List of San Jose SaberCats seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the San Jose SaberCats. The SaberCats were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in San Jose, California. The team was established in 1995 and plays its home games at SAP Center at San Jose. The SaberCats won eight division championships, and were the winners of ArenaBowl XVI, ArenaBowl XVIII, and ArenaBowl XXI. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. The SaberCats stated they "fully intended" to play in 2010, [1] but ultimately did not. However, the team would return to play in 2011 along with several other resurrected franchises. [2] After the SaberCats winning the 2015 ArenaBowl with an overall record of 19-1, in November 2015 the AFL announced the team was ceasing operations for non-football related reasons. [3]

ArenaBowl Champions ArenaBowl AppearanceDivision ChampionsPlayoff Berth
Season League ConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason results
FinishWinsLosses
San Jose SaberCats
1995 AFLAmerican Western 1st84Lost Quarterfinals (Orlando) 55–37
1996 AFLAmericanWestern3rd68
1997 AFLAmericanWestern2nd86Lost Quarterfinals (Iowa) 68–59
1998 AFLAmericanWestern2nd77Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 65–46
1999 AFLAmericanWestern3rd68
2000 AFLAmericanWestern1st122Won Quarterfinals (Oklahoma) 63–40
Lost Semifinals (Nashville) 51–42
2001 AFLAmericanWestern1st104Won Quarterfinals (Arizona) 68–49
Lost Semifinals (Nashville) 71–47
2002 AFLAmericanWestern1st131Won Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 66–41
Won Semifinals (Orlando) 52–40
Won ArenaBowl XVI (Arizona) 52–14
2003 AFLAmericanWestern1st124Won Quarterfinals (Georgia) 69–48
Lost Semifinals (Arizona) 66–49
2004 AFLAmericanWestern2nd115Won Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 56–52
Won Semifinals (Chicago) 49–35
Won ArenaBowl XVIII (Arizona) 69–62
2005 AFLAmericanWestern2nd97Lost Conference Semifinals (Colorado) 56–48
2006 AFLAmericanWestern1st106Won Divisional Round (Arizona) 62–48
Lost Conference Championship (Chicago) 59–56
2007 AFLAmericanWestern1st133Won Divisional Round (Colorado) 76–67
Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 61–49
Won ArenaBowl XXI (Columbus) 55–33
2008 AFLAmericanWestern1st115Won Divisional Round (Colorado) 64–51
Won Conference Championship (Grand Rapids) 81–55
Lost ArenaBowl XXII (Philadelphia) 59–56
2009The AFL suspended operations for the 2009 season. [4]
2010 Did not play in 2010.
2011 AFLNationalWest4th711
2012 AFLNationalWest2nd126Lost Conference Semifinals (Arizona) 51–48
2013 AFLNationalWest3rd135Lost Conference Semifinals (Arizona) 59–49
2014 AFLNationalPacific1st135Won Conference Semifinals (Spokane) 55–28
Lost Conference Championship (Arizona) 72–56
2015 AFLNationalPacific1st171Won Conference Semifinals (Portland) 55–28
Won Conference Championship (Arizona) 70–67
Won ArenaBowl XXVIII (Jacksonville) 68–47
Total19898(includes only regular season)
1912(includes only the postseason)
217110(includes both regular season and postseason)

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References

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  1. ↑ Suspends Football Operations Indefinitely
  2. ↑ Cohn, Samuel (April 8, 2011). "Resurrecting the SaberCats". San Jose SaberCats. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ AFL Issues Statement on San Jose SaberCats [ permanent dead link ], ArenaFootball.com November 12, 2015
  4. ↑ "Reports: AFL to call off '09 season, reorganize for 2010 return". ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
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