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Arena Football League team season
1996 Texas Terror season Head coach John Paul Young Home field Compaq Center Record 1–13 Division place 4th, Southern Playoff finish Did not make playoffs
The 1996 Texas Terror season was the first season for the Texas Terror . They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 1–13 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 27
Minnesota Fighting Pike
L 24–36
0–1
Compaq Center (11,501)
2
May 3
at Orlando Predators
L 36–52
0–2
Orlando Arena (14,678)
3
May 11
at Tampa Bay Storm
L 27–62
0–3
ThunderDome (14,178)
4
May 17
Anaheim Piranhas
L 20–49
0–4
Compaq Center (10,135)
5
May 24
at Milwaukee Mustangs
L 22–62
0–5
Bradley Center (16,471)
6
Bye
7
June 8
San Jose SaberCats
L 24–42
0–6
Compaq Center (9,132)
8
June 15
at Charlotte Rage
L 15–31
0–7
Charlotte Coliseum (6,359)
9
June 22
at Florida Bobcats
L 26–50
0–8
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,970)
10
June 29
Orlando Predators
L 37–45
0–9
Compaq Center (8,064)
11
July 3
Arizona Rattlers
L 48–74
0–10
Compaq Center (6,851)
12
July 13
Florida Bobcats
L 34–49
0–11
Compaq Center (7,607)
13
July 19
at Minnesota Fighting Pike
W 54–51
1–11
Target Center (7,380)
14
July 27
at Albany Firebirds
L 24–86
1–12
Knickerbocker Arena (12,345)
15
August 2
Tampa Bay Storm
L 30–42
1–13
Compaq Center (9,750)
[ 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
Formerly the Texas Terror
Founded in 1996
Folded in 2001
Based in Houston , Texas
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (1) Division championships (1) Hall of Fame members