Gone but not Forgotten

Portland Thunder (2014-2015)

Portland, Oregon
Last Part of the Arena Football League

The Portland Thunder were an arena football team. Based in Portland, Oregon, they were last a member of the Arena Football League. The team played from 2014 to 2015.

For more information, including yearly records and statistics, view the Portland Thunder on StatsCrew.com.

Portland Thunder Legacy Page on OSC.

Portland Thunder News from OSC's Archives

Portland Announces Ron James as Head Coach, General Manager (January 30, 2016)
AFL Takes over Operations of Portland Thunder (January 6, 2016)
Terry Emmert Statement Regarding Meadowlark Lemon (January 2, 2016)
Meadow Lemon Issues Statement on Passing of Meadowlark Lemon (December 28, 2015)
AFL Updates 2016 Thunder Schedule (December 14, 2015)
Thunder Acquire Tryout Participant Joshua Stangby (December 10, 2015)
Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule (December 10, 2015)
Thunder Add Rookie DB Qua Cox (December 8, 2015)
Thunder Add All-Arena QB Shane Austin (November 30, 2015)
Thunder Acquire Veteran OL Deveric Gallington (November 20, 2015)
Thunder Add DL Kelly, DB Davis (November 18, 2015)
JLB Bryce Peila Returns to Thunder (November 16, 2015)
Thunder Acquire OL Mark Jackson (November 11, 2015)
Thunder Veterans KC Obi, Jamar Howard Return (November 6, 2015)
All-Arena Center John Collins Returns (November 5, 2015)
Thunder Re-Sign Line Coach Clay Harrell (November 5, 2015)
Thunder Continue Free Agency Haul with Five Rookies (November 5, 2015)
Thunder Kickoff 2016 Free Agency with WR's Carter, Truesdell (November 5, 2015)
Thunder Announce December Open Tryout (November 2, 2015)
Thunder, Oregon Lottery Ink Partnership for 2016 AFL Season (October 21, 2015)
Thunder Add McMillan, Three Others Through AFL Assignment Process (October 16, 2015)
Thunder Exercise Rookie Options on Eight (October 7, 2015)
Thunder Announce Andy Olson as Head Coach (September 11, 2015)
WR/KR Duane Brooks Named 2015 AFL Playmaker of the Year (August 27, 2015)
Thunder, Head Coach Mike Hohensee & Staff Agree to Part Ways (August 24, 2015)
Center John Collins Named to All-Arena Second Team (August 19, 2015)
KR Duane Brooks Named to All-Arena First Team (August 17, 2015)
Thunder Exit Playoffs After 55-28 Loss to San Jose (August 15, 2015)
Thunder Add Ta'amu Ahead of Quarterfinal (August 13, 2015)
Game Preview: National Conference Quarterfinal (August 11, 2015)
AFL Ceases Ops for Both LV, NO; Thunder to Participate in 2015 Playoffs (August 9, 2015)
Thunder Drop 2015 Season Finale to Arizona 67-39 (August 9, 2015)
Wide Receiver Jamar Howard Activated from Injured Reserve (August 6, 2015)
Thunder Enter Desert Dual with Confidence (August 5, 2015)
Brooks Awarded Second Consecutive 'AFL Highlight of the Week' Honor (August 4, 2015)
Thunder Takes Care of Business (August 2, 2015)
Brooks Breaks AFL Single Season Kickoff Return Touchdown Record (August 1, 2015)
Thunder Announce Fan Appreciation Night Events (July 29, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 19 - Thunder Host Las Vegas in Home Finale (July 28, 2015)
Brooks Awarded AFL Highlight of the Week (July 28, 2015)
Portland drops heartbreaker in Spokane, loses 42-40 (July 26, 2015)
Thunder Head to Spokane in Control of Destiny (July 22, 2015)
