2015 Los Angeles Kiss season

2015 Los Angeles Kiss season
Head coach Bob McMillen
Owner Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley
Doc McGhee
Brett Bouchy
June Jones
Home field Honda Center
Results
Record 4–14
Division place 3rd NC West
Playoff finish Did not qualify

The 2015 Los Angeles Kiss season was the second season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Bob McMillen and played their home games at Honda Center. After a disappointing 0-9 start, the Kiss managed to win four out of their last nine games, including a road upset of the Sabercats, who had entered the game 11-0. Despite the strong finish to improve to 4-14, the Kiss failed to make the playoffs.

Standings

2015 National Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
Pacific Division
(1) San Jose SaberCats 17 1 0 .944 1061 662 6–0 13–1 8–1 9–0
(3) Spokane Shock 7 11 0 .389 847 971 2–4 6–8 4–5 3–6
(4) Portland Thunder 5 13 0 .278 819 908 1–5 4–10 5–4 0–9
West Division
(2) Arizona Rattlers 14 4 0 .778 1003 825 5–1 10–4 8–1 6–3
Las Vegas Outlaws 5 12 1 .306 740 909 3–3 5–9 3–5–1 2–7
Los Angeles Kiss 4 14 0 .222 724 915 1–5 4–10 3–6 1–8

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Friday March 27 7:00 p.m. PDT at Portland Thunder L 37–42 0–1 Moda Center 7,194 [2]
2 Saturday April 4 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 28–54 0–2 SAP Center at San Jose 10,175 [3]
3 Saturday April 11 7:00 p.m PDT Las Vegas Outlaws L 48–61 0–3 Honda Center 8,565 [4]
4 Saturday April 18 4:00 p.m. PDT at Orlando Predators L 48–61 0–4 Amway Center 11,218 [5]
5 Saturday April 25 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers L 30–68 0–5 Honda Center 7,900 [6]
6 Monday May 4 4:30 p.m. PDT at Las Vegas Outlaws L 16–49 0–6 Thomas & Mack Center 2,452 [7]
7 Friday May 8 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock L 46–68 0–7 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,960 [8]
8 Saturday May 16 7:00 p.m. PDT at Portland Thunder L 47–63 0–8 Moda Center 10,023 [9]
9 Bye
10 Sunday May 31 3:00 p.m. PDT Jacksonville Sharks L 35–41 0–9 Honda Center 8,235 [10]
11 Sunday June 7 3:00 p.m. PDT Portland Thunder W 52–40 1–9 Honda Center 7,345 [11]
12 Saturday June 13 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats W 48–42 (OT) 2–9 SAP Center at San Jose 9,132 [12]
13 Saturday June 20 7:00 p.m. PDT Philadelphia Soul L 48–56 2–10 Honda Center 6,122 [13]
14 Saturday June 27 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers L 43–49 2–11 Honda Center 7,832 [14]
15 Bye
16 Sunday July 12 3:00 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock W 34–28 3–11 Honda Center 7,730 [15]
17 Saturday July 18 7:00 p.m. PDT Las Vegas Outlaws W 37–27 4–11 Honda Center 7,635 [16]
18 Sunday July 26 3:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 55–68 4–12 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,106 [17]
19 Saturday August 1 4:30 p.m. PDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 34–38 4–13 Amalie Arena 16,308 [18]
20 Saturday August 8 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 38–60 4–14 Honda Center 9,854 [19]

Roster

2015 Los Angeles KISS roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 70 Miles Mason

Wide receivers

  •  9 Tim Vizzi
Offensive linemen
  • 72 Anthony Parker
  • 66 Hamani Stevens
  • 71 Shannon Tevaga

Defensive linemen

  • 56 Nekos Brown
  • 90 Logan Harrell
  • 92 Spencer Myers
Linebackers
  • 95 Brenden Daley

Defensive backs

  • 22 Ter'Ran Benton
  • 15 Shaine Boyle
  • 37 Charles Clay

Kickers

 Injured reserve
  • 64 Chad Anderson OL
  •  9 Carlton Brown DB
  •  8 J. T. Gilmore LB
  • 99 Nigel Nicholas DL
  •  6 Romeo Pellum DB
  •  9 Jeffrey Solomon WR
  • 19 Kenny Spencer K

Refuse to report

  • 26 Winston Wright DB

Other League Exempt

League Suspension

  • -- Lamont Bryant WR
  • 90 Michael Janac DL
  • -- Zian Jones DL
  • -- Will Latu OL

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 6, 2015
23 Active, 26 Inactive

References

  1. ↑ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "LA KISS Opens 2015 Season and Comes Out Short In Portland". Los Angeles KISS. Arenafan.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Aseltine, Griffin (April 5, 2015). "SaberCats Receiving Corps Plays a Key Role in 2-0 Start". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Nunez, Manny (April 13, 2015). "Another KISS Loss, But a Much different Feel". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Markowitz, Adam (April 18, 2015). "Time is here for LA to KISS McMillen goodbye". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nunez, Manny (April 26, 2015). "When Will the Bleeding Stop?". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Danny Webster (May 5, 2015). "Las Vegas Outlaws rock LA KISS in Arena Football, 49-16". www.ocregister.com. The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shock Dominate KISS 68-46". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sharks Outlast KISS for Fourth Straight Win, 41-35". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "San Jose SaberCats remain unbeaten with 55-26 win over Spokane Shock". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ "LA KISS Upset First Place and Undefeated San Jose SaberCats in a Amazing Overtime Victory". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Soul outlast Los Angeles, 56-48". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Rattlers Win Fifth Straight West Division Title; Defeating KISS 49-43". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ Nunez, Manny (July 13, 2015). "A learning experience for all at the Honda Center". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ Nunez, Manny (July 19, 2015). "Kicking a team while they're down". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Big First Half Propels Rattlers Past KISS, 68-55". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Storm defense leads Tampa Bay to 38-34 win over Los Angeles KISS". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  19. ↑ "San Jose SaberCats hold off LA KISS for 60-38 victory to end regular season". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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