1993 Arizona Rattlers season

1993 Arizona Rattlers season
Owner	Jerry Colangelo
Head coach	Danny White
Home field	America West Arena
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost Semi-finals 34–38 vs. Detroit Drive
Team MVP	Hunkie Cooper

The 1993 Arizona Rattlers season marked the 2nd season for the franchise. The Rattlers sold out every home during the season.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	May 15	Detroit Drive	L 29–49	0–1	America West Arena
2	May 21	Charlotte Rage	L 46–49	0–2	America West Arena
3	May 28	at Cleveland Thunderbolts	W 30–20	1–2	Richfield Coliseum
4	June 5	at Albany Firebirds	W 54–50	2–2	Knickerbocker Arena
5	June 12	Tampa Bay Storm	L 33–63	2–3	America West Arena
6	June 18	at Dallas Texans	W 43–40	3–3	Reunion Arena
7	June 26	at Cincinnati Rockers	W 27–26	4–3	Riverfront Coliseum
8	July 2	Dallas Texans	W 73–45	5–3	America West Arena
9	July 10	Cleveland Thunderbolts	W 34–15	6–3	America West Arena
10	July 16	at Orlando Predators	L 34–48	6–4	Orlando Arena
11	July 23	Cincinnati Rockers	W 51–43	7–4	America West Arena
12	July 31	at Detroit Drive	L 32–34	7–5	Joe Louis Arena

Standings

1993 Arena Football League standings
Team	Overall			Conference			Scoring
	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
American Conference
xyz-Detroit Drive	11	1	.917	8	0	1.000	506	372	42.1	31	W 4
x-Arizona Rattlers	7	5	.583	6	2	.750	486	489	40.5	40.75	L 1
x-Dallas Texans	3	9	.250	2	6	.250	454	551	37.83	45.92	L 5
Cleveland Thunderbolts	2	10	.167	2	6	.250	357	484	29.75	40.33	L 7
Cincinnati Rockers	2	10	.167	2	6	.250	394	525	32.83	43.75	W 1
National Conference
xy-Orlando Predators	10	2	.833	6	2	.750	526	355	43.83	29.58	L 1
x-Tampa Bay Storm	9	3	.750	5	3	.625	571	389	47.58	32.42	W 3
x-Charlotte Rage	6	6	.500	3	5	.375	440	509	36.66	42.42	L 2
x-Miami Hooters	5	7	.417	3	5	.375	258	491	21.5	40.92	W 2
x-Albany Firebirds	5	7	.417	3	5	.375	482	490	40.16	40.83	W 1

z – clinched homefield advantage

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1st	August 8	Charlotte Rage	W 56–49	1–0	America West Arena
Semi-finals	August 14	at Detroit Drive	L 34–38	1–1	Joe Louis Arena

Roster

1993 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks 13 Sherdrick Bonner -- Paul Justin -- Chad White Wide receivers/Defensive backs -- Brian Covington -- Eric Dooley -- Michael Richmond -- Sean Roundtree 80 Cedric Tillman	Fullbacks/Linebackers -- Craig Barr -- David Clarke 44 Andy Coviello -- Stump Mitchell -- Jody Reinoehl Offensive linemen/Defensive linemen -- Richard Ashe -- John Bankhead -- Chris Baus -- Corey Brannon -- Arnold Campbell -- Tracy Gordon -- Darin Mrachek -- Judd Rachow -- Kevin Thomas -- Barry Waggoner -- Doc Wise 60 John Zinser	Wide receiver/Linebackers 14 Hunkie Cooper  8 Roy Hurd -- Garland Rivers -- Steve Stutsman Kickers -- John Marxen -- Luis Zendejas Rookies in italics Roster updated July 18, 2013 31 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Offensive specialist	Hunkie Cooper	MVP	1st
Head coach	Danny White	Coach of the Year	–
General manager	Bryan Colangelo	Executive of the Year	–

External links

• 1993 Arizona Rattlers on ArenaFan.com