2014 Columbus Lions season

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2014 Columbus Lions season
OwnerJohn Hargrove
Keith Norred
Kike Seda
Skip Seda
Rich Jacobson
Head coachJason Gibson
Home fieldColumbus Civic Center
Results
Record7–5
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishLost American Conference Championship (Nashville) 39–44

The 2014 Columbus Lions season was the eighth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their third in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Lions were one of eight teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2014 season.

The team played their home games under head coach Jason Gibson at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia. The Lions earned a 7–5 record, placing second in the league, falling to the Nashville Venom, 39–44, in the American Conference Championship.

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 Sunday March 30 3:05pm at Harrisburg Stampede L 54–71 0–1 Giant Center
2 Saturday April 5 7:30pm Richmond Raiders W 42–21 1–0 Columbus Civic Center
3 Friday April 11 7:30pm Georgia Fire W 71–34 2–1 Columbus Civic Center
4 Saturday April 19 7:30pm at Trenton Freedom L 63–66 2–2 Sun National Bank Center
5 Saturday April 26 7:00pm Georgia Fire W 63–41 3–2 Columbus Civic Center
6 BYE
7 BYE
8 Saturday May 17 7:00pm at Alabama Hammers L 53–73 3–3 Von Braun Center
9 Sunday May 25 2:15pm at Nashville Venom L 44–58 3–4 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
10 Saturday May 31 7:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 54–42 4–4 Columbus Civic Center
11 Saturday June 7 7:00pm Alabama Hammers W 39–31 5–4 Columbus Civic Center
12 Saturday June 14 7:00pm Nashville Venom L 56–60 5–5 Columbus Civic Center
13 Saturday June 21 7:30pm at Alabama Hammers W 69–31 6–5 Von Braun Center
14 Friday June 27 7:30pm at Georgia Fire W 69–55 7–5 Forum Civic Center

Postseason[]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
American Conference Championship Saturday July 5 3:05pm at Nashville Venom L 39–44 0–1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Roster[]

2014 Columbus Lions roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Barry Brunetti
  • 15 Luke Haplin
  • 20 Chris McCoy

Running backs

  • 24 Kendrick Perry

Wide receivers

  •  9 Earl Alexander
  •  9 Chris Davis
  •  6 Jarmon Fortson
  •  1 Gerald Gales
  •  5 Tirone Morris
  •  3 Cody Pearcy
Offensive linemen
  • 72 Adam Durham
  • -- Tim Moore
  • 58 Dion Small
  • 75 Brandon Thomas

Defensive linemen

  • 42 Rodney Gnat
  • 92 Lawon Scott
  • 34 Kendrick Washington
  • 13 Jerry Willis
Linebackers
  •  8 Ryan Babb
  • 34 Jamontay Pilson
  • 51 Justen Rivers

Defensive backs

  •  4 Damian Daniels
  • 10 Guesly Dervil
  • 11 Tito Hannah
  •  2 Roshawn Marshall
  • 22 Marvin Ross

Kickers

  •  7 Craig Camay
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Refused to report - exempt

  • -- Steve Allen LB (Did not report)
  • -- Mike Beard LB (Did not report)
  • -- Brandon Horace WR (Did not report)
  • -- Damian Huren DB (Did not report)
  • -- Willie Pritchett OL (Did not report)

AFL - exempt

  •  5 Antwon Young QB (Exempt)

CFL - exempt

Suspended

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

Left squad

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 5, 2014
26 Active, 12 Inactive

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Division standings[]

2014 Professional Indoor Football League
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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

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