2014 Georgia Fire season

2014 Georgia Fire season
OwnerPIFL
General managerJeff Gonos
Head coachCosmo Dematteo
Home fieldForum Civic Center
Results
Record4–8
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Georgia Fire

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.

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
  •  7 Cecil Lester
  • 10 Chris Mitchell

Running backs

  • 21 Xavier Stinson

Wide receivers

  •  6 Antwontis Cutts
  •  9 Ronald Davis
  • 12 Terrence Ebagua
  •  4 John Harris
  •  1 Johnny Lester
Offensive linemen
  • 50 Jeremy Buchanan
  • 59 Brandon McElroy
  • 72 Jason Peacock
  • 77 Aaron Wheeler

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Clinton Barley
  • 92 Joe Marshall
  • 19 Elisee Pmoplius
  • 15 Jerome Raymond
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 17 Boubacar Cissoko
  • 27 Robert Durham
  •  3 Kieron Jones
  •  2 Demetrie McCray
  • 16 Billy McGahee

Kickers

  • 13 Ryan Gates
Injured Reserve
  • 99 Ishmyl Johnson DL (IR)
  • 75 Kevin McAlmont OL (IR)
  • 11 Clenton Rafe WR (IR)
  • 12 Nathan Wade WR (IR)


Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Failure to report-exempt

  • -- Archie Alexander OL (DNR)
  • -- Vauchard Goodridge DL (DNR)
  • -- Darian Payne LB (DNR)
  • -- James Stallons QB (DNR)


rookies in italics
Roster updated June 5, 2014
26 Active, 9 Inactive

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Division Standings

2014 Professional Indoor Football League
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

  1. ^ "DeMatteo and Gonos to Lead Fire". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 27, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Fire to have first training camp this week". www.northwestgeorgianews.com. Rome News-Tribune. March 19, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Fire Burn Hammers For Inaugural Win". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.