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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2014 Arena Football League season

| league = Arena Football League

| sport = Arena football

| duration = March 14, 2014 – August 23, 2014

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Cleveland Gladiators

| MVP = Nick Davila, ARZ

| MVP_link =

| playoffs = League postseason

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = American Conference

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = Cleveland Gladiators

| conf1_runner-up = Orlando Predators

| conf2 = National Conference

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = Arizona Rattlers

| conf2_runner-up = San Jose SaberCats

| finals = ArenaBowl XXVII

| finals_link = ArenaBowl XXVII

| finals_champ = Arizona Rattlers

| finals_runner-up = Cleveland Gladiators

| finals_MVP = Nick Davila, ARZ

| finals_MVP_link = Most valuable player|MVP

| seasonslist = List of Arena Football League seasons

| seasonslistnames = AFL

| prevseason_link = 2013 Arena Football League season

| prevseason_year = 2013

| nextseason_link = 2015 Arena Football League season

| nextseason_year = 2015

}}

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National: 10px Pacific, 10px West |relief=no|places=

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{{Location map~|USA|label=Power|position=bottom|mark=ButtonViolet.svg|lat=40.440 |long=-79.976}}

{{Location map~|USA|label=Soul|position=right|mark=ButtonViolet.svg|lat=39.953 |long=-75.164}}

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{{Location map~|USA|label=Sharks|position=right|mark=ButtonRed.svg|lat=30.337 |long=-81.661}}

{{Location map~|USA|label=Storm|position=bottom|mark=ButtonRed.svg|lat=27.948 |long=-82.459}}

{{Location map~|USA|label=VooDoo|position=bottom|mark=ButtonRed.svg|lat=29.950 |long=-90.080}}

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The 2014 Arena Football League season was the 27th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 14, 2014 and ended on July 26, 2014.

League business

=Teams=

The city of Anaheim, California was awarded an expansion team on August 15, 2013. The team, named the Los Angeles Kiss, was the first AFL team to call Los Angeles home since the Los Angeles Avengers in 2008. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, members of the rock band Kiss, were the owners of the expansion franchise.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/081513aad.html | title=Arena Football League, KISS Bring Pro Football Back to Los Angeles | publisher=Arena Football League | date=August 15, 2013 | access-date=October 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209060153/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/081513aad.html | archive-date=2017-02-09 | url-status=usurped }}

Two teams that competed in 2013 suspended operations, (Chicago Rush & Utah Blaze) and their rosters were dispersed throughout the league during a dispersal draft on September 6, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.azcentral.com/insiders/richardobertrattlers/2013/09/07/rattlers-bolster-pass-rush-in-dispersal-draft-friday/ |title=Rattlers bolster pass rush with addition of Alex Magee in dispersal draft Friday |author=Richard Obert |date=September 7, 2013 |publisher=azcentral.com |work=www.azcentral.com |access-date=September 9, 2013}}

The Milwaukee Mustangs sold their league membership to Terry Emmert, who then started a new franchise in Portland, Oregon named the Portland Thunder.{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/milwaukee-mustangs-bound-for-portland-b99112165z1-226233251.html |title=Milwaukee Mustangs bound for Portland |author=Don Walker |date=October 2, 2013 |publisher=Journal Sentinel, Inc. |work=www.jsonline.com |access-date=October 30, 2013}}

=Television=

On December 17, 2013 it was announced that ESPN had agreed to a multi-year deal in televising several games, including the ArenaBowl. Additionally, at least 75 games during the season were to be aired on ESPN3, the network's online streaming service. ESPN had owned an equity interest in the former league organization prior to its bankruptcy, and had previously aired games as recently as the 2008 season, prior to the league's hiatus that resulted in the canceled 2009 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/121713aaa.html |title=ESPN Acquires Rights to Arena Football Starting in 2014 |date=December 17, 2013 |publisher=Arena Football League |work=arenafootball.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222215548/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/121713aaa.html |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=usurped |df=mdy-all }}

