2015 Portland Thunder season

The 2015 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.

2015 Portland Thunder season
OwnerTerry Emmert
Head coachMike Hohensee
General managerMeadow Lemon
Home fieldModa Center
Results
Record5–13
Division place3rd NC Pacific
Playoff finishLost NC Semifinals (SaberCats) 28–55

Standings
2015 National Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
Pacific Division
(1) San Jose SaberCats1710.94410616626–013–18–19–0
(3) Spokane Shock7110.3898479712–46–84–53–6
(4) Portland Thunder5130.2788199081–54–105–40–9
West Division
(2) Arizona Rattlers1440.77810038255–110–48–16–3
Las Vegas Outlaws5121.3067409093–35–93–5–12–7
Los Angeles Kiss4140.2227249151–54–103–61–8

Schedule

Regular season

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

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Friday March 27 7:00 p.m. PDT Los Angeles KISS W 42–37 1–0 Moda Center 7,194 [3]
2 Friday April 3 7:00 p.m. PDT Tampa Bay Storm L 48–54 1–1 Moda Center 5,098 [4]
3 Thursday April 9 7:00 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock W 47–43 2–1 Moda Center 5,746 [5]
4 Saturday April 18 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 47–65 2–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,815
5 Saturday April 25 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 45–64 2–3 SAP Center at San Jose 7,125 [6]
6 Saturday May 2 3:00 p.m. PDT at Philadelphia Soul L 35–52 2–4 Wells Fargo Center 7,011 [7]
7 Bye
8 Saturday May 16 7:00 p.m. PDT Los Angeles KISS W 63–47 3–4 Moda Center 10,023 [8]
9 Saturday May 23 4:00 p.m. PDT at Orlando Predators L 43–69 3–5 Amway Center 10,583 [9]
10 Saturday May 30 3:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 42–61 3–6 Moda Center 8,815 [10]
11 Sunday June 7 3:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles KISS L 40–52 3–7 Honda Center 7,345
12 Friday June 12 7:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers L 42–69 3–8 Moda Center 9,435 [11]
13 Sunday June 21 7:00 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 54–69 3–9 Moda Center 7,123 [12]
14 Sunday June 28 2:00 p.m. PDT at Las Vegas Outlaws L 46–48 3–10 Thomas & Mack Center 3,497 [13]
15 Bye
16 Saturday July 11 7:00 p.m. PDT Jacksonville Sharks W 72–48 4–10 Moda Center 7,123 [14]
17 Saturday July 18 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 49–55 (OT) 4–11 SAP Center at San Jose 9,211 [15]
18 Saturday July 25 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock L 40–42 4–12 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 8,357 [16]
19 Saturday August 1 7:00 p.m. PDT Las Vegas Outlaws W 64–33 5–12 Moda Center 14,055 [17]
20 Saturday August 8 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 39–67 5–13 Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,687 [18]

Playoffs
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
NC Semifinals Friday August 14 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 28–55 SAP Center at San Jose 10,060 [19]

Final roster
2015 Portland Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • 15 Perez Ashford
Offensive linemen
  • 79 John Collins
  • 73 Sam Longo
  • 70 John Martinez

Defensive linemen

  •  8 K. C. Obi
  • 52 Frank Trotter
Linebackers
  • 99 Robert Hayes

Defensive backs

  • 13 Matt Pierce

Kickers

  • 23 Zach Ramirez
Injured reserve
  • 75 Jordan Mudge OL

Other League Exempt

  • -- Trent Steelman WR

League suspension

  • 14 Jeffrey Soloman WR
  • 70 Nick Torresso OL

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Team suspension

  • 24 Andre Martin DB
  •  4 Osagie Odiase DB

Refused to report

  • Currently facant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 12, 2015
24 Active, 18 Inactive

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References
  1. "VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. "Thunder Outlast KISS in Season Opener". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. "Thunder Lose to Tampa Bay Storm 54 - 48". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. Steve Brandon (April 9, 2015). "Thunder shock Spokane with defensive uprising". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. "Thunder fall behind early, lose to SaberCats 64 to 45". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. "Portland Cannot Stop Soul, Fall 52-35". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  8. "Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  9. "Thunder lose Thomas to injury, fall to Predators 69-43". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. "Thunder down early, can't complete comeback against San Jose". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  11. "Thunder Have Erratic Night on Special Teams, Lose to Arizona 69-42". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  12. "Thunder rally under Rowley, but fall short against Shock 69-54". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  13. "Thunder drops heartbreaker on last play, falls to Las Vegas 48-46". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  14. "Thunder breaks franchise point records in 72-48 win over Jacksonville". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  15. "Thunder drop OT nail-biter in San Jose 55-49". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  16. "Portland drops heartbreaker in Spokane, loses 42-40". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  17. "Thunder Takes Care of Business, Defeats Outlaws 64-33". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  18. "Thunder Drop 2015 Season Finale to Arizona 67-39". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  19. "Thunder Exit Playoffs after 55-28 Loss to San Jose". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
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