2018 Dallas Rattlers
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
2018 record11-3
General ManagerBill Warder
CoachBill Warder
ArenaThe Ford Center at The Star
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The 2018 Dallas Rattlers season is the sixteenth season for the Rattlers franchise of Major League Lacrosse, and first season the team will play in Frisco, Texas after relocating from Rochester, New York. The league made the move official on November 16, 2017 and also announced that Tim Soudan would not be returning as head coach. Instead, longtime assistant coach Bill Warder would be named the team's fourth head coach.[1]

The Rattlers made themselves right at home in their new market. The team finished first place in the league at 11–3, and also had a 6–1 record at Ford Center at The Star. Five of their seven home games were decided by only one goal. The Rattlers hosted their formal in-state rival in the New York Lizards on August 11 in the league semifinal game, where the Rattlers defeated the Lizards 15–12. The next week in Charleston, South Carolina, the team was defeated by the Denver Outlaws in the 2018 Steinfeld Cup.[2]

Offseason

Transactions

Regular season

Schedule

Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record
April 21 at Chesapeake Bayhawks Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 15-9 2,915 1-0
April 27 at Charlotte Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium L 12-13 1,287 1-1
April 29 Denver Outlaws The Ford Center at The Star W 15-14 (OT) 7,217 2-1
May 5 at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium W 13-12 4,102 3-1
May 12 at Ohio Machine Fortress Obetz L 12-14 2,068 3-2
May 19 Atlanta Blaze The Ford Center at The Star W 15-14 (OT) 4,732 4-2
May 26 at Florida Launch FAU Stadium W 19-13 1,011 5-2
June 7 Boston Cannons The Ford Center at The Star W 22-11 3,816 6-2
June 16 Ohio Machine The Ford Center at The Star W 17-16 3,011 7-2
June 23 at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 16-14 1,233 8-2
July 7 Charlotte Hounds The Ford Center at The Star W 14-9 4,671 9-2
July 22 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High W 13-12 5,316 10-2
July 29 New York Lizards The Ford Center at The Star L 12-13 4,712 10-3
August 4 Florida Launch The Ford Center at The Star W 14-13 5,297 11-3

Postseason

Date Round Opponent Stadium Result Attendance
August 11 Semifinal New York Lizards The Ford Center at The Star W 15-12 6,124
August 18 Steinfeld Cup Denver Outlaws MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston, SC) L 16-12 4,086

Standings

2018 Major League Lacrosse Standings
W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Dallas Rattlers 11 3 .786 - 201 8 175 2
Chesapeake Bayhawks 9 5 .643 2 176 11 174 7
Denver Outlaws 8 6 .571 3 225 5 183 14
New York Lizards 8 6 .571 3 211 5 214 5
Charlotte Hounds 7 7 .500 4 196 8 191 4
Atlanta Blaze 7 7 .500 4 187 10 184 7
Boston Cannons 5 9 .357 6 173 9 213 9
Florida Launch 5 9 .357 6 192 4 201 10
Ohio Machine 3 11 .214 8 173 6 199 8
Playoff Seed


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