1996 Albany Firebirds season

1996 Albany Firebirds season
Head coachMike Hohensee
Home fieldKnickerbocker Arena
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st, Eastern
Playoff finishW Quarterfinals vs. Milwaukee
L Semifinals vs. Iowa

The 1996 Albany Firebirds season was the seventh season for the Albany Firebirds. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 10–4 and finished the season with a loss in the semifinals of the playoffs to the Iowa Barnstormers.[1]

Schedule

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 May 4 Charlotte Rage W 63–32 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (13,029)
3 May 10 at San Jose SaberCats L 40–69 1–1 San Jose Arena (15,561)
4 May 18 Minnesota Fighting Pike W 85–30 2–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,712)
5 May 24 at Connecticut Coyotes W 58–26 3–1 Hartford Civic Center (7,539)
6 June 1 St. Louis Stampede L 56–66 3–2 Knickerbocker Arena (12,015)
7 June 8 Memphis Pharaohs W 67–21 4–2 Knickerbocker Arena (11,764)
8 June 15 at Iowa Barnstormers L 46–55 4–3 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
9 June 21 at Charlotte Rage W 88–36 5–3 Charlotte Coliseum (6,898)
10 June 29 Connecticut Coyotes W 59–45 6–3 Knickerbocker Arena (11,117)
11 July 6 Orlando Predators W 53–41 7–3 Knickerbocker Arena (11,079)
12 July 12 at Tampa Bay Storm L 52–65 (OT) 7–4 ThunderDome (13,202)
13 July 20 at Florida Bobcats W 66–63 8–4 West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601)
14 July 27 Texas Terror W 86–24 9–4 Knickerbocker Arena (12,345)
15 August 2 at Milwaukee Mustangs W 54–49 10–4 Bradley Center (16,411)

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Playoffs

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The Firebirds were awarded the No. 4 seed in the AFL playoffs.

Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Playoff record
Quarterfinals August 10 (5) Milwaukee Mustangs W 70–58 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (11,613)
Semifinals August 17 at (1) Iowa Barnstormers L 55–62 1–1 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)

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Standings

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Team Overall Division
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

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Position Player Award All-Arena team
Offensive specialist Eddie Brown Offensive Player of the Year 1st
Wide receiver/defensive back David McLeod Defensive Player of the Year 2nd
Kicker Pete Elezovic Kicker of the Year 2nd
Quarterback Mike Perez - 2nd
Offensive/defensive lineman Jerome Brown - 2nd

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Albany Firebirds Team History - 1996 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "1996 Albany Firebirds Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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