2015 Portland Thunder season explained

Team:Portland Thunder
Year:2015
Record:5–13
Division Place:3rd NC Pacific
Owner:Terry Emmert
General Manager:Meadow Lemon
Coach:Mike Hohensee
Stadium:Moda Center
Playoffs:Lost NC Semifinals (SaberCats) 28–55

The Portland Thunder season was the second season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mike Hohensee and played their home games at the Moda Center. The Thunder finished third in the Pacific division and 5–13 for the second straight year, and were also one of two teams to go winless on the road. Despite not qualifying for the playoffs with their win–loss record, because the league elected to cease operations of the Las Vegas Outlaws, who had finished ahead of Portland for the final playoff berth in the National Conference, Portland was awarded a playoff berth in their place.[1] They were defeated in the conference semifinals by the San Jose SaberCats, 55–28.

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 277:00 p.m. PDTLos Angeles KISSW 42–371–0Moda Center7,194[3]
2FridayApril 37:00 p.m. PDTTampa Bay StormL 48–541–1Moda Center5,098[4]
3ThursdayApril 97:00 p.m. PDTSpokane ShockW 47–432–1Moda Center5,746[5]
4SaturdayApril 186:00 p.m. PDTat Arizona RattlersL 47–652–2Talking Stick Resort Arena8,815
5SaturdayApril 257:30 p.m. PDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 45–642–3SAP Center at San Jose7,125[6]
6SaturdayMay 23:00 p.m. PDTat Philadelphia SoulL 35–522–4Wells Fargo Center7,011[7]
7Bye
8SaturdayMay 167:00 p.m. PDTLos Angeles KISSW 63–473–4Moda Center10,023[8]
9SaturdayMay 234:00 p.m. PDTat Orlando PredatorsL 43–693–5Amway Center10,583[9]
10SaturdayMay 303:00 p.m. PDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 42–613–6Moda Center8,815[10]
11SundayJune 73:00 p.m. PDTat Los Angeles KISSL 40–523–7Honda Center7,345
12FridayJune 127:00 p.m. PDTArizona RattlersL 42–693–8Moda Center9,435[11]
13SundayJune 217:00 p.m. PDTSpokane ShockL 54–693–9Moda Center7,123[12]
14SundayJune 282:00 p.m. PDTat Las Vegas OutlawsL 46–483–10Thomas & Mack Center3,497[13]
15Bye
16SaturdayJuly 117:00 p.m. PDTJacksonville SharksW 72–484–10Moda Center7,123[14]
17SaturdayJuly 187:30 p.m. PDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 49–55 (OT)4–11SAP Center at San Jose9,211[15]
18SaturdayJuly 257:00 p.m. PDTat Spokane ShockL 40–424–12Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena8,357[16]
19SaturdayAugust 17:00 p.m. PDTLas Vegas OutlawsW 64–335–12Moda Center14,055[17]
20SaturdayAugust 86:00 p.m. PDTat Arizona RattlersL 39–675–13Talking Stick Resort Arena12,687[18]

Playoffs

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: 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 .
  3. Web site: Thunder Outlast KISS in Season Opener. March 28, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. March 28, 2015.
  4. Web site: Thunder Lose to Tampa Bay Storm 54 - 48. April 4, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 4, 2015.
  5. Web site: Thunder shock Spokane with defensive uprising . Steve Brandon . April 9, 2015 . Portland Tribune . www.portlandtribune.com . April 10, 2015.
  6. Web site: Thunder fall behind early, lose to SaberCats 64 to 45. April 26, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Portland Cannot Stop Soul, Fall 52-35. May 2, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47. May 17, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015.
  9. Web site: Thunder lose Thomas to injury, fall to Predators 69-43. May 24, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2015.
  10. Web site: Thunder down early, can't complete comeback against San Jose. May 30, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 2, 2015.
  11. Web site: Thunder Have Erratic Night on Special Teams, Lose to Arizona 69-42. June 13, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2015.
  12. Web site: Thunder rally under Rowley, but fall short against Shock 69-54. June 22, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 30, 2015.
  13. Web site: Thunder drops heartbreaker on last play, falls to Las Vegas 48-46. June 28, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 30, 2015.
  14. Web site: Thunder breaks franchise point records in 72-48 win over Jacksonville. July 12, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015.
  15. Web site: Thunder drop OT nail-biter in San Jose 55-49. July 19, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 22, 2015.
  16. Web site: Portland drops heartbreaker in Spokane, loses 42-40. July 26, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2015.
  17. Web site: Thunder Takes Care of Business, Defeats Outlaws 64-33. August 2, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 3, 2015.
  18. Web site: Thunder Drop 2015 Season Finale to Arizona 67-39. August 9, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015.
  19. Web site: Thunder Exit Playoffs after 55-28 Loss to San Jose. August 15, 2015. Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 15, 2015.

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