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The Fort Worth Cavalry were an 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...
 team which operated for a single season, 1994
1994 in sports

Athletics...
. The league did not want to abandon the idea of having a franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

The Dallas, Texas?Fort Worth, Texas?Arlington, Texas metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S....
, a major media market
Media market

A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television station and radio broadcasting offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content....
, after the demise of the Dallas Texans
Dallas Texans (Arena)

The Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 in sports to 1993 in sports....
 (1990-1993), and granted a new franchise to an ownership group in Fort Worth.

fact that the Cavalry played their home games at the Tarrant County Convention Center
Fort Worth Convention Center

The Fort Worth Convention Center , is a convention center and indoor arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena....
, which was poorly suited to arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
, or other team sports for that matter, probably contributed to their lack of success financially.






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The Fort Worth Cavalry were an 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...
 team which operated for a single season, 1994
1994 in sports

Athletics...
. The league did not want to abandon the idea of having a franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

The Dallas, Texas?Fort Worth, Texas?Arlington, Texas metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S....
, a major media market
Media market

A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television station and radio broadcasting offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content....
, after the demise of the Dallas Texans
Dallas Texans (Arena)

The Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 in sports to 1993 in sports....
 (1990-1993), and granted a new franchise to an ownership group in Fort Worth.

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The fact that the Cavalry played their home games at the Tarrant County Convention Center
Fort Worth Convention Center

The Fort Worth Convention Center , is a convention center and indoor arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena....
, which was poorly suited to arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
, or other team sports for that matter, probably contributed to their lack of success financially. On the field, they were somewhat more successful, advancing to the first round of the playoffs after their only season. They lost to 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 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000....
 and were disbanded shortly thereafter.

Season-by-season

|- |1994 || 5 || 7 || 0 || 4th NC || Lost Week 1 (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....
) |- !Totals || 5 || 8 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs) |}

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