The 1994 Arizona Rattlers season marked the third season for the franchise, and was highlighted by a victory in ArenaBowl VIII.[1]
| 1994 Arizona Rattlers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Danny White |
| Home field | America West Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | 2nd American Conference |
| Playoff finish | Won 1st Round (Rage) 52–24 Won Semi-final (Firebirds) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (Predators) 36–31 |
Regular season
editSchedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | May 20 | at Orlando Predators | L 20–30 | 0–1 | America West Arena | |||
| 2 | May 28 | Cleveland Thunderbolts | W 64–40 | 1–1 | America West Arena | |||
| 3 | June 1 | at Cleveland Thunderbolts | W 41–33 | 2–1 | Richfield Coliseum | |||
| 4 | June 11 | Massachusetts Marauders | W 37–35 | 3–1 | America West Arena | |||
| 5 | June 18 | Charlotte Rage | W 59–52 | 4–1 | America West Arena | |||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | July 2 | at Las Vegas Sting | W 50–7 | 5–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| 8 | July 9 | Miami Hooters | W 41–26 | 6–1 | America West Arena | |||
| 9 | July 15 | at Miami Hooters | L 52–66 | 6–2 | Miami Arena | |||
| 10 | July 23 | at Albany Firebirds | L 33–39 | 6–3 | Knickerbocker Arena | |||
| 11 | July 30 | Tampa Bay Storm | W 48–21 | 7–3 | America West Arena | |||
| 12 | August 6 | at Orlando Predators | L 21–46 | 7–4 | Orlando Arena | |||
| 13 | August 12 | Las Vegas Sting | W 51–46 | 8–4 | America West Arena | |||
Standings
edit| Team | Overall | Conference | Scoring | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | |
| American Conference | |||||||||||
| xy-Albany Firebirds | 10 | 2 | .833 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 642 | 507 | 53.5 | 42.25 | W 2 |
| x-Arizona Rattlers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 525 | 441 | 43.75 | 36.75 | W 1 |
| x-Massachusetts Marauders | 8 | 4 | .667 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 586 | 504 | 48.83 | 42 | W 1 |
| x-Las Vegas Sting | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 372 | 484 | 31 | 40.3 | L 1 |
| Cleveland Thunderbolts | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 445 | 548 | 37.08 | 45.67 | L 2 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 0 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 386 | 609 | 32.16 | 50.75 | L 12 |
| National Conference | |||||||||||
| xyz-Orlando Predators | 11 | 1 | .917 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 579 | 341 | 48.25 | 28.42 | L 1 |
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 561 | 564 | 46.75 | 47 | W 1 |
| x-Charlotte Rage | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 442 | 503 | 36.83 | 42.42 | L 1 |
| x-Fort Worth Cavalry | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 556 | 490 | 36.66 | 41.92 | W 1 |
| Miami Hooters | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 388 | 491 | 32.3 | 40.92 | W 1 |
z – clinched homefield advantage
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||
| 1st | August 20 | Charlotte Rage | W 52–24 | 1–0 | America West Arena |
| Semi-finals | August 27 | at Albany Firebirds | W 40–33 | 2–0 | Knickerbocker Arena |
| ArenaBowl VIII | September 2 | at Orlando Predators | W 36–31 | 3–0 | Orlando Arena |
Awards
edit| Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver/Defensive back | Cedric Tillman | - | 2nd |
| Offensive/Defensive lineman | Doc Wise | - | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ Tim Hipps (September 3, 1994). "Rattlers bite Predators at ArenaBowl". The News-Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2014.