1995 Tampa Bay Storm season

1995 Tampa Bay Storm season
Head coachTim Marcum
Home fieldThunderDome
Results
Record10–2
Division place1st, Southern
Playoff finishW 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

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
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)

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Playoffs

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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)
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)

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Standings

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Team Overall Division
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

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Position Player Award All-Arena team
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tampa Bay Storm Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "1995 Tampa Bay Storm Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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