2014 Tampa Bay Storm season
Arena Football League season
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.
Standings
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]
Week
Day
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Location
Attendance
Report
Score
Record
1
Friday
March 14
7:30 p.m. EDT
New Orleans VooDoo
W 62–57
1–0
Tampa Bay Times Forum
10,370
[ 2]
2
Friday
March 21
8:30 p.m. EDT
at San Antonio Talons
W 48–45
2–0
Alamodome
5,981
[ 3]
3
Saturday
March 29
7:30 p.m. EDT
Orlando Predators
L 52–56
2–1
Tampa Bay Times Forum
10,896
[ 4]
4
Friday
April 4
7:30 p.m. EDT
Philadelphia Soul
W 63–49
3–1
Tampa Bay Times Forum
11,102
[ 5]
5
Friday
April 11
8:00 p.m. EDT
at Jacksonville Sharks
L 41–60
3–2
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
8,132
[ 6]
6
Saturday
April 19
7:30 p.m. EDT
at Orlando Predators
L 65–77
3–3
CFE Arena
5,434
[ 7]
7
Saturday
April 26
7:30 p.m. EDT
Spokane Shock
L 41–53
3–4
Tampa Bay Times Forum
9,448
[ 8]
8
Saturday
May 3
7:30 p.m. EDT
Portland Thunder
L 42–61
3–5
Tampa Bay Times Forum
10,584
[ 9]
9
Bye
10
Saturday
May 17
6:00 p.m. EDT
at Philadelphia Soul
L 34–62
3–6
Wells Fargo Center
8,058
[ 10]
11
Saturday
May 24
7:30 p.m. EDT
Jacksonville Sharks
W 56–35
4–6
Tampa Bay Times Forum
12,501
[ 11]
12
Friday
May 30
8:30 p.m. EDT
at New Orleans VooDoo
W 62–48
5–6
Smoothie King Center
4,853
[ 12]
13
Friday
June 6
7:30 p.m. EDT
Philadelphia Soul
W 56–49
6–6
Tampa Bay Times Forum
11,062
[ 13]
14
Saturday
June 14
8:05 p.m. EDT
at Iowa Barnstormers
W 62–56 (OT)
7–6
Wells Fargo Arena
8,862
[ 14]
15
Saturday
June 21
7:30 p.m. EDT
Orlando Predators
W 35–34
8–6
Tampa Bay Times Forum
11,890
[ 15]
16
Friday
June 27
7:00 p.m. EDT
at Cleveland Gladiators
L 41–48
8–7
Quicken Loans Arena
10,855
[ 16]
17
Bye
18
Friday
July 11
10:30 p.m. EDT
at San Jose SaberCats
L 43–52
8–8
SAP Center at San Jose
8,645
[ 17]
19
Monday
July 22
8:30 p.m. EDT
at Spokane Shock
L 52–55
8–9
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
9,479
[ 18]
20
Saturday
July 26
7:30 p.m. EDT
Cleveland Gladiators
L 49–56
8–10
Tampa Bay Times Forum
14,770
[ 19]
Roster
2014 Tampa Bay Storm roster
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
Rookies in itlatics
Roster updated July 17, 2014
24 Active, 13 Inactive
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References
^ "2014 Arena Football League Schedule" . ArenaFan.com . Retrieved January 28, 2014 .
^ "Storm force turnovers; Defeat New Orleans, 62-57, in Arena football home opener" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014 .
^ "Storm mounts second half comeback, defeats the Talons 48-45" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014 .
^ Akeman, Connor (March 30, 2014). "Little Things Doom Storm in Collapse Against Predators" . ArenaFan . Arenafan.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014 .
^ "Tampa Bay "'Storms" Philadelphia, 63-49, in arena game" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014 .
^ "Storm falls in Jacksonville, lose to the Sharks 60-41" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014 .
^ "Storm loses in Orlando, falls to the Predators 77-65" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014 .
^ "Second-half Aftershock Leads to Storm's Third Straight Loss" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014 .
^ "Portland "Thunders" past Tampa Bay Storm, 61-42" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014 .
^ "Storm falls in Philadelphia, loses to the Soul 62-34" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014 .
^ "Tampa Bay Storm bury Jacksonville, 56-35, in Southern Division game" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014 .
^ "Storm blows through New Orleans, defeats the VooDoo 62-48" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014 .
^ "Storm comeback tops Soul, 56-49" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014 .
^ "Storm wins overtime thriller in Iowa, defeats the Barnstormers 62-56" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014 .
^ "Tampa Bay Storm defense stops Orlando in exciting AFL contest, 35-34" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014 .
^ "Storm's win streak ended at five games, loses to Cleveland 41-48" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014 .
^ "Storm falls in San Jose, loses to the SaberCats 43-52" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014 .
^ "Storm drops thriller in Spokane, loses to Spokane 52-55" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014 .
^ "Tampa Bay Storm season ends with loss to 17-1 Cleveland Gladiators, 56-49" . Tampa Bay Storm . Arenafan.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .
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