2005 Philadelphia Barrage season

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2005 Philadelphia Barrage season
Head coach Tony Resch
Home field Villanova Stadium
Results
Record4-8
Division place3rd American Division
Playoff finishfailed to qualify

The Philadelphia Barrage played their fifth season, as a charter member of the MLL (originally known as the Bridgeport Barrage ), during the 2005 season of Major League Lacrosse. The Barrage ended up in 3rd place in the American Division with a record of 4-8. The Barrage failed to qualify for the 2005 season MLL playoffs.

Philadelphia Barrage

The Philadelphia Barrage were a Men's Field Lacrosse team that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the 2004 season until the 2008 season when they became a traveling team. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They started playing in the American Division, but were moved to the Eastern Conference in 2006. They were the Bridgeport Barrage from 2001 to 2003 at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They ceased operations before the 2009 season due to the economic situation in the United States.

Major League Lacrosse Semi-professional mens lacrosse league

Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is a men's field lacrosse league consisting of nine teams in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams play 14 regular-season games from late April to early August, with a four-team playoff for the championship trophy, the Steinfeld Trophy. MLL averaged 3,844 spectators per game during the 2017 season, down from a peak of 6,417 in 2011.

Schedule

Date Opponent Home/Away Field Result
May 29 Cannons Home Villanova Stadium L 12-13
June 4 Lizards Home Villanova Stadium L 14-19
June 12 Bayhawks Away Johnny Unitas Stadium L 9-31
June 18 Pride Away Alumni Stadium (Kean University) W 11-10
June 25 Lizards Away Mitchel Athletic Complex L 12-18
June 30 Cannons Away Nickerson Field W 15-14
July 9 Rattlers Away Bishop Kearney Field W 26-15
July 14 Rattlers Home Villanova Stadium L 10-14
July 23 Cannons Away Nickerson Field L 10-11
July 28 Lizards Home Villanova Stadium W 16-14
August 4 Bayhawks Home Villanova Stadium L 9-19
August 11 Pride Home Villanova Stadium L 12-16


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