| Team: | Florida Bobcats |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 6–8 |
| Division Place: | 3rd, Southern |
| Coach: | Jim Jensen |
| Stadium: | West Palm Beach Auditorium |
| Playoffs: | Did not make playoffs |
| Previous: | 1995 |
The 1996 Florida Bobcats season was the fifth season for the Florida Bobcats, and the first under that name. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 6–8 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 26 | Connecticut Coyotes | W 55–27 | 1–0 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,306) | |||
| 2 | May 5 | at Anaheim Piranhas | L 38–50 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (11,882) | |||
| 3 | May 10 | at Orlando Predators | L 20–38 | 1–2 | Orlando Arena (16,116) | |||
| 4 | May 18 | San Jose SaberCats | L 26–43 | 1–3 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,479) | |||
| 5 | May 25 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 37–53 | 1–4 | America West Arena (15,505) | |||
| 6 | June 1 | at Charlotte Rage | W 51–40 | 2–4 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,688) | |||
| 7 | June 8 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 47–55 | 2–5 | ThunderDome (14,117) | |||
| 8 | June 15 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | W 63–28 | 3–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,450) | |||
| 9 | June 22 | Texas Terror | W 50–26 | 4–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,970) | |||
| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | July 6 | Tampa Bay Storm | L 36–39 | 4–6 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,663) | |||
| 12 | July 13 | at Texas Terror | W 49–34 | 5–6 | Compaq Center (7,607) | |||
| 13 | July 20 | Albany Firebirds | L 63–66 | 5–7 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (3,601) | |||
| 14 | July 27 | Orlando Predators | L 27–59 | 5–8 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,018) | |||
| 15 | August 3 | at St. Louis Stampede | W 36–35 | 6–8 | Kiel Center (8,752) | |||