List of Arizona Rattlers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Rattlers. The Rattlers are a professional arena football franchise of the Indoor Football League, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Since its inception in 1992, the team has played its home games at Footprint Center. From 1993 to 2004 the Rattlers made the playoffs every season, including five division championships from 1996 to 1999, and 2004. The team has made nine ArenaBowl appearances, winning five championships in franchise history, ArenaBowl VIII, ArenaBowl XI, ArenaBowl XXV, ArenaBowl XXVI, and ArenaBowl XXVII. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. In September 2009, it was announced that the Rattlers would return for the 2010 season, as a part of the league's relaunching.^[1]

ArenaBowl/United Bowl champions

ArenaBowl/United Bowl appearance

Division champions

Playoff berth

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season			Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses
Arizona Rattlers
1992	AFL	—	Western	3rd	4	6
1993	AFL	American	—	2nd	7	5	Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 56–49 Lost Semifinal (Detroit) 34–38
1994	AFL	American	—	2nd	8	4	Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 52–24 Won Semifinal (Albany) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (Orlando) 36–31
1995	AFL	American	Western	2nd	7	5	Lost Quarterfinal (Iowa) 52–56
1996	AFL	American	Western	1st	11	3	Won Quarterfinal (Orlando) 65–48 Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 54–55
1997	AFL	American	Western	1st	12	2	Won Quarterfinal (Milwaukee) 46–29 Won Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 49–46 (OT) Won ArenaBowl XI (Iowa) 55–33
1998	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	4	Won Quarterfinal (Houston) 50–36 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 33–38
1999	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	4	Won Quarterfinal (Nashville) 34–30 Lost Semifinal (Albany) 47–73
2000	AFL	American	Western	2nd	12	2	Won Wild Card (Buffalo) 41–34 Won Quarterfinal (Albany) 53–50 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 44–56
2001	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	6	Won Wild Card (Detroit) 52–44 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 49–68
2002	AFL	American	Western	2nd	11	3	Won Quarterfinal (Carolina) 61–59 Won Semifinal (Chicago) 46–35 Lost ArenaBowl XVI (San Jose) 14–52
2003	AFL	American	Western	3rd	10	6	Won Wild Card (Las Vegas) 69–26 Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 70–63 Won Semifinal (San Jose) 66–49 Lost ArenaBowl XVII (Tampa Bay) 29–43
2004	AFL	American	Western	1st	11	5	Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 59–42 Won Semifinal (Colorado) 45–41 Lost ArenaBowl XVIII (San Jose) 62–69
2005	AFL	American	Western	4th	7	9
2006	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	8	Won Wild Card (Utah) 57–34 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 48–62
2007	AFL	American	Western	4th	4	12
2008	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	8	Lost Wild Card (Grand Rapids) 41–48
2009	The AFL suspended operations for the 2009 season.[2]
2010	AFL	National	West	2nd	10	6	Lost Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 49–57
2011	AFL	National	West	1st	16	2	Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 62–33 Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (Jacksonville) 70–73
2012	AFL	National	West	1st	13	5	Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 51–48 Won Conference Championship (Utah) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (Philadelphia) 72–54
2013	AFL	National	West	1st	15	3	Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 59–49 Won Conference Championship (Spokane) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (Philadelphia) 48–39
2014	AFL	National	West	1st	15	3	Won Conference Semifinal (Portland) 52–48 Won Conference Championship (San Jose) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (Cleveland) 72–32
2015	AFL	National	West	1st	14	4	Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 72–41 Lost Conference Championship (San Jose) 67–70
2016	AFL	National	—	1st	13	3	Won Conference Semifinals (Portland) 84–40 Won Conference Championship (Cleveland) 82–41 Lost ArenaBowl XXIX (Philadelphia) 42–56
2017	IFL	Intense	—	1st	12	4	Won Conference Championship (Nebraska) 62–36 Won 2017 United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 50–41
2018	IFL	—	—	2nd	11	3	Lost Semifinal (Sioux Falls) 68–69 OT
2019	IFL	—	—	1st	14	0	Won Semifinal (Nebraska) 62–45 Lost 2019 United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 53–56
2020	IFL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	IFL	—	—	1st	12	2	Won First round (Sioux Falls) 69–42 Won Semifinal (Duke City) 58–55 Lost United Bowl (Massachusetts) 34–37
2022	IFL	Western	—	1st	13	3	Won First round (Duke City) 53–14 Lost Second round (Northern Arizona) 51–52
2023	IFL	Western		1st	11	4	Lost First round (Northern Arizona) 53–62
2024	IFL	Western		3rd	11	5	Won First round (Vegas) 39–38 Won Western Confrence Final (San Diego) 58–23 Won IFL National Championship (Massachusetts) 53–16
Total					328	139	Regular season
					44	21	Postseason
					372	160	Regular season and postseason

References

General

• "Arizona Rattlers — Team history". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

Specific

1. Arizona Rattlers Back for 2010 Season Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. "AFL suspends 2009 season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.