| 1996 Charlotte Rage season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Buffington |
| Home field | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–9 |
| Division place | 2nd, Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not make playoffs |
The 1996 Charlotte Rage season was the fifth and final season for the Charlotte Rage. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 5–9 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | April 27 | at Memphis Pharaohs | W 54–30 | 1–0 | Pyramid Arena (6,451) | |||
| 2 | May 4 | at Albany Firebirds | L 32–63 | 1–1 | Knickerbocker Arena (13,029) | |||
| 3 | May 11 | Connecticut Coyotes | W 49–31 | 2–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (7,866) | |||
| 4 | May 18 | Arizona Rattlers | L 48–54 (OT) | 2–2 | Charlotte Coliseum (5,688) | |||
| 5 | May 25 | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 13–33 | 2–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,850) | |||
| 6 | June 1 | Florida Bobcats | L 40–51 | 2–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,688) | |||
| 7 | June 7 | at Orlando Predators | L 47–56 | 2–5 | Orlando Arena (15,127) | |||
| 8 | June 15 | Texas Terror | W 31–15 | 3–5 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,359) | |||
| 9 | June 21 | Albany Firebirds | L 36–88 | 3–6 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,898) | |||
| 10 | June 29 | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 66–53 | 4–6 | ThunderDome (15,492) | |||
| 11 | July 5 | at St. Louis Stampede | L 41–44 | 4–7 | Kiel Center (5,255) | |||
| 12 | July 13 | Anaheim Piranhas | L 40–44 | 4–8 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,978) | |||
| 13 | July 19 | at Connecticut Coyotes | L 51–31 | 5–8 | Hartford Civic Center (7,893) | |||
| 14 | July 27 | Milwaukee Center | L 43–50 | 5–9 | Bradley Center (7,481) | |||
| 15 | Bye | |||||||
| 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 |