| Team: | Orlando Predators |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Division Place: | 2nd, Southern |
| Coach: | Perry Moss |
| Stadium: | Orlando Arena |
| Playoffs: | L Quarterfinals vs. Arizona |
The 1996 Orlando Predators season was the sixth season for the Orlando Predators. They finished the 1996 Arena Football League season 9–5 and finished the season with a loss in the quarterfinals of the playoffs to the Arizona Rattlers.[1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site (attendance) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | April 27 | at Arizona Rattlers | L 52–55 | 0–1 | America West Arena (14,939) | |||
| 2 | May 3 | Texas Terror | W 52–36 | 1–1 | Orlando Arena (14,678) | |||
| 3 | May 10 | Florida Bobcats | W 38–20 | 2–1 | Orlando Arena (16,116) | |||
| 4 | May 18 | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 42–63 | 2–2 | ThunderDome (16,444) | |||
| 5 | May 24 | at San Jose SaberCats | L 25–42 | 2–3 | San Jose Arena (15,470) | |||
| 6 | June 1 | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 45–38 | 3–3 | Hartford Civic Center (7,342) | |||
| 7 | June 7 | Charlotte Rage | W 56–47 | 4–3 | Orlando Arena (15,127) | |||
| 8 | Bye | |||||||
| 9 | June 21 | Iowa Barnstormers | L 50–59 | 4–4 | Orlando Arena (15,613) | |||
| 10 | June 29 | at Texas Terror | W 45–37 | 5–4 | Compaq Center (8,064) | |||
| 11 | July 6 | at Albany Firebirds | L 41–53 | 5–5 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,079) | |||
| 12 | July 12 | Minnesota Fighting Pike | W 56–12 | 6–5 | Orlando Arena (15,107) | |||
| 13 | July 19 | Tampa Bay Storm | W 40–39 | 7–5 | Orlando Arena (16,236) | |||
| 14 | July 27 | at Florida Bobcats | W 59–27 | 8–5 | West Palm Beach Auditorium (4,018) | |||
| 15 | August 2 | Anaheim Piranhas | W 50–44 (OT) | 9–5 | Orlando Arena (16,096) | |||
The Predators were awarded the No. 6 seed in the AFL playoffs.
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