The 1995 Tampa Bay Storm season was the ninth season for the Tampa Bay Storm. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 10–2 and ended the season with a win in ArenaBowl IX against the Orlando Predators.[1]

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Team record
1 May 13 at Miami Hooters W 58–43 1–0 Miami Arena (6,978)
2 Bye
3 May 27 Charlotte Rage W 34–16 2–0 ThunderDome (12,426)
4 June 2 at Las Vegas Sting W 69–55 3–0 Thomas & Mack Center (4,212)
5 June 10 Miami Hooters W 47–55 4–0 ThunderDome (13,114)
6 June 17 at Albany Firebirds L 36–42 4–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,801)
7 June 24 Las Vegas Sting L 37–38 4–2 ThunderDome (13,022)
8 July 1 Memphis Pharaohs W 68–32 5–2 ThunderDome (14,209)
9 July 8 at Connecticut Coyotes W 38–32 6–2 Hartford Civic Center (7,521)
10 July 14 at Orlando Predators W 51–34 7–2 Orlando Arena (15,638)
11 July 21 Connecticut Coyotes W 60–32 8–2 ThunderDome (12,825)
12 July 29 Orlando Predators W 44–20 9–2 ThunderDome (24,055)
13 August 4 at Milwaukee Mustangs W 56–27 10–2 Bradley Center (16,147)

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Playoffs

The Storm were awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the AFL playoffs as a result of their league-best regular season record.

Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Playoff record
Quarterfinals August 12 (8) Memphis Pharaohs W 53–41 1–0 ThunderDome (10,677)
Semifinals August 18 (7) Albany Firebirds W 56–49 2–0 ThunderDome (11,288)
ArenaBowl September 1 (6) Orlando Predators W 48–35 3–0 ThunderDome (25,087)

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Standings

Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
Albany Firebirds 7 5 0.583 3 1 0.750
Charlotte Rage 5 7 0.417 3 1 0.750
Connecticut Coyotes 1 11 0.083 0 4 0.000
Southern Division
Tampa Bay Storm 10 2 0.833 4 0 1.000
Orlando Predators 7 5 0.583 2 2 0.500
Miami Hooters 1 11 0.083 0 4 0.000
American Conference
Central Division
St. Louis Stampede 9 3 0.750 4 2 0.667
Iowa Barnstormers 7 5 0.583 4 2 0.667
Memphis Pharaohs 6 6 0.500 3 3 0.500
Milwaukee Mustangs 4 8 0.333 1 5 0.167
Western Division
San Jose SaberCats 8 4 0.667 2 2 0.500
Arizona Rattlers 7 5 0.583 3 1 0.750
Las Vegas Sting 6 6 0.500 1 3 0.250
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Blue indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best regular season record

Awards

Position Player Award All-Arena team
Quarterback Jay Gruden - 1st
Offensive/defensive lineman Kent Wells - 1st
Fullback/linebacker Cedric McKinnon - 2nd
Offensive/defensive lineman Sylvester Bembery - 2nd
Offensive/defensive lineman Willie Wyatt - 2nd
Defensive specialist Corey Dowden - 2nd

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References

  1. ^ a b "Tampa Bay Storm Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "1995 Tampa Bay Storm Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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