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Arena Football League team season
The 1996 Florida Bobcats season was the fifth season for the Florida Bobcats , and the first under that name. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 6–8 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[ 1]
Week
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site (attendance)
Final score
Team record
1
April 26
Connecticut Coyotes
W 55–27
1–0
West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,306)
2
May 5
at Anaheim Piranhas
L 38–50
1–1
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (11,882)
3
May 10
at Orlando Predators
L 20–38
1–2
Orlando Arena (16,116)
4
May 18
San Jose SaberCats
L 26–43
1–3
West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,479)
5
May 25
at Arizona Rattlers
L 37–53
1–4
America West Arena (15,505)
6
June 1
at Charlotte Rage
W 51–40
2–4
Charlotte Coliseum (6,688)
7
June 8
at Tampa Bay Storm
L 47–55
2–5
ThunderDome (14,117)
8
June 15
Minnesota Fighting Pike
W 63–28
3–5
West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,450)
9
June 22
Texas Terror
W 50–26
4–5
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,970)
10
Bye
11
July 6
Tampa Bay Storm
L 36–39
4–6
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,663)
12
July 13
at Texas Terror
W 49–34
5–6
Compaq Center (7,607)
13
July 20
Albany Firebirds
L 63–66
5–7
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601)
14
July 27
Orlando Predators
L 27–59
5–8
West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,018)
15
August 3
at St. Louis Stampede
W 36–35
6–8
Kiel Center (8,752)
[ 2]
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Blue indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
American Conference National Conference
Central Division Western Division
Eastern Division Southern Division
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (2) Hall of Fame members