1995 Orlando Predators season
1995 Orlando Predators season | |
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Head coach | Perry Moss |
Home field | Orlando Arena |
Results | |
Record | 7–5 |
Division place | 2nd, Southern |
Playoff finish | W Quarterfinals vs. San Jose W Semifinals vs. Iowa L ArenaBowl vs. Tampa Bay |
The 1995 Orlando Predators season was the fifth season for the Orlando Predators. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 7–5 and ended the season with a loss in ArenaBowl IX against the Tampa Bay Storm.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | May 13 | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 45–43 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (7,643) | |||
2 | May 19 | at Charlotte Rage | L 38–41 | 1–1 | Independence Arena (6,665) | |||
3 | May 26 | Miami Hooters | W 51–13 | 2–1 | Orlando Arena (15,638) | |||
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | June 9 | Albany Firebirds | W 55–47 | 3–1 | Orlando Arena (15,638) | |||
6 | June 17 | at Miami Hooters | W 48–29 | 4–1 | Miami Arena (6,700) | |||
7 | June 23 | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 58–33 | 5–1 | Orlando Arena (13,022) | |||
8 | July 1 | Arizona Rattlers | L 48–49 | 5–2 | Orlando Arena (15,638) | |||
9 | July 8 | at Albany Firebirds | W 56–38 | 6–2 | Knickerbocker Arena (12,868) | |||
10 | July 14 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 34–51 | 6–3 | Orlando Arena (15,638) | |||
11 | July 22 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 27–54 | 6–4 | San Jose Arena (14,431) | |||
12 | July 29 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 20–44 | 6–5 | ThunderDome (24,055) | |||
13 | August 4 | Connecticut Coyotes | W 62–29 | 7–5 | Orlando Arena (15,638) |
Playoffs
[edit]The Predators were awarded the No. 6 seed in the AFL playoffs.
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | |
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Final score | Playoff record | ||||
Quarterfinals | August 13 | at (3) San Jose SaberCats | W 55–37 | 1–0 | San Jose Arena (13,471) |
Semifinals | August 19 | at (5) Iowa Barnstormers | W 56–49 | 2–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) |
ArenaBowl | September 1 | at (1) Tampa Bay Storm | L 35–48 | 2–1 | ThunderDome (25,087) |
Standings
[edit]Team | Overall | Division | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
National Conference | ||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||
Albany Firebirds | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Charlotte Rage | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Connecticut Coyotes | 1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Southern Division | ||||||
Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Orlando Predators | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
Miami Hooters | 1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
American Conference | ||||||
Central Division | ||||||
St. Louis Stampede | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Iowa Barnstormers | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Memphis Pharaohs | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Milwaukee Mustangs | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Western Division | ||||||
San Jose SaberCats | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
Arizona Rattlers | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
Las Vegas Sting | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Blue indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Awards
[edit]Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team |
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Wide receiver/defensive back | Barry Wagner | Ironman of the Year Most Valuable Player |
1st |
Owner | Don Dizney | Commissioner's Award | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Orlando Predators Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "1995 Orlando Predators Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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