2015 New Orleans VooDoo season explained

Team:New Orleans VooDoo
Year:2015
Record:3–14–1
Division Place:3rd AC East
Coach:Dean Cokinos
General Manager:Brandon Rizzuto
Stadium:Smoothie King Center
Playoffs:Did not qualify
No Nextseason:true

The New Orleans VooDoo season was the ninth and final season and for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team finished the regular season dead last in the league at 3–14-1, with one game cancelled and regarded officially as a tie, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight season. Following the season, the AFL, which had operated the team as owners since July 15, announced that the VooDoo would cease operations effective immediately.[1]

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 288:00 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksW 51–501–0Smoothie King Center3,833[3]
2SaturdayApril 48:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsL 42–701–1Smoothie King Center3,818[4]
3SaturdayApril 118:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsL 42–471–2Smoothie King Center3,206[5]
4FridayApril 177:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormL 13–421–3Amalie Arena9,122[6]
5SaturdayApril 258:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 42–551–4Smoothie King Center3,096[7]
6SaturdayMay 28:00 p.m. EDTSpokane ShockW 66–632–4Smoothie King Center3,785[8]
7SaturdayMay 98:00 p.m. EDTArizona RattlersL 39–472–5Smoothie King Center4,015[9]
8FridayMay 157:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 42–642–6Quicken Loans Arena12,127[10]
9SaturdayMay 237:00 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksL 41–702–7Smoothie King Center4,021[11]
10SaturdayMay 307:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormL 34–352–8Amalie Arena13,581[12]
11SaturdayJune 66:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 41–622–9Wells Fargo Center8,197[13]
12FridayJune 128:30 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsL 34–512–10Smoothie King Center4,131[14]
13Bye
14SaturdayJune 277:00 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsL 43–562–11Amway Center10,536[15]
15Bye
16FridayJuly 1010:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 35–562–12SAP Center at San Jose9,321[16]
17SaturdayJuly 188:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 65–533–12Smoothie King Center5,888[17]
18SaturdayJuly 2510:30 p.m. EDTat Las Vegas OutlawsGame canceled.[18] Result is considered a tie.
19SundayAugust 24:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 28–613–13–1Wells Fargo Center10,018[19]
20SaturdayAugust 87:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksL 33–363–14–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena11,486[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations . Arena Football League . www.arenafootballleague.com . August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811220131/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/080915aad.html . 2015-08-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2015 AFL Schedule . Arena Football League . ww.grfx.cstv.com . December 22, 2014 . December 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222181605/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afl/sports/a-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/schedule/schedule.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Slow Start Sinks Sharks in Season Opener, 51-50. March 29, 2015. Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 1, 2015.
  4. Web site: Gladiators Use Strong Second Half Surge to Defeat VooDoo. April 5, 2015. Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: VooDoo Lose Hard Fought Affair to Predators. April 11, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 12, 2015.
  6. Web site: Storm Use 28 Straight Points in the Second Half to Defeat VooDoo. April 17, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 17, 2015.
  7. Web site: VooDoo Rally Falls Short, Soul Remain Undefeated. April 26, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 29, 2015.
  8. Web site: Lindholm Jolts Shock As Time Expires. May 2, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 5, 2015.
  9. Web site: VooDoo Rattled By Arizona Third Quarter Surge. May 9, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 10, 2015.
  10. Web site: Gladiators Slip Away From VooDoo. May 16, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 17, 2015.
  11. Web site: Sharks Third Quarter Feeding Frenzy Drowns VooDoo. May 23, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2015.
  12. Web site: Lindholm's Extra Point Miss Costs VooDoo. May 30, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 2, 2015.
  13. Web site: Soul Use Big Third Quarter to Pull Away From VooDoo. June 6, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2015.
  14. Web site: Gladiators Halt Rally, Hold off VooDoo. June 13, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 13, 2015.
  15. Web site: Third Quarter Curse Continues, Predators Defeat VooDoo. June 27, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015.
  16. Web site: Despite Duvalt's Career-Night VooDoo Fall to SaberCats. July 11, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015.
  17. Web site: VooDoo Blow Away Storm in Home Finale. July 19, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015.
  18. Web site: Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled. July 16, 2015. Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015.
  19. Web site: Taggart Runs Over VooDoo. August 2, 2015. New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. August 3, 2015.
  20. Web site: Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo. August 8, 2015. Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015.

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