Celebrating the history of the Arena Football League

2012 - Cleveland, OH : The players of the Cleveland Gladiators stage a one day strike resulting in a 2-0 forfeit to the Pittsburgh Power. This was the first forfeit in league history, and the loss on the Gladiators record eventually cost them a spot in the 2012 playoffs.

1990 - Dallas, TX : The Dallas Texans' inaugural regular-season home game is played before 8,369 fans at Reunion Arena. Dallas beat the Denver Dynamite 50-47.

Game Results (36 games)
Home TeamAway TeamAttendance
1990
Pittsburgh GladiatorsPittsburgh Gladiators35Detroit DriveDetroit Drive435,837
Dallas TexansDallas Texans50Denver DynamiteDenver Dynamite478,369
1991
Columbus ThunderboltsColumbus Thunderbolts12Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay Storm533,000
Dallas TexansDallas Texans23New Orleans NightNew Orleans Night278,468
1996
Texas TerrorTexas Terror24San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats429,132
Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay Storm55Florida BobcatsFlorida Bobcats4714,117
Albany FirebirdsAlbany Firebirds67Memphis PharaohsMemphis Pharaohs2111,764
1997
Portland Forest DragonsPortland Forest Dragons36Iowa BarnstormersIowa Barnstormers569,475
1998
Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators49New Jersey Red DogsNew Jersey Red Dogs6012,758
Florida BobcatsFlorida Bobcats83Houston ThunderBearsHouston ThunderBears362,795
2000
Iowa BarnstormersIowa Barnstormers66Houston ThunderBearsHouston ThunderBears619,655
2001
Nashville KatsNashville Kats54Grand Rapids RampageGrand Rapids Rampage6010,936
Carolina CobrasCarolina Cobras68New Jersey GladiatorsNew Jersey Gladiators2212,136
Buffalo DestroyersBuffalo Destroyers58New York DragonsNew York Dragons517,991
Detroit FuryDetroit Fury58Milwaukee MustangsMilwaukee Mustangs228,387
2002
Los Angeles AvengersLos Angeles Avengers33San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats5210,122
New Jersey GladiatorsNew Jersey Gladiators70Grand Rapids RampageGrand Rapids Rampage425,992
Buffalo DestroyersBuffalo Destroyers40New York DragonsNew York Dragons356,769
Dallas DesperadosDallas Desperados79Indiana FirebirdsIndiana Firebirds6511,364
Chicago RushChicago Rush53Detroit FuryDetroit Fury177,374
2003
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats49Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers6613,263
2007
Columbus DestroyersColumbus Destroyers34Kansas City BrigadeKansas City Brigade4713,803
2008
Kansas City BrigadeKansas City Brigade34Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers7312,210
2012
Milwaukee MustangsMilwaukee Mustangs62Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia Soul693,312
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats51Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators349,345
Cleveland GladiatorsCleveland Gladiators0Pittsburgh PowerPittsburgh Power20
2013
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats68Pittsburgh PowerPittsburgh Power548,263
Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay Storm48Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators5514,041
Chicago RushChicago Rush67Utah BlazeUtah Blaze433,890
Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia Soul65New Orleans VooDooNew Orleans VooDoo568,035
Spokane ShockSpokane Shock76Jacksonville SharksJacksonville Sharks418,463
San Antonio TalonsSan Antonio Talons21Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers708,047
2019
Albany EmpireAlbany Empire41Baltimore BrigadeBaltimore Brigade4210,287
2024
Billings OutlawsBillings Outlaws54Nashville KatsNashville Kats571,450
Salina LibertySalina Liberty42Washington WolfpackWashington Wolfpack70
West Texas Desert HawksWest Texas Desert Hawks70Albany FirebirdsAlbany Firebirds730
Player birthdays (10 players)
NameAgeBirthdateSeasonsLast Team
Sammuel Lamur3706-08-198912014 Tampa Bay Storm
Bryant Tisdale4306-08-198312008 Tampa Bay Storm
Lance Young4506-08-198112005 Los Angeles Avengers
Saul Patu4806-08-197862008 Columbus Destroyers
Donald Malloy4906-08-197722005 Las Vegas Gladiators
AJ Blum5006-08-197612001 Orlando Predators
Ken Hinsley5006-08-197622005 Orlando Predators
James Baron5306-08-1973122008 Chicago Rush
Canisius Ware5506-08-197111995 Memphis Pharaohs
Most Reg Season Games Played
DateCount
18-May42
04-May39
11-May37
22-Jun36
08-Jun35
01-Jun34
15-Jun33
27-Apr32
09-Jun31
06-Jul30
16-Jun30
12-May29
25-May29
26-May29
29-Jun28
Most Playoff Games Played
DateCount
07-Aug13
03-Aug11
10-Aug10
14-Aug9
08-Aug8
27-Jul8
06-Aug8
28-Jul8
04-Aug7
29-Jul7
12-Aug7
11-Aug6
13-Aug5
20-Aug5
15-Aug5
Most ArenaBowls Played
DateCount
26-Aug3
17-Aug2
21-Aug2
20-Aug2
18-Aug2
23-Aug2
11-Aug2
29-Jul1
22-Aug1
22-Jun1
25-Aug1
30-Jul1
29-Aug1
02-Sep1
19-Jul1
Most Games Played on a Date
DateCount
18-May42
04-May39
11-May37
22-Jun37
08-Jun36
01-Jun36
15-Jun33
06-Jul32
25-May32
27-Apr32
09-Jun31
16-Jun30
12-May29
26-May29
29-Jun29