Thunder Drop OT Nail-Biter in San Jose 55-49 (July 19, 2015)
Statement Regarding Las Vegas vs. New Orleans Cancellation (July 17, 2015)
Thunder Face Tough Test on Heels of Big Win (July 14, 2015)
Thunder Breaks Franchise Point Records in 72-48 Win over Jacksonville (July 12, 2015)
Thunder Add Former NFL'er Hamilton, Activate Ramirez, in Day of Transactions (July 8, 2015)
Portland Hosts Jacksonville for the First Time (July 7, 2015)
Thunder Activates All-Arena DB Varmah Sonie (July 7, 2015)
Thunder Announce "Christmas in July" Theme Night (June 30, 2015)
Thunder Drops Heartbreaker on Last Play, Falls to Las Vegas 48-46 (June 28, 2015)
Game Preview: Thunder and Outlaws Meet for the First Time (June 23, 2015)
Thunder Rally Under Rowley, But Fall Short against Shock 69-54 (June 22, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 13 a Potential Playoff Positioning Battle as Portland Hosts Spokane (June 17, 2015)
Thunder Have Erratic Night on Special Teams, Lose to Arizona 69-42 (June 13, 2015)
Thunder Have Erratic Night on Special Teams, Lose to Arizona 69-42 (June 13, 2015)
Portland Faces Challenge against Rejuvenated Davila, Streaking Rattlers (June 9, 2015)
Thunder WR/KR Brooks Awarded J. Lewis Small Playmaker of the Week (June 9, 2015)
Thunder Cannot Find Consistency, Fall to Kiss 52-40 (June 7, 2015)
DB Dwight McLean Returns to Portland (June 3, 2015)
Portland faces LA KISS for third, last time in 2015 (June 2, 2015)
Thunder WR Lacey Awarded Cutters Catch of the Week (June 2, 2015)
Thunder down early, can't complete comeback against San Jose (May 30, 2015)
Thunder look to defeat the undefeated, face 9-0 SaberCats (May 26, 2015)
Thunder QB Darron Thomas Ruled out for Season (May 26, 2015)
Thunder Lose Thomas to Injury, Fall to Predators 69-43 (May 23, 2015)
Thunder QB Thomas Named Week 8 AFL MVP (May 21, 2015)
Thunder QB Thomas Named Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Week (May 21, 2015)
Game Preview: Thunder Head to the South East, Take on Predators (May 19, 2015)
Thunder QB Thomas Named Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Week (May 19, 2015)
Thunder Heap More Misery on Struggling KISS, Win 63-47 (May 17, 2015)
Thunder Look to Regroup at Home, Take on Struggling KISS (May 11, 2015)
Quincy Butler Reassigned (May 4, 2015)
Portland Cannot Stop Soul, Fall 52-35 (May 2, 2015)
Sons of Thunder Documentary Series to be Available for Streaming Via Ora.TV (April 29, 2015)
Leading Receiver Jamar Howard Placed on Injured Reserve (April 28, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 6: Portland heads to Philadelphia for the first time to take on 5-0 Soul (April 28, 2015)
Thunder Fall Behind Early, Lose to SaberCats 64 to 45 (April 26, 2015)
Thunder Adds OL Longo, Reassigns WR/KR Brooks (April 24, 2015)
Portland Faces 4-0 SaberCats in Second Pacific Division Match-Up (April 21, 2015)
Thunder Add Former AFL Rookie of the Year Jared Perry (April 20, 2015)
Thunder Struggle for Consistency, Fall to Rattlers 65 to 47 (April 19, 2015)
Bryce Peila Named AFL MVP for Week 3 (April 16, 2015)
Thunder Head South to Face 2014 Playoff Foe (April 14, 2015)
Bryce Peila Earns Defensive POTW Honors (April 14, 2015)
