1994 Albany Firebirds season

1994 Albany Firebirds season
Head coach	Mike Hohensee
Home field	Knickerbocker Arena
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st, American
Playoff finish	L Semifinals vs. Arizona Rattlers

The 1994 Albany Firebirds season was the fifth season for the Albany Firebirds. They finished the 1994 season 10–2 and lost in the semifinals of the AFL playoffs to the Arizona Rattlers.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site (attendance)
			Final score	Team record
1	May 21	Cleveland Thunderbolts	W 70–46	1–0	Knickerbocker Arena (12,277)
2	May 28	Tampa Bay Storm	W 71–45	2–0	Knickerbocker Arena (11,882)
3	June 3	at Miami Hooters	W 42–23	3–0	Miami Arena (7,100)
4	Bye
5	June 20	at Fort Worth Cavalry	W 45–41	4–0	Tarrant County Convention Center (3,541)
6	June 25	Orlando Predators	L 48–63	4–1	Knickerbocker Arena (13,652)
7	July 1	at Milwaukee Mustangs	W 50–27	5–1	Bradley Center (15,055)
8	July 9	Fort Worth Cavalry	W 65–64 OT	6–1	Knickerbocker Arena (11,201)
9	July 16	at Cleveland Thunderbolts	W 62–40	7–1	Richfield Coliseum (5,244)
10	July 23	Arizona Rattlers	W 39–33	8–1	Knickerbocker Arena (13,153)
11	July 30	at Massachusetts Marauders	L 43–62	8–2	Worcester Centrum (8,335)
12	August 6	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 55–35	9–2	Knickerbocker Arena (11,941)
13	August 12	at Charlotte Rage	W 52–28	10–2	Charlotte Coliseum (9,460)

Standings

1994 Arena Football League standings
Team	Overall			Conference			Scoring
	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
American Conference
xy-Albany Firebirds	10	2	.833	5	1	.833	642	507	53.5	42.25	W 2
x-Arizona Rattlers	8	4	.667	5	1	.833	525	441	43.75	36.75	W 1
x-Massachusetts Marauders	8	4	.667	6	1	.857	586	504	48.83	42	W 1
x-Las Vegas Sting	5	7	.417	2	5	.286	372	484	31	40.3	L 1
Cleveland Thunderbolts	2	10	.167	1	5	.167	445	548	37.08	45.67	L 2
Milwaukee Mustangs	0	12	.000	0	6	.000	386	609	32.16	50.75	L 12
National Conference
xyz-Orlando Predators	11	1	.917	4	1	.800	579	341	48.25	28.42	L 1
x-Tampa Bay Storm	7	5	.583	4	2	.667	561	564	46.75	47	W 1
x-Charlotte Rage	5	7	.417	2	4	.333	442	503	36.83	42.42	L 1
x-Fort Worth Cavalry	5	7	.417	3	2	.600	556	490	36.66	41.92	W 1
Miami Hooters	5	7	.417	1	5	.167	388	491	32.3	40.92	W 1

z – clinched homefield advantage • y – clinched division title • x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Firebirds were seeded second overall in the AFL playoffs.

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site (attendance)
			Final score	Playoff record
Quarterfinals	August 20	(7) Las Vegas Sting	W 49–30	1–0	Knickerbocker Arena (11,713)
Semifinals	August 27	(3) Arizona Rattlers	L 40–33	1–1	Knickerbocker Arena (11,762)

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Offensive specialist	Eddie Brown	-	1st
Quarterback	Mike Perez	-	2nd
Kicker	Franco Grilla	-	2nd