2014 Portland Thunder season

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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

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

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured Reserve

Refused to report

Other League Exempt

League Suspension

Team Suspension

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

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

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