2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season explained

Team:Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football)
Teamdisplay:Las Vegas Outlaws
Year:2015
Record:5–12–1
Division Place:2nd NC West
Owner:Vince Neil
General Manager:Bob Hewko
Coach:Aaron Garcia
Stadium:Thomas & Mack Center
Playoffs:did not qualify
No Prevseason:true
No Nextseason:true

The Las Vegas Outlaws season was the first and only season for the expansion franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Aaron Garcia and played their home games at Thomas & Mack Center. The Outlaws finished their inaugural season 5–12–1, with the tie being a cancelled home game against the VooDoo. Though they qualified for the playoffs, the league announced on August 9 that the Outlaws (along with the VooDoo) would cease operations effective immediately, and would therefore not participate in the playoffs.[1]

Offseason

2014 expansion draft

Draft orderPlayer namePositionHeightWeight2014 Team
Round
1Tanner VarnerLinebacker6-0205Orlando Predators
2Ernest OwusuDefensive lineman6-4270San Jose SaberCats
3Abe MarkowitzOffensive lineman6-1305Portland Thunder
4Julius WilliamsDefensive Lineman6-2280Philadelphia Soul
5Donovan HenleyDefensive back5-10180Arizona Rattlers
6B. J. BellDefensive Lineman6-3265Los Angeles KISS
7Maurice WilliamsWide receiver6-1195Jacksonville Sharks
8Jeff NadyOffensive lineman6-6315San Jose SaberCats
9Gerald YoungWide Receiver5-10170Orlando Predators
10Will WrightOffensive Lineman6-2315Arizona Rattlers
11Bert ReedWide Receiver6-1195Jacksonville Sharks
12Robert RoseDefensive Lineman6-5300Cleveland Gladiators
13Dion TurnerDefensive back6-0200Portland Thunder
[2]

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[3]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1MondayMarch 307:30 p.m. PDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 41–590–1Thomas & Mack Center6,569[4]
2SaturdayApril 47:30 p.m. PDTArizona RattlersW 70–531–1Thomas & Mack Center3,327[5]
3SaturdayApril 117:00 p.m. PDTat Los Angeles KISSW 61–482–1Honda Center8,565
4Bye
5FridayApril 245:00 p.m. PDTat Jacksonville SharksL 28–602–2Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena9,682[6]
6MondayMay 47:30 p.m. PDTLos Angeles KISSW 49–163–2Thomas & Mack Center2,452[7]
7SaturdayMay 97:30 p.m. PDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 28–613–3SAP Center at San Jose8,600
8SaturdayMay 166:00 p.m. PDTat Arizona RattlersL 41–603–4Talking Stick Resort Arena10,130[8]
9SaturdayMay 237:30 p.m. PDTSpokane ShockL 56–633–5Thomas & Mack Center2,273[9]
10SaturdayMay 303:00 p.m. PDTat Philadelphia SoulL 43–513–6Boardwalk Hall[10] 6,514[11]
11SundayJune 72:00 p.m. PDTCleveland GladiatorsL 44–633–7Thomas & Mack Center3,255[12]
12FridayJune 127:00 p.m. PDTat Spokane ShockW 62–564–7Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena7,497[13]
13SundayJune 212:00 p.m. PDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 31–634–8Thomas & Mack Center2,166[14]
14SundayJune 282:00 p.m. PDTPortland ThunderW 48–465–8Thomas & Mack Center3,497[15]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 116:00 p.m. PDTat Arizona RattlersL 43–575–9Talking Stick Resort Arena11,891[16]
17SaturdayJuly 187:00 p.m. PDTat Los Angeles KISSL 27–375–10Honda Center7,635[17]
18SaturdayJuly 257:30 p.m. PDTNew Orleans VooDooGame canceled.[18] Result considered a tie.
19SaturdayAugust 17:00 p.m. PDTat Portland ThunderL 33–645–11–1Moda Center14,055[19]
20SaturdayAugust 87:30 p.m. PDTSpokane ShockL 34–515–12–1Thomas & Mack Center2,166[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations . Arena Football League . www.arenafootballleague.com . August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811220131/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/080915aad.html . 2015-08-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: Las Vegas Outlaws Expansion Draft Results . arenafan.com . December 22, 2014 . December 23, 2014 . Capper, Tim.
  3. Web site: 2015 AFL Schedule . Arena Football League . ww.grfx.cstv.com . December 22, 2014 . December 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222181605/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afl/sports/a-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/schedule/schedule.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: SaberCats Corral Outlaws 59-41 in Season Opener. March 31, 2015. San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. April 1, 2015.
  5. Web site: Las Vegas Outlaws make history in first franchise victory over Arizona Rattlers. Markowitz. Adam. April 5, 2015. ArenaFan. April 6, 2015.
  6. Web site: Team Effort Helps Sharks Stifle Outlaws, 60-28. April 24, 2015. Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Vince Neil enjoys moment as Outlaws squash KISS in ‘Rock Star Rivalry’ . Case Keefer . May 5, 2015 . Las Vegas Sun . www.lasvegassun.com . May 8, 2015.
  8. Web site: Rattlers (6-2) Put Away the Outlaws (3-4) 60-41. May 16, 2015. Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015.
  9. Web site: Shock get 63-56 road win over Outlaws. May 23, 2015. Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2015.
  10. Web site: Atlantic City to host Arena Football League game . Donald Wittkowski . March 3, 2015 . BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. . www.pressofatlanticcity.com . March 4, 2015.
  11. Web site: Marco Thomas scores five touchdowns in the Soul's Boardwalk Bowl win. Brown. Harrison. May 30, 2015. ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. June 2, 2015.
  12. Web site: Shock comeback falls short in 56-62 loss to Outlaws. June 7, 2015. Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2015.
  13. Web site: Shock comeback falls short in 56-62 loss to Outlaws. June 13, 2015. Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2015.
  14. Web site: San Jose SaberCats Ride Big Second Half to Beat Las Vegas Outlaws, 63-31. June 21, 2015. San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 22, 2015.
  15. Web site: Thunder drops heartbreaker on last play, falls to Las Vegas 48-46. June 28, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 30, 2015.
  16. Web site: Rattlers Take Out the Outlaws, 57-43. July 12, 2015. Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015.
  17. Web site: Kicking a team while they're down. Nunez. Manny. July 19, 2015. ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. July 22, 2015.
  18. Web site: Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled. July 16, 2015. Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015.
  19. Web site: Thunder Takes Care of Business, Defeats Outlaws 64-33. August 2, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 3, 2015.
  20. Web site: Shock defeat Outlaws 51-34. August 9, 2015. Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015.

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