2014 Jacksonville Sharks season

The 2014 Jacksonville Sharks season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Finishing with a 7–11 record, this was the first season in the franchise's history that the team not only failed reach the playoffs, but also failed to win the division.

2014 Jacksonville Sharks season
Head coach	Les Moss
Home field	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd AC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 2013 Jacksonville Sharks seasons 2015 →

Standings

South Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Orlando Predators	11	7	.611	1005	957	7–2	8–6	7–2	4–5
Tampa Bay Storm	8	10	.444	904	953	4–3	7–6	5–4	3–6
Jacksonville Sharks	7	11	.389	879	862	2–5	3–8	4–5	3–6
New Orleans VooDoo	3	15	.167	770	1011	2–5	2–12	1–8	2–7

y - Clinched division

Schedule

The Sharks began the season by visiting the Orlando Predators on March 16. Their final regular season game was at home against the Los Angeles Kiss on July 26.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
					Score	Record
1	Sunday	March 16	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 47–49	0–1	CFE Arena	4,893	^[2]
2	Bye
3	Saturday	March 29	7:00 p.m. EDT	San Antonio Talons	W 63–22	1–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	10,144	^[3]
4	Saturday	April 5	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 38–63	1–2	US Airways Center	8,586	^[4]
5	Friday	April 11	8:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 60–41	2–2	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	8,132	^[5]
6	Saturday	April 19	6:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 41–54	2–3	Wells Fargo Center	12,311	^[6]
7	Saturday	April 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	Portland Thunder	L 62–69	2–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	8,679	^[7]
8	Saturday	May 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 61–70	2–5	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,732	^[8]
9	Saturday	May 10	8:05 p.m. EDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 68–48	3–5	Wells Fargo Arena	7,276	^[9]
10	Saturday	May 17	7:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	L 50–57	3–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,459	^[10]
11	Saturday	May 24	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 35–56	3–7	Tampa Bay Times Forum	12,501	^[11]
12	Bye
13	Saturday	June 7	7:00 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	W 34–28	4–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,401	^[12]
14	Thursday	June 12	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 48–58	4–8	CFE Arena	4,789	^[13]
15	Saturday	June 21	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 54–13	5–8	Smoothie King Center	5,243	^[14]
16	Saturday	June 28	7:00 p.m. EDT	Pittsburgh Power	L 48–64	5–9	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,304	^[15]
17	Saturday	July 5	8:00 p.m. EDT	at San Antonio Talons	W 62–34	6–9	Alamodome	5,212	^[16]
18	Saturday	July 12	7:00 p.m. EDT	New Orleans VooDoo	L 35–36	6–10	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	8,960	^[17]
19	Saturday	July 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 20–62	6–11	Quicken Loans Arena	13,064	^[18]
20	Saturday	July 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	Los Angeles Kiss	W 53–36	7–11	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	11,084	^[19]

Roster

2014 Jacksonville Sharks roster
Quarterbacks 12 R.J. Archer 14 Lee Chapple Fullbacks 31 R. J. Bibbs 20 Jared McGriff-Culver Wide receivers  3 Jeron Harvey  5 Jeff Hughley 19 Maurice Williams 15 Jomo Wilson		Offensive linemen 77 Emmanuel Akah 48 Brant Clouser 78 Chris Jamison 74 Cornelius Lewis 66 Isaac Morales Defensive linemen 45 Rashaad Duncan 95 James McClinton  9 Justin Parrish 56 Jerry Turner		Linebackers  4 Charlie Hunt  0 Aaron Robbins Defensive backs  5 Xavier Brewer 21 Brodrick Brown 34 Keiron Jones  1 Micheaux Robinson Kickers 11 Fabrizio Scaccia		Injured reserve  2 London Crawford WR  6 Charles Gilbert WR 22 Shamar Graves WR 10 Terrance Smith DB Refused to report -- Vic Hall DB -- Keenan Mace DL -- Bert Reed WR Other League Exempt -- Alex Carder QB -- Mardy Gilyard WR -- Caesar Rayford DL Team suspension Currently vacant Inactive reserve 92 Reggie Paramoure DL League suspension Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 17, 2014 24 Active, 11 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
2. "Sharks Fall to Predators in Season Opener, 49-47". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
3. Coble, Dan (March 29, 2014). . The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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18. "Second Half Turnovers Costly as Sharks Fall in Cleveland 62-20". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
19. "Sharks Take Down KISS, 53-36, on Saturday Night". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.