=Realignment=

With teams expanding, relocating and suspending operations, the AFL announced the divisional alignment for 2014 on October 29, 2013. The two conferences had an even number of teams, and were placed in two divisions.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131029/sports/710299785/ |title=With Rush gone, AFL sets realignment for 2014 season |date=October 29, 2013 |publisher=Paddock Publications, Inc. |work=www.dailyherald.com |access-date=October 30, 2013}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Conference

! Division

! Teams

align="center" rowspan=2 | American

| align="center"| East

| Cleveland Gladiators, Iowa Barnstormers, Philadelphia Soul, Pittsburgh Power

align="center"| South

| Jacksonville Sharks, New Orleans VooDoo, Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm

align="center" rowspan=2 | National

| align="center"| Pacific

| Portland Thunder, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock

align="center"| West

| Arizona Rattlers, Los Angeles Kiss, San Antonio Talons

Regular season standings

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"

| bgcolor="darkred" colspan="10" align="center" | American Conference

colspan="10" align="center" | East Division
align="center"|Team

! align="center"|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PF|Points for}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PA|Points against}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|DIV|Division record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|CON|Conference record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Home|Home record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Away|Away record}}

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

| align="left"|(1) Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center"|17

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|{{winpct|17|1}}

| align="center"|991

| align="center"|782

| align="center"|7–1

| align="center"|12–1

| align="center"|9–0

| align="center"|8–1

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align="left"|(3) Pittsburgh Power

| align="center"|15

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|{{winpct|15|3}}

| align="center"|1015

| align="center"|778

| align="center"|6–2

| align="center"|11–2

| align="center"|8–1

| align="center"|7–2

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align="left"|(4) Philadelphia Soul

| align="center"|9

| align="center"|9

| align="center"|{{winpct|9|9}}

| align="center"|1021

| align="center"|949

| align="center"|2–5

| align="center"|7–7

| align="center"|7–2

| align="center"|2–7

align="left"|Iowa Barnstormers

| align="center"|6

| align="center"|12

| align="center"|{{winpct|6|12}}

| align="center"|848

| align="center"|1046

| align="center"|0–7

| align="center"|2–10

| align="center"|3–6

| align="center"|3–6

colspan="10" align="center" | South Division
align="center"|Team

! align="center"|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PF|Points for}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PA|Points against}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|DIV|Division record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|CON|Conference record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Home|Home record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Away|Away}}

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align="left"|(2) Orlando Predators

| align="center"|11

| align="center"|7

| align="center"|{{winpct|11|7}}

| align="center"|1005

| align="center"|957

| align="center"|7–2

| align="center"|8–6

| align="center"|7–2

| align="center"|4–5

align="left"|Tampa Bay Storm

| align="center"|8

| align="center"|10

| align="center"|{{winpct|8|10}}

| align="center"|904

| align="center"|953

| align="center"|4–3

| align="center"|7–6

| align="center"|5–4

| align="center"|3–6

align="left"|Jacksonville Sharks

| align="center"|7

| align="center"|11

| align="center"|{{winpct|7|11}}

| align="center"|879

| align="center"|862

| align="center"|2–5

| align="center"|3–8

| align="center"|4–5

| align="center"|3–6

align="left"|New Orleans VooDoo

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|15

| align="center"|{{winpct|3|15}}

| align="center"|770

| align="center"|1011

| align="center"|2–5

| align="center"|2–12

| align="center"|1–8

| align="center"|2–7

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"

| bgcolor="darkblue" colspan="10" align="center" | National Conference

colspan="10" align="center" | Pacific Division
align="center"|Team

! align="center"|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PF|Points for}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PA|Points against}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|DIV|Division record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|CON|Conference record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Home|Home record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Away|Away record}}

