2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season

2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season
OwnerEd Gatlin[1]
General managerDavid Vance
Head coachBob Cortese
Home stadiumMyriad Convention Center
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd
PlayoffsWon Wild Card (at Sea Wolves) 52–38
Lost Quarterfinal (at SaberCats) 40–63

The 2000 Oklahoma Wranglers season is the sixth season for the franchise, and the first in Oklahoma City. The team played in the Arena Football League, and played the previous season in Portland, Oregon as the Portland Forest Dragons.[2] The team was coached by Bob Cortese and played their home games at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The Wranglers finished third in the American Conference West Division with a 7–7 record earned the 10 seed for the AFL playoffs.[3] They lost in the quarterfinals to the San Jose SaberCats.

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 April 15 Buffalo Destroyers W 62–51[4] 1–0 Myriad Convention Center Recap
2 April 21 San Jose SaberCats W 68–64 2–0 Myriad Convention Center Recap
3 May 1 at Los Angeles Avengers W 59–33 3–0 Staples Center Recap
4 May 5 Los Angeles Avengers W 65–44 4–0 Myriad Convention Center Recap
5 May 12 at San Jose SaberCats L 30–37 4–1 San Jose Arena Recap
6 May 19 at New England Sea Wolves L 42–49 4–2 Hartford Civic Center Recap
7 May 26 Orlando Predators L 28–35 4–3 Myriad Convention Center Recap
8 June 10 at New Jersey Red Dogs L 40–56 4–4 Continental Airlines Arena Recap
9 June 15 at Arizona Rattlers L 28–42 4–5 America West Arena Recap
10 June 24 Iowa Barnstormers W 58–50 5–5 Myriad Convention Center Recap
11 July 3 Arizona Rattlers L 29–56 5–6 Myriad Convention Center Recap
12 July 7 at Florida Bobcats W 47–22 6–6 National Car Rental Center Recap
13 July 15 at Milwaukee Mustangs L 39–49 6–7 Bradley Center Recap
14 July 20 Grand Rapids Rampage W 59–17 7–7 Myriad Convention Center Recap

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Game
recap
Wild Card July 28 New England Sea Wolves (7) W 52–38 Hartford Civic Center Recap
Quarterfinals August 4 vs. San Jose SaberCats (1) L 20–31 San Jose Arena Recap

See also

References

  1. ^ Kramer, Bill (April 15, 2000). "Wranglers owner brings new football to old football state". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Kramer, Bill (January 7, 2000). "Wranglers new name for AFL team". Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "2000 Oklahoma Wranglers". Arenafan.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Destroyers fall in opener". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. April 16, 2000. p. 15. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .


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