2015 Los Angeles Kiss season
Appearance
2015 Los Angeles Kiss season | |
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Owner | Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Doc McGhee Brett Bouchy June Jones |
Head coach | Bob McMillen |
Home field | Honda Center |
Results | |
Record | 4–14 |
Division place | 3rd NC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2015 Los Angeles Kiss season was the second season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Bob McMillen and played their home games at Honda Center. After a disappointing 0-9 start, the Kiss won four out of their last nine games, including a road upset of the Sabercats, who had entered the game 11-0. Despite the strong finish to improve to 4-14, the Kiss failed to make the playoffs.
Standings
[edit]Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away | ||
Pacific Division | |||||||||||
(1) San Jose SaberCats | 17 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1061 | 662 | 6–0 | 13–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | |
(3) Spokane Shock | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 847 | 971 | 2–4 | 6–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 | |
(4) Portland Thunder | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 819 | 908 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 5–4 | 0–9 | |
West Division | |||||||||||
(2) Arizona Rattlers | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 1003 | 825 | 5–1 | 10–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 | |
Las Vegas Outlaws | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 740 | 909 | 3–3 | 5–9 | 3–5–1 | 2–7 | |
Los Angeles Kiss | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 724 | 915 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 3–6 | 1–8 |
Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Friday | March 27 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Portland Thunder | L 37–42 | 0–1 | Moda Center | 7,194 | [2] |
2 | Saturday | April 4 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 28–54 | 0–2 | SAP Center at San Jose | 10,175 | [3] |
3 | Saturday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m PDT | Las Vegas Outlaws | L 48–61 | 0–3 | Honda Center | 8,565 | [4] |
4 | Saturday | April 18 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Orlando Predators | L 48–61 | 0–4 | Amway Center | 11,218 | [5] |
5 | Saturday | April 25 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 30–68 | 0–5 | Honda Center | 7,900 | [6] |
6 | Monday | May 4 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Las Vegas Outlaws | L 16–49 | 0–6 | Thomas & Mack Center | 2,452 | [7] |
7 | Friday | May 8 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Spokane Shock | L 46–68 | 0–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 7,960 | [8] |
8 | Saturday | May 16 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | at Portland Thunder | L 47–63 | 0–8 | Moda Center | 10,023 | [9] |
9 | Bye | ||||||||
10 | Sunday | May 31 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 35–41 | 0–9 | Honda Center | 8,235 | [10] |
11 | Sunday | June 7 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | Portland Thunder | W 52–40 | 1–9 | Honda Center | 7,345 | [11] |
12 | Saturday | June 13 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | at San Jose SaberCats | W 48–42 (OT) | 2–9 | SAP Center at San Jose | 9,132 | [12] |
13 | Saturday | June 20 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 48–56 | 2–10 | Honda Center | 6,122 | [13] |
14 | Saturday | June 27 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 43–49 | 2–11 | Honda Center | 7,832 | [14] |
15 | Bye | ||||||||
16 | Sunday | July 12 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | Spokane Shock | W 34–28 | 3–11 | Honda Center | 7,730 | [15] |
17 | Saturday | July 18 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Las Vegas Outlaws | W 37–27 | 4–11 | Honda Center | 7,635 | [16] |
18 | Sunday | July 26 | 3:00 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 55–68 | 4–12 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,106 | [17] |
19 | Saturday | August 1 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 34–38 | 4–13 | Amalie Arena | 16,308 | [18] |
20 | Saturday | August 8 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 38–60 | 4–14 | Honda Center | 9,854 | [19] |
Roster
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "LA KISS Opens 2015 Season and Comes Out Short In Portland". Los Angeles KISS. Arenafan.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Aseltine, Griffin (April 5, 2015). "SaberCats Receiving Corps Plays a Key Role in 2-0 Start". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Nunez, Manny (April 13, 2015). "Another KISS Loss, But a Much different Feel". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Markowitz, Adam (April 18, 2015). "Time is here for LA to KISS McMillen goodbye". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Nunez, Manny (April 26, 2015). "When Will the Bleeding Stop?". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Danny Webster (May 5, 2015). "Las Vegas Outlaws rock LA KISS in Arena Football, 49-16". www.ocregister.com. The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Shock Dominate KISS 68-46". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Sharks Outlast KISS for Fourth Straight Win, 41-35". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "San Jose SaberCats remain unbeaten with 55-26 win over Spokane Shock". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "LA KISS Upset First Place and Undefeated San Jose SaberCats in a Amazing Overtime Victory". Los Angeles Kiss. Arenafan.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Soul outlast Los Angeles, 56-48". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Rattlers Win Fifth Straight West Division Title; Defeating KISS 49-43". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Nunez, Manny (July 13, 2015). "A learning experience for all at the Honda Center". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Nunez, Manny (July 19, 2015). "Kicking a team while they're down". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Big First Half Propels Rattlers Past KISS, 68-55". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Storm defense leads Tampa Bay to 38-34 win over Los Angeles KISS". Tampa Bay Storm. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "San Jose SaberCats hold off LA KISS for 60-38 victory to end regular season". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.