1995 Arena Football League season
Sports season
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The 1995 Arena Football League season was the ninth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). It was succeeded by 1996. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl IX. The AFL realigned its divisions for the third straight year to two divisions per conference, a format that was then used until 2016.[1]
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationMay 12, 1995 – September 1, 1995
Season MVPBarry Wagner, ORL
| 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 |
| Finals MVP | George LaFrance, TB |
Barnstormers
Mustangs
Pharaohs
Stampede
Rattlers
SaberCats
Sting
Hooters
Predators
Storm
Coyotes
Firebirds
Rage
National: 
Eastern, 
Southern
American:
Western, 
Central
Eastern, 
SouthernAmerican:
Western, 
CentralTeam movement
Five expansion teams formed in the league: the Connecticut Coyotes, Iowa Barnstormers, Memphis Pharaohs, St. Louis Stampede, and the San Jose SaberCats.
Meanwhile, both the Fort Worth Cavalry and the Massachusetts Marauders were suspended and the Cleveland Thunderbolts folded. The Denver Dynamite remained inactive.
Standings
| 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 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Blue indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Source:[2]
Playoffs
| 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[3] | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 56 | ||||||||||||