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Arena Football League team season
The 1996 Charlotte Rage season was the fifth and final season for the Charlotte Rage . They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 5–9 and were one of four teams in the National Conference to miss the playoffs.[ 1]
Week
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site (attendance)
Final score
Team record
1
April 27
at Memphis Pharaohs
W 54–30
1–0
Pyramid Arena (6,451)
2
May 4
at Albany Firebirds
L 32–63
1–1
Knickerbocker Arena (13,029)
3
May 11
Connecticut Coyotes
W 49–31
2–1
Charlotte Coliseum (7,866)
4
May 18
Arizona Rattlers
L 48–54 (OT)
2–2
Charlotte Coliseum (5,688)
5
May 25
at Iowa Barnstormers
L 13–33
2–3
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,850)
6
June 1
Florida Bobcats
L 40–51
2–4
Charlotte Coliseum (6,688)
7
June 7
at Orlando Predators
L 47–56
2–5
Orlando Arena (15,127)
8
June 15
Texas Terror
W 31–15
3–5
Charlotte Coliseum (6,359)
9
June 21
Albany Firebirds
L 36–88
3–6
Charlotte Coliseum (6,898)
10
June 29
at Tampa Bay Storm
W 66–53
4–6
ThunderDome (15,492)
11
July 5
at St. Louis Stampede
L 41–44
4–7
Kiel Center (5,255)
12
July 13
Anaheim Piranhas
L 40–44
4–8
Charlotte Coliseum (6,978)
13
July 19
at Connecticut Coyotes
L 51–31
5–8
Hartford Civic Center (7,893)
14
July 27
Milwaukee Center
L 43–50
5–9
Bradley Center (7,481)
15
Bye
[ 2]
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Blue indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
American Conference National Conference
Central Division Western Division
Eastern Division Southern Division
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Playoff appearances (2) Hall of Fame members