2014 San Jose SaberCats season

The 2014 San Jose SaberCats season was the 18th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at the SAP Center at San Jose. The team was led by its league-best defense, which held eleven of its eighteen regular-season opponents to fewer than 40 points.

2014 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coach	Darren Arbet
Home field	SAP Center at San Jose
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st NC Pacific
Playoff finish	Won conference semifinals (Shock) 55–28 Lost Conference Championship (Arizona Rattlers) 56–72
Team DPY	Jason Stewart
← 2013 SaberCats seasons 2015 →

Standings

Pacific Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-San Jose SaberCats	13	5	.722	999	723	5–1	9–3	7–2	6–3
x-Spokane Shock	11	7	.588	957	843	4–2	8–4	6–3	5–4
x-Portland Thunder	5	13	.278	816	965	0–6	2–11	3–6	2–7

x - Clinched playoff berth
y - Clinched division

Schedule

Regular season

The SaberCats began the season on the road against the Portland Thunder on March 17. They played their last regular season game on the road against the Iowa Barnstormers on July 26.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
					Score	Record
1	Monday	March 17	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Portland Thunder	W 64–34	1–0	Moda Center	8,509	^[2]
2	Friday	March 21	7:30 p.m PDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 70–33	2–0	SAP Center at San Jose	10,721	^[3]
3	Saturday	March 29	2:00 p.m. PDT	at Pittsburgh Power	L 47–48	2–1	Consol Energy Center	4,309	^[4]
4	Friday	April 4	7:30 p.m. PDT	Spokane Shock	L 62–73	2–2	SAP Center at San Jose	7,215	^[5]
5	Saturday	April 12	7:30 p.m. PDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 51–57	2–3	SAP Center at San Jose	9,123	^[6]
6	Friday	April 18	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Portland Thunder	W 38–32	3–3	Moda Center	9,075	^[7]
7	Saturday	April 26	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Los Angeles Kiss	W 48–32	4–3	Honda Center	10,569	^[8]
8	Saturday	May 3	7:30 p.m. PDT	Orlando Predators	W 70–35	5–3	SAP Center at San Jose	8,132	^[9]
9	Bye
10	Saturday	May 17	7:00 p.m. PDT	Portland Thunder	W 64–27	6–3	SAP Center at San Jose	8,243	^[10]
11	Friday	May 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Spokane Shock	W 52–34	7–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	8,579	^[11]
12	Saturday	May 31	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 42–51	7–4	US Airways Center	12,094	^[12]
13	Saturday	June 7	7:30 p.m. PDT	Los Angeles Kiss	W 63–35	8–4	SAP Center at San Jose	8,637	^[13]
14	Saturday	June 14	7:30 p.m. PDT	Spokane Shock	W 47–37	9–4	SAP Center at San Jose	8,263	^[14]
15	Bye
16	Friday	June 27	7:30 p.m. PDT	Arizona Rattlers	W 62–33	10–4	SAP Center at San Jose	7,373	^[15]
17	Sunday	July 6	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Los Angeles Kiss	W 75–34	11–4	Honda Center	10,677	^[16]
18	Friday	June 11	7:30 p.m. PDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 52–43	12–4	SAP Center at San Jose	8,645	^[17]
19	Sunday	July 20	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 20–42	12–5	Wells Fargo Center	10,471	^[18]
20	Saturday	July 26	5:05 p.m. PDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 72–43	13–5	Wells Fargo Arena	8,051	^[19]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Attendance	Report
NC Semifinals	Saturday	August 2	7:00 p.m. PDT	Spokane Shock	W 55–28	SAP Center at San Jose	11,333	^[20]
NC Championship	Sunday	August 10	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 56–72	US Airways Center	8,581

Final roster

2014 San Jose SaberCats roster
Quarterbacks 12 Russ Michna 10 Nathan Stanley Fullbacks 32 Odie Armstrong Wide receivers 18 Dominique Curry  1 Reggie Gray 25 Trandon Harvey 80 Ben Nelson  7 Jason Willis		Offensive linemen 68 George Bussey 54 Kimani Jones 57 Elliott Mealer 64 Rich Ranglin 72 Duke Robinson 73 T. J. Watkins Defensive linemen 23 Terrance Carter 99 Jason Stewart 11 Trumaine Sykes 36 Luis Vasquez		Linebackers 98 Francis Maka Defensive backs 22 Demar Dorsey  5 Ken Fontenette  3 David Hyland 24 Kenny Okoro  8 Clevan Thomas Kickers  4 Nich Pertuit		Injured reserve 21 Simeon Castille DB 76 Ray Feinga OL 40 Rodney Fritz DL 69 Dennis Godfrey OL 13 Rod Harper WR 70 Jordan Mudge OL 95 Ernest Owusu DL 56 Randy Richards OL 19 Nick Stephens QB 17 Huey Whittaker WR 15 Doug Williams WR 11 Jarvis Williams WR League suspension -- Jason Heath FB -- Kyle Jenkins DL -- Roosevelt Kirk DL 74 Jeff Nady OL -- Micanor Regis DL 62 Jared Singleton OL -- John Steel OL Refuse to report 96 Dimetrio Tyson DL		Other league exempt 47 Brian Folkerts FB -- Monte Lewis DL 15 Fred Williams WR Inactive Reserve 34 J. J. Payne FB 94 Marc Schiechl DL Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics updated August 8, 2014 25 Active, 23 Inactive

References

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