| Team: | Pittsburgh Power |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Record: | 15–3 |
| Division Place: | 2nd AC East |
| Coach: | Derek Stingley (fired on March 21; 0–1 record) Ron James (15–2 record) |
| Stadium: | Consol Energy Center |
| Playoffs: | Lost conference semifinals (Predators) 48–56 |
| No Nextseason: | true |
The Pittsburgh Power season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. They played their home games at the Consol Energy Center. The 2014 season marked the franchise's first-ever winning season, after the Power victory over the Philadelphia Soul, 57-56, on June 14.[1] A week later on June 20, the Power clinched their first-ever playoff berth with a 57–27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers.[2] The Power finished the regular season 15–3, but lost in their first-ever playoff game to the Orlando Predators in the conference semifinals by a 56–48 score.
The team had been coached by Derek Stingley, however he was fired after a 63–53 loss to the Cleveland Gladiators in the team's first game of the season. He was replaced by Ron James as the franchise's coach.[3]
The Power began the season at home against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 15. They hosted the Philadelphia Soul in their last regular season game on July 26.[4]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 15 | 5:00 p.m. | thisTV | Cleveland Gladiators | L 53–63 | 0–1 | Consol Energy Center | 7,742 | [5] | |
| 2 | Bye | ||||||||||
| 3 | Saturday | March 29 | 5:00 p.m. | thisTV | San Jose SaberCats | W 48–47 | 1–1 | Consol Energy Center | 4,309 | [6] | |
| 4 | Friday | April 4 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN3 | at San Antonio Talons | W 70–17 | 2–1 | Alamodome | 4,112 | [7] | |
| 5 | Friday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | CBS Sports Network | New Orleans VooDoo | W 56–14 | 3–1 | Consol Energy Center | 5,224 | [8] | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 19 | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 69–73 | 3–2 | US Airways Center | 8,179 | [9] | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 26 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 28–55 | 3–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,083 | [10] | |
| 8 | Saturday | May 3 | 7:00 p.m. | thisTV | Philadelphia Soul | W 65–57 | 4–3 | Consol Energy Center | 5,321 | [11] | |
| 9 | Friday | May 9 | 10:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Spokane Shock | W 52–41 | 5–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,742 | [12] | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 17 | 6:00 p.m. | CBS Sports Network | Los Angeles Kiss | W 50–26 | 6–3 | Consol Energy Center | 7,762 | [13] | |
| 11 | Saturday | May 24 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Orlando Predators | W 62–61 | 7–3 | CFE Arena | 5,008 | [14] | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 31 | 5:00 p.m. | thisTV | Cleveland Gladiators | W 48–34 | 8–3 | Consol Energy Center | 5,348 | [15] | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 7 | 5:00 p.m. | thisTV | New Orleans VooDoo | W 65–26 | 9–3 | Consol Energy Center | 5,419 | [16] | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 14 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Philadelphia Soul | W 57–56 | 10–3 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,804 | [17] | |
| 15 | Friday | June 20 | 7:00 p.m. | thisTV | Iowa Barnstormers | W 57–27 | 11–3 | Consol Energy Center | 6,657 | [18] | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 28 | 7:00 p.m. | CBS Sports Network | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 64–48 | 12–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,304 | [19] | |
| 17 | Monday | July 7 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN3 | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 48–43 | 13–3 | Smoothie King Center | 4,966 | [20] | |
| 18 | Bye | ||||||||||
| 19 | Saturday | July 19 | 8:05 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 59–56 | 14–3 | Wells Fargo Arena | 7,557 | [21] | |
| 20 | Saturday | July 26 | 5:00 p.m. | thisTV | Philadelphia Soul | W 64–34 | 15–3 | Consol Energy Center | 9,549 | [22] | |