2014 Arizona Rattlers season
Indoor football season
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
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
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
Rookies in italics Roster updated August 20, 2014
24 Active, 16 Inactive
References
^ "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 .
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