1994 Albany Firebirds season
Head coachMike Hohensee
Home fieldKnickerbocker Arena
Results
Record10–2
Division place1st, American
Playoff finishL Semifinals vs. Arizona Rattlers

The 1994 Albany Firebirds season was the fifth season for the Albany Firebirds. They finished the 1994 season 10–2 and lost in the semifinals of the AFL playoffs to the Arizona Rattlers.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Team record
1 May 21 Cleveland Thunderbolts W 70–46 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (12,277)
2 May 28 Tampa Bay Storm W 71–45 2–0 Knickerbocker Arena (11,882)
3 June 3 at Miami Hooters W 42–23 3–0 Miami Arena (7,100)
4 Bye
5 June 20 at Fort Worth Cavalry W 45–41 4–0 Tarrant County Convention Center (3,541)
6 June 25 Orlando Predators L 48–63 4–1 Knickerbocker Arena (13,652)
7 July 1 at Milwaukee Mustangs W 50–27 5–1 Bradley Center (15,055)
8 July 9 Fort Worth Cavalry W 65–64 OT 6–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,201)
9 July 16 at Cleveland Thunderbolts W 62–40 7–1 Richfield Coliseum (5,244)
10 July 23 Arizona Rattlers W 39–33 8–1 Knickerbocker Arena (13,153)
11 July 30 at Massachusetts Marauders L 43–62 8–2 Worcester Centrum (8,335)
12 August 6 Milwaukee Mustangs W 55–35 9–2 Knickerbocker Arena (11,941)
13 August 12 at Charlotte Rage W 52–28 10–2 Charlotte Coliseum (9,460)

[2]

Standings

1994 Arena Football League standings
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

The Firebirds were seeded second overall in the AFL playoffs.

Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Playoff record
Quarterfinals August 20 (7) Las Vegas Sting W 49–30 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (11,713)
Semifinals August 27 (3) Arizona Rattlers L 40–33 1–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,762)

Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Offensive specialist Eddie Brown - 1st
Quarterback Mike Perez - 2nd
Kicker Franco Grilla - 2nd

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Albany Firebirds Team History - 1994 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "1994 Albany Firebirds Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
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