# 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. They were defeated in the conference semifinals by the San Jose SaberCats, 55–28.

## Standings

2015 National Conference standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Points | Points | Points | Records | Records | Records | Records |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| Pacific Division |||||||||||
| $^{(1)}$ San Jose SaberCats | 17 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1061 | 662 | 6–0 | 13–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 |
| $^{(3)}$ Spokane Shock | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 847 | 971 | 2–4 | 6–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
| $^{(4)}$ Portland Thunder | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 819 | 908 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 5–4 | 0–9 |
| West Division |||||||||||
| $^{(2)}$ Arizona Rattlers | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 1003 | 825 | 5–1 | 10–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 |
| Las Vegas Outlaws | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 740 | 909 | 3–3 | 5–9 | 3–5–1 | 2–7 |
| Los Angeles Kiss | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 724 | 915 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 3–6 | 1–8 |

## Schedule
### Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Friday | March 27 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles KISS | W 42–37 | 1–0 | Moda Center | 7,194 | |
| 2 | Friday | April 3 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–54 | 1–1 | Moda Center | 5,098 | |
| 3 | Thursday | April 9 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Spokane Shock | W 47–43 | 2–1 | Moda Center | 5,746 | |
| 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 | Saturday | May 2 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 35–52 | 2–4 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,011 | |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | Saturday | May 16 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles KISS | W 63–47 | 3–4 | Moda Center | 10,023 | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 23 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Orlando Predators | L 43–69 | 3–5 | Amway Center | 10,583 | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 30 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 42–61 | 3–6 | Moda Center | 8,815 | |
| 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 | |
| 13 | Sunday | June 21 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Spokane Shock | L 54–69 | 3–9 | Moda Center | 7,123 | |
| 14 | Sunday | June 28 | 2:00 p.m. PDT | at Las Vegas Outlaws | L 46–48 | 3–10 | Thomas & Mack Center | 3,497 | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Saturday | July 11 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 72–48 | 4–10 | Moda Center | 7,123 | |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 25 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Spokane Shock | L 40–42 | 4–12 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,357 | |
| 19 | Saturday | August 1 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Las Vegas Outlaws | W 64–33 | 5–12 | Moda Center | 14,055 | |
| 20 | Saturday | August 8 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 39–67 | 5–13 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 12,687 | |

### 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 | |