2014 Pittsburgh Power season

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2014 Pittsburgh Power season
Head coach Derek Stingley (fired on March 21; 0–1 record)
Ron James (15–2 record)
Home field Consol Energy Center
Results
Record 15–3
Division place 2nd AC East
Playoff finish Lost Conference Semifinals (Predators) 48–56

The 2014 Pittsburgh Power season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. They played their home games at the Consol Energy Center. The 2014 season marked the franchise's first-ever winning season, after the Power victory over the Philadelphia Soul, 57-56, on June 14th.[1] A week later on June 20, the Power clinched their first-ever playoff berth with a 57–27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers.[2] The Power finished the regular season 15–3, but lost in their first-ever playoff game to the Orlando Predators in the conference semifinals by a 56–48 score.

The team had been coached by Derek Stingley, however he was fired after a 63–53 loss to the Cleveland Gladiators in the team's first game of the season. He was replaced by Ron James as the franchise's coach.[3]

Standings

East Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Cleveland Gladiators 17 1 .944 991 782 7–1 12–1 9–0 8–1
x-Pittsburgh Power 15 3 .833 1015 778 6–2 11–2 8–1 7–2
x-Philadelphia Soul 9 9 .500 1021 949 2–5 7–7 7–2 2–7
Iowa Barnstormers 6 12 .333 848 1046 0–7 2–10 3–6 3–6

x - Clinched playoff berth
z - Clinched division and conference's best record

Schedule

Regular season

The Power began the season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 15. They hosted the Philadelphia Soul in their last regular season game on July 26.[4]

Week Day Date Kickoff (ET) TV Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 15 5:00 p.m. thisTV Cleveland Gladiators L 53–63 0–1 Consol Energy Center 7,742 [5]
2 Bye
3 Saturday March 29 5:00 p.m. thisTV San Jose SaberCats W 48–47 1–1 Consol Energy Center 4,309 [6]
4 Friday April 4 8:30 p.m. ESPN3 at San Antonio Talons W 70–17 2–1 Alamodome 4,112 [7]
5 Friday April 11 7:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network New Orleans VooDoo W 56–14 3–1 Consol Energy Center 5,224 [8]
6 Saturday April 19 9:00 p.m. ESPN3 at Arizona Rattlers L 69–73 3–2 US Airways Center 8,179 [9]
7 Saturday April 26 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 at Cleveland Gladiators L 28–55 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena 11,083 [10]
8 Saturday May 3 7:00 p.m. thisTV Philadelphia Soul W 65–57 4–3 Consol Energy Center 5,321 [11]
9 Friday May 9 10:00 p.m. ESPN3 at Spokane Shock W 52–41 5–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,742 [12]
10 Saturday May 17 6:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network Los Angeles Kiss W 50–26 6–3 Consol Energy Center 7,762 [13]
11 Saturday May 24 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 at Orlando Predators W 62–61 7–3 CFE Arena 5,008 [14]
12 Saturday May 31 5:00 p.m. thisTV Cleveland Gladiators W 48–34 8–3 Consol Energy Center 5,348 [15]
13 Saturday June 7 5:00 p.m. thisTV New Orleans VooDoo W 65–26 9–3 Consol Energy Center 5,419 [16]
14 Saturday June 14 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 at Philadelphia Soul W 57–56 10–3 Wells Fargo Center 7,804 [17]
15 Friday June 20 7:00 p.m. thisTV Iowa Barnstormers W 57–27 11–3 Consol Energy Center 6,657 [18]
16 Saturday June 28 7:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network at Jacksonville Sharks W 64–48 12–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 9,304 [19]
17 Monday July 7 8:30 p.m. ESPN3 at New Orleans VooDoo W 48–43 13–3 Smoothie King Center 4,966 [20]
18 Bye
19 Saturday July 19 8:05 p.m. ESPN3 at Iowa Barnstormers W 59–56 14–3 Wells Fargo Arena 7,557 [21]
20 Saturday July 26 5:00 p.m. thisTV Philadelphia Soul W 64–34 15–3 Consol Energy Center 9,549 [22]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff (ET) Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
AC Semifinals Sunday August 3 2:00 p.m. at Orlando Predators L 48–56 CFE Arena 4,889 [23]

Roster

2014 Pittsburgh Power roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

 Inactive reserve

Injured reserve

Other league exempt

Refuse to report

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 31, 2014
24 Active, 13 Inactive

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References

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  21. ↑ http://pittsburghpowerfootball.com/power-survive-barnstormers-comeback/
  22. ↑ http://pittsburghpowerfootball.com/power-finish-season-with-64-34-win-over-soul/
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