1996 Orlando Predators season
1996 Orlando Predators season | |
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Head coach | Perry Moss |
Home field | Orlando Arena |
Results | |
Record | 9–5 |
Division place | 2nd, Southern |
Playoff finish | L Quarterfinals vs. Arizona |
The 1996 Orlando Predators season was the sixth season for the Orlando Predators. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 9–5 and finished the season with a loss in the quarterfinals of the playoffs to the Arizona Rattlers.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | April 27 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 52–55 | 0–1 | America West Arena (14,939) | |||
2 | May 3 | Texas Terror | W 52–36 | 1–1 | Orlando Arena (14,678) | |||
3 | May 10 | Florida Bobcats | W 38–20 | 2–1 | Orlando Arena (16,116) | |||
4 | May 18 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 42–63 | 2–2 | ThunderDome (16,444) | |||
5 | May 24 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 25–42 | 2–3 | San Jose Arena (15,470) | |||
6 | June 1 | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 45–38 | 3–3 | Hartford Civic Center (7,342) | |||
7 | June 7 | Charlotte Rage | W 56–47 | 4–3 | Orlando Arena (15,127) | |||
8 | Bye | |||||||
9 | June 21 | Iowa Barnstormers | L 50–59 | 4–4 | Orlando Arena (15,613) | |||
10 | June 29 | at Texas Terror | W 45–37 | 5–4 | Compaq Center (8,064) | |||
11 | July 6 | at Albany Firebirds | L 41–53 | 5–5 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,079) | |||
12 | July 12 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | W 56–12 | 6–5 | Orlando Arena (15,107) | |||
13 | July 19 | Tampa Bay Storm | W 40–39 | 7–5 | Orlando Arena (16,236) | |||
14 | July 27 | at Florida Bobcats | W 59–27 | 8–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,018) | |||
15 | August 2 | Anaheim Piranhas | W 50–44 (OT) | 9–5 | Orlando Arena (16,096) |
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 10 | at (3) Arizona Rattlers | L 48–65 | 0–1 | America West Center (15,129) |
Standings
[edit]Team | Overall | Division | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
National Conference | ||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||
Albany Firebirds | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Charlotte Rage | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
Connecticut Coyotes | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Southern Division | ||||||
Tampa Bay Storm | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
Orlando Predators | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
Florida Bobcats | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
Texas Terror | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
American Conference | ||||||
Central Division | ||||||
Iowa Barnstormers | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Milwaukee Mustangs | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
St. Louis Stampede | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Memphis Pharaohs | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
Western Division | ||||||
Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
Anaheim Piranhas | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
San Jose SaberCats | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
Minnesota Fighting Pike | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
- 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 | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Orlando Predators Team History - 1996 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "1996 Orlando Predators Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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