The 2014

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season was the first season as a professional indoor football

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and their first in the

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(PIFL). The Venom were of eight teams competing in the PIFL for the 2014 season. In November 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final team of the

for the 2014 season. Unlike other teams in the American Conference of the new PIFL, the Venom were an entirely new team, not a continuation of a franchise in the former Southern Indoor Football. A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history. The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in

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against the

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. Their first home game was on April 5, against 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 Southern ...

. The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team. In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the

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44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III. On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the

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64-43.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

''All start times are local to home team''

Postseason

Roster

Division Standings

References

External links

2014 results
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Nashville Venom 2014 in sports in Tennessee