2014 Georgia Fire season
The 2014 Georgia Fire season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League. One of 8 teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2014 season.
| 2014 Georgia Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | PIFL |
| General manager | Jeff Gonos |
| Head coach | Cosmo Dematteo |
| Home field | Forum Civic Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–8 |
| Conference place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
With complications surrounding the Albany Panthers franchise for the 2014 season, the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) introduced the Fire to replace the Panthers for the 2014 season. With the league running the team, PIFL Executive Director, Jeff Ganos was named the franchise's general manager and Cosmo DeMatteo was named the team's innaurgal head coach on February 27, 2014.[1] With the season starting on April 5, 2014, the Fire were given the Panthers roster, where players who didn't wish to play for the new franchise, refused to report.[2] In the first game in franchise history, the Fire knocked off defending PIFL Champions, the Alabama Hammers by a score of 57–55.[3] The Fire finished the season 4–8, failing to make the playoffs.
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 2 | Saturday | April 5 | 7:30pm | Alabama Hammers | W 67–65 | 1–0 | Forum Civic Center |
| 3 | Friday | April 11 | 7:30pm | at Columbus Lions | L 34–71 | 1–1 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 5 | Saturday | April 26 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L 41–63 | 1–2 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 6 | Saturday | May 3 | 7:30pm | Nashville Venom | W 49–42 | 2–2 | Forum Civic Center |
| 7 | Saturday | May 10 | 7:05pm | at Nashville Venom | W 58–56 | 3–2 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 8 | Saturday | May 17 | 7:05pm | at Harrisburg Stampede | L 64–72 | 3–3 | Giant Center |
| 9 | Saturday | May 24 | 7:00pm | at Alabama Hammers | L 21–39 | 3–4 | Von Braun Center |
| 10 | Sunday | June 1 | 1:00pm | Richmond Raiders | L 53–72 | 3–5 | Forum Civic Center |
| 11 | Saturday | June 7 | 7:30pm | Nashville Venom | L 39–73 | 3–6 | Forum Civic Center |
| 12 | Saturday | June 14 | 7:30pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 57–63 OT | 3–7 | Forum Civic Center |
| 13 | Saturday | June 21 | 7:00pm | at Trenton Freedom | W 52–49 | 4–7 | Sun National Bank Center |
| 14 | Friday | June 27 | 7:30pm | Columbus Lions | L 55–69 | 4–8 | Forum Civic Center |
Roster
| 2014 Georgia Fire roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt list
Failure to report-exempt
rookies in italics | |||
Division Standings
| Team | Overall | Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
| National Conference | |||||||||||
| y-Trenton Freedom | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |||
| x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |||
| Richmond Raiders | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |||
| Harrisburg Stampede | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |||
| American Conference | |||||||||||
| y-Nashville Venom | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |||
| x-Columbus Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |||
| Georgia Fire | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |||
| Alabama Hammers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |||
References
- "DeMatteo and Gonos to Lead Fire". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 27, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- "Fire to have first training camp this week". www.northwestgeorgianews.com. Rome News-Tribune. March 19, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- "Fire Burn Hammers For Inaugural Win". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.