2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season

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2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season
OwnerEd Gatlin [1]
Head coach Bob Cortese
General managerDavid Vance
Home field The Myriad
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd
Playoff finishWon Wild Card (at Sea Wolves) 52–38
Lost Quarterfinal (at SaberCats) 40–63

The 2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season is the sixth season for the franchise, and the first in Oklahoma City. The team played in the Arena Football League, and played the previous season in Portland, Oregon as the Portland Forest Dragons. [2] The team was coached by Bob Cortese and played their home games at The Myriad in Oklahoma City. The Wranglers finished third in the American Conference West Division with a 7–7 record earned the 10 seed for the AFL playoffs. [3] They lost in the quarterfinals to the San Jose SaberCats.

Contents

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueGame
recap
1April 15 Buffalo Destroyers W 62–511–0 The Myriad Recap
2April 21 San Jose SaberCats W 68–642–0The Myriad Recap
3May 1at Los Angeles Avengers W 59–333–0Staples Center Recap
4May 5 Los Angeles Avengers W 65–444–0The Myriad Recap
5May 12at San Jose SaberCats L 30–374–1 San Jose Arena Recap
6May 19at New England Sea Wolves L 42–494–2 Hartford Civic Center Recap
7May 26 Orlando Predators L 28–354–3The Myriad Recap
8June 10at New Jersey Red Dogs L 40–564–4 Continental Airlines Arena Recap
9June 15at Arizona Rattlers L 28–424–5 America West Arena Recap
10June 24 Iowa Barnstormers W 58–505–5The Myriad Recap
11July 3 Arizona Rattlers L 29–565–6The Myriad Recap
12July 7at Florida Bobcats W 47–226–6 National Car Rental Center Recap
13July 15at Milwaukee Mustangs L 39–496–7 Bradley Center Recap
14July 20 Grand Rapids Rampage W 59–177–7The Myriad Recap

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultVenueGame
recap
Wild CardJuly 28 New England Sea Wolves (7)W 52–38 Hartford Civic Center Recap
QuarterfinalsAugust 4vs. San Jose SaberCats (1)L 20–31 San Jose Arena Recap

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References

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