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1996 Albany Firebirds season Head coach Mike Hohensee Home field Knickerbocker Arena Record 10–4 Division place 1st, Eastern Playoff finish W Quarterfinals vs. L Semifinals vs.
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The 1996 Albany Firebirds season was the seventh season for the Albany Firebirds . They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 10–4 and finished the season with a loss in the semifinals of the playoffs to the .[1]
Schedule [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site (attendance)
Final score
Team record
1
Bye
2
May 4
Charlotte Rage
W 63–32
1–0
Knickerbocker Arena (13,029)
3
May 10
at
L 40–69
1–1
San Jose Arena (15,561)
4
May 18
Minnesota Fighting Pike
W 85–30
2–1
Knickerbocker Arena (11,712)
5
May 24
at Connecticut Coyotes
W 58–26
3–1
Hartford Civic Center (7,539)
6
June 1
L 56–66
3–2
Knickerbocker Arena (12,015)
7
June 8
W 67–21
4–2
Knickerbocker Arena (11,764)
8
June 15
at
L 46–55
4–3
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
9
June 21
at Charlotte Rage
W 88–36
5–3
Charlotte Coliseum (6,898)
10
June 29
Connecticut Coyotes
W 59–45
6–3
Knickerbocker Arena (11,117)
11
July 6
Orlando Predators
W 53–41
7–3
Knickerbocker Arena (11,079)
12
July 12
at Tampa Bay Storm
L 52–65 (OT)
7–4
ThunderDome (13,202)
13
July 20
at Florida Bobcats
W 66–63
8–4
West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601)
14
July 27
Texas Terror
W 86–24
9–4
Knickerbocker Arena (12,345)
15
August 2
at
W 54–49
10–4
Bradley Center (16,411)
[2]
Playoffs [ ]
The Firebirds were awarded the No. 4 seed in the AFL playoffs.
Round
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site (attendance)
Final score
Playoff record
Quarterfinals
August 10
(5)
W 70–58
1–0
Knickerbocker Arena (11,613)
Semifinals
August 17
at (1)
L 55–62
1–1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
[2]
Standings [ ]
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Blue indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
Awards [ ]
[1]
References [ ]
American Conference National Conference
Central Division Western Division
Eastern Division Southern Division
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (11) Division championships (6) ArenaBowl appearances (1) Hall of Fame members
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