1994 Las Vegas Sting season

The 1994 Las Vegas Sting season was the first season for the Las Vegas Sting. They finished the 1994 season 5–7 and lost in the quarterfinals of the AFL playoffs to the Albany Firebirds.[1]

1994 Las Vegas Sting season
Head coachBabe Parilli
Home fieldMGM Grand Garden Arena
Results
Record5–7
Division place4th, American
Playoff finishL Quarterfinals vs. Albany Firebirds

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Team record
1 May 21 Miami Hooters L 22–35 0–1 MGM Grand Garden Arena (10,109)
2 May 26 Massachusetts Marauders L 30–31 0–2 MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,038)
3 June 3 at Orlando Predators L 9–38 0–3 Amway Arena (13,995)
4 June 10 at Milwaukee Mustangs W 32–24 1–3 Bradley Center (12,155)
5 June 18 Cleveland Thunderbolts W 26–22 2–3 MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,962)
6 June 25 at Cleveland Thunderbolts L 20–46 2–4 Richfield Coliseum (8,322)
7 July 2 Arizona Rattlers L 7–50 2–5 MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,018)
8 July 8 at Massachusetts Marauders L 45–63 2–6 Worcester Centrum (5,907)
9 Bye
10 July 23 Fort Worth Cavalry W 47–37 3–6 MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,414)
11 July 29 at Fort Worth Cavalry W 35–32 4–6 Tarrant County Convention Center (7,021)
12 August 6 Tampa Bay Storm W 63–58 5–6 MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,941)
13 August 12 at Arizona Rattlers L 46–51 5–7 Talking Stick Resort Arena (15,102)

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Standings

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Team Overall Conference Scoring
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
American Conference
xy-Albany Firebirds 10 2 .833 5 1 .833 642 507 53.5 42.25 W 2
x-Arizona Rattlers 8 4 .667 5 1 .833 525 441 43.75 36.75 W 1
x-Massachusetts Marauders 8 4 .667 6 1 .857 586 504 48.83 42 W 1
x-Las Vegas Sting 5 7 .417 2 5 .286 372 484 31 40.3 L 1
Cleveland Thunderbolts 2 10 .167 1 5 .167 445 548 37.08 45.67 L 2
Milwaukee Mustangs 0 12 .000 0 6 .000 386 609 32.16 50.75 L 12
National Conference
xyz-Orlando Predators 11 1 .917 4 1 .800 579 341 48.25 28.42 L 1
x-Tampa Bay Storm 7 5 .583 4 2 .667 561 564 46.75 47 W 1
x-Charlotte Rage 5 7 .417 2 4 .333 442 503 36.83 42.42 L 1
x-Fort Worth Cavalry 5 7 .417 3 2 .600 556 490 36.66 41.92 W 1
Miami Hooters 5 7 .417 1 5 .167 388 491 32.3 40.92 W 1

z – clinched homefield advantage • y – clinched division title • x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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The Sting were seeded seventh overall in the AFL playoffs.

Round Date Opponent Results Game site (attendance)
Final score Playoff record
Quarterfinals August 20 at (2) Albany Firebirds L 30–49 0–1 Knickerbocker Arena (11,713)

Awards

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Position Player Award All-Arena team
Defensive specialist Carlos Johnson - 1st

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Las Vegas Sting Team History - 1994 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "1994 Las Vegas Sting Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.