2014 Tampa Bay Storm season

2014 Tampa Bay Storm season
Head coach	Lawrence Samuels
Home field	Tampa Bay Times Forum
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	2nd AC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

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

South Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Orlando Predators	11	7	.611	1005	957	7–2	8–6	7–2	4–5
Tampa Bay Storm	8	10	.444	904	953	4–3	7–6	5–4	3–6
Jacksonville Sharks	7	11	.389	879	862	2–5	3–8	4–5	3–6
New Orleans VooDoo	3	15	.167	770	1011	2–5	2–12	1–8	2–7

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  3 Chris Dixon 17 Randy Hippeard Fullbacks Currently vacant Wide receivers  2 Joe Hills 11 Amarri Jackson 10 Michael Lindsey  1 T. T. Toliver		Offensive linemen 75 Mario Henderson 68 Byron Isom 54 Lawrence Martin 52 Alfred McCullough 50 Raymond McNeil Defensive linemen 93 Richard Clebert 77 Tommie Duhart 90 Julius Forte 99 Ishmyl Johnson 98 Jammie Kirlew		Linebackers 55 Dexter Jackson 23 Darian Payne Defensive backs 15 Randall Burden 21 Jean Fanor 31 James Harrell  6 Rod Issac Kickers  9 Juan Bongarra		Injured reserve 56 Rodney Beamon LB 53 Matt Hardison DL 92 Uriah Grant DL 77 Carl Johnson OL  4 Sammuel Lamur QB  8 Terrence Mitchell DB 84 Sam Tranks WR Refuse to report Currently vacant Other League Exempt 82 Greg Ellingson WR  4 Chris Smith DB League suspension -- Junior Aumavae DL  9 Chris Davis WR -- Jermarcus Hardrick TE -- Jerrell Young DB Team suspension 81 Justin Hilton WR Inactive reserve Currently vacant Rookies in itlatics Roster updated July 17, 2014 24 Active, 13 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
2. "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.
3. "Storm mounts second half comeback, defeats the Talons 48-45". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
4. Akeman, Connor (March 30, 2014). "Little Things Doom Storm in Collapse Against Predators". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
5. "Tampa Bay "'Storms" Philadelphia, 63-49, in arena game". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
6. "Storm falls in Jacksonville, lose to the Sharks 60-41". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
7. "Storm loses in Orlando, falls to the Predators 77-65". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
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10. "Storm falls in Philadelphia, loses to the Soul 62-34". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
11. "Tampa Bay Storm bury Jacksonville, 56-35, in Southern Division game". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
12. "Storm blows through New Orleans, defeats the VooDoo 62-48". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
13. "Storm comeback tops Soul, 56-49". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
14. "Storm wins overtime thriller in Iowa, defeats the Barnstormers 62-56". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
15. "Tampa Bay Storm defense stops Orlando in exciting AFL contest, 35-34". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
16. "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.
17. "Storm falls in San Jose, loses to the SaberCats 43-52". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
18. "Storm drops thriller in Spokane, loses to Spokane 52-55". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
19. "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.