2014 Tampa Bay Storm season

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2014 Tampa Bay Storm season
Head coach Lawrence Samuels
Home field Tampa Bay Times Forum
Results
Record8–10
Division place2nd AC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2014 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 27th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their 23rd in the Tampa Bay area. The team was coached by Lawrence Samuels, following his promotion from offensive coordinator. They played their home games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Finishing the regular season with an 8–10 record, the Storm failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.

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Standings

South Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
y-Orlando Predators 117.61110059577–28–67–24–5
Tampa Bay Storm 810.4449049534–37–65–43–6
Jacksonville Sharks 711.3898798622–53–84–53–6
New Orleans VooDoo 315.16777010112–52–121–82–7

y - Clinched division

Schedule

The Storm began the season by hosting the New Orleans VooDoo on March 14. They ended the regular season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 147:30 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 62–571–0 Tampa Bay Times Forum 10,370 [2]
2FridayMarch 218:30 p.m. EDTat San Antonio Talons W 48–452–0 Alamodome 5,981 [3]
3SaturdayMarch 297:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 52–562–1Tampa Bay Times Forum10,896 [4]
4FridayApril 47:30 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 63–493–1Tampa Bay Times Forum11,102 [5]
5FridayApril 118:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville Sharks L 41–603–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,132 [6]
6SaturdayApril 197:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsL 65–773–3 CFE Arena 5,434 [7]
7SaturdayApril 267:30 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock L 41–533–4Tampa Bay Times Forum9,448 [8]
8SaturdayMay 37:30 p.m. EDT Portland Thunder L 42–613–5Tampa Bay Times Forum10,584 [9]
9Bye
10SaturdayMay 176:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 34–623–6 Wells Fargo Center 8,058 [10]
11SaturdayMay 247:30 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksW 56–354–6Tampa Bay Times Forum12,501 [11]
12FridayMay 308:30 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 62–485–6 Smoothie King Center 4,853 [12]
13FridayJune 67:30 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 56–496–6Tampa Bay Times Forum11,062 [13]
14SaturdayJune 148:05 p.m. EDTat Iowa Barnstormers W 62–56 (OT)7–6 Wells Fargo Arena 8,862 [14]
15SaturdayJune 217:30 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 35–348–6Tampa Bay Times Forum11,890 [15]
16FridayJune 277:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland Gladiators L 41–488–7 Quicken Loans Arena 10,855 [16]
17Bye
18FridayJuly 1110:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCats L 43–528–8 SAP Center at San Jose 8,645 [17]
19MondayJuly 228:30 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockL 52–558–9 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 9,479 [18]
20SaturdayJuly 267:30 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsL 49–568–10Tampa Bay Times Forum14,770 [19]

Roster

2014 Tampa Bay Storm roster
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Roster updated July 17, 2014
24 Active, 13 Inactive

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2014 Cleveland Gladiators season

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