1995 Arena Football League season
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The 1995 Arena Football League season was the 9th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm
, who defeated the Orlando Predators
in ArenaBowl IX
. The AFL re-aligned its divisions for the 3rd straight year. It re-aligned to two divisions per conference. It remains this way today.
, Iowa Barnstormers
, Memphis Pharaohs
, St. Louis Stampede
, and the San Jose SaberCats
.
Meanwhile, both the Fort Worth Cavalry
and the Massachusetts Marauders
were suspended and the Cleveland Thunderbolts
folded.
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
, who defeated the Orlando Predators
Orlando Predators
The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000...
in ArenaBowl IX
ArenaBowl IX
ArenaBowl IX was the Arena Football League's ninth Arena Bowl. The game featured the #6 Orlando Predators of the National Conference against the #1 Tampa Bay Storm , also of the National Conference. This would be the very first ArenaBowl to have the "War On I-4" rivalry featured in it...
. The AFL re-aligned its divisions for the 3rd straight year. It re-aligned to two divisions per conference. It remains this way today.
Team Movement
Five expansion teams formed in the league: the Connecticut CoyotesConnecticut Coyotes
The Connecticut Coyotes were a franchise in the Arena Football League.-History:They competed in the 1995 and 1996 AFL seasons. They played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center....
, Iowa Barnstormers
New York Dragons
The New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded...
, Memphis Pharaohs
Oklahoma Wranglers
The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League that had previously played as the Memphis Pharaohs and Portland Forest Dragons...
, St. Louis Stampede
St. Louis Stampede
The St. Louis Stampede was a team in the Arena Football League. The Stampede competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, playing their home games in the Kiel Center , also the home of the St...
, and the San Jose SaberCats
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the...
.
Meanwhile, both the Fort Worth Cavalry
Fort Worth Cavalry
The Fort Worth Cavalry were an Arena Football League team which operated for a single season, 1994. The league did not want to abandon the idea of having a franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, a major media market, after the demise of the Dallas Texans , and granted a new franchise to an...
and the Massachusetts Marauders
Massachusetts Marauders
The Massachusetts Marauders was a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League in 1994.-Detroit Drive :...
were suspended and the Cleveland Thunderbolts
Cleveland Thunderbolts
The Cleveland Thunderbolts were a professional American football team in the Arena Football League.-Columbus Thunderbolts:Established as the Columbus Thunderbolts and playing its home games at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum, the team relocated to Cleveland after a winless single season in the Arena...
folded.
Standings
Team | Overall | Division | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
National Conference | ||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||
Albany Firebirds Indiana Firebirds The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball... |
7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Charlotte Rage Charlotte Rage The Charlotte Rage was a team in the Arena Football League.-History:They competed in the 1992-1996 seasons. They played their home games at the Charlotte Coliseum, then also home of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association.... |
5 | 7 | 0.417 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Connecticut Coyotes Connecticut Coyotes The Connecticut Coyotes were a franchise in the Arena Football League.-History:They competed in the 1995 and 1996 AFL seasons. They played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center.... |
1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Southern Division | ||||||
Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.... |
10 | 2 | 0.833 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000... |
7 | 5 | 0.583 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
Miami Hooters Florida Bobcats The Florida Bobcats are a defunct Arena Football League team. They had been previously known as the Sacramento Attack and the Miami Hooters.-Sacramento Attack :... |
1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
American Conference | ||||||
Central Division | ||||||
St. Louis Stampede St. Louis Stampede The St. Louis Stampede was a team in the Arena Football League. The Stampede competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, playing their home games in the Kiel Center , also the home of the St... |
9 | 3 | 0.750 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Iowa Barnstormers Iowa Barnstormers The Iowa Barnstormers are an arena football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the Arena Football League , which they joined in 2010 following the organization's restructuring... |
7 | 5 | 0.583 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Memphis Pharaohs Oklahoma Wranglers The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League that had previously played as the Memphis Pharaohs and Portland Forest Dragons... |
6 | 6 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Milwaukee Mustangs Milwaukee Mustangs The Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 to 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.-History:The team was founded in 1994 amidst rumors that the Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1936... |
4 | 8 | 0.333 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Western Division | ||||||
San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the... |
8 | 4 | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center... |
7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Las Vegas Sting Anaheim Piranhas The Anaheim Piranhas were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League from 1994 - 1997. They played their home games at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The team was originally known as the Las Vegas Sting, prior to moving to Anaheim in 1996. The team was owned... |
6 | 6 | 0.500 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record