# 2014 Cleveland Gladiators season

The 2014 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 15th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their fifth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. By finishing the regular season with a 17–1 record, the Gladiators set a league record for wins in a single season (this record was tied one year later by the San Jose SaberCats).

## Standings

East Divisionvte :
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| z-Cleveland Gladiators | 17 | 1 | .944 | 991 | 782 | 7–1 | 12–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 |
| x-Pittsburgh Power | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1015 | 778 | 6–2 | 11–2 | 8–1 | 7–2 |
| x-Philadelphia Soul | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1021 | 949 | 2–5 | 7–7 | 7–2 | 2–7 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 848 | 1046 | 0–7 | 2–10 | 3–6 | 3–6 |
x - Clinched playoff berth z - Clinched division and conference's best record

## Schedule
### Regular season

The Gladiators began the season by visiting the Pittsburgh Power on March 15. Their final regular season game was on July 26, on the road against the Tampa Bay Storm.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | March 15 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 63–53 | 1–0 | Consol Energy Center | 7,742 | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Saturday | March 29 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 37–26 | 2–0 | Smoothie King Center | 5,695 | |
| 4 | Friday | April 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 54–47 | 3–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,255 | |
| 5 | Saturday | April 12 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Los Angeles Kiss | W 40–30 | 4–0 | Honda Center | 10,570 | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 19 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | W 52–50 | 5–0 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,752 | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 55–28 | 6–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,083 | |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | Saturday | May 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Los Angeles Kiss | W 45–42 | 7–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,472 | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 17 | 8:05 p.m. EDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 63–46 | 8–0 | Wells Fargo Arena | 7,156 | |
| 11 | Friday | May 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 54–52 | 9–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,659 | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 31 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 34–48 | 9–1 | Consol Energy Center | 5,348 | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 7 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 86–49 | 10–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,857 | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 14 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 62–46 | 11–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,404 | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 21 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 69–68 | 12–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,033 | |
| 16 | Friday | June 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 48–41 | 13–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,855 | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 5 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Portland Thunder | W 61–40 | 14–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 9,840 | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 12 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at San Antonio Talons | W 50–47 (OT) | 15–1 | Alamodome | 8,217 | |
| 19 | Saturday | July 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 62–20 | 16–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,064 | |
| 20 | Saturday | July 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 56–49 | 17–1 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 14,770 | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 39–37 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,648 |
| AC Championship | Sunday | August 10 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 56–46 | Quicken Loans Arena | 14,543 |
| ArenaBowl XXVII | Saturday | August 23 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 32–72 | Quicken Loans Arena | 18,410 |
* If Cleveland would have won ArenaBowl XXVII, they would have ended a 50+ year championship drought in the city of Cleveland. However, this feat would later be accomplished by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 after coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 NBA finals to win over the Golden State Warriors.