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

WeekDateOpponentResultsGame site (attendance)
Final scoreTeam 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

Team Overall Conference Scoring
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
American Conference
xy-Albany Firebirds102.83351.83364250753.542.25W 2
x-Arizona Rattlers84.66751.83352544143.7536.75W 1
x-Massachusetts Marauders84.66761.85758650448.8342W 1
x-Las Vegas Sting57.41725.2863724843140.3L 1
Cleveland Thunderbolts210.16715.16744554837.0845.67L 2
Milwaukee Mustangs012.00006.00038660932.1650.75L 12
National Conference
xyz-Orlando Predators111.91741.80057934148.2528.42L 1
x-Tampa Bay Storm75.58342.66756156446.7547W 1
x-Charlotte Rage57.41724.33344250336.8342.42L 1
x-Fort Worth Cavalry57.41732.60055649036.6641.92W 1
Miami Hooters57.41715.16738849132.340.92W 1

z – clinched homefield advantage • y – clinched division title • x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Firebirds were seeded second overall in the AFL playoffs.

RoundDateOpponentResultsGame site (attendance)
Final scorePlayoff 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 specialistEddie Brown-1st
QuarterbackMike Perez-2nd
KickerFranco Grilla-2nd

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "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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