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1996 Arena Football League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1996 Arena Football League season |
| league | Arena Football League |
| sport | Arena football |
| duration | April 25, 1996 – August 26, 1996 |
| finals | ArenaBowl X |
| finals_champ | Tampa Bay Storm |
| finals_runner-up | Iowa Barnstormers |
| finals_MVP | Stevie Thomas, TB |
| finals_MVP_link | Most valuable player |
| seasonslist | List of Arena Football League seasons |
| seasonslistnames | AFL |
| prevseason_link | 1995 Arena Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1995 |
| nextseason_link | 1997 Arena Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1997 |
| finals_runner-up = Iowa Barnstormers
The 1996 Arena Football League season was the tenth season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 1997. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Iowa Barnstormers in ArenaBowl X. The AFL finally stabilized its scheduled number of games. It expanded to a 14-game season, which would remain until 2003. Previously, the scheduled number of games had not stayed the same for more than three years.
Team movement
The Texas Terror joined the league as an expansion team.
Meanwhile, the Fort Worth Cavalry were relocated to Minneapolis and became the Minnesota Fighting Pike; the Las Vegas Sting moved to Anaheim, California, becoming the Anaheim Piranhas, and the Miami Hooters were renamed to the Florida Bobcats. The franchise rights to the Denver Dynamite were sold and the team announced they would return in 1997 as the Nashville Kats
Standings
Source:
Playoffs
| RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Iowa | RD1-score1 = 52 | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = St. Louis | RD1-score2 = 49 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Albany | RD1-score3 = 70 | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Milwaukee | RD1-score4 = 58 | RD1-seed5 = 2 | RD1-team5 = Tampa Bay | RD1-score5 = 30 | RD1-seed6 = 7 | RD1-team6 = Anaheim | RD1-score6 = 16 | RD1-seed7 = 3 | RD1-team7 = Arizona | RD1-score7 = 65 | RD1-seed8 = 6 | RD1-team8 = Orlando | RD1-score8 = 48 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Iowa | RD2-score1 = 62 | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Albany | RD2-score2 = 55 | RD2-seed3 = 2 | RD2-team3 = Tampa Bay | RD2-score3 = 55 | RD2-seed4 = 3 | RD2-team4 = Arizona | RD2-score4 = 54 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Iowa | RD3-score1 = 38 | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Tampa Bay | RD3-score2 = 42
All-Arena team
| Position | First team | Second team |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Kurt Warner, Iowa | Mike Perez, Albany |
| Fullback/Linebacker | Bernard Hall, St. Louis | Kevin Carroll, Anaheim |
| Wide receiver/Defensive back | Darryl Hammond, St. Louis | |
| Barry Wagner, Orlando | Randy Gatewood, Arizona | |
| David McLeod, Albany | ||
| Wide receiver/Linebacker | Hunkie Cooper, Arizona | Stevie Thomas, Tampa Bay |
| Offensive specialist | Eddie Brown, Albany | Willis Jacox, Iowa |
| Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Sam Hernandez, Anaheim | |
| Fran Papasedero, St. Louis | ||
| Kent Wells, Tampa Bay | Jerome Brown, Albany | |
| Ralph Jarvis, Milwaukee | ||
| Sylvester Bembery, Tampa Bay | ||
| Defensive specialist | Rodney Mazion, Anaheim | |
| Patrick McGuirk, San Jose | Carlton Johnson, Anaheim | |
| Tracey Perkins, Tampa Bay | ||
| Kicker | Kenny Stucker, Milwaukee | Pete Elezovic, Albany |
References
References
- "1996 Arena Football League Standings".
- "1996 Arena Football League (Arena League) Football Standings".
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