2015 New Orleans VooDoo season
General managerBrandon Rizzuto
Head coachDean Cokinos
Home fieldSmoothie King Center
Results
Record3–14–1
Division place3rd AC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2015 New Orleans VooDoo season was the ninth and final season and for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team finished the regular season dead last in the league at 3–14-1, with one game cancelled and regarded officially as a tie, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight season. Following the season, the AFL, which had operated the team as owners since July 15, announced that the VooDoo would cease operations effective immediately.[1]

Standings

2015 American Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
East Division
(1) Philadelphia Soul1530.83310608236–011–39–06–3
(4) Cleveland Gladiators8100.4449539593–36–83–65–4
New Orleans VooDoo3141.1946929190–62–123–60–8–1
South Division
(2) Orlando Predators1260.66710239515–110–47–25–4
(3) Jacksonville Sharks1080.5569719012–48–67–23–6
Tampa Bay Storm7110.3898209422–45–95–42–7

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[2]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 28 8:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 51–50 1–0 Smoothie King Center 3,833 [3]
2 Saturday April 4 8:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 42–70 1–1 Smoothie King Center 3,818 [4]
3 Saturday April 11 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 42–47 1–2 Smoothie King Center 3,206 [5]
4 Friday April 17 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 13–42 1–3 Amalie Arena 9,122 [6]
5 Saturday April 25 8:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul L 42–55 1–4 Smoothie King Center 3,096 [7]
6 Saturday May 2 8:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock W 66–63 2–4 Smoothie King Center 3,785 [8]
7 Saturday May 9 8:00 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 39–47 2–5 Smoothie King Center 4,015 [9]
8 Friday May 15 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 42–64 2–6 Quicken Loans Arena 12,127 [10]
9 Saturday May 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 41–70 2–7 Smoothie King Center 4,021 [11]
10 Saturday May 30 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 34–35 2–8 Amalie Arena 13,581 [12]
11 Saturday June 6 6:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 41–62 2–9 Wells Fargo Center 8,197 [13]
12 Friday June 12 8:30 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 34–51 2–10 Smoothie King Center 4,131 [14]
13 Bye
14 Saturday June 27 7:00 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 43–56 2–11 Amway Center 10,536 [15]
15 Bye
16 Friday July 10 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 35–56 2–12 SAP Center at San Jose 9,321 [16]
17 Saturday July 18 8:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 65–53 3–12 Smoothie King Center 5,888 [17]
18 Saturday July 25 10:30 p.m. EDT at Las Vegas Outlaws Game canceled.[18] Result is considered a tie.
19 Sunday August 2 4:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 28–61 3–13–1 Wells Fargo Center 10,018 [19]
20 Saturday August 8 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 33–36 3–14–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 11,486 [20]

Final roster

2015 New Orleans VooDoo final roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 33 R. J. Bibbs

Wide receivers

 Offensive linemen
  • 50 Richard Muldrow
  • 70 Carnell Stewart
  • 55 Isaiah Tuiasosopo

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 44 Roosevelt Falls

Defensive backs

Kickers

 Injured reserve

Other league exempt

League suspension

Refused to report

Inactive reserve

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 28, 2015
23 Active, 21 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Slow Start Sinks Sharks in Season Opener, 51-50". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gladiators Use Strong Second Half Surge to Defeat VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "VooDoo Lose Hard Fought Affair to Predators". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Storm Use 28 Straight Points in the Second Half to Defeat VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "VooDoo Rally Falls Short, Soul Remain Undefeated". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Lindholm Jolts Shock As Time Expires". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "VooDoo Rattled By Arizona Third Quarter Surge". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gladiators Slip Away From VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sharks Third Quarter Feeding Frenzy Drowns VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lindholm's Extra Point Miss Costs VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Soul Use Big Third Quarter to Pull Away From VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gladiators Halt Rally, Hold off VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Third Quarter Curse Continues, Predators Defeat VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Despite Duvalt's Career-Night VooDoo Fall to SaberCats". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  17. ↑ "VooDoo Blow Away Storm in Home Finale". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled". Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Taggart Runs Over VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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