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Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 to 2001, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.
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. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.
For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers.
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The Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 to 2001, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.
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. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.
For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at a time when average attendance was approx. 8,500). The Mustangs even led the AFL in attendance in 1996.
The AFL folded the team after the 2001 season, due to uncertainty regarding arena availability. Ever since then, the city was left without an arena football team until the formation of the Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the Continental Indoor Football League. Their 2009 season is set to begin in March. A new arena team for Milwaukee (Milwaukee Iron) will begin their 2009 season in March as well in the af2 League.
Season-by-season
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|1994 || 0 || 12 || 0 || 6th AC || --
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|1995 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 4th AC Central || --
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|1996 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 2nd AC Central || Lost Week 1 || Albany 70, Milwaukee 58
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|1997 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC Central || Lost Week 1 || Arizona 46, Milwaukee 29
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|1998 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 2nd AC Central || --
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|1999 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd AC Central || Lost Week 1 || Iowa 66, Milwaukee 34
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|2000 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 2nd AC Central || Lost Week 1 || Tampa Bay 72, Milwaukee 64
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|2001 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 5th AC Central || --
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!Totals || 46 || 66 || 0
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Head Coaches
- 1994: Lou Saban, 0-4
- 1994 Art Haege, 0-8
- 1995-1997 Michael Trigg, 22-18
- 1998-2001 Rick Frazier, 24-32
Notable players
AFL Hall of Famers
Retired numbers
- 8: Kenny Stucker, 1994-1999
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