1995 Iowa Barnstormers season

AFL football league season

1995 Iowa Barnstormers season

Head coach| John Gregory
Home field| Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record| 7–5
Division place| 2nd, Central
Playoff finish| W Quarterfinals vs. Arizona
L Semifinals vs. Orlando

* Iowa Barnstormers seasons
* 1996 ->

The 1995 Iowa Barnstormers season was the first season for the Iowa Barnstormers. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 7–5 and ended the season with a loss in the semifinals of the playoffs against the Orlando Predators.[1]

## Schedule

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### Regular season

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Game site (attendance)

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Final score  | Team record
1  | May 12  | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 69–61  | 1–0  | Bradley Center (12,297)
2  | May 20  | Miami Hooters | W 41–29  | 2–0  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,628)
3  | May 25  | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 51–18  | 3–0  | Hartford Civic Center (7,340)
4  | June 3  | St. Louis Stampede | L 38–44  | 3–1  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,081)
5  | June 10  | at Arizona Rattlers | W 62–54  | 4–1  | America West Arena (15,505)
6  | June 16  | Memphis Pharaohs | L 54–57 (OT)  | 4–2  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,187)
7  | June 24  | San Jose SaberCats | L 17–33  | 4–3  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
8  | June 30  | at St. Louis Stampede | W 52–35  | 5–3  | Kiel Center (12,270)
9  | Bye
10  | July 15  | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 74–35  | 6–3  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
11  | July 21  | Las Vegas Sting | L 34–40  | 6–4  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)
12  | July 29  | at Albany Firebirds | L 56–73  | 6–5  | Knickerbocker Arena (12,603)
13  | August 5  | at Memphis Pharaohs | W 45–32  | 7–5  | Pyramid Arena (12,621)

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### Playoffs

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The Barnstormers were awarded the No. 5 seed in the AFL playoffs.

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Game site (attendance)

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Final score  | Playoff record
Quarterfinals  | August 13  | at (4) Arizona Rattlers | W 56–52  | 1–0  | America West Arena (14,761)
Semifinals  | August 19  | (6) Orlando Predators | L 49–56  | 1–1  | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411)

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## Standings

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Team  | Overall  | Division

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Wins  | Losses  | Percentage  | Wins  | Losses  | Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
Albany Firebirds | 7  | 5  | 0.583  | 3  | 1  | 0.750
Charlotte Rage | 5  | 7  | 0.417  | 3  | 1  | 0.750
Connecticut Coyotes | 1  | 11  | 0.083  | 0  | 4  | 0.000
Southern Division
Tampa Bay Storm | 10  | 2  | 0.833  | 4  | 0  | 1.000
Orlando Predators | 7  | 5  | 0.583  | 2  | 2  | 0.500
Miami Hooters | 1  | 11  | 0.083  | 0  | 4  | 0.000
American Conference
Central Division
St. Louis Stampede | 9  | 3  | 0.750  | 4  | 2  | 0.667
Iowa Barnstormers | 7  | 5  | 0.583  | 4  | 2  | 0.667
Memphis Pharaohs | 6  | 6  | 0.500  | 3  | 3  | 0.500
Milwaukee Mustangs | 4  | 8  | 0.333  | 1  | 5  | 0.167
Western Division
San Jose SaberCats | 8  | 4  | 0.667  | 2  | 2  | 0.500
Arizona Rattlers | 7  | 5  | 0.583  | 3  | 1  | 0.750
Las Vegas Sting | 6  | 6  | 0.500  | 1  | 3  | 0.250

* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Blue indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best regular season record

## Awards

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Position  | Player  | Award  | All-Arena team

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Kicker | Mike Black | - | 1st
Head coach | John Gregory | Head Coach of the Year | \-
Owner | Jim Foster | Executive of the Year | \-

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Iowa Barnstormers Team History - 1995 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
2. ^ a b "1995 Iowa Barnstormers Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

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1995 AFL season

| American Conference| National Conference

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| Central Division| Western Division

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* Iowa Barnstormers
* Memphis Pharaohs
* Milwaukee Mustangs
* St. Louis Stampede

* Arizona Rattlers
* Las Vegas Sting
* San Jose SaberCats

| Eastern Division| Southern Division

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* Albany Firebirds
* Charlotte Rage
* Connecticut Coyotes

* Miami Hooters
* Orlando Predators
* Tampa Bay Storm

Related articles
1995 Arena Football League season
ArenaBowl IX
Arenas

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Iowa Barnstormers

* Founded in 1995
* Based in Des Moines, Iowa
League championships denoted in bold

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Players

Arenas|

* Veterans Memorial Auditorium
* Wells Fargo Arena

Presidents|

* Foster
* Lamberti

Head coaches|

* Gregory
* Haege
* Bruce
* Gregory
* Smith
* Hohensee
* Brannen
* Wooten
* Ismail
* Moss

Playoff appearances (10)|

| AFL:|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000

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AF2:|

* 2009

IFL:|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021

Division championships (5)|

| AFL:|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000

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AF2:|

* 2009

ArenaBowl appearances (2)|

* X
* XI

United Bowl appearances (1)|

* 2018

Retired numbers|

* 13

Hall of Fame members|

* Jim Foster
* Mike Hohensee
* Jon Roehlk
* Kurt Warner

Leagues|

* Arena Football League (1995–2000; 2010–2014)
* AF2 (2001; 2008–2009)
* Indoor Football League (2015–present)

Seasons (21)

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* 2009

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* 2010
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* ~~2020~~
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