2014 PIFL season

Last updated
2014 Professional Indoor Football League season
League Professional Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor American football
DurationMarch 29, 2013 – July 12, 2013
Season MVPWarren Smith (Trenton)
Playoffs
American Conference champions Nashville Venom
  American Conference runners-up Columbus Lions
National Conference champions Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
  National Conference runners-up Trenton Freedom
PIFL Cup III
Champions Nashville Venom
  Runners-up Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
Finals MVPCharles McCullum (Nashville)
PIFL seasons

The 2014 Professional Indoor Football League season was the third season of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The regular season began March 29, 2014, and ended on June 28, 2014. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top 2 teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs that began on July 5. The final was played July 12, with the Nashville Venom defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks to win their first league championship. [1]

Contents

Pre-season

The Harrisburg Stampede joined the league, after playing two seasons in American Indoor Football. [2] The Nashville Venom and the Trenton Freedom joined the league as expansion members. [3] [4] With complications surrounding the Albany Panthers franchise for the 2014 season, the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) introduced the Fire to replace the Panthers for the 2014 season. With the league running the team, PIFL Executive Director, Jeff Ganos was named the franchise's general manager and Cosmo DeMatteo was named the team's innaurgal head coach on February 27, 2014. [5]

Regular season

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

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1Nashville43
2 Columbus 39
A1Nashville64
N2 Lehigh Valley 43
1 Trenton 38
2Lehigh Valley49

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Awards

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