History
The
Milwaukee Mustangs
were an
Arena Football League team. They played from
1994 to
2001, in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's
Bradley Center.
The team was founded in 1994 amidst rumors that the
Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1936. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December contest at
Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.
For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at a time when average attendance was approx. 8,500). The Mustangs even led the AFL in attendance in 1996.
The AFL folded the team after the 2001 season, due to uncertainty regarding arena availability. Ever since then, the city was left without an arena football team until the formation of the
Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the
Continental Indoor Football League in 2008. A new arena team for Milwaukee (
Milwaukee Iron) began play in the
af2 League in 2009.
Season-by-season
Note:
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties''
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| Finish
| Playoff results
|
| 1994
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 6th AC
| --
|
| 1995
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4th AC Central
| --
|
| 1996
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 2nd AC Central
| Lost Week 1 (Albany 70-58)
|
| 1997
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2nd AC Central
| Lost Week 1 (Arizona 46-29)
|
| 1998
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2nd AC Central
| --
|
| 1999
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 3rd AC Central
| Lost Week 1 (Iowa 66-34)
|
| 2000
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2nd AC Central
| Lost Week 1 (Tampa Bay 72-64)
|
| 2001
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 5th AC Central
| --
|
| Totals
| 46
| 66
| 0
| (including playoffs)
|
Head Coaches
- 1994: Lou Saban, 0-4
- 1994 Art Haege, 0-8
- 1995-1997 Michael Trigg, 22-18
- 1998-2001 Rick Frazier, 24-32
Notable players
- Alvin Ashley
- Bret Bielema-G
- Gary Compton-WR
- Clint Dolezel - QB
- Mark Grieb - QB
- Todd Hammel - QB
- Anthony Jefferson
- Kevin McDougal
- Wayne Wade
- Kenny Stucker-K
- Dave Miller-RB/LB
AFL Hall of Famers
Retired numbers
- 8: Kenny Stucker, 1994-1999
- 5: [Todd Hamell]1995-1999
- 3: [Gary Compton]1994-2001