Pensacola barracudas
Pensacola barracudas ![]() |
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City: | Pensacola , Florida | ||
Founded: | 1999 | ||
League (): | af2 : (2000-2002) | ||
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Greatest successes | |||
af2 : 2000 | Playoff participations | ||
af2 : - | League champions | ||
Stadion | |||
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Pensacola Civic Center |
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Address: | 201 East Gregory Street Pensacola, FL 32502 | ||
Capacity: | 8,150 | ||
Data status | |||
5th August 2017 |
The Pensacola Barracudas were an arena football team from Pensacola, Florida that played in af2 . The barracudas played their home games in the Pensacola Civic Center .
history
The Barracudas were founded in 1999 and started as one of the fifteen participating franchises in the newly founded af2 in 2000.
The owner was the company Berkman & Co., which also established the Birmingham Steeldogs and the Jacksonville Tomcats in the same year in the af2. In order to launch a franchise in af2, the owners had to pay $ 150,000 per franchise.
The playoffs were reached in the first season. In the first round they failed with 19:55 at the Quad City Steamwheelers . In the following two years, the playoffs were missed.
In 2000, the Barracudas had an average of over 7,000 spectators per game for af2 standards. After the 2002 season, fewer than 3,000 spectators attended the team's home games.
After the 2002 season, the franchise dissolved.
Season statistics
year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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2000 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 8th | 8th | No | N quarterfinals vs. Quad City Steamwheelers 19:55 |
2001 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 5 | 11 | No | |
2002 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 8th | 8th | No |
Audience development
year | team | league | Audience average |
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2000 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 7,294 |
2001 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 3,742 |
2002 | Pensacola barracudas | af2 | 2,737 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Pensacola Barracudas, Arena Football 2. In: Fun While It Lasted. November 4, 2011, accessed August 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Pensacola Barracudas Team History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Pensacola Barracudas Team History - 2000 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2000 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .