List of San Jose SaberCats seasons

Last updated July 19, 2024

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 Appearance	Division Champions	Playoff Berth

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season			Postseason results
Season	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Postseason results
San Jose SaberCats
1995	AFL	American	Western	1st	8	4	Lost Quarterfinals (Orlando) 55–37
1996	AFL	American	Western	3rd	6	8
1997	AFL	American	Western	2nd	8	6	Lost Quarterfinals (Iowa) 68–59
1998	AFL	American	Western	2nd	7	7	Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 65–46
1999	AFL	American	Western	3rd	6	8
2000	AFL	American	Western	1st	12	2	Won Quarterfinals (Oklahoma) 63–40 Lost Semifinals (Nashville) 51–42
2001	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	4	Won Quarterfinals (Arizona) 68–49 Lost Semifinals (Nashville) 71–47
2002	AFL	American	Western	1st	13	1	Won Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 66–41 Won Semifinals (Orlando) 52–40 Won ArenaBowl XVI (Arizona) 52–14
2003	AFL	American	Western	1st	12	4	Won Quarterfinals (Georgia) 69–48 Lost Semifinals (Arizona) 66–49
2004	AFL	American	Western	2nd	11	5	Won Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 56–52 Won Semifinals (Chicago) 49–35 Won ArenaBowl XVIII (Arizona) 69–62
2005	AFL	American	Western	2nd	9	7	Lost Conference Semifinals (Colorado) 56–48
2006	AFL	American	Western	1st	10	6	Won Divisional Round (Arizona) 62–48 Lost Conference Championship (Chicago) 59–56
2007	AFL	American	Western	1st	13	3	Won Divisional Round (Colorado) 76–67 Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 61–49 Won ArenaBowl XXI (Columbus) 55–33
2008	AFL	American	Western	1st	11	5	Won Divisional Round (Colorado) 64–51 Won Conference Championship (Grand Rapids) 81–55 Lost ArenaBowl XXII (Philadelphia) 59–56
2009	The AFL suspended operations for the 2009 season.^[4]
2010	Did not play in 2010.
2011	AFL	National	West	4th	7	11
2012	AFL	National	West	2nd	12	6	Lost Conference Semifinals (Arizona) 51–48
2013	AFL	National	West	3rd	13	5	Lost Conference Semifinals (Arizona) 59–49
2014	AFL	National	Pacific	1st	13	5	Won Conference Semifinals (Spokane) 55–28 Lost Conference Championship (Arizona) 72–56
2015	AFL	National	Pacific	1st	17	1	Won Conference Semifinals (Portland) 55–28 Won Conference Championship (Arizona) 70–67 Won ArenaBowl XXVIII (Jacksonville) 68–47
Total					198	98	(includes only regular season)
					19	12	(includes only the postseason)
					217	110	(includes both regular season and postseason)

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References

General

"San Jose SaberCats — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

Specific

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

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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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