1995 Arena Football League season
The 1995 Arena Football League season was the ninth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). It was succeeded by 1996. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl IX. The AFL realigned its divisions for the third straight year to two divisions per conference, a format that was then used until 2016.
1995 Arena Football League season | |
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League | Arena Football League |
Sport | Arena football |
Duration | May 12, 1995 – September 1, 1995 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Barry Wagner, ORL |
ArenaBowl IX | |
Champions | Tampa Bay Storm |
Runners-up | Orlando Predators |
Finals MVP | George LaFrance, TB |
Team movement
Five expansion teams formed in the league: the Connecticut Coyotes, Iowa Barnstormers, Memphis Pharaohs, St. Louis Stampede, and the San Jose SaberCats.
Meanwhile, both the Fort Worth Cavalry and the Massachusetts Marauders were suspended and the Cleveland Thunderbolts folded. The Denver Dynamite remained inactive.
Standings
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
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl IX | ||||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay | 53 | ||||||||||||
8 | Memphis | 41 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay | 56 | ||||||||||||
7 | Albany | 49 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Louis | 49 | ||||||||||||
7 | Albany | 51 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay | 48 | ||||||||||||
6 | Orlando | 35 | ||||||||||||
3 | San Jose | 37 | ||||||||||||
6 | Orlando | 55 | ||||||||||||
6 | Orlando | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 49 | ||||||||||||
4 | Arizona | 52 | ||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 56 | ||||||||||||
All-Arena team
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