List of Columbus Destroyers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbus Destroyers. The Destroyers were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was established in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers. Though the Destroyers have never had a winning season in the regular season, the franchise has made the playoffs three times in its history. While in Buffalo, the Destroyers lost both playoff games in which they played. Following the 2003 season, the franchise's then owner Mark Hamister announced that he was moving the team to Columbus. The move was due to Mr. Hamister losing his bid to buy the Buffalo Sabres. If he had been able to purchase the Sabres he would have had 3 teams in the arena (Sabres NHL, Bandits NLL, Destroyers AFL). The franchise did not fare much better after relocating. However in 2007, the Destroyers qualified for the playoffs as the sixth and lowest seed in the National Conference. They went on to defeat the conference's top three seeds that season, before losing ArenaBowl XXI 55–33. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. The franchise did not return when the league resumed operations in 2010. After moving to Columbus, the Destroyers played its home games in Nationwide Arena.

ArenaBowl Champions

ArenaBowl Appearance

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season			Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses
Buffalo Destroyers
1999	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	1	13
2000	AFL	National	Eastern	3rd	5	9	Lost Wild Card Round (Arizona) 41–34
2001	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	6	8
2002	AFL	National	Eastern	2nd	6	8	Lost Wild Card Round (Orlando) 32–27
2003	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	5	11
Columbus Destroyers
2004	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	6	10
2005	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	2	14
2006	AFL	National	Eastern	4th	8	8
2007	AFL	National	Eastern	3rd	7	9	Won Wild Card Round (Tampa Bay) 56–55 Won Divisional Round (Dallas) 66–59 Won Conference Championship (Georgia) 66–56 Lost ArenaBowl XXI (San Jose) 55–33
2008	AFL	National	Eastern	5th	3	13
Columbus Destroyers
2019	AFL	National	—	6th	1	11
Total					50	109	(includes only regular season)
					3	3	(includes only the postseason)
					53	112	(includes both regular season and postseason)

References

General

• "Buffalo Destroyers — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
• "Columbus Destroyers — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

Specific