2015 New Orleans VooDoo season

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The 2015 New Orleans VooDoo season was the ninth and final season and for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team finished the regular season dead last in the league at 3–14-1, with one game cancelled and regarded officially as a tie, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight season. Following the season, the AFL, which had operated the team as owners since July 15, announced that the VooDoo would cease operations effective immediately.^[1]

Standings

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Team	Overall			Points			Records
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
East Division
⁽¹⁾ Philadelphia Soul	15	3	0	.833	1060	823	6–0	11–3	9–0	6–3
⁽⁴⁾ Cleveland Gladiators	8	10	0	.444	953	959	3–3	6–8	3–6	5–4
New Orleans VooDoo	3	14	1	.194	692	919	0–6	2–12	3–6	0–8–1
South Division
⁽²⁾ Orlando Predators	12	6	0	.667	1023	951	5–1	10–4	7–2	5–4
⁽³⁾ Jacksonville Sharks	10	8	0	.556	971	901	2–4	8–6	7–2	3–6
Tampa Bay Storm	7	11	0	.389	820	942	2–4	5–9	5–4	2–7

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.^[2]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance	Report
1	Saturday	March 28	8:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 51–50	1–0	Smoothie King Center	3,833	^[3]
2	Saturday	April 4	8:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	L 42–70	1–1	Smoothie King Center	3,818	^[4]
3	Saturday	April 11	8:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	L 42–47	1–2	Smoothie King Center	3,206	^[5]
4	Friday	April 17	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 13–42	1–3	Amalie Arena	9,122	^[6]
5	Saturday	April 25	8:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 42–55	1–4	Smoothie King Center	3,096	^[7]
6	Saturday	May 2	8:00 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	W 66–63	2–4	Smoothie King Center	3,785	^[8]
7	Saturday	May 9	8:00 p.m. EDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 39–47	2–5	Smoothie King Center	4,015	^[9]
8	Friday	May 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 42–64	2–6	Quicken Loans Arena	12,127	^[10]
9	Saturday	May 23	7:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	L 41–70	2–7	Smoothie King Center	4,021	^[11]
10	Saturday	May 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 34–35	2–8	Amalie Arena	13,581	^[12]
11	Saturday	June 6	6:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 41–62	2–9	Wells Fargo Center	8,197	^[13]
12	Friday	June 12	8:30 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	L 34–51	2–10	Smoothie King Center	4,131	^[14]
13	Bye
14	Saturday	June 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 43–56	2–11	Amway Center	10,536	^[15]
15	Bye
16	Friday	July 10	10:30 p.m. EDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 35–56	2–12	SAP Center at San Jose	9,321	^[16]
17	Saturday	July 18	8:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 65–53	3–12	Smoothie King Center	5,888	^[17]
18	Saturday	July 25	10:30 p.m. EDT	at Las Vegas Outlaws	Game canceled.^[18] Result is considered a tie.
19	Sunday	August 2	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 28–61	3–13–1	Wells Fargo Center	10,018	^[19]
20	Saturday	August 8	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 33–36	3–14–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	11,486	^[20]

Final roster

2015 New Orleans VooDoo final roster
Quarterbacks 5 Adam Kennedy 9 Kasey Peters Fullbacks 33 R. J. Bibbs Wide receivers 17 Chris Duvalt 13 Kayne Farquharson 19 Roger Jackson 18 Johnny Lester 3 Charles McClain		Offensive linemen 50 Richard Muldrow 70 Carnell Stewart 55 Isaiah Tuiasosopo Defensive linemen 15 Caleb Bostic 11 Kwame Jordan 56 James McClinton 92 Benji McDowell 4 Dominie Pittman 2 Jeremiah Price		Linebackers 44 Roosevelt Falls Defensive backs 6 Tracy Belton 20 Cameron McGlenn 1 Cortez Stubbs 8 Seth Williams Kickers 22 T. C. Stevens		Injured reserve 53 Kevin Ashak FB/OL 72 Leonardo Bates OL 9 Jeremy Grier LB Other league exempt -- A. C. Leonard WR League suspension -- Xavier Brown DL 75 Josh Downs DL -- Gavin Farr OL -- Anthony Grady DL -- B. J. Hall QB 77 Brandon Heath OL 18 Will Johnson LB 3 Garrett Lindholm K 90 Jordan Miller DL -- Chip Reeves WR -- Quentin Saulsberry OL -- Lamaar Thomas WR -- Malcolm Williams DB Refused to report -- Brelan Chancellor WR -- Thaddeus Coleman OL Inactive reserve 21 Boubacar Cissoko DB 12 Brian Reader QB Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 28, 2015 23 Active, 21 Inactive → More rosters

2015 New Orleans VooDoo final roster

Quarterbacks

5 Adam Kennedy
9 Kasey Peters

Fullbacks

33 R. J. Bibbs

Wide receivers

17 Chris Duvalt
13 Kayne Farquharson
19 Roger Jackson
18 Johnny Lester
3 Charles McClain

Offensive linemen

50 Richard Muldrow
70 Carnell Stewart
55 Isaiah Tuiasosopo

Defensive linemen

15 Caleb Bostic
11 Kwame Jordan
56 James McClinton
92 Benji McDowell
4 Dominie Pittman
2 Jeremiah Price

Linebackers

44 Roosevelt Falls

Defensive backs

6 Tracy Belton
20 Cameron McGlenn
1 Cortez Stubbs
8 Seth Williams

Kickers

22 T. C. Stevens

Injured reserve

53 Kevin Ashak FB/OL
72 Leonardo Bates OL
9 Jeremy Grier LB

Other league exempt

-- A. C. Leonard WR

League suspension

-- Xavier Brown DL
75 Josh Downs DL
-- Gavin Farr OL
-- Anthony Grady DL
-- B. J. Hall QB
77 Brandon Heath OL
18 Will Johnson LB
3 Garrett Lindholm K
90 Jordan Miller DL
-- Chip Reeves WR
-- Quentin Saulsberry OL
-- Lamaar Thomas WR
-- Malcolm Williams DB

Refused to report

-- Brelan Chancellor WR
-- Thaddeus Coleman OL

Inactive reserve

21 Boubacar Cissoko DB
12 Brian Reader QB

Recallable reassignment

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 28, 2015
23 Active, 21 Inactive

→ More rosters

References

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^ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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^ "Third Quarter Curse Continues, Predators Defeat VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
^ "Despite Duvalt's Career-Night VooDoo Fall to SaberCats". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "VooDoo Blow Away Storm in Home Finale". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ "Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled". Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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^ "Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.