List of Arizona Rattlers seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Rattlers. The Rattlers are a professional arena football franchise of the Indoor Football League, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Since its inception in 1992, the team has played its home games at Footprint Center. From 1993 to 2004 the Rattlers made the playoffs every season, including five division championships from 1996 to 1999, and 2004. The team has made nine ArenaBowl appearances, winning five championships in franchise history, ArenaBowl VIII, ArenaBowl XI, ArenaBowl XXV, ArenaBowl XXVI, and ArenaBowl XXVII. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. In September 2009, it was announced that the Rattlers would return for the 2010 season, as a part of the league's relaunching.[1]
Legend
(#) | The order of league championship won by the franchise |
Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
T-# | Finished tied in that position with one or more teams |
ArenaBowl champions (1992–2016) | |
IFL National Champions (2017–present) | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Wild Card berth |
Season records
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Head Coaches | ||||||||
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Finish | W | L | Pct | ||||||||||||
Arizona Rattlers | |||||||||||||||
1992 | 1992 | AFL | Western | 3rd | 4 | 6 | .400 | Danny White | |||||||
1993 | 1993 | AFL | American | 2nd | 7 | 5 | .583 | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 56–49 Lost Semifinal (Detroit) 34–38 | |||||||
1994 | 1994 | AFL | American | 2nd | 8 | 4 | .667 | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 52–24 Won Semifinal (Albany) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (1) (Orlando) 36–31 | |||||||
1995 | 1995 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 7 | 5 | .583 | Lost Quarterfinal (Iowa) 52–56 | ||||||
1996 | 1996 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 3 | .786 | Won Quarterfinal (Orlando) 65–48 Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 54–55 | ||||||
1997 | 1997 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Quarterfinal (Milwaukee) 46–29 Won Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 49–46 (OT) Won ArenaBowl XI (2) (Iowa) 55–33 | ||||||
1998 | 1998 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Quarterfinal (Houston) 50–36 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 33–38 | ||||||
1999 | 1999 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Quarterfinal (Nashville) 34–30 Lost Semifinal (Albany) 47–73 | ||||||
2000 | 2000 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Wild Card (Buffalo) 41–34 Won Quarterfinal (Albany) 53–50 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 44–56 | ||||||
2001 | 2001 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 6 | .571 | Won Wild Card (Detroit) 52–44 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 49–68 | ||||||
2002 | 2002 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 11 | 3 | .786 | Won Quarterfinal (Carolina) 61–59 Won Semifinal (Chicago) 46–35 Lost ArenaBowl XVI (San Jose) 14–52 | ||||||
2003 | 2003 | AFL | American | Western | 3rd | 10 | 6 | .625 | Won Wild Card (Las Vegas) 69–26 Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 70–63 Won Semifinal (San Jose) 66–49 Lost ArenaBowl XVII (Tampa Bay) 29–43 | ||||||
2004 | 2004 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 5 | .688 | Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 59–42 Won Semifinal (Colorado) 45–41 Lost ArenaBowl XVIII (San Jose) 62–69 | ||||||
2005 | 2005 | AFL | American | Western | 4th | 7 | 9 | .438 | Todd Shell | ||||||
2006 | 2006 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | .500 | Won Wild Card (Utah) 57–34 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 48–62 |
Gene Nudo | |||||
2007 | 2007 | AFL | American | Western | 4th | 4 | 12 | .250 | |||||||
2008 | 2008 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | .500 | Lost Wild Card (Grand Rapids) 41–48 | Kevin Guy | |||||
2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
2010 | 2010 | AFL | National | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | .625 | Lost Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 49–57 | ||||||
2011 | 2011 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 16 | 2 | .889 | Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 62–33 Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (Jacksonville) 70–73 | ||||||
2012 | 2012 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 13 | 5 | .722 | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 51–48 Won Conference Championship (Utah) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (3) (Philadelphia) 72–54 | ||||||
2013 | 2013 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | .833 | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 59–49 Won Conference Championship (Spokane) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (4) (Philadelphia) 48–39 | ||||||
2014 | 2014 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | .833 | Won Conference Semifinal (Portland) 52–48 Won Conference Championship (San Jose) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (5) (Cleveland) 72–32 | ||||||
2015 | 2015 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 14 | 4 | .778 | Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 72–41 Lost Conference Championship (San Jose) 67–70 | ||||||
2016 | 2016 | AFL | National | 1st | 13 | 3 | .813 | Won Conference Semifinals (Portland) 84–40 Won Conference Championship (Cleveland) 82–41 Lost ArenaBowl XXIX (Philadelphia) 42–56 | |||||||
2017 | 2017 | IFL | Intense | 1st | 12 | 4 | .750 | Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–36 Won 2017 United Bowl (6) (vs. Storm) 50–41 | |||||||
2018 | 2018 | IFL | 2nd | 11 | 3 | .786 | Lost Semifinal (Storm) 68–69 OT | ||||||||
2019 | 2019 | IFL | 1st | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–45 Lost 2019 United Bowl (vs. Storm) 53–56 | ||||||||
2020 | 2020 | IFL | |||||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | IFL | 1st | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Round One (Storm) 69–42 Won Round Two (Gladiators) 58–55 Lost 2021 United Bowl (vs. Pirates) 34–37 | ||||||||
2022 | 2022 | IFL | Western | 1st | 13 | 3 | .813 | Won Round One (Gladiators) 53–14 Lost Western Conference Championship (Wranglers) 51–52 | |||||||
2023 | 2023 | IFL | Western | 1st | 11 | 4 | .733 | Lost Round One (Wranglers) 53–62 | |||||||
2024 | 2024 | IFL | Western | 3rd | 11 | 5 | .688 | Won Round One (at Knight Hawks) 39–38 Won Western Conference Championship (Strike Force) 58–23 Won 2024 IFL National Championship (7) (vs. Pirates) 53–16 |
References
- General
- "Arizona Rattlers — Team history". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ Arizona Rattlers Back for 2010 Season Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine