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| 1995 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | May 12, 1995 – September 1, 1995 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Barry Wagner,ORL |
| ArenaBowl IX | |
| Champions | Tampa Bay Storm |
| Runners-up | Orlando Predators |
| FinalsMVP | George LaFrance,TB |
| AFL seasons | |
The1995 Arena Football League season was the ninth season of theArena Football League (AFL). It was succeeded by1996. The league champions were theTampa Bay Storm, who defeated theOrlando Predators inArenaBowl IX. The AFL realigned its divisions for the third straight year to two divisions per conference, a format that was then used until2016.
Five expansion teams formed in the league: theConnecticut Coyotes,Iowa Barnstormers,Memphis Pharaohs,St. Louis Stampede, and theSan Jose SaberCats.
Meanwhile, both theFort Worth Cavalry and theMassachusetts Marauders were suspended and theCleveland Thunderbolts folded. TheDenver Dynamite remained inactive.
| 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 |
Source:[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl IX | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Memphis | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Albany | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Albany | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay[2] | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 56 | ||||||||||||
