The Tampa Bay Storm season was the 27th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their 23rd in the Tampa Bay area. The team was coached by Lawrence Samuels, following his promotion from offensive coordinator. They played their home games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Finishing the regular season with an 8–10 record, the Storm failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.
Standings
Schedule The Storm began the season by hosting the New Orleans VooDoo on March 14. They ended the regular season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report Score Record 1 Friday March 14 7:30 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 62–57 1–0 Tampa Bay Times Forum 10,370 2 Friday March 21 8:30 p.m. EDT at San Antonio Talons W 48–45 2–0 Alamodome 5,981 3 Saturday March 29 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 52–56 2–1 Tampa Bay Times Forum 10,896 4 Friday April 4 7:30 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 63–49 3–1 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,102 5 Friday April 11 8:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 41–60 3–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,132 6 Saturday April 19 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 65–77 3–3 CFE Arena 5,434 7 Saturday April 26 7:30 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock L 41–53 3–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum 9,448 8 Saturday May 3 7:30 p.m. EDT Portland Thunder L 42–61 3–5 Tampa Bay Times Forum 10,584 9 Bye 10 Saturday May 17 6:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 34–62 3–6 Wells Fargo Center 8,058 11 Saturday May 24 7:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 56–35 4–6 Tampa Bay Times Forum 12,501 12 Friday May 30 8:30 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 62–48 5–6 Smoothie King Center 4,853 13 Friday June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 56–49 6–6 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,062 14 Saturday June 14 8:05 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 62–56 (OT) 7–6 Wells Fargo Arena 8,862 15 Saturday June 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 35–34 8–6 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,890 16 Friday June 27 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 41–48 8–7 Quicken Loans Arena 10,855 17 Bye 18 Friday July 11 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 43–52 8–8 SAP Center at San Jose 8,645 19 Monday July 22 8:30 p.m. EDT at Spokane Shock L 52–55 8–9 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 9,479 20 Saturday July 26 7:30 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 49–56 8–10 Tampa Bay Times Forum 14,770
Roster 2014 Tampa Bay Storm roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Currently vacant
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
Refuse to report Currently vacant
Other League Exempt
League suspension
Team suspension
Inactive reserve Currently vacant
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