| 1996 Connecticut Coyotes season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lary Kuharich |
| Home field | Hartford Civic Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–12 |
| Division place | 3rd, Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not make playoffs |
The 1996 Connecticut Coyotes season was the second of two seasons for the Connecticut Coyotes. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 2–12 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[1]
Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | April 26 | at Florida Bobcats | L 27–55 | 0–1 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,306) | |||
| 2 | May 3 | Memphis Pharaohs | W 68–34 | 1–1 | Hartford Civic Center (9,049) | |||
| 3 | May 11 | at Charlotte Rage | L 31–49 | 1–2 | Charlotte Coliseum (7,866) | |||
| 4 | May 18 | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 37–39 | 1–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,961) | |||
| 5 | May 24 | Albany Firebirds | L 26–58 | 1–4 | Hartford Civic Center (7,539) | |||
| 6 | June 1 | Orlando Predators | L 38–45 | 1–5 | Hartford Civic Center (7,342) | |||
| 7 | Bye | |||||||
| 8 | June 14 | at Milwaukee Mustangs | L 30–59 | 1–6 | Bradley Center (15,710) | |||
| 9 | June 22 | San Jose SaberCats | W 39–29 | 2–6 | Hartford Civic Center (8,246) | |||
| 10 | June 29 | at Albany Firebirds | L 45–59 | 2–7 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,117) | |||
| 11 | July 5 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | L 40–44 | 2–8 | Hartford Civic Center (9,249) | |||
| 12 | July 13 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 45–51 | 2–9 | America West Arena (15,505) | |||
| 13 | July 19 | Charlotte Rage | L 31–51 | 2–10 | Hartford Civic Center (7,893) | |||
| 14 | July 26 | at St. Louis Stampede | L 42–61 | 2–11 | Kiel Center (8,233) | |||
| 15 | August 2 | Iowa Barnstormers | L 41–61 | 2–12 | Hartford Civic Center (5,615) | |||
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Albany Firebirds | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Charlotte Rage | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Connecticut Coyotes | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Storm | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Orlando Predators | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Florida Bobcats | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Texas Terror | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Iowa Barnstormers | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| St. Louis Stampede | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Memphis Pharaohs | 0 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
| Anaheim Piranhas | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
| Minnesota Fighting Pike | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Blue indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
References
- ↑ "Connecticut Coyotes Team History - 1996 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ "1996 Connecticut Coyotes Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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