Thunder Come Back to Defeat Shock, 47-43 (April 10, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 3: Thunder Close Out Opening Home Stand Against Spokane Shock (April 6, 2015)
Thunder Lose to Tampa Bay Storm 54 - 48 (April 4, 2015)
Thunder WR Howard Earns AFL Highlight of the Week Award (March 31, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 2 - Thunder Host Tampa Bay Storm (March 31, 2015)
Thunder Outlast Kiss, 42-37, in Season Opener (March 28, 2015)
Game Preview: Week 1 - Thunder Host LA KISS (March 24, 2015)
Thunder Announce Final Roster (March 21, 2015)
Thunder Trade for OL Jordan Mudge, Paige-Moss Sent in Return (March 19, 2015)
Thunder Announce 2015 Radio Broadcast Team (March 17, 2015)
Thunder Training Camp Notebook - Days 5-8 (March 13, 2015)
Thunder Training Camp Notebook: Days 1 - 4 (March 9, 2015)
Thunder Add All-Arena Receiver Aaron Lesué, Veteran Sout (March 5, 2015)
Thunder Announce Dance Team Auditions (March 4, 2015)
750 the Game Becomes the Official Station of the Portland Thunder (February 20, 2015)
Statement from Thunder President Brian Sandy Regarding Jerome Kersey (February 19, 2015)
Portland Thunder Announces 2015 Training Camp Schedule (February 10, 2015)
Thunder Acquire Former NFL Receiver Perez Ashford (February 6, 2015)
Thunder Add Defensive Back Depth (January 28, 2015)
Thunder Ink First Player from 2015 Open Tryouts (January 23, 2015)
Thunder Assigned Experienced AFL Receiver Lacey (January 20, 2015)
Thunder Finalize 2015 Coaching Staff (January 16, 2015)
Thunder Make Roster Moves, Add Trio of Rookies (January 14, 2015)
Two Thunder Players Selected in 2015 Expansion Draft (December 22, 2014)
Portland Thunder Announce 2015 Schedule (December 19, 2014)
Thunder Add WR Hollis Moore (December 15, 2014)
Thunder Assigned Former Army Captain (December 8, 2014)
Thunder Add DL/LB Hayes (December 3, 2014)
NHL Media Veteran to Join Thunder Front Office (November 26, 2014)
Thunder Sign DL/LB Dexter Davis (November 25, 2014)
Thunder Announce Open Tryout Dates, December 1-2 (October 29, 2014)
McNeil III Joins NFL's Broncos (October 28, 2014)
Wide Receiver Martel Moore Joins Thunder (October 21, 2014)
New Director of Football Operations Joins Thunder (October 20, 2014)
Purnsley, Harrell Join 2015 Thunder (October 20, 2014)
Thunder Beef up Defense (October 16, 2014)
Three Join Thunder (October 13, 2014)
Thunder Rookies Return (September 25, 2014)
Hohensee Heads to Portland (September 24, 2014)
Portland Thunder Part Ways with Matthew Sauk (September 23, 2014)
Thunder Duo Named to All-Arena Defensive Squad (August 13, 2014)
Thunder Name Team Award Winners (August 6, 2014)
Western Oregon's Risseeuw Rejoins Thunder (July 31, 2014)
Thunder Enter Playoffs in Inaugural Season (July 31, 2014)
McDonough Signs with NFL's Redskins (July 30, 2014)
Thunder Close out Season in Front of Record Crowd (July 27, 2014)
Preview: Portland Thunder (5-12) vs Spokane Shock (10-7) (July 26, 2014)
Thunder Make Playoffs Despite 65-55 Loss in Arizona (July 20, 2014)
Thunder to Battle Rattlers (July 18, 2014)
Sons of Thunder Premiere Set for Tuesday, July 22 (July 17, 2014)
7.16.14 Thunder Take on Teaching Roles (July 16, 2014)
Thunder Acquire USC Lineman Martinez (July 16, 2014)
Thunder Smack Kiss, 44-31 (July 13, 2014)
Thunder, KISS Set for Showdown (July 11, 2014)
