Arena Football League team season
The 1996 Tampa Bay Storm season was the tenth season for the Tampa Bay Storm . They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 12–2 and finished the season with the franchise's second consecutive, and fourth overall, ArenaBowl championship.[ 1]
Schedule
Regular season
Week
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site (attendance)
Final score
Team record
1
April 26
at St. Louis Stampede
W 57–38
1–0
Kiel Center (6,335)
2
Bye
3
May 11
Texas Terror
W 62–27
2–0
ThunderDome (14,178)
4
May 18
Orlando Predators
W 63–42
3–0
ThunderDome (16,444)
5
May 24
at Minnesota Fighting Pike
W 41–16
4–0
Target Center (7,781)
6
June 1
San Jose SaberCats
W 36–22
5–0
ThunderDome (14,663)
7
June 8
Florida Bobcats
W 55–47
6–0
ThunderDome (14,117)
8
June 15
at Anaheim Piranhas
W 34–28
7–0
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,102)
9
June 22
at Memphis Pharaohs
W 43–12
8–0
Pyramid Arena (3,363)
10
June 29
Charlotte Rage
L 53–66
8–1
ThunderDome (15,492)
11
July 6
at Florida Bobcats
W 39–36
9–1
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,363)
12
July 12
Albany Firebirds
W 65–52 (OT)
10–1
ThunderDome (13,202)
13
July 19
at Orlando Predators
L 39–40
10–2
Orlando Arena (16,236)
14
July 27
Arizona Rattlers
W 69–48
11–2
ThunderDome (12,345)
15
August 2
at Texas Terror
W 42–30
12–2
Compaq Center (9,750)
[ 2]
Playoffs
The Storm were awarded the No. 2 seed in the AFL playoffs.
[ 2]
Standings
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Blue indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
Awards
[ 1]
References
American Conference National Conference
Central Division Western Division
Eastern Division Southern Division
Formerly the Pittsburgh Gladiators
Founded in 1986
Folded in 2017
Based in Tampa , Florida
Franchise Arenas Culture Head coaches Playoff appearances (24) Division championships (5) ArenaBowl appearances (10) Hall of Fame members Retired numbers League affiliations
Seasons (30)
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s