1994 Arena Football League season
# 1994 Arena Football League season

The 1994 Arena Football League season was the eighth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Arizona Rattlers, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl VIII.

## Team movement

Three expansion teams joined the league: the Fort Worth Cavalry, Las Vegas Sting, and the Milwaukee Mustangs.

Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Rockers and the Dallas Texans folded and the Detroit Drive relocated to Massachusetts to become the Massachusetts Marauders. The Denver Dynamite remained inactive.

## Standings

1994 Arena Football League standingsviewtalkedit :

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | 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 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl VIII | ArenaBowl VIII | ArenaBowl VIII |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Orlando | 34 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fort Worth | 14 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fort Worth | 14 | 1 | Orlando | 51 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Massachusetts | 42 | | | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 58 | 4 | Massachusetts | 42 | | | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay | 51 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tampa Bay | 51 | | | | 1 | Orlando | 31 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arizona | 36 |
| 2 | Albany | 49 | | | | | | | 3 | Arizona | 36 |
| 7 | Las Vegas | 30 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Las Vegas | 30 | 2 | Albany | 33 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arizona | 40 | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 52 | 3 | Arizona | 40 | | | |
| 6 | Charlotte | 24 | | | | | | |

## All-Arena team

| Position | First team | Second team |
| - | - | - |
| Quarterback | Ben Bennett, Orlando | Mike Perez, Albany |
| Fullback/Linebacker | Paul McGowan, Orlando | Tony Burse, Massachusetts |
| Wide receiver/Defensive back | Barry Wagner, Orlando | Cedric Tillman, Arizona |
| Wide receiver/Linebacker | Bruce LaSane, Miami | Niu Sale, Massachusetts |
| Offensive specialist | Eddie Brown, Albany | Khevin Pratt, Charlotte |
| Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Webbie Burnett, Orlando Robert Stewart, Charlotte Dannie Lockett, Massachusetts | D'artagain Wise, Arizona Ralph Jarvis, Massachusetts Rusty Russell, Orlando |
| Defensive specialist | Carlton Johnson, Las Vegas Durwood Roquemore, Orlando | Riley Ware, Massachusetts Donald Brown, Miami |
| Kicker | Jorge Cimadevilla, Orlando | Franco Grilla, Albany |
