The 1996 Florida Bobcats season was the fifth season for the Florida Bobcats, and the first under that name. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 6–8 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[1]
| 1996 Florida Bobcats season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Jensen |
| Home field | West Palm Beach Auditorium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–8 |
| Division place | 3rd, Southern |
| Playoff finish | Did not make playoffs |
Regular season
editSchedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | April 26 | Connecticut Coyotes | W 55–27 | 1–0 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,306) | |||
| 2 | May 5 | at Anaheim Piranhas | L 38–50 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (11,882) | |||
| 3 | May 10 | at Orlando Predators | L 20–38 | 1–2 | Orlando Arena (16,116) | |||
| 4 | May 18 | San Jose SaberCats | L 26–43 | 1–3 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,479) | |||
| 5 | May 25 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 37–53 | 1–4 | America West Arena (15,505) | |||
| 6 | June 1 | at Charlotte Rage | W 51–40 | 2–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,688) | |||
| 7 | June 8 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 47–55 | 2–5 | ThunderDome (14,117) | |||
| 8 | June 15 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | W 63–28 | 3–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,450) | |||
| 9 | June 22 | Texas Terror | W 50–26 | 4–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,970) | |||
| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | July 6 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 36–39 | 4–6 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,663) | |||
| 12 | July 13 | at Texas Terror | W 49–34 | 5–6 | Compaq Center (7,607) | |||
| 13 | July 20 | Albany Firebirds | L 63–66 | 5–7 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601) | |||
| 14 | July 27 | Orlando Predators | L 27–59 | 5–8 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,018) | |||
| 15 | August 3 | at St. Louis Stampede | W 36–35 | 6–8 | Kiel Center (8,752) | |||
Standings
edit| 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
References
edit- ^ "Florida Bobcats Team History - 1996 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "1996 Florida Bobcats Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.