2014 Portland Thunder season

2014 Portland Thunder season
Head coach Matthew Sauk
Owner Terry Emmert
Home field Moda Center
Results
Record 5–13
Division place 3rd NC Pacific
Playoff finish Lost NC Semifinals (Rattlers) 48–52
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The 2014 Portland Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Matthew Sauk and played its home games at the Moda Center. With a 5–13 record in the regular season, the Thunder qualified for the playoffs. However, they were defeated in the conference semifinals by the Arizona Rattlers by a 52–48 score.

Standings

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-San Jose SaberCats 13 5 .722 999 723 5–1 9–3 7–2 6–3
x-Spokane Shock 11 7 .588 957 843 4–2 8–4 6–3 5–4
x-Portland Thunder 5 13 .278 816 965 0–6 2–11 3–6 2–7

x - Clinched playoff berth
y - Clinched division

Schedule

Regular season

The Thunder's inaugural game took place on March 17, at home against the San Jose SaberCats. The team hosted the Spokane Shock in its last regular season game on July 26.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Monday March 17 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 34–64 0–1 Moda Center 8,509 [2]
2 Monday March 24 7:00 p.m PDT Iowa Barnstormers L 36–40 0–2 Moda Center 6,521 [3]
3 Bye
4 Saturday April 5 7:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles Kiss L 34–44 0–3 Honda Center 12,045 [4]
5 Saturday April 12 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock L 27–55 0–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,652 [5]
6 Friday April 18 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 32–38 0–5 Moda Center 9,075 [6]
7 Saturday April 26 4:00 p.m. PDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 69–62 1–5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,679 [7]
8 Saturday May 3 4:30 p.m. PDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 61–42 2–5 Tampa Bay Times Forum 10,584 [8]
9 Saturday May 10 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers L 32–61 2–6 Moda Center 8,863 [9]
10 Saturday May 17 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 27–64 2–7 SAP Center at San Jose 8,243 [10]
11 Thursday May 22 7:00 p.m. PDT San Antonio Talons W 55–40 3–7 Moda Center 6,396 [11]
12 Friday May 30 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock L 48–58 3–8 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,535 [12]
13 Friday June 6 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers L 59–70 3–9 Moda Center 8,292 [13]
14 Saturday June 14 7:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles Kiss L 61–69 3–10 Honda Center 10,980 [14]
15 Bye
16 Thursday June 26 7:00 p.m. PDT New Orleans VooDoo W 62–56 4–10 Moda Center 7,969 [15]
17 Saturday July 5 3:00 p.m. PDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 40–61 4–11 Quicken Loans Arena 9,840 [16]
18 Saturday July 12 7:00 p.m. PDT Los Angeles Kiss W 44–31 5–11 Moda Center 8,802 [17]
19 Sunday July 20 3:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 55–65 5–12 US Airways Center 13,120 [18]
20 Saturday July 26 7:00 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 40–45 5–13 Moda Center 12,848 [19]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
NC Semifinals Sunday August 3 3:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 48–52 US Airways Center 6,753 [20]

Roster

2014 Portland Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 72 Brandon Lockheart
  • 28 Dustin Risseeuw

Wide receivers

  •  9 Braylon Bell
  •  5 Jamar Howard
  •  8 Douglas McNeil III
  • 14 Jeffrey Soloman
Offensive linemen
  • 50 Abe Markowitz
  • 71 John Martinez
  • 69 Aderious Simmons

Defensive linemen

  •  3 Antron Dillon
  • 18 K. C. Obi
Linebackers
  • 93 Marquis Jackson

Defensive backs

  • 16 Okechukwu Okoroha

Kickers

  • 23 Zach Ramirez
Injured Reserve
  • 70 John Collins OL
  • 70 Nick Torresso FB

Refused to report

  • -- Sioeli Fakalata OL
  • -- Dion Turner DB

Other League Exempt

  • 50 Jeraill McCuller OL
  • 13 Eric Rogers WR

League Suspension

  • -- James Kirkendoll WR
  • -- Brian Smith DB
  • -- Dontel Watkins WR

Team Suspension

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 31, 2014
24 Active, 16 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Thunder Drop Franchise Opener, 64-34". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thunder Drop Heartbreaker to Iowa". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Thunder Smacked by KISS, 44-34". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Thunder Fall to Shock, 55-27". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Thunder Drop Heartbreaker to San Jose, 38-32". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Portland Thunder beat Jacksonville Sharks 69-62 for first win". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Thunder Overwhelm Storm, 61-42". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Thunder Snakebitten, 61-32". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Thunder Drop Third SaberCats Game, 64-27". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Thunder Clip Talons, 55-40". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Thunder Stopped Short of First Division Win, 58-48". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 31, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Thunder Come Up Short Against Arizona, 70-59". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Thunder Drop Road Game to KISS, 69-61". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Thunder Hold Strong In Win Over Voodoo, 62-56". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Gladiators Trip Up Thunder, 61-40". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Thunder smack KISS, 44-31". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Thunder Make Playoffs Despite 65-55 Loss in Arizona". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Thunder Close Out Season In Front Of Record Crowd". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  20. ↑ Loeschman, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 5, 2014.