1996 Albany Firebirds season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Albany Firebirds 1996 10–4 1st, Eastern Mike Hohensee Knickerbocker Arena W Quarterfinals vs. MilwaukeeL Semifinals vs. Iowa The 1996 Albany Firebirds season was the seventh season for the Albany Firebirds. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 10–4 and finished the season with a loss in the semifinals of the playoffs to the Iowa Barnstormers.Albany Firebirds Team History - 1996 ArenaFan.com https://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=10&year=1996&team=10 www.arenafan.com January 26, 2021 Schedule Regular season Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)Final score Team record 1 Bye 2 May 4 Charlotte Rage W 63–32 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (13,029) 3 May 10 at San Jose SaberCats L 40–69 1–1 San Jose Arena (15,561) 4 May 18 Minnesota Fighting Pike W 85–30 2–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,712) 5 May 24 at Connecticut Coyotes W 58–26 3–1 Hartford Civic Center (7,539) 6 June 1 St. Louis Stampede L 56–66 3–2 Knickerbocker Arena (12,015) 7 June 8 Memphis Pharaohs W 67–21 4–2 Knickerbocker Arena (11,764) 8 June 15 at Iowa Barnstormers L 46–55 4–3 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) 9 June 21 at Charlotte Rage W 88–36 5–3 Charlotte Coliseum (6,898) 10 June 29 Connecticut Coyotes W 59–45 6–3 Knickerbocker Arena (11,117) 11 July 6 Orlando Predators W 53–41 7–3 Knickerbocker Arena (11,079) 12 July 12 at Tampa Bay Storm L 52–65 (OT) 7–4 ThunderDome (13,202) 13 July 20 at Florida Bobcats W 66–63 8–4 West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601) 14 July 27 Texas Terror W 86–24 9–4 Knickerbocker Arena (12,345) 15 August 2 at Milwaukee Mustangs W 54–49 10–4 Bradley Center (16,411) 1996 Albany Firebirds Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com https://www.statscrew.com/football/results/t-ARENAALB/y-1996 www.statscrew.com January 26, 2021 en Playoffs The Firebirds were awarded the No. 4 seed in the AFL playoffs. Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)Final score Playoff record Quarterfinals August 10 (5) Milwaukee Mustangs W 70–58 1–0 Knickerbocker Arena (11,613) Semifinals August 17 at (1) Iowa Barnstormers L 55–62 1–1 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) Standings Awards Position Player Award All-Arena team Offensive specialist Eddie Brown Offensive Player of the Year 1st Wide receiver/defensive back David McLeod Defensive Player of the Year 2nd Kicker Pete Elezovic Kicker of the Year 2nd Quarterback Mike Perez - 2nd Offensive/defensive lineman Jerome Brown - 2nd References Category:Indiana Firebirds seasons Category:1996 Arena Football League season Albany Firebirds Season, 1996