The 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
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 Location Attendance Report Score Record 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 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 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
Roster 2014 Portland Thunder roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured Reserve
Refused to report
Other League Exempt
League Suspension
Team Suspension Currently vacant
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Rookies in italics updated July 31, 2014
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