1995 Tampa Bay Storm season
1995 Tampa Bay Storm season | |
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Head coach | Tim Marcum |
Home field | ThunderDome |
Results | |
Record | 10–2 |
Division place | 1st, Southern |
Playoff finish | W Quarterfinals vs. Memphis W Semifinals vs. Albany W ArenaBowl vs. Orlando |
The 1995 Tampa Bay Storm season was the ninth season for the Tampa Bay Storm. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 10–2 and ended the season with a win in ArenaBowl IX against the Orlando Predators.[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 Miami Hooters | W 58–43 | 1–0 | Miami Arena (6,978) | |||
2 | Bye | |||||||
3 | May 27 | Charlotte Rage | W 34–16 | 2–0 | ThunderDome (12,426) | |||
4 | June 2 | at Las Vegas Sting | W 69–55 | 3–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,212) | |||
5 | June 10 | Miami Hooters | W 47–55 | 4–0 | ThunderDome (13,114) | |||
6 | June 17 | at Albany Firebirds | L 36–42 | 4–1 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,801) | |||
7 | June 24 | Las Vegas Sting | L 37–38 | 4–2 | ThunderDome (13,022) | |||
8 | July 1 | Memphis Pharaohs | W 68–32 | 5–2 | ThunderDome (14,209) | |||
9 | July 8 | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 38–32 | 6–2 | Hartford Civic Center (7,521) | |||
10 | July 14 | at Orlando Predators | W 51–34 | 7–2 | Orlando Arena (15,638) | |||
11 | July 21 | Connecticut Coyotes | W 60–32 | 8–2 | ThunderDome (12,825) | |||
12 | July 29 | Orlando Predators | W 44–20 | 9–2 | ThunderDome (24,055) | |||
13 | August 4 | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 56–27 | 10–2 | Bradley Center (16,147) |
Playoffs
[edit]The Storm were awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the AFL playoffs as a result of their league-best regular season record.
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | |
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Final score | Playoff record | ||||
Quarterfinals | August 12 | (8) Memphis Pharaohs | W 53–41 | 1–0 | ThunderDome (10,677) |
Semifinals | August 18 | (7) Albany Firebirds | W 56–49 | 2–0 | ThunderDome (11,288) |
ArenaBowl | September 1 | (6) Orlando Predators | W 48–35 | 3–0 | 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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Quarterback | Jay Gruden | - | 1st |
Offensive/defensive lineman | Kent Wells | - | 1st |
Fullback/linebacker | Cedric McKinnon | - | 2nd |
Offensive/defensive lineman | Sylvester Bembery | - | 2nd |
Offensive/defensive lineman | Willie Wyatt | - | 2nd |
Defensive specialist | Corey Dowden | - | 2nd |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tampa Bay Storm Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "1995 Tampa Bay Storm Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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