2014 Nashville Venom season

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2014 Nashville Venom season
OwnerJeff Knight
Terry Burns
General managerBilly Back
Head coachBilly Back
Home field Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Results
Record10-2
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon American Conference Championship (Columbus) 44-39
Won PIFL Cup III (Lehigh Valley) 64-43

The 2014 Nashville Venom season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Venom were of eight teams competing in the PIFL for the 2014 season.

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In November 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final team of the Professional Indoor Football League for the 2014 season. [1] Unlike other teams in the American Conference of the new PIFL, the Venom were an entirely new team, not a continuation of a franchise in the former Southern Indoor Football. A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history. [2] The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers. Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede. [3] The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team. [4] In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III. [5] On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 64-43. [6]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 297:00pmat Alabama Hammers W 57-401-0 Von Braun Center
2SaturdayApril 57:00pm Harrisburg Stampede W 40-312-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
3 BYE
4FridayApril 187:35pm Alabama Hammers W 59-293-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
5 BYE
6SaturdayMay 37:30pmat Georgia Fire L 42-493-1 Forum Civic Center
7SaturdayMay 107:05pm Georgia Fire L 56-583-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
8SaturdayMay 177:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 53-384-2 Stabler Arena
9SundayMay 252:15pm Columbus Lions W 58-445-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
10MondayJune 27:15pm Alabama Hammers W 59-456-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11SaturdayJune 77:30pmat Georgia Fire W 73-397-2 Forum Civic Center
12SaturdayJune 147:00pmat Columbus Lions W 60-568-2 Columbus Civic Center
13SaturdayJune 217:30pmat Richmond Raiders W 63-289-2 Richmond Coliseum
14SaturdayJune 287:15pm Trenton Freedom W 64-4810-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
American Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJuly 53:05pm Columbus Lions W 44-391-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
PIFL Cup IIISaturdayJuly 123:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 64-432-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Roster

2014 Nashville Venom roster
Quarterbacks
  • 18Zach Duckery
  • 12Charles McCullum
  • --A. J. McKenna

Running Backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide Receivers

  •  4Jordan Jolly
  •  5George Murray
  •  2Mack Ogletree
Offensive Linemen
  • 99[tanlee Bradley
  • 72Anthony Jackson
  • 91James Jenkins
  • 55Greshom Jordan
  • 90Chris Thompson

Defensive Linemen

  • 72Kenny Davis
  • 33Brian Ellis
  •  7James Frazier
  • 85B. J. Taylor
  • 77Walter Thomas
Linebackers
  •  8Anthony Kelly
  • 11Cobran'i Mixon
  • --Santino Turnbow

Defensive Backs

  • 14Jamie Graham
  • 16Will Johnson
  •  6Scooter Rogers
  • 20Corry Stewart
  • 21Kenny Walton

Kickers

  • 38Christian Reed
Injured Reserve
  • 33 Curtis Blake LB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 42 DeShawn Byrd OL (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  3Ernest Ramsey DB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Dedrick Tucker DL (IR) Injury icon 2.svg

Exempt List

  • -- Akeel Lendor OL (Exempt)
  • -- Jordan Mosley OL (Exempt)

Left squad

  • 55 Kyle McCarthy OL (Left Squad)

Refused to report

Roster updated June 22, 2014
28 Active, 10 Inactive

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Division Standings

TeamOverallConference
WLTPCTWLTPCT
National Conference
y-Trenton Freedom 840.667620.750
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 660.500530.625
Richmond Raiders 570.417350.375
Harrisburg Stampede 480.333260.250
American Conference
y-Nashville Venom 1020.833620.750
x-Columbus Lions 750.583530.625
Georgia Fire 480.333350.375
Alabama Hammers 480.333260.250

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