2014 Richmond Raiders season

Last updated
2014 Richmond Raiders season
OwnerMike & Elizabeth Fraizer
Head coachJames Fuller
Home field Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record5-7
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2014 Richmond Raiders season was the fifth season as a professional indoor football franchise and their third in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). One of 8 teams competing in the PIFL for the 2014 season.

Contents

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 302:05pmat Trenton Freedom L 17-520-1 Sun National Bank Center
2SaturdayApril 57:30pmat Columbus Lions L 21-420-2 Columbus Civic Center
3SaturdayApril 127:30pm Alabama Hammers W 38-351-2 Richmond Coliseum
4SaturdayApril 197:30pm Harrisburg Stampede L 47-481-3 Richmond Coliseum
5 BYE
6FridayMay 37:05pmat Trenton Freedom L 32-331-4 Sun National Bank Center
7 BYE
8SaturdayMay 177:05pm Trenton Freedom L 42-521-5 Richmond Coliseum
9SaturdayMay 247:05pm Harrisburg Stampede W 55-332-5 Richmond Coliseum
10SundayJune 11:00pmat Georgia Fire W 72-533-5 Forum Civic Center
11FridayJune 67:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 38-374-5 Richmond Coliseum
12SaturdayJune 144:05pmat Harrisburg Stampede W 46-295-5 Giant Center
13SaturdayJune 217:30pm Nashville Venom L 28-635-6 Richmond Coliseum
14SaturdayJune 287:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 41-515-7 Stabler Arena

Roster

2014 Richmond Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 32Kenny Jones

Wide receivers

  • 12Gerron Bryant
  •  2 Daron Clark
  • 19Derrick Hector
  •  5Herb Jones
  •  1Antwun Williams
Offensive linemen
  • 76Stedman Gardner
  • --Joseph Johnson
  • 78Kynneth Moses
  • 52Roman Pritt
  • 65Eric Weaver

Defensive linemen

  • 77James Carter
  • 94Devin Jones
  • 90Christian Lacey
Linebackers
  • 41Raibonne Charles
  • 56Preston Hines
  • 11Gustavus Tyson

Defensive backs

  • 21Kevin Allen
  • 22Tyrell Austin
  •  4Ke'Mon Bailey
  •  6Malik Cromartie
  •  8Torez Jones

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • -- Brian Frierson rookie
  • 3 Hakeem Moore WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 31 Maurice Thorne DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg

Exempt list

Suspended

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated May 30, 2014

25 Active, 4 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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