2015 Orlando Predators season explained

Team:Orlando Predators
Year:2015
Record:12–6
Division Place:1st AC South
Owner:David A. Siegel
General Manager:Michael DiJulio
Coach:Rob Keefe
Stadium:Amway Center
Playoffs:Lost Conference Semifinal (Sharks) 33-55

The Orlando Predators season was the twenty-fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at the Amway Center. The Predators improved to a 12-6 record and won the South division for the second straight year.

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 292:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 63–700–1Amway Center12,765[2]
2FridayApril 38:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksW 55–541–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena8,741[3]
3SaturdayApril 118:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 47–422–1Smoothie King Center3,206[4]
4SaturdayApril 187:00 p.m. EDTLos Angeles KISSW 61–483–1Amway Center11,218[5]
5SaturdayApril 2510:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockL 55–56 (OT)3–2Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena8,906[6]
6SaturdayMay 27:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsL 55–56 (OT)3–3Amway Center9,212[7]
7FridayMay 87:30 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 48–623–4Wells Fargo Center8,633[8]
8SaturdayMay 167:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 63–62 (OT)4–4Amway Center10,973[9]
9SaturdayMay 237:00 p.m. EDTPortland ThunderW 69–435–4Amway Center10,583[10]
10FridayMay 297:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsW 63–426–4Quicken Loans Arena10,670[11]
11SaturdayJune 67:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksL 51–666–5Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,127[12]
12SaturdayJune 137:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 45–427–5Amway Center10,473[13]
13SaturdayJune 209:00 p.m. EDTat Arizona RattlersL 35–557–6Talking Stick Resort Arena11,673[14]
14SaturdayJune 277:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 56–438–6Amway Center10,536[15]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 117:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 69–629–6Amalie Arena15,835[16]
17SaturdayJuly 187:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsW 65–5810–6Quicken Loans Arena13,186[17]
18Bye
19SaturdayAugust 17:00 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksW 64–5011–6Amway Center12,184[18]
20SaturdayAugust 87:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 59–4012–6Amway Center15,188[19]

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: Predators Fall to Soul in Season Opener, 70-63. March 29, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. April 1, 2015.
  3. Web site: Predators Sink Division-Rival Jacksonville Sharks, 55-54. April 4, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. April 4, 2015.
  4. Web site: Predators Defeat New Orleans VooDoo, 47-42. April 11, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. April 11, 2015.
  5. Web site: Orlando wins third-straight with 61-48 victory over LA KISS. April 18, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. April 19, 2015.
  6. Web site: Orlando Drops 56-55 Overtime Decision to Spokane Shock. April 26, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Orlando falls to Cleveland in overtime, 56-55. May 2, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. May 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Predators Lose to Philadelphia Soul on the Road, 62-48. May 8, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. May 10, 2015.
  9. Web site: Predators rally for 63-62 overtime victory over Tampa Bay Storm. May 17, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015.
  10. Web site: Predators Rout Portland Thunder for Second Straight Win 69-43. May 23, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2015.
  11. Web site: Predators conquer Cleveland Gladiators, 63-42. May 29, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. June 2, 2015.
  12. Web site: Predators fall to division-rival Jacksonville Sharks, 66-51. June 6, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2015.
  13. Web site: Predators knock off Philadelphia Soul, 45-42. June 14, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2015.
  14. Web site: Offense stalls as Preds fall to Arizona Rattlers, 55-35. June 20, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2015.
  15. Web site: Predators topple New Orleans VooDoo 56-43. June 27, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015.
  16. Web site: Predators win shootout over rival Tampa Bay Storm, 69-62. July 12, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015.
  17. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators drop fourth in a row, 65-58 to Orlando Predators . July 18, 2015 . Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC. . www.cleveland.com . July 27, 2015.
  18. Web site: Predators clinch South Division title with 64-50 victory over Sharks. August 2, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015.
  19. Web site: Predators close out regular season with 59-40 victory over Storm. August 8, 2015. Orlando Predators. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015.