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| Milwaukee Mustangs |
| [[Image:|center|150px|Milwaukee Mustangs]] |
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| Year founded |
1994 |
| Year folded |
2001 |
| Prior names |
none |
| ArenaBowl championships |
none |
[edit] History
The Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 to 2001, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.
The team was founded in 1994 amidst rumors that the Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1936. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.
For many in the football-crazy Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. This led to the Mustangs being, arguably, the best supported team in the AFL's history. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at a time when average attendance was approx. 8,500). The Mustangs even led the AFL in attendance in 1996.
The AFL folded the team after the 2001 season, due to uncertainty regarding arena availability. Ever since then, the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was left without an arena football team until the formation of the Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the CIFL.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
Finish |
Playoff results |
| 1994 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
6th AC |
-- |
| 1995 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
4th AC Central |
-- |
| 1996 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
2nd AC Central |
Lost Week 1 (Albany) |
| 1997 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2nd AC Central |
Lost Week 1 (Arizona) |
| 1998 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
2nd AC Central |
-- |
| 1999 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3rd AC Central |
Lost Week 1 (Iowa) |
| 2000 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
2nd AC Central |
Lost Week 1 (Tampa Bay) |
| 2001 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
5th AC Central |
-- |
| Totals |
46 |
66 |
0 |
(including playoffs) |
[edit] Head Coaches
- 1994: Lou Saban, 0-4
- 1994 Art Haege, 0-8
- 1995-1997 Michael Trigg, 22-18
- 1998-2001 Rick Frazier, 24-32
[edit] Notable players
[edit] AFL Hall of Famers
[edit] Retired numbers
- 8: Kenny Stucker, 1994-1999
[edit] External links
