1994 Fort Worth Cavalry season
The 1994 Fort Worth Cavalry season was the first and only season for the Arena Football League franchise.
| 1994 Fort Worth Cavalry season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Woody Kern |
| Head coach | Michael Trigg |
| General manager | Michael Trigg |
| Home field | Tarrant County Convention Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-7 |
| Conference place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Lost Quarterfinals 14-34 vs. Orlando Predators |
Pre-season
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Friday | May 6 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 30-50[1] | --- | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[2] |
8,816[3] |
| 2 | Friday | May 13 | Arizona Rattlers[4] | L – [5] | --- | Tarrant County Convention Center | |
Regular season
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||||||
| 2 | Monday | May 23 | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 65-28[6] | 1-0 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 2,852[7] | ||
| 3 | Monday | May 30 | Massachusetts Marauders | L 28-38[8] | 1-1 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 3,360[9] | ||
| 4 | Saturday | June 4 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 45-58[3] | 1-2 | Thunderdome | 14,995[3] | ||
| 5 | Friday | June 10 | at Charlotte Rage | W 54-30[11] | 2-2 | Charlotte Coliseum | 9,631 | ||
| 6 | Monday | June 20 | Albany Firebirds | L 41-45[12] | 2-3 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 3,465[12] | ||
| 7 | Friday | June 24 | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 50-44[13] | 3-3 | Bradley Center | 13,703[13] | ||
| 8 | Monday | July 4 | Charlotte Rage | W 42-20[15] | 4-3 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 3,126[15] | ||
| 9 | Saturday | July 9 | at Albany Firebirds | L 64-65 (OT)[16] | 4-4 | Knickerbocker Arena | 11,201[16] | ||
| 10 | Monday | July 18 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 43-53[17] | 4-5 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 3,107[17] | ||
| 11 | Saturday | July 23 | at Las Vegas Sting | L 34-47[18] | 4-6 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 5,414 | ||
| 12 | Friday | July 29 | Las Vegas Sting | L 32-35[19] | 4-7 | Tarrant County Convention Center | 5,647[19] | ||
| 13 | Friday | August 5 | at Miami Hooters | W 58-27[20] | 5-7 | Miami Arena | 8,872[21] | ||
Standings
1994 Arena Football League standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Playoffs
| Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Friday | August 19 | at Orlando Predators | L 14-34[22] | --- | Orlando Arena | 14,047 |
Roster
| 1994 Fort Worth Cavalry roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs
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Fullbacks/Linebackers
Offensive/Defensive linemen
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Wide Receivers/Linebackers
Kickers |
Injury Reserve
Exempt List
Rookies in italics → More rosters | |||
References
- Strait, Dustin (May 7, 1994). "Storm bursts on Cavalry, 50-30". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
The Tampa Bay Storm rolled to a 50-30 victory over the Fort Worth Cavalry Friday night in its first Arena League preseason game.
- Mills, Roger (May 6, 1994). "Storm looking to dish out more defense in '94 season". St. Petersburg Times. p. 5C. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- Munn, Scott (May 7, 1994). "Tampa Bay Storms Past Fort Worth in Great Indoors". NewsOK.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- Munn, Scott (May 1, 1994). "Arena Ball Promoters Optimistic". NewsOK.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- "Cavalry gets rattled in Arena home debut". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 14, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- Higgins, Brian (May 24, 1994). "Cavalry Crushes Mustangs; Milwaukee loses regular-season opener, 65-28". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- "Cavalry searching for ways to fill empty seats with football fans". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 30, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
A mere 2,852 fans showed up at the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Convention Center last Monday when the Cavalry made its Arena Football League debut with a convincing 65-28 triumph against the Milwaukee Mustangs.
- "Another Mass. Victory; Marauders 2-0 in Arena League". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. May 31, 1994. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- McAllister, Mike (May 31, 1994). "Cavalry's charge falls short, 38-28". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
The Cavalry fell behind and saw their late comeback fall short in a 38-28 loss before 3,360 at Tarrant County Convention Center.
- Mills, Roger (June 5, 1994). "Storm gets its first win". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1C. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- "Cavalry wins at Charlotte, 54-30". The Dallas Morning News. June 11, 1994. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- "Firebirds receiver scorches Cavalry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 21, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
Brown caught five touchdown passes, including the game-winner with seven seconds remaining, to stun a crowd of 3,465 fans at the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Convention Center.
- Smith, Jerry C. (June 25, 1994). "Cavalry Charges Past Mustangs". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
The Milwaukee Mustangs showed their inexperience Friday night, squandering a 14-point lead to fall to the Fort Worth Cavalry, 50-44 before a crowd of 13,703 at the Bradley Center.
- Murray, Ken (June 27, 1994). "Colts Camp Update". The Baltimore Sun. p. 9C. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- McAllister, Mike (July 5, 1994). "Cavalry defense stifles Charlotte in 42-20 win". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
The Cavalry shut out Charlotte for most of the first half before pulling away for a 42-20 win in front of 3,126 at the Tarrant County Convention Center.
- Boggie, Tom (July 10, 1994). "Wild finish as 'Birds win". The Daily Gazette. p. F1. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- McAllister, Mike (July 19, 1994). "Cavalry stopped by returns". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
LaFrance's two 50-yard returns broke the back of Trigg's team before 3,107 fans at Tarrant County Convention Center.
- "Sports Briefly". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 24, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
Former Texas Tech and Dallas Texans standout Tyrone Thurman scored twice to help the Las Vegas Sting defeat the Fort Worth Cavalry, 47-37.
- McAllister, Mike (July 30, 1994). "Cavalry playoff plans dim with 35-32 loss". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
Instead, the Sting might have delivered the knockout punch to the Cavalry's Arena Football League playoff hopes with a 35-32 win before 5,647 at Tarrant County Convention Center.
- "Cavalry ends skid to earn playoff bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 6, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
From a four-game losing streak to an ArenaBowl title? That's what Fort Worth Cavalry coach Michael Trigg suggested might happen after his team's 58-27 victory last night against the Miami Hooters. The Cavalry clinched an Arena Football League playoff berth with the victory.
- "Miami Falls, 58-27, Sees Playoffs Bid Dim". The Miami Herald. August 6, 1994. p. 7D. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- Boggie, Tom. "Firebirds realize better play needed to advance". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York. p. E1. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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