2014 Arizona Rattlers season

2014 Arizona Rattlers season
OwnerRon Shurts
Head coachKevin Guy
Home fieldUS Airways Center
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st NC West
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Thunder) 52–48
Won Conference Championship (SaberCats) 72–56
Won ArenaBowl XXVII (Gladiators) 72–32
Team MVPNick Davila
Team OPYNick 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

West Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
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

Regular season

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
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

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
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

2014 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

League suspended

Refuse to report

Other league exempt

Inactive reserve

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 20, 2014
24 Active, 16 Inactive

References

  1. ^ "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Obert, Richard (March 16, 2014). "Nick Davila rallies Rattlers to win over Soul". The Arizona Republic. azcentral.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Obert, Richard (March 25, 2014). "Rattlers clean up well in Week 2 rout". The Arizona Republic. azcentral.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sharks Stumble in Desert, Fall to Rattlers 63-38". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "SaberCats stung by Rattlers, lose 57-51". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Rattlers Outlast Power, 73-69". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Rattlers Outlast Sharks, 70-61". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Thunder Snakebitten, 61-32". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Shock Drop Conference Matchup 70-38 against Rattlers". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "LA KISS fall to undefeated Arizona Rattlers. 70-25". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "SaberCats Fall Short Against Rattlers, Lose 51-42". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "Thunder Come Up Short Against Arizona, 70-59". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  13. ^ Loeschman, Matt (June 16, 2014). "Rattlers make AFL history in rout of Talons". Arenafan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "LA KISS fall to unbeaten Rattlers, 83-47". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  15. ^ "SaberCats Take Bite Out Of Rattlers, 62-33". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "Rattlers Drop Close One to Shock, 73-66". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  17. ^ "Rattlers Shake Down Thunder, 65-55". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  18. ^ "Rattlers Fall to Predators, 56-50". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  19. ^ Loeschman, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 5, 2014.