1996 Arena Football League season

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

1996 Arena Football League season

The 1996 Arena Football League season was the 10th season of the Arena Football League

Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm

Tampa Bay Storm

The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators....
, who defeated the Iowa Barnstormers

New York Dragons

The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York....
in ArenaBowl X

ArenaBowl X

Arena Bowl X was the Arena Football League's tenth Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #2 Tampa Bay Storm of the National Conference against the #1 New York Dragons of the American Conference....
. The AFL finally stablized its scheduled number of games. It expanded to a 14-game season, which would remain until 2003. Previously, the scheduled number of games had not stayed the same for more than three years.

Discussion

Ask a question about '1996 Arena Football League season'

Start a new discussion about '1996 Arena Football League season'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

The 1996 Arena Football League season was the 10th season of the Arena Football League

Arena Football League

Tampa Bay Storm

New York Dragons

The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York....
in ArenaBowl X

ArenaBowl X

Standings

Team	Overall			Division
Team	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 Association....	10	4	0.714	4	0	1.000
Charlotte Rage Charlotte Rage The Charlotte Rage was a team in the Arena Football League....	5	9	0.357	2	2	0.500
Connecticut Coyotes Connecticut Coyotes The Connecticut Coyotes were a franchise in the Arena Football League....	2	12	0.143	0	4	0.000
Southern Division
Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators....	12	2	0.857	5	1	0.833
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 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000....	9	5	0.643	5	1	0.833
Florida Bobcats Florida Bobcats History...	6	8	0.429	2	4	0.333
Texas Terror Houston Thunderbears The Houston ThunderBears were a team in the Arena Football League that operated from 1996-2001. The team was based in Houston, Texas. Home games were played at the Lakewood Church Central Campus....	1	13	0.071	0	6	0.000
American Conference
Central Division
Iowa Barnstormers New York Dragons The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York....	12	2	0.857	4	2	0.667
Milwaukee Mustangs Milwaukee Mustangs HistoryThe Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 Arena Football League season to 2001 Arena Football League season, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center....	10	4	0.714	5	1	0.833
St. Louis Stampede St. Louis Stampede The St. Louis Stampede was a team in the Arena Football League. The Stampede competed in the 1995 Arena Football League season and 1996 Arena Football League season seasons, playing their home games in the Scottrade Center , also the home of the St....	8	6	0.571	3	3	0.500
Memphis Pharaohs Oklahoma Wranglers Not to be confused with the Austin Wranglers of af2.The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon....	0	14	0.000	0	6	0.000
Western Division
Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....	11	3	0.786	3	2	0.600
Anaheim Piranhas Anaheim Piranhas The Anaheim Piranhas were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League from 1994 Arena Football League season - 1997 Arena Football League season....	9	5	0.643	4	1	0.800
San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....	6	8	0.429	1	4	0.200
Minnesota Fighting Pike Minnesota Fighting Pike The Minnesota Fighting Pike were an American football team that played one season in the Arena Football League. The team played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota....	4	10	0.286	1	2	0.333

Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record

1996 Arena Football League season

Standings

Playoffs