1995 San Jose SaberCats season

The 1995 San Jose SaberCats season was the first season for the San Jose SaberCats. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 8–4 and ended the season with a loss in the quarterfinals of the playoffs against the Orlando Predators.[1]

1995 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coachTodd Shell
Home fieldSan Jose Arena
Results
Record8–3
Division place1st, Western
Playoff finishL Quarterfinals vs. Orlando

Schedule

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Team record
1 May 12 Arizona Rattlers L 37–43 (OT) 0–1 San Jose Arena (15,105)
2 May 20 at Las Vegas Sting W 33–26 1–1 Thomas & Mack Center (4,105)
3 May 26 Memphis Pharaohs L 30–41 1–2 San Jose Arena (13,043)
4 June 3 at Miami Hooters W 50–22 2–2 Miami Arena (7,100)
5 June 9 Las Vegas Sting W 35–31 3–2 San Jose Arena (12,892)
6 June 16 at Milwaukee Mustangs L 47–64 3–3 Bradley Center (14,747)
7 June 24 at Iowa Barnstormers W 33–17 4–3 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
8 Bye
9 July 7 at Charlotte Rage W 66–35 5–3 Independence Arena (9,164)
10 July 14 Charlotte Rage W 52–20 6–3 San Jose Arena (13,612)
11 July 22 Orlando Predators W 54–27 7–3 San Jose Arena (14,431)
12 July 29 at Connecticut Coyotes W 48–44 8–3 Hartford Civic Center (9,724)
13 August 6 Arizona Rattlers L 40–41 8–4 San Jose Arena (15,569)

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Playoffs

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The SaberCats were awarded the No. 3 seed in the AFL playoffs.

Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Playoff record
Quarterfinals August 13 (6) Orlando Predators L 37–55 0–1 San Jose Arena (13,471)

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Standings

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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
  • Blue indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best regular season record

Awards

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Position Player Award All-Arena team
Defensive specialist Patrick McGuirk - 1st
Wide receiver/defensive back Amod Field - 2nd
Offensive specialist Titus Dixon - 2nd

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References

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  1. ^ a b "San Jose SaberCats Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "1995 San Jose SaberCats Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.