2014 Arizona Rattlers season
2014 Arizona Rattlers season | |
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Owner | Ron Shurts |
Head coach | Kevin Guy |
Home field | US Airways Center |
Results | |
Record | 15–3 |
Division place | 1st NC West |
Playoff finish | Won Conference Semifinals (Thunder) 52–48 Won Conference Championship (SaberCats) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (Gladiators) 72–32 |
Team MVP | Nick Davila |
Team OPY | Nick Davila |
The 2014 Arizona Rattlers season was the 23rd season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, coming off their victory in ArenaBowl XXVI, which was their second consecutive ArenaBowl championship. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at the US Airways Center.
Standings
[edit]Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away | |
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z-Arizona Rattlers | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1151 | 905 | 4–0 | 11–2 | 9–0 | 6–3 | |
San Antonio Talons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 743 | 1017 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–9 | 3–6 | |
Los Angeles Kiss | 3 | 15 | .167 | 633 | 957 | 1–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 1–8 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record
Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]The Rattlers began the season by hosting the Philadelphia Soul, the team that the Rattlers defeated in ArenaBowl XXVI in the previous season, as well as ArenaBowl XXV in 2012. Their final regular season game was on the road against the Orlando Predators on July 26.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | March 15 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Philadelphia Soul | W 62–55 (OT) | 1–0 | US Airways Center | 9,493 | [2] |
2 | Sunday | March 23 | 4:30 p.m. MST | Spokane Shock | W 68–49 | 2–0 | US Airways Center | 7,128 | [3] |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Saturday | April 5 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Jacksonville Sharks | W 63–38 | 3–0 | US Airways Center | 8,586 | [4] |
5 | Saturday | April 12 | 8:30 p.m. MST | at San Jose SaberCats | W 57–51 | 4–0 | SAP Center at San Jose | 9,123 | [5] |
6 | Saturday | April 19 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Pittsburgh Power | W 73–69 | 5–0 | US Airways Center | 8,179 | [6] |
7 | Saturday | April 26 | 7:00 p.m. MST | San Antonio Talons | W 69–59 | 6–0 | US Airways Center | 8,567 | |
8 | Saturday | May 3 | 5:00 p.m. MST | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 70–61 | 7–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,732 | [7] |
9 | Saturday | May 10 | 8:00 p.m. MST | at Portland Thunder | W 61–32 | 8–0 | Moda Center | 8,863 | [8] |
10 | Saturday | May 17 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Spokane Shock | W 70–38 | 9–0 | US Airways Center | 9,437 | [9] |
11 | Sunday | May 25 | 8:00 p.m. MST | at Los Angeles Kiss | W 70–25 | 10–0 | Honda Center | 11,302 | [10] |
12 | Saturday | May 31 | 7:30 p.m. MST | San Jose SaberCats | W 51–42 | 11–0 | US Airways Center | 12,094 | [11] |
13 | Friday | June 6 | 8:00 p.m. MST | at Portland Thunder | W 70–59 | 12–0 | Moda Center | 8,292 | [12] |
14 | Saturday | June 14 | 6:00 p.m. MST | at San Antonio Talons | W 70–34 | 13–0 | Alamodome | 5,692 | [13] |
15 | Saturday | June 21 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Los Angeles Kiss | W 83–47 | 14–0 | US Airways Center | 10,750 | [14] |
16 | Friday | June 27 | 8:30 p.m. MST | at San Jose SaberCats | L 62–33 | 14–1 | SAP Center at San Jose | 7,373 | [15] |
17 | Bye | ||||||||
18 | Saturday | July 12 | 8:00 p.m. MST | at Spokane Shock | L 66–73 | 14–2 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,362 | [16] |
19 | Sunday | July 20 | 4:00 p.m. MST | Portland Thunder | W 65–55 | 15–2 | US Airways Center | 13,120 | [17] |
20 | Saturday | July 26 | 5:00 p.m. MST | at Orlando Predators | L 50–56 | 15–3 | CFE Arena | 8,550 | [18] |
Playoffs
[edit]Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
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NC Semifinals | Sunday | August 3 | 3:00 p.m. MST | Portland Thunder | W 52–48 | US Airways Center | 6,753 | [19] |
NC Championship | Sunday | August 10 | 6:00 p.m. MST | San Jose SaberCats | W 72–56 | US Airways Center | 8,581 | |
ArenaBowl XXVII | Saturday | August 23 | 5:00 p.m. MST | Cleveland Gladiators | W 72–32 | Quicken Loans Arena | 18,410 |
Final roster
[edit]2014 Arizona Rattlers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers |
Injured reserve
League suspended
Refuse to report
Other league exempt
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ Obert, Richard (March 16, 2014). "Nick Davila rallies Rattlers to win over Soul". The Arizona Republic. azcentral.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Obert, Richard (March 25, 2014). "Rattlers clean up well in Week 2 rout". The Arizona Republic. azcentral.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ "Sharks Stumble in Desert, Fall to Rattlers 63-38". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "SaberCats stung by Rattlers, lose 57-51". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers Outlast Power, 73-69". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers Outlast Sharks, 70-61". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Thunder Snakebitten, 61-32". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Shock Drop Conference Matchup 70-38 against Rattlers". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "LA KISS fall to undefeated Arizona Rattlers. 70-25". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "SaberCats Fall Short Against Rattlers, Lose 51-42". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Thunder Come Up Short Against Arizona, 70-59". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ Loeschman, Matt (June 16, 2014). "Rattlers make AFL history in rout of Talons". Arenafan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "LA KISS fall to unbeaten Rattlers, 83-47". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "SaberCats Take Bite Out Of Rattlers, 62-33". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers Drop Close One to Shock, 73-66". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers Shake Down Thunder, 65-55". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers Fall to Predators, 56-50". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Loeschman, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 5, 2014.