Celebrating the history of the Arena Football League

2001 - Fresno, CA : Selland Arena hosts its' first Arena Football League game as the Los Angeles Avengers defeat the Houston ThunderBears, 48-45, before 5,225 fans.

1990 - Albany, NY : The Albany Firebirds inaugural regular-season home game is played before 7,813 fans at Knickerbocker (Pepsi) Arena. The Firebirds defeat the Washington Commandos, 16-12, in what is still the lowest scoring game in AFL history.

Game Results (31 games)
Home TeamAway TeamAttendance
1990
Albany FirebirdsAlbany Firebirds16Washington CommandosWashington Commandos127,813
1995
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats35Las Vegas StingLas Vegas Sting3112,892
St Louis StampedeSt Louis Stampede53Milwaukee MustangsMilwaukee Mustangs4510,809
Connecticut CoyotesConnecticut Coyotes22Charlotte RageCharlotte Rage337,059
Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators55Albany FirebirdsAlbany Firebirds4715,638
1996
Anaheim PiranhasAnaheim Piranhas41Milwaukee MustangsMilwaukee Mustangs2715,682
1997
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats22Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers5914,394
New York CityHawksNew York CityHawks40Florida BobcatsFlorida Bobcats446,721
2000
Carolina CobrasCarolina Cobras16Milwaukee MustangsMilwaukee Mustangs6312,823
San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats85New England SeaWolvesNew England SeaWolves7612,583
Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators34Grand Rapids RampageGrand Rapids Rampage4613,326
2001
Florida BobcatsFlorida Bobcats51Chicago RushChicago Rush582,411
Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers69Oklahoma WranglersOklahoma Wranglers2712,529
Houston ThunderBearsHouston ThunderBears45Los Angeles AvengersLos Angeles Avengers485,225
2002
Georgia ForceGeorgia Force35Toronto PhantomsToronto Phantoms225,689
Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators45Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay Storm4812,855
2007
Dallas DesperadosDallas Desperados80New Orleans VooDooNew Orleans VooDoo7914,411
Tampa Bay StormTampa Bay Storm69Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia Soul5917,654
Chicago RushChicago Rush55Grand Rapids RampageGrand Rapids Rampage3215,113
New York DragonsNew York Dragons54Orlando PredatorsOrlando Predators758,635
Austin WranglersAustin Wranglers64Georgia ForceGeorgia Force8114,408
Utah BlazeUtah Blaze49San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats7015,336
2008
Utah BlazeUtah Blaze65Los Angeles AvengersLos Angeles Avengers5616,054
2012
Georgia ForceGeorgia Force56Jacksonville SharksJacksonville Sharks393,826
Spokane ShockSpokane Shock70Kansas City CommandKansas City Command468,674
Arizona RattlersArizona Rattlers55Iowa BarnstormersIowa Barnstormers487,607
Utah BlazeUtah Blaze68Chicago RushChicago Rush287,077
New Orleans VooDooNew Orleans VooDoo46San Antonio TalonsSan Antonio Talons535,629
2018
Albany EmpireAlbany Empire56Baltimore BrigadeBaltimore Brigade598,767
2019
Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia Soul41Washington ValorWashington Valor487,164
2024
SW Kansas StormSW Kansas Storm35Wichita RegulatorsWichita Regulators121,125
Player birthdays (14 players)
NameAgeBirthdateSeasonsLast Team
Anthony McDaniel3406-09-199212017 Baltimore Brigade
Michael Rios3606-09-199012014 Orlando Predators
Julian Talley3706-09-198922017 Baltimore Brigade
Jeremy Kelley3806-09-198822015 San Jose SaberCats
Leslie Jackman3906-09-198712011 Cleveland Gladiators
Marcus Waugh4006-09-198612011 Chicago Rush
Dre Moore4106-09-198512013 Tampa Bay Storm
Matt Gutierrez4206-09-198412012 Kansas City Command
Steve Franklin4306-09-198312010 Tulsa Talons
AJ Novak4806-09-197812004 Arizona Rattlers
Desmon Baker5206-09-197412001 Buffalo Destroyers
Connell Spain5206-09-197452002 Toronto Phantoms
Mike Miller5406-09-197211997 Milwaukee Mustangs
Marlin Brown5906-09-196771998 San Jose SaberCats
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