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]

Legend

(#)	The order of league championship won by the franchise
Finish	Final position in league, division, or conference
T-#	Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
	ArenaBowl champions (1992–2016)
	IFL National Champions (2017–present)
	Conference champions
	Division champions
	Wild Card berth

Season records

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results	Head Coaches
					Finish	W	L	Pct
Arizona Rattlers
1992	1992	AFL		Western	3rd	4	6	.400		Danny White
1993	1993	AFL	American		2nd	7	5	.583	Won Quarterfinals (at Rage) 56–49 Lost Semifinals (at Drive) 34–38
1994	1994	AFL	American		T-2nd	8	4	.667	Won Quarterfinals (Rage) 52–24 Won Semifinals (at Firebirds) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (1) (at Predators) 36–31
1995	1995	AFL	American	Western	2nd	7	5	.583	Lost Quarterfinals (Barnstormers) 52–56
1996	1996	AFL	American	Western	1st	11	3	.786	Won Quarterfinals (Predators) 65–48 Lost Semifinals (at Storm) 54–55
1997	1997	AFL	American	Western	1st	12	2	.857	Won Quarterfinals (Mustangs) 46–29 Won Semifinals (Storm) 49–46(OT) Won ArenaBowl XI (2) (vs. Barnstormers) 55–33
1998	1998	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	4	.714	Won Quarterfinals (Thunderbears) 50–36 Lost Semifinals (Predators) 33–38
1999	1999	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	4	.714	Won Quarterfinals (Kats) 34–30 Lost Semifinal (at Firebirds) 47–73
2000	2000	AFL	American	Western	2nd	12	2	.857	Won Wild Card Round (Destroyers) 41–34 Won Quarterfinals (at Firebirds) 53–50 Lost Semifinals (at Predators) 44–56
2001	2001	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	6	.571	Won Wild Card Round (Fury) 52–44 Lost Quarterfinals (at SaberCats) 49–68
2002	2002	AFL	American	Western	2nd	11	3	.786	Won Quarterfinals (Cobras) 61–59 Won Semifinals (Rush) 46–35 Lost ArenaBowl XVI (at SaberCats) 14–52
2003	2003	AFL	American	Western	3rd	10	6	.625	Won Wild Card Round (Gladiators) 69–26 Won Quarterfinals (at Avengers) 70–63 Won Semifinals (at SaberCats) 66–49 Lost ArenaBowl XVII (at Storm) 29–43
2004	2004	AFL	American	Western	1st	11	5	.688	Won Quarterfinals (Avengers) 59–42 Won Semifinals (Crush) 45–41 Lost ArenaBowl XVIII (vs. SaberCats) 62–69
2005	2005	AFL	American	Western	4th	7	9	.438		Todd Shell
2006	2006	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	8	.500	Won Wild Card playoffs (Blaze) 57–34 Lost Divisional playoffs (at SaberCats) 48–62	Gene Nudo
2007	2007	AFL	American	Western	4th	4	12	.250
2008	2008	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	8	.500	Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rampage) 41–48	Kevin Guy
2009	2009	AFL	Did not play; league suspended operations
2010	2010	AFL	National	West	2nd	10	6	.625	Lost National Conference Semifinals (at Shock) 49–57
2011	2011	AFL	National	West	1st	16	2	.889	Won National Conference Semifinals (Shock) 62–33 Won National Conference Championship (Rush) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (vs. Sharks) 70–73
2012	2012	AFL	National	West	1st	13	5	.722	Won National Conference Semifinals (SaberCats) 51–48 Won National Conference Championship (Blaze) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (3) (at Soul) 72–54
2013	2013	AFL	National	West	1st	15	3	.833	Won National Conference Semifinals (SaberCats) 59–49 Won National Conference Championship (Shock) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (4) (vs. Soul) 48–39
2014	2014	AFL	National	West	1st	15	3	.833	Won National Conference Semifinals (Thunder) 52–48 Won National Conference Championship (SaberCats) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (5) (at Gladiators) 72–32
2015	2015	AFL	National	West	1st	14	4	.778	Won National Conference Semifinals (Shock) 72–41 Lost National Conference Championship (at SaberCats) 67–70
2016	2016	AFL	National		1st	13	3	.813	Won National Conference Semifinals (Steel) 84–40 Won National Conference Championship (Gladiators) 82–41 Lost ArenaBowl XXIX (vs. Soul) 42–56
2017	2017	IFL	Intense		1st	12	4	.750	Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–36 Won 2017 United Bowl (6) (vs. Storm) 50–41
2018	2018	IFL			2nd	11	3	.786	Lost Semifinals (Storm) 68–69(OT)
2019	2019	IFL			1st	14	0	1.000	Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–45 Lost 2019 United Bowl (vs. Storm) 53–56
2020	2020	IFL	Did not play; season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	2021	IFL			1st	12	2	.857	Won Round One (Storm) 69–42 Won Western Conference Championship (Gladiators) 58–55 Lost 2021 United Bowl (vs. Pirates) 34–37
2022	2022	IFL	Western		1st	13	3	.813	Won Round One (Gladiators) 53–14 Lost Western Conference Championship (Wranglers) 51–52
2023	2023	IFL	Western		1st	11	4	.733	Lost Round One (Wranglers) 53–62
2024	2024	IFL	Western		3rd	11	5	.688	Won Quarterfinals (at Knight Hawks) 39–38 Won Western Conference Championship (Strike Force) 58–23 Won 2024 IFL National Championship (7) (vs. Pirates) 53–16
2025	2025	IFL	Western		1st	1	0	1.000

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