2014 Nashville Venom season

2014 professional indoor football season January 2025 Nashville Venom 2014 10-2 1st Billy Back Billy Back Jeff KnightTerry Burns Nashville Municipal Auditorium Won American Conference Championship (Columbus) 44-39Won PIFL Cup III (Lehigh Valley) 64-43 true The 2014 Nashville Venom season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Venom were of eight teams competing in the PIFL for the 2014 season. In November 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final team of the Professional Indoor Football League for the 2014 season.http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postsports/2013/11/9/indoor_football_set_to_return_to_nashville Indoor football set to return to Nashville J. R. Lind November 9, 2013 SouthComm Inc. www.nashvillepost.com December 30, 2013 December 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233204/http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postsports/2013/11/9/indoor_football_set_to_return_to_nashville dead Unlike other teams in the American Conference of the new PIFL, the Venom were an entirely new team, not a continuation of a franchise in the former Southern Indoor Football. A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history.http://www.wkrn.com/story/23951240/indoor-football-returns-to-nashville Indoor football returns to Nashville November 12, 2013 Audra Martin WorldNow and WKRN www.wkrn.com December 30, 2013 The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers. Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede."2014 Regular Season Schedule." https://web.archive.org/web/20141211150543/http://www.nashvillevenom.com/schedule.html 2014-12-11 Nashville Venom. 2013. Retrieved on November 11, 2013. The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4827682 2014 All-PIFL Teams Announced July 7, 2014 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 14, 2014 In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III.http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2014/07/06/venom-reach-pifl-title-game/12262353/ Nashville Venom advance to PIFL title game Lauren Moore The Tennessean www.tennessean.com July 7, 2014 On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 64-43.http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2014/07/13/nashville-venom-lehigh-valley-steelhawks-pifl-indoor-football-championship/12590845/ Nashville Venom win first indoor football title Lauren Moore July 13, 2014 The Tennessean www.tennessean.com July 14, 2014 Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Saturday March 29 7:00pm at Alabama Hammers W 57-40 1-0 Von Braun Center 2 Saturday April 5 7:00pm Harrisburg Stampede W 40-31 2-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 3 BYE 4 Friday April 18 7:35pm Alabama Hammers W 59-29 3-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 5 BYE 6 Saturday May 3 7:30pm at Georgia Fire L 42-49 3-1 Forum Civic Center 7 Saturday May 10 7:05pm Georgia Fire L 56-58 3-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 8 Saturday May 17 7:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 53-38 4-2 Stabler Arena 9 Sunday May 25 2:15pm Columbus Lions W 58-44 5-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 10 Monday June 2 7:15pm Alabama Hammers W 59-45 6-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 11 Saturday June 7 7:30pm at Georgia Fire W 73-39 7-2 Forum Civic Center 12 Saturday June 14 7:00pm at Columbus Lions W 60-56 8-2 Columbus Civic Center 13 Saturday June 21 7:30pm at Richmond Raiders W 63-28 9-2 Richmond Coliseum 14 Saturday June 28 7:15pm Trenton Freedom W 64-48 10-2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Postseason Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record American Conference Championship Saturday July 5 3:05pm Columbus Lions W 44-39 1-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PIFL Cup III Saturday July 12 3:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 64-43 2-0 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Roster 2014 Nashville Venom roster Quarterbacks 18 Zach Duckery 12 Charles McCullum -- A. J. McKenna Running backs currently vacant Wide receivers 10 Phillip Barnett 4 Jordan Jolly 5 George Murray 2 Mack Ogletree Offensive linemen 99 [tanlee Bradley 72 Anthony Jackson 91 James Jenkins 55 Greshom Jordan 90 Chris Thompson Defensive linemen 72 Kenny Davis 33 Brian Ellis 7 James Frazier 85 B. J. Taylor 77 Walter Thomas Linebackers 19 Wayne Daniels 8 Anthony Kelly 11 Cobran'i Mixon -- Santino Turnbow Defensive backs 14 Jamie Graham 16 Will Johnson 6 Scooter Rogers 20 Corry Stewart 24 Kenny Veal 21 Kenny Walton Kickers 38 Christian Reed Injured Reserve 33 Curtis Blake no LB IR 42 DeShawn Byrd no OL IR  3 Ernest Ramsey no y DB IR -- Dedrick Tucker no DL IR Exempt List 14 Alex Carder y QB Exempt 14 Lee Chapple QB Exempt -- Akeel Lendor no OL Exempt -- Jordan Mosley no OL Exempt Left squad 55 Kyle McCarthy no OL Left Squad Refused to report -- Robert Redd WR DNR Roster updated June 22, 2014 28 Active, 10 Inactive → More rosters Division Standings Venom References 30em External links https://archive.today/20141211120449/http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2014/NAS.HTM 2014 results el Nashville Venom Category:Nashville Venom Category:2014 in sports in Tennessee