| Arena Football League | ||||||||
| season 9 | ||||||||
| previous season = 1994 next season = 1996 | ||||||||
The 1995 Arena Football League season was the 9th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl IX. The AFL re-aligned its divisions for the 3rd straight year. It re-aligned to two divisions per conference. It remains this way today.
Team Movement[]
Five expansion teams formed in the league: the Connecticut Coyotes, Iowa Barnstormers, Memphis Pharaohs, St. Louis Stampede, and the San Jose SaberCats.
Meanwhile, both the Fort Worth Cavalry and the Massachusetts Marauders were suspended and the Cleveland Thunderbolts folded.
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
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl IX | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay 10-2 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Memphis 6-6 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay 11-2 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Albany 8-5 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis 9-3 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Albany 7-5 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay 12-2 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando 9-5 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose 8-4 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando 7-5 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Orlando 8-5 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa 8-5 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona 7-5 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa 7-5 | 56 | |||||||||||