List of Tampa Bay Storm seasons

Last updated April 02, 2022

The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL) based in Tampa, Florida. The franchise was originally known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, and was one of the founding members of the AFL in 1987.^[1] The Storm is the oldest team in AFL, since the other original teams, Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite, and Washington Commandos, have all folded. They are the last of the original four franchises to have operated in continuous existence from the formation of the league until the present. The Gladiators participated in ArenaBowl I and ArenaBowl III, losing both games. The franchise moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Tampa, Florida in 1991, and changed its name to the Tampa Bay Storm.^[1]

In Tampa, the Storm won ArenaBowl V, ArenaBowl VII, ArenaBowl IX, ArenaBowl X, and ArenaBowl XVII.^[2] They also played in and lost ArenaBowl XII.^[2] In their 25-year history (through the 2012 season), they have an overall regular season record of 207 wins, and 125 losses.^[3]^[4] They have made 22 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 17 losses.^[3]^[4] The Storm ended the 2006 season with a 7–9 record (4th in their Division), ending a 19-year streak of playoff appearances, the longest in AFL.^[4] Since 1997, the team has played its home games at Amalie Arena (previously the Ice Palace, the St. Pete Times Forum, and the Tampa Bay Times Forum) which is located in Tampa.^[5]

In 2009, the AFL announced it had suspended operations indefinitely, and canceled the 2009 season. On December 10, 2009, the Storm announced that they would be back for the 2010 season when the league relaunched. In 2010, the team was also moved to the American Conference's South division. The Storm folded in December 2017.

Note: The Finish, Wins, and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. This list documents the season–by–season records of the Storm's franchise from 1987 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

ArenaBowl Champions	ArenaBowl Appearance	Division Champions	Playoff Berth

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season			Postseason results	Awards
Season	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Postseason results	Awards
Pittsburgh Gladiators
1987	AFL	–	–	1st	4	2	Lost ArenaBowl I (Denver) 16–45	Russell Hairston (Most Valuable Player)
1988	AFL	–	–	3rd*	6	6	Lost Semifinals (Detroit) 25–34
1989	AFL	–	–	2nd*	3	1	Won Semifinals (Denver) 39–37 Lost ArenaBowl III (Detroit) 26–39
1990	AFL	–	–	4th	3	5	Lost Semifinals (Detroit) 30–61	Thomas Monroe (Ironman of the Year)
Tampa Bay Storm
1991	AFL	–	–	3rd	8	2	Won Semifinals (Denver) 40–13 Won ArenaBowl V (Detroit) 48–42	Fran Curci (Coach of the Year)
1992	AFL	–	Southern	2nd	9	1	Won Quarterfinals (Cincinnati) 41–36 Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 21–24	Jay Gruden (Most Valuable Player)
1993	AFL	National	–	2nd	9	3	Won Quarterfinals (Albany) 48–34 Won Semifinals (Orlando) 55–52 Won ArenaBowl VII (Detroit) 51–31	Bob Gries (Commissioner's Award)
1994	AFL	National	–	2nd	7	5	Lost Quarterfinals (Massachusetts) 51–58
1995	AFL	National	Southern	1st	10	2	Won Quarterfinals (Memphis) 53–41 Won Semifinals (Albany) 56–49 Won ArenaBowl IX (Orlando) 48–35
1996	AFL	National	Southern	1st	12	2	Won Quarterfinals (Anaheim) 30–16 Won Semifinals (Arizona) 55–54 Won ArenaBowl X (Iowa) 42–38	Kent Wells (Lineman of the Year)
1997	AFL	National	Southern	2nd	8	6	Won Quarterfinals (Nashville) 52–49 Lost Semifinals (Arizona) 46–49	Tracey Perkins (Defensive Player of the Year)
1998	AFL	National	Southern	1st	12	2	Won Quarterfinals (San Jose) 65–46 Won Semifinals (New Jersey) 49–23 Lost ArenaBowl XII (Orlando) 31–62	Johnnie Harris (Defensive Player of the Year) Tim Marcum (Coach of the Year)
1999	AFL	National	Southern	1st	11	3	Lost Quarterfinals (Orlando) 19–41	Charles Wilson (Rookie of the Year)
2000	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	8	6	Won Wild Card Round (Milwaukee) 72–64 Lost Quarterfinals (Orlando) 24–34
2001	AFL	National	Southern	2nd	10	4	Lost Quarterfinals (Indiana) 31–68	Tim Marcum (Founder's Award)
2002	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	6	8	Won Wild Card Round (Los Angeles) 66–41 Lost Quarterfinals (San Jose) 48–55
2003	AFL	National	Southern	1st	12	4	Won Quarterfinals (Detroit) 52–48 Won Semifinals (Orlando) 60–50 Won ArenaBowl XVII (Arizona) 43–29
2004	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	9	7	Lost Conference Semifinals (San Jose) 52–56
2005	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	10	6	Lost Conference Semifinals (Georgia) 46–62
2006	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	7	9
2007	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	9	7	Lost Wild Card (Columbus) 55–56	Brett Dietz (Rookie of the Year)
2008	AFL	National	Southern	3rd	8	8
2009	The league suspended operations for the 2009 AFL season.^[6]
2010	AFL	American	South	2nd	11	5	Won Conference Semifinals (Tulsa) 68–38 Won Conference Championship (Orlando) 63–62 Lost ArenaBowl XXIII (Spokane) 57–69
2011	AFL	American	South	4th	7	11
2012	AFL	American	South	4th	8	10
2013	AFL	American	South	3rd	7	11	Lost Conference Semifinals (Jacksonville) 62–69
2014	AFL	American	South	2nd	8	10
2015	AFL	American	South	3rd	7	11
2016	AFL	American	—	4th	2	14	Lost Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia) 41–63
2017	AFL	—	—	2nd	10	4	Won Semifinal (Cleveland ) 73–59 Lost ArenaBowl XXX (Philadelphia) 40–44
Total					241	175	(includes only regular season)
					24	19	(includes only the postseason)
					265	194	(includes both regular season and postseason)

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References

General

"Pittsburgh Gladiators History". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006.
"Tampa Bay Storm History". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
"Pittsburgh Gladiators — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
"Tampa Bay Storm — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved September 8, 2008.

Specific

1 2 "Pittsburgh Gladiators History". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006.
1 2 "Tampa Bay Storm History". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
1 2 "Pittsburgh Gladiators — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
1 2 3 "Tampa Bay Storm — Team History". Arena Fan. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
↑ "St. Pete Times Forum: Home of the Five Time World Champion Tampa Bay Storm". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
↑ "AFL suspends 2009 season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.

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[5] "St. Pete Times Forum: Home of the Five Time World Champion Tampa Bay Storm". Tampa Bay Storm. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.

[6] "AFL suspends 2009 season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.

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