The 2014 Professional Indoor Football League season was the third season of the
Professional Indoor Football League
The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that played four seasons from 2012 to 2015. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor F ...
(PIFL). The regular season began March 29, 2014, and ended on June 28, 2014. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top 2 teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs that began on July 5. The final was played July 12, with the
Nashville Venom
The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 201 ...
defeating the
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks to win their first league championship.
Pre-season
The
Harrisburg Stampede
The Harrisburg Stampede were a professional indoor football team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Stampede participated in several different leagues over their history: the American Indoor Football Association in 2009 and 2010, the South ...
joined the league, after playing two seasons in
American Indoor Football
American Indoor Football (AIF) is a professional Indoor American football, indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America.
The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the ...
. The
Nashville Venom
The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 201 ...
and the
Trenton Freedom joined the league as expansion members. With complications surrounding the
Albany Panthers franchise for the 2014 season, the
Professional Indoor Football League
The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that played four seasons from 2012 to 2015. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor F ...
(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.
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards
*Most Valuable Player -
Warren Smith,
Trenton Freedom
*Offensive Player of the Year -
Phillip Barnett,
Nashville Venom
The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 201 ...
*Defensive Player of the Year - Devin Jones,
Richmond Raiders
The Richmond Raiders were a professional indoor football team located in Richmond, Virginia the Richmond Coliseum as their home arena. The Raiders began play in the 2010 as an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). T ...
*Offensive Rookie of the Year -
Roger Jackson,
Trenton Freedom
*Defensive Rookie of the Year - Devin Jones,
Richmond Raiders
The Richmond Raiders were a professional indoor football team located in Richmond, Virginia the Richmond Coliseum as their home arena. The Raiders began play in the 2010 as an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). T ...
*Special Teams Player of the Year -
Dwayne Hollis
Dwayne Hollis (born July 7, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at North Carolina Wesleyan College. He was a member of the Helsinki Roosters, Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Trenton Freedom, ...
,
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
*Coach of the Year - Billy Back,
Nashville Venom
The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 201 ...
References
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2014 Professional Indoor Football League season