terms with the CIFL to return for the 2014 season. The team eventually won a second straight championship over the Marion Blue Racers. 2015: PIFL With the partial collapse of the CIFL in the 2014 season and the exodus of several of its teams to X-League Indoor Football 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 Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). 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. 2016: Suspension of operations On August 23, 2015, the Explosion announced that they would rejoin the revived CIFL, which was to be a member of the Indoor Football Alliance. 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 Cape Fear Heroes, Explosion, Buffalo Lightning, Atlanta Sharks 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. WICU-TV reported that the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine had pulled its sponsorship of the team after a high number of injuries in the 2015 season. 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. Shawn Liotta went on to become a key figure in the development of Fan Controlled Football, along with his high school coaching. Players Final roster Awards and honors The following is a list of all Pittsburgh/Erie players who won league awards Coaches Head coaches Coaching staff Season-by-season References External links Erie Explosion coverage at Erie Times-News 2007 establishments in Pennsylvania 2015 disestablishments in Pennsylvania