# 2014 Portland Thunder season

The 2014 Portland Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Matthew Sauk and played its home games at the Moda Center. With a 5–13 record in the regular season, the Thunder qualified for the playoffs. However, they were defeated in the conference semifinals by the Arizona Rattlers by a 52–48 score.

## Standings

Pacific Divisionvte :
| 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 Thunder's inaugural game took place on March 17, at home against the San Jose SaberCats. The team hosted the Spokane Shock in its last regular season game on July 26.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Monday | March 17 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 34–64 | 0–1 | Moda Center | 8,509 | |
| 2 | Monday | March 24 | 7:00 p.m PDT | Iowa Barnstormers | L 36–40 | 0–2 | Moda Center | 6,521 | |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | Saturday | April 5 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Los Angeles Kiss | L 34–44 | 0–3 | Honda Center | 12,045 | |
| 5 | Saturday | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Spokane Shock | L 27–55 | 0–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,652 | |
| 6 | Friday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 32–38 | 0–5 | Moda Center | 9,075 | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 26 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 69–62 | 1–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,679 | |
| 8 | Saturday | May 3 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 61–42 | 2–5 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 10,584 | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 10 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 32–61 | 2–6 | Moda Center | 8,863 | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 17 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 27–64 | 2–7 | SAP Center at San Jose | 8,243 | |
| 11 | Thursday | May 22 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Antonio Talons | W 55–40 | 3–7 | Moda Center | 6,396 | |
| 12 | Friday | May 30 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Spokane Shock | L 48–58 | 3–8 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,535 | |
| 13 | Friday | June 6 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 59–70 | 3–9 | Moda Center | 8,292 | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 14 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Los Angeles Kiss | L 61–69 | 3–10 | Honda Center | 10,980 | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Thursday | June 26 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 62–56 | 4–10 | Moda Center | 7,969 | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 5 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 40–61 | 4–11 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,840 | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 12 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles Kiss | W 44–31 | 5–11 | Moda Center | 8,802 | |
| 19 | Sunday | July 20 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 55–65 | 5–12 | US Airways Center | 13,120 | |
| 20 | Saturday | July 26 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Spokane Shock | L 40–45 | 5–13 | Moda Center | 12,848 | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| NC Semifinals | Sunday | August 3 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 48–52 | US Airways Center | 6,753 | |