This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Rattlers. The Rattlers are a professional arena football franchise of the Indoor Football League, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Since its inception in 1992, the team has played its home games at Footprint Center. From 1993 to 2004 the Rattlers made the playoffs every season, including five division championships from 1996 to 1999, and 2004. The team has made nine ArenaBowl appearances, winning five championships in franchise history, ArenaBowl VIII, ArenaBowl XI, ArenaBowl XXV, ArenaBowl XXVI, and ArenaBowl XXVII. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. In September 2009, it was announced that the Rattlers would return for the 2010 season, as a part of the league's relaunching.[1]
| ArenaBowl/United Bowl champions | ArenaBowl/United Bowl appearance | Division champions | Playoff berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | ||||||
| Arizona Rattlers | ||||||||
| — | Western | 3rd | 4 | 6 | ||||
| AFL | American | — | 2nd | 7 | 5 | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 56–49 Lost Semifinal (Detroit) 34–38 | ||
| AFL | American | — | 2nd | 8 | 4 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 52–24 Won Semifinal (Albany) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (Orlando) 36–31 | |
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 7 | 5 | Lost Quarterfinal (Iowa) 52–56 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 3 | Won Quarterfinal (Orlando) 65–48 Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 54–55 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 1st | 12 | 2 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Quarterfinal (Milwaukee) 46–29 Won Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 49–46 (OT) Won ArenaBowl XI (Iowa) 55–33 | |
| AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | Won Quarterfinal (Houston) 50–36 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 33–38 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | Won Quarterfinal (Nashville) 34–30 Lost Semifinal (Albany) 47–73 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 12 | 2 | Won Wild Card (Buffalo) 41–34 Won Quarterfinal (Albany) 53–50 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 44–56 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 6 | Won Wild Card (Detroit) 52–44 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 49–68 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 11 | 3 | Won Quarterfinal (Carolina) 61–59 Won Semifinal (Chicago) 46–35 Lost ArenaBowl XVI (San Jose) 14–52 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 3rd | 10 | 6 | Won Wild Card (Las Vegas) 69–26 Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 70–63 Won Semifinal (San Jose) 66–49 Lost ArenaBowl XVII (Tampa Bay) 29–43 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 5 | Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 59–42 Won Semifinal (Colorado) 45–41 Lost ArenaBowl XVIII (San Jose) 62–69 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 4th | 7 | 9 | |||
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | Won Wild Card (Utah) 57–34 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 48–62 | ||
| AFL | American | Western | 4th | 4 | 12 | |||
| AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | Lost Wild Card (Grand Rapids) 41–48 | ||
| 2009 | The AFL suspended operations for the 2009 season.[2] | |||||||
| AFL | National | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | Lost Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 49–57 | ||
| AFL | National | West | 1st | 16 | 2 | Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 62–33 Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (Jacksonville) 70–73 | ||
| AFL | National | West | 1st | 13 | 5 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 51–48 Won Conference Championship (Utah) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (Philadelphia) 72–54 | |
| AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 59–49 Won Conference Championship (Spokane) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (Philadelphia) 48–39 | |
| AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Conference Semifinal (Portland) 52–48 Won Conference Championship (San Jose) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (Cleveland) 72–32 | |
| AFL | National | West | 1st | 14 | 4 | Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 72–41 Lost Conference Championship (San Jose) 67–70 | ||
| AFL | National | — | 1st | 13 | 3 | Won Conference Semifinals (Portland) 84–40 Won Conference Championship (Cleveland) 82–41 Lost ArenaBowl XXIX (Philadelphia) 42–56 | ||
| Intense | — | 1st | 12 | 4 | align=left bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Won Conference Championship (Nebraska) 62–36 Won 2017 United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 50–41 | ||
| IFL | — | — | 2nd | 11 | 3 | Lost Semifinal (Sioux Falls) 68–69 OT | ||
| IFL | — | — | 1st | 14 | 0 | Won Semifinal (Nebraska) 62–45 Lost 2019 United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 53–56 | ||
| IFL | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| IFL | — | — | 1st | 12 | 2 | Won First round (Sioux Falls) 69–42 Won Semifinal (Duke City) 58–55 Lost United Bowl (Massachusetts) 34–37 | ||
| IFL | Western | — | 1st | 13 | 3 | Won First round (Duke City) 53–14 Lost Second round (Northern Arizona) 51–52 | ||
| IFL | Western | 1st | 11 | 4 | Lost First round (Northern Arizona) 53–62 | |||
| IFL | Western | 3rd | 11 | 5 | Won First round (Vegas) 39–38 Won Second round (Vegas) 58–23 Won IFL National Championship (Massachusetts) 53–16 | |||
| Total | 328 | 139 | Regular season | |||||
| 44 | 21 | Postseason | ||||||
| 372 | 160 | Regular season and postseason | ||||||