Brooks, Jackson Return; Okoroha Assigned (July 10, 2014)
Thunder Welcome Team President Brian Sandy (July 10, 2014)
"Sons of Thunder" Premiere Set at Spirit Mountain Casino (July 8, 2014)
Rogers Signed by CFL's Stampeders (July 7, 2014)
Thunder Announce Red-Out for July 12 Game (July 7, 2014)
Gladiators Trip up Thunder, 61-40 (July 5, 2014)
Former OSU WR Kevin Cummings Joins Thunder (July 3, 2014)
Thunder Hold Strong in Win over VooDoo, 62-56 (June 27, 2014)
Thunder Take on VooDoo in Thursday's Tilt (June 26, 2014)
Thunder Welcome Back Defensive Front for Home Stretch (June 25, 2014)
Thunder Drop Road Game to KISS, 69-61 (June 15, 2014)
Rowley Returns to Roster (June 12, 2014)
Thunder Sign Portland State's Ramirez (June 11, 2014)
Thunder Come up Short against Arizona, 70-59 (June 7, 2014)
Thunder Try to Topple Rattlers (June 5, 2014)
Eric Crocker Shines In Portland Secondary (June 5, 2014)
Thunder Stopped Short of First Division Win, 58-48 (May 31, 2014)
Game Preview: Thunder vs Shock (May 30, 2014)
Thunder Repair Offensive Line (May 29, 2014)
Thunder Clip Talons, 55-40 (May 23, 2014)
Thunder Retool Roster (May 20, 2014)
From Ivy League to Arena League (May 20, 2014)
Thunder Drop Third SaberCats Game (May 18, 2014)
Thunder Look to Re-Start Win Streak (May 16, 2014)
Rogers Named Russell Offensive Player of the Week (May 13, 2014)
Thunder Snakebitten, 61-32 (May 12, 2014)
Preview, Game Notes: Thunder vs. Rattlers, May 11 (May 11, 2014)
Rogers Earns Catch of the Week Honors (May 7, 2014)
Thunder Acquire Cleveland's Jamar Howard (May 5, 2014)
Thunder vs. Rattlers Rescheduled to May 11 (May 5, 2014)
Thunder Overwhelm Storm, 61-42 (May 3, 2014)
Thunder Join Rip City Celebration (May 2, 2014)
Thunder Announce Mother's Day Deal (May 1, 2014)
Thunder Earn League Awards (April 29, 2014)
Thunder Snatch Victory from Shark Tank (April 26, 2014)
Thunder Head to Florida Hunting for Wins (April 25, 2014)
Thunder Head to Florida Hunting for Wins (April 25, 2014)
Thunder Unveil Three-Game Ticket Packs (April 23, 2014)
Thunder Drop Heartbreaker to San Jose, 38-32 (April 19, 2014)
Third Open Tryout Participant Joins Thunder (April 17, 2014)
Thunder Trade for Orlando's Rowley (April 14, 2014)
Thunder Fall to Shock, 55-27 (April 13, 2014)
Thunder to Spokane to Take on Shock (April 11, 2014)
Thunder to Reward Runners at Race for the Roses (April 9, 2014)
Thunder Smacked by KISS, 44-34 (April 6, 2014)
Southwick, Robinson Join Thunder (April 4, 2014)
Thunder Acquire Pittburgh's Goard (March 27, 2014)
Sonie, Peila Highlight Honored (March 25, 2014)
Thunder Drop Opener, 64-34 (March 18, 2014)
Thunder Sign AFL Vet Goodson, PSU's Ritt (March 5, 2014)
Thunder Camp Report: March 5 (March 5, 2014)
Thunder Roster Cut to 28 (March 3, 2014)
Portland Thunder Scrimmage Report (March 2, 2014)
Offense Hits Stride, Team Ready For March 1 Scrimmage (February 28, 2014)
Thunder Dance Team Tryouts Announced (February 27, 2014)
Thunder Training Camp Report: February 27 (February 27, 2014)
Thunder Training Camp Report: February 25 (February 25, 2014)
Portland Thunder Training Camp Report (February 24, 2014)
Thunder Rearrange Roster (February 20, 2014)
Thunder Acquire AFL Veteran Thurman (February 19, 2014)
Thunder Continue Shaping Roster (February 17, 2014)