2014 Spokane Shock season | |
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Head coach | Andy Olson |
Home field | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
Results | |
Record | 11–7 |
Division place | 2nd NC Pacific |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Semifinals (SaberCats) 28–55 |
The 2014 Spokane Shock season was the ninth season for the franchise, and their fifth in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Andy Olson and played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. With an 11–7 regular season record, the Shock advanced to the playoffs. However, they were defeated in the conference semifinals by the San Jose SaberCats by a 55–28 score.
The 2014 Arena Football League season was the 27th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 14, 2014 and ended on July 26, 2014.
The Spokane Shock were a professional arena football team based in Spokane, Washington, playing their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was part of the National Conference Pacific Division of the Arena Football League. The franchise folded in October 2015. A reorganized ownership group applied for a franchise in the Indoor Football League, known as the Spokane Empire, as the rights to the Shock name belonged to the AFL.
The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). The AFL plays a proprietary code known as arena football, a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28 yard field, with rules encouraging offensive performance, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in the early 1980s and patented by Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League (USFL) and the NFL.
Pacific Division | ||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away | |
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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
The Shock opened the season against the Iowa Barnstormers at home on March 15. Their last regular season game was on the road against the Portland Thunder on July 26. [1]
The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well".
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | March 15 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 64–35 | 1–0 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,224 | [2] |
2 | Sunday | March 23 | 3:30 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 49–68 | 1–1 | US Airways Center | 7,128 | [3] |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Friday | April 4 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | W 73–62 | 2–1 | SAP Center at San Jose | 7,215 | [4] |
5 | Saturday | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Portland Thunder | W 55–27 | 3–1 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,652 | [5] |
6 | Saturday | April 19 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 50–52 | 3–2 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,752 | [6] |
7 | Saturday | April 26 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 53–41 | 4–2 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 9,448 | [7] |
8 | Saturday | May 3 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Los Angeles Kiss | W 70–21 | 5–2 | Honda Center | 10,552 | [8] |
9 | Friday | May 9 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Pittsburgh Power | L 41–52 | 5–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,742 | [9] |
10 | Saturday | May 17 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 38–70 | 5–4 | US Airways Center | 9,437 | [10] |
11 | Friday | May 23 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 34–52 | 5–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,579 | [11] |
12 | Friday | May 30 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Portland Thunder | W 58–48 | 6–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,535 | [12] |
13 | Saturday | June 7 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 28–34 | 6–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,401 | [13] |
14 | Saturday | June 14 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 37–47 | 6–7 | SAP Center at San Jose | 8,263 | [14] |
15 | Friday | June 20 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Antonio Talons | W 70–30 | 7–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,489 | [15] |
16 | Saturday | June 28 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Los Angeles Kiss | W 64–46 | 8–7 | Honda Center | 10,751 | [16] |
17 | Bye | ||||||||
18 | Saturday | July 12 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | W 73–66 | 9–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,362 | [17] |
19 | Monday | July 22 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 55–52 | 10–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,479 | [18] |
20 | Saturday | July 26 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Portland Thunder | W 45–40 | 11–7 | Moda Center | 12,848 | [19] |
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
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NC Semifinals | Saturday | August 2 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 28–55 | SAP Center at San Jose | 11,333 | [20] |
2014 Spokane Shock roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Fullbacks
Wide receivers | Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers | Injured reserve
Refuse to report
Other League Exempt
League suspension
Team suspension
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics | |||
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