an increasingly strong competitor:
| Season |
Series |
Place |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Points |
+/- |
League |
Cup |
| 10 |
TD |
5th |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
346 - 247 |
+99 |
 |
 |
| 9 |
TD |
2nd |
15 |
3 |
.833 |
1125 - 417 |
+708 |
 |
 |
| 8 |
TD |
1st |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
959 - 409 |
+548 |
 |
 |
| 7 |
TD |
3rd |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
676 - 587 |
+89 |
 |
 |
| 6 |
TD |
4th |
10 |
8 |
.556 |
669 - 469 |
+200 |
 |
 |
| 5 |
II.3 |
1st |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
865 - 204 |
+661 |
 |
 |
| 4 |
III.7 |
1st |
17 |
1 |
.944 |
906 - 178 |
+728 |
 |
 |
| 3 |
III.7 |
3rd |
14 |
4 |
.778 |
745 - 190 |
+555 |
 |
 |
| 2 |
VI.21 |
1st |
18 |
0 |
1.000 |
907 - 70 |
+837 |
 |
 |
| 1 * |
VI.21 |
2nd |
13 |
5 |
.722 |
323 - 163 |
+160 |
 |
|
|
| *
Record under current management was 7 - 1 (+91 pts). |
Historical Summary
Season
8:
Season 8 was a break-through year for the Blitz. Their third year in the top division, saw San Diego win 16 games against 2 defeats and captured their first Top Division Championship. In the cup, San Diego again advanced to the final four before losing to eventual winner, the Hakers. Wide Receiver Mel Shenk and Tight End Denis Post were named the offensive MVP’s after each catching more than 40 TD’s in league and cup play. Defensive End Travis Lawhorn was named the defensive MVP with 9 sacks in 13 league games.
Season
7:
Season 7 was San Diego’s second season in the Top Division. Again, the Blitz challenged for the title early, before fading late and finishing in third place with a 11-7 record. In the cup, San Diego advanced to the final four before losing to eventual winner, the Minnesota Xtreme. Quarterback Cyrus Blount was named the offensive MVP after throwing for over 8,500 yards (475+ yards/game). Cornerback Wayne DeSpain was named the defensive with 5 interceptions in 18 games.
Season
6:
Season 6 was San Diego’s first season in the Top Division. The team challenged for the title early, before fading late with a nasty losing streak. In the end, the team finished a quite respectable 4th place and with a 10-8 record. In the cup, San Diego managed six wins before again exiting in the 7th round to the Eternal Bridesmaids (formerly the Defiance Bulldogs). Quarterback Morris Logsdon was named the offensive MVP after throwing for over 6,300 yards in 15 league games (420+ yards/game). Defensive end Gerald Shi was named the defensive MVP after racking up 16 sacks and anchoring a stout defensive line.
Season
5:
Season 5 saw San Diego arrive in the second division and begin their quest for the top division. The Blitz got out to a brilliant 9-0 league start, before losing to the challenging Green Bay Blazers. However San Diego continued their strong form and the Blazers dropped a couple of games giving the Blitz the title. In the cup, San Diego managed seven wins before exiting in the 8th round to eventual cup champion, the Minnesota XTreme. Wide Receiver Huey Hare was named the offensive MVP and Cornerback Wayne DeSpain was named the defensive MVP.
Season
4:
In Season 4 of Grid-Iron, the Blitz played in III.7 and despite losing an early game to the Western Winner, completed the balance of the season without a defeat to edge out Western on point differential. They finished with a 17-1 record and will promote to II.3. In the cup, they advanced to round 5, before losing to the defending champion, the Reservior Docs. Quarterback Morris Logsdon was named the offensive MVP with over 4000 passing yards in 11 league game. Defensive tackle Travis Lawhorn was named the defensive MVP with 81 tackles in 14 games. The Blitz also managed to capture their 53rd flag, which included traveling to U.A.E, Singapore and Estonia this season.
Season
3:
In Season 3 of Grid-Iron, the Blitz played in III.7, their first truly competitive league. They finished third with a 14-4 record, missing out only on second by point differential. In the cup, they only advanced to round 4, before losing to the final four team the Defiance Bulldogs. Quarterback Morris Logsdon was named the offensive MVP and defensive end Ross Blackstock was named the defensive MVP. The Blitz also managed to capture its 46th flag by visiting Japan at the end of the season.
Season
2:
In their first full season of Grid-Iron, the San Diego Blitzkrieg finished 1st in USA IV.21 with a perfect 18-0 record and were promoted to USA III.7. Veteran quarterback Noble Fisher was replaced by the young, but talented Morris Logsdon. Running back Josef Arceneaux was named the offensive MVP with over 3600 yards rushing, 60 touchdowns and an 11.8 yards per carry average. Defensive end Geraldo Shi was named the defensive MVP as he dominated his end of the line of scrimmage. In the cup, the Blitz advanced to round 5, before losing to the Xtreme.
Season
1:
In the inaugural season of Grid-Iron, the San Diego Blitzkrieg finished 2nd in USA IV.21 with a 15-3 record and would return to the league the next season. Halfback Lamont Ortega was named the offensive MVP with over 1000 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns and a 5.3 yards per carry average. On defense, linebacker Wayne DeSpain and defensive tackle Travis Lawhorn were named defensive MVPs.