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align="left"|(2) San Jose SaberCats

| align="center"|13

| align="center"|5

| align="center"|{{winpct|13|5}}

| align="center"|999

| align="center"|723

| align="center"|5–1

| align="center"|9–3

| align="center"|7–2

| align="center"|6–3

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align="left"|(3) Spokane Shock

| align="center"|11

| align="center"|7

| align="center"|{{winpct|10|7}}

| align="center"|957

| align="center"|843

| align="center"|4–2

| align="center"|8–4

| align="center"|6–3

| align="center"|5–4

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

| align="left"|(4) Portland Thunder

| align="center"|5

| align="center"|13

| align="center"|{{winpct|5|13}}

| align="center"|816

| align="center"|965

| align="center"|0–6

| align="center"|2–11

| align="center"|3–6

| align="center"|2–7

colspan="10" align="center" | West Division
align="center"|Team

! align="center"|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PCT|Winning percentage}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PF|Points for}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|PA|Points against}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|DIV|Division record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|CON|Conference record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Home|Home record}}

! align="center"|{{tooltip|Away|Away record}}

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

| align="left"|(1) Arizona Rattlers

| align="center"|15

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|{{winpct|15|3}}

| align="center"|1151

| align="center"|905

| align="center"|4–0

| align="center"|11–2

| align="center"|9–0

| align="center"|6–3

align="left"|San Antonio Talons{{Ref label|NCWest2nd|a|a}}

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|15

| align="center"|{{winpct|3|15}}

| align="center"|743

| align="center"|1017

| align="center"|1–3

| align="center"|1–5

| align="center"|0–9

| align="center"|3–6

align="left"|Los Angeles Kiss

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|15

| align="center"|{{winpct|3|15}}

| align="center"|633

| align="center"|957

| align="center"|1–3

| align="center"|3–9

| align="center"|2–7

| align="center"|1–8

{{col-end}}

Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/playoffs.html |title=Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams |work=Arenafootball.com |access-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807051837/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/playoffs.html |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |url-status=usurped |df=mdy-all }}

  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Blue indicates division champion
  • Gray indicates division champion and conference's best record

=Tie-breakers=

  • {{note label|ACEast2nd|a|a}} San Antonio finished in second place in the West Division based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Los Angeles.

Playoffs

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Conference Semifinals

| RD2=Conference Championship

| RD3=ArenaBowl XXVII

| RD1-group1= American Conference

| RD1-group2= National Conference

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Cleveland

| RD1-score1=39

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2=Philadelphia

| RD1-score2=37

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3=Orlando

| RD1-score3=56

| RD1-seed4=3

| RD1-team4=Pittsburgh

| RD1-score4=48

| RD1-seed5=1

| RD1-team5=Arizona

| RD1-score5=52

| RD1-seed6=4

| RD1-team6=Portland

| RD1-score6=48

| RD1-seed7=2

| RD1-team7=San Jose

| RD1-score7=55

| RD1-seed8=3

| RD1-team8=Spokane

| RD1-score8=28

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Cleveland

| RD2-score1= 56

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2=Orlando

| RD2-score2= 46

| RD2-seed3=1

| RD2-team3= Arizona

| RD2-score3= 72

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4=San Jose

| RD2-score4= 56

| RD3-seed1=A1

| RD3-team1=Cleveland

| RD3-score1= 32

| RD3-seed2=N1

| RD3-team2= Arizona

| RD3-score2= 72

}}

=Conference semifinals=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Conference

! Date

! Kickoff

! Away

! Score

! Home

! Game site

! Recap

align="center" | American

| align="center" | August 2

| align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Philadelphia Soul

| align="center" | 37–39

| align="center" | Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | Quicken Loans Arena

