2015 Los Angeles Kiss season

Los Angeles Kiss
2015 Los Angeles Kiss season
Head coach	Bob McMillen
Owner	Gene Simmons; Paul Stanley; Doc McGhee; Brett Bouchy ; June Jones
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

2015 National Conference standings
Team	Overall			Points			Records
Team	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

The Kiss playing the Orlando Predators on April 18

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance	Report
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

2015 Los Angeles KISS roster

Quarterbacks

14 Joe Clancy

12 Danny Southwick

Fullbacks

70 Miles Mason

Wide receivers

10 L. J. Castile

11 Tom Gilson

1 Donovan Morgan

9 Tim Vizzi

Offensive linemen

77 Kody Afusia

72 Anthony Parker

66 Hamani Stevens

71 Shannon Tevaga

Defensive linemen

56 Nekos Brown

3 Antron Dillon

90 Logan Harrell

92 Spencer Myers

91 Sione Tuihalamaka

Linebackers

2 Darryl Cato-Bishop

95 Brenden Daley

Defensive backs

22 Ter'Ran Benton

15 Shaine Boyle

37 Charles Clay

7 Rayshaun Kizer

Kickers

48 Andre Heidari

Injured reserve

64 Chad Anderson OL

9 Carlton Brown DB

8 J. T. Gilmore LB

13 Tyrone Goard WR

99 Nigel Nicholas DL

6 Romeo Pellum DB

4 DeMarco Sampson WR

34 Laron Scott DB

9 Jeffrey Solomon WR

19 Kenny Spencer K

Refuse to report

22 Terrence Johnson DB

26 Winston Wright DB

Other League Exempt

63 Joe Madsen OL

5 Adrian McPherson QB

-- Ty Nsekhe OL

-- Akwasi Owusu-Ansah DB

-- Kevin Smith WR

League Suspension

-- Lamont Bryant WR

16 DaJohn Harris DL

-- Louis Holmes DL

90 Michael Janac DL

-- Zian Jones DL

-- Will Latu OL

-- Raymond Radway WR

16 Michale Spicer DL

6 Josh Victorian DB

72 Julius Wilson OL

Inactive reserve

Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 6, 2015
23 Active, 26 Inactive

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References

"2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. 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.

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[1] "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[2] "LA KISS Opens 2015 Season and Comes Out Short In Portland". Los Angeles KISS. Arenafan.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[3] Aseltine, Griffin (April 5, 2015). "SaberCats Receiving Corps Plays a Key Role in 2-0 Start". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[4] Nunez, Manny (April 13, 2015). "Another KISS Loss, But a Much different Feel". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[5] Markowitz, Adam (April 18, 2015). "Time is here for LA to KISS McMillen goodbye". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[6] Nunez, Manny (April 26, 2015). "When Will the Bleeding Stop?". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

[7] 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.

[8] "Shock Dominate KISS 68-46". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[9] "Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.

[10] "Sharks Outlast KISS for Fourth Straight Win, 41-35". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

[11] "San Jose SaberCats remain unbeaten with 55-26 win over Spokane Shock". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.

[12] "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.

[13] "Soul outlast Los Angeles, 56-48". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[14] "Rattlers Win Fifth Straight West Division Title; Defeating KISS 49-43". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[15] Nunez, Manny (July 13, 2015). "A learning experience for all at the Honda Center". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[16] Nunez, Manny (July 19, 2015). "Kicking a team while they're down". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[17] "Big First Half Propels Rattlers Past KISS, 68-55". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[18] "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.

[19] "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.