This is a list of seasons completed by the Tulsa Talons. The Talons are a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team was established in 2000 as a charter member of arenafootball2 (AF2), and currently play their home games at BOK Center. Through the 2010 season, the Talons have qualified for the playoffs in every year of their existence, including nine consecutive division titles. While in AF2, the Talons won the AF2's championship game, the ArenaCup, twice. Their first league title came in 2003, winning ArenaCup IV, and their most recent was ArenaCup VIII in 2007.
After the 2009 AF2 season, the league effectively dissolved. The AFL had suspended operations for 2009 and also filed for bankruptcy. The AFL relaunched in 2010, with the Talons participating in its first season back.[1]
League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | ||||||
Tulsa Talons | ||||||||
2000 | AF2 | National | – | 3rd | 9 | 7 | Lost First Round (Tennessee Valley) 28–49 | |
2001 | AF2 | National | Midwestern | 2nd | 13 | 3 | Lost First Round (Carolina) 35–69 | |
2002 | AF2 | National | Central | 1st | 14 | 2 | Won First Round (Arkansas) 34–32 Lost Conference Semifinals (Birmingham) 34–53 | |
2003 | AF2 | National | Southern | 1st | 13 | 3 | Won Conference Semifinals (Hawaii) 58–38 Won Conference Championship (Arkansas) 63–52 Won ArenaCup IV (Macon) 58–40 | |
2004 | AF2 | National | Southwestern | 1st | 13 | 3 | Won Conference Semifinals (Louisville) 49–42 Lost Conference Championship (Peoria) 28–30 | |
2005 | AF2 | National | Western | 1st | 11 | 5 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 42–65 | |
2006 | AF2 | National | Midwestern | 1st | 11 | 5 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Arkansas) 51–53 | |
2007 | AF2 | National | Central | 1st | 14 | 2 | Won First Round (Oklahoma City) 65–27 Won Conference Semifinals (South Georgia) 49–28 Won Conference Championship (Bossier–Shreveport) 67–47 Won ArenaCup VIII (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) 73–66 | |
2008 | AF2 | National | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | Lost First Round (Amarillo) 62–65 | |
2009 | AF2 | National | Central | 1st | 13 | 3 | Won First Round (Oklahoma City) 90–75 Won Conference Semifinals (Bossier–Shreveport) 59–34 Lost Conference Championship (Spokane) 44–51 | |
2010 | AFL | American | Southwest | 1st | 10 | 6 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Tampa Bay) 38–68 | |
Total | 133 | 43 | (includes only regular season) | |||||
11 | 9 | (includes only the postseason) | ||||||
144 | 52 | (includes both regular season and postseason) |
References[]
- General
- "Tulsa Talons — Team History". Arena Fan. http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Tulsa_Talons-152. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- Specific
- ↑ Associated Press (December 1, 2010). "Arena Football 1 to launch in 2010". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/afl/news/story?id=4512394&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines. Retrieved August 13, 2010.