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12039|title=Gladiators Beat Soul on Last Play, Again|date=August 3, 2014|work=Cleveland Gladiators|publisher=Arenafan.com|access-date=August 3, 2014}}

align="center" | National

| align="center" | August 2

| align="center" | 10:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Spokane Shock

| align="center" | 28–55

| align="center" | San Jose SaberCats

| align="center" | SAP Center at San Jose

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=155&article=3711|title=San Jose Shocks Spokane in Playoff Blowout, 55-28|last=Aseltine|first=Griffin|date=August 3, 2014|work=Arenafan.com|publisher=ArenaFan|access-date=August 4, 2014}}

align="center" | American

| align="center" | August 3

| align="center" | 2:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Pittsburgh Power

| align="center" | 48–56

| align="center" | Orlando Predators

| align="center" | CFE Arena

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=89&article=3713|title=Morris and KEEFENSE Surge Power|last=Sims|first=Jeff|date=August 4, 2014|work=Arenafan.com|publisher=ArenaFan|access-date=August 4, 2014}}

align="center" | National

| align="center" | August 3

| align="center" | 6:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Portland Thunder

| align="center" | 48–52

| align="center" | Arizona Rattlers

| align="center" | US Airways Center

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=161&article=3714|title=Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season|last=Loeschman|first=Matt|date=August 4, 2014|work=Arenafan.com|publisher=ArenaFan|access-date=August 4, 2014}}

=Conference finals=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Conference

! Date

! Kickoff

! Away

! Score

! Home

! Game site

! Recap

align="center" | American

| align="center" | August 10

| align="center" | 3:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Orlando Predators

| align="center" | 46–56

| align="center" | Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | Quicken Loans Arena

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=0&article=3723|title=Steady Gladiators Best Orlando, Advance to ArenaBowl|last=Rosenblum|first=Jonah|date=August 10, 2014|work=Arenafan.com|publisher=ArenaFan|access-date=August 12, 2014}}

align="center" | National

| align="center" | August 10

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | San Jose SaberCats

| align="center" | 56–72

| align="center" | Arizona Rattlers

| align="center" | US Airways Center

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=161&article=3725|title=Rattlers show championship form in dominating Cats|last=Loeschman|first=Matt|date=August 11, 2014|work=Arenafan.com|publisher=ArenaFan|access-date=August 12, 2014}}

=ArenaBowl XXVII=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Date

! Kickoff

! Away

! Score

! Home

! Game site

! Recap

align="center" | August 23

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Arizona Rattlers

| align="center" | 72–32

| align="center" | Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | Quicken Loans Arena

| align="center" |

All-Arena team

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valign="top"

|

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan=3 | Offense

Position

!First team

!Second team

align=center|Quarterback

|Nick Davila, Arizona

|Shane Austin, Cleveland

align=center|Fullback

|Derrick Ross, Philadelphia

|Mykel Benson, San Antonio

align=center|Wide receiver

|Marco Thomas, Iowa
Rod Windsor, Arizona
Dominick Goodman, Cleveland

|Greg Carr, Orlando
Darius Reynolds, Iowa
Donovan Morgan, Los Angeles

align=center|Center

|Antonio Narcisse, Pittsburgh

|Shannon Breen, Cleveland

align=center|Offensive lineman

|Rich Ranglin, San Jose
Michael Huey, Arizona

|Colin Madison, Pittsburgh
Wayne Tribue, Philadelphia

| style="padding-left:40px;" |

class="wikitable"

! colspan=3 | Defense

Position

!First team

!Second team

align=center|Defensive end

|James Ruffin, Spokane
Ted Jennings, Philadelphia

|Cliff Dukes, Arizona
Mike Lewis, Iowa

align=center|Nose guard

|Jason Stewart, San Jose

|Willie McGinnis, Cleveland

align=center|Middle linebacker

|Beau Bell, Los Angeles

|Francis Maka, San Jose

align=center|Jack linebacker

|Tanner Varner, Orlando

|Bryce Peila, Portland

align=center|Defensive back

|Marquis Floyd, Arizona
Varmah Sonie, Portland
Marrio Norman, Cleveland

|Cameron McGlenn, New Orleans
Kelvin Rodgers, San Antonio
Rayshaun Kizer, Philadelphia

| style="padding-left:40px;" |

class="wikitable"

! colspan=3 | Special teams

Position

!First team

!Second team

align=center|Kicker

|Nich Pertuit, San Jose

|Julian Rauch, Pittsburgh

align=center|Kick returner

|Terrance Sanders, Spokane

|Larry Beavers, New Orleans

|}

References

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