2015 Spokane Shock season

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2015 Spokane Shock season
Head coach Andy Olson
General manager Ryan Eucker
Owner Nader Naini
Home field Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record 7–11
Division place 2nd NC Pacific
Playoff finish Lost Conference Semifinal (Rattlers) 41-72

The 2015 Spokane Shock season was the tenth season for the arena football franchise, and the sixth in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Andy Olson and played their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock finished with a 7–11 record, but finished second in the Pacific division for a second straight year and once again qualified for the playoffs.

The 2015 Arena Football League season was the 28th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 27, 2015 and ended on August 8, 2015.

Spokane Shock

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.

Arena football style of indoor gridiron football

Arena football is a variety of indoor gridiron football played by the Arena Football League (AFL) and China Arena Football League (CAFL). The game is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in 1981, and patented in 1987, by Jim Foster, a former executive of the National Football League and the United States Football League. The name is trademarked by Gridiron Enterprises and had a proprietary format until its patent expired in 2007. Due to the patent, other indoor American football leagues that launched following the popularity of the original AFL developed variants on the arena rules.

Contents

Standings

2015 National Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
WLTPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
Pacific Division
(1) San Jose SaberCats 17 1 0 .944 1061 662 6–0 13–1 8–1 9–0
(3) Spokane Shock 7 11 0 .389 847 971 2–4 6–8 4–5 3–6
(4) Portland Thunder 5 13 0 .278 819 908 1–5 4–10 5–4 0–9
West Division
(2) Arizona Rattlers 14 4 0 .778 1003 825 5–1 10–4 8–1 6–3
Las Vegas Outlaws 5 12 1 .306 740 909 3–3 5–9 3–5–1 2–7
Los Angeles Kiss 4 14 0 .222 724 915 1–5 4–10 3–6 1–8

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014. [1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 28 6:30 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 43–60 0–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,455 [2]
2 Saturday April 4 7:00 p.m. PDT Philadelphia Soul L 43–54 0–2 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,635 [3]
3 Thursday April 9 7:00 p.m. PDT at Portland Thunder L 43–47 0–3 Moda Center 5,746 [4]
4Bye
5 Saturday April 25 7:00 p.m. PDT Orlando Predators W 56–55 (OT) 1–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,906 [5]
6 Saturday May 2 6:00 p.m. PDT at New Orleans VooDoo L 63–66 1–4 Smoothie King Center 3,785 [6]
7 Friday May 8 7:00 p.m. PDT Los Angeles KISS W 68–46 2–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,960 [7]
8 Saturday May 16 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 28–83 2–5 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,519 [8]
9 Saturday May 23 7:30 p.m. PDT at Las Vegas Outlaws W 63–56 3–5 Thomas & Mack Center 2,273 [9]
10 Saturday May 30 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona RattlersL 47–59 3–6 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,884 [10]
11 Friday June 5 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCatsL 26–55 3–7 SAP Center at San Jose 7,662 [11]
12 Friday June 12 7:00 p.m. PDT Las Vegas OutlawsL 56–62 3–8 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,497 [12]
13 Sunday June 21 7:00 p.m. PDT at Portland ThunderW 69–54 4–8 Moda Center 7,123 [13]
14 Friday June 26 7:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCatsL 27–62 4–9 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,618 [14]
15Bye
16 Sunday July 12 3:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles KISSL 28–34 4–10 Honda Center 7,730 [15]
17 Friday July 17 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona RattlersW 52–45 5–10 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,938 [16]
18 Saturday July 25 7:00 p.m. PDT Portland ThunderW 42–40 6–10 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,357 [17]
19 Saturday August 1 4:00 p.m. PDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 42–59 6–11 Quicken Loans Arena 11,674 [18]
20 Saturday August 8 7:30 p.m. PDT at Las Vegas OutlawsW 51–34 7–11 Thomas & Mack Center 2,166 [19]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
NC Semifinals Saturday August 15 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 41–72 Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,322

Roster

2015 Spokane Shock roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Other League Exempt

League Suspension

Inactive reserve

Refuse to report

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 14, 2015
24 Active, 15 Inactive

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