2015 New Orleans VooDoo season
2015 New Orleans VooDoo season | |
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General manager | Brandon Rizzuto |
Head coach | Dean Cokinos |
Home field | Smoothie King Center |
Results | |
Record | 3–14–1 |
Division place | 3rd AC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2015 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]
Standings
[edit]Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away | ||
East Division | |||||||||||
(1) Philadelphia Soul | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1060 | 823 | 6–0 | 11–3 | 9–0 | 6–3 | |
(4) Cleveland Gladiators | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 953 | 959 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 3–6 | 5–4 | |
New Orleans VooDoo | 3 | 14 | 1 | .194 | 692 | 919 | 0–6 | 2–12 | 3–6 | 0–8–1 | |
South Division | |||||||||||
(2) Orlando Predators | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 1023 | 951 | 5–1 | 10–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 | |
(3) Jacksonville Sharks | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 971 | 901 | 2–4 | 8–6 | 7–2 | 3–6 | |
Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 820 | 942 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 5–4 | 2–7 |
Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[2]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | March 28 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 51–50 | 1–0 | Smoothie King Center | 3,833 | [3] |
2 | Saturday | April 4 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 42–70 | 1–1 | Smoothie King Center | 3,818 | [4] |
3 | Saturday | April 11 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 42–47 | 1–2 | Smoothie King Center | 3,206 | [5] |
4 | Friday | April 17 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 13–42 | 1–3 | Amalie Arena | 9,122 | [6] |
5 | Saturday | April 25 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 42–55 | 1–4 | Smoothie King Center | 3,096 | [7] |
6 | Saturday | May 2 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Spokane Shock | W 66–63 | 2–4 | Smoothie King Center | 3,785 | [8] |
7 | Saturday | May 9 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 39–47 | 2–5 | Smoothie King Center | 4,015 | [9] |
8 | Friday | May 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 42–64 | 2–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,127 | [10] |
9 | Saturday | May 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 41–70 | 2–7 | Smoothie King Center | 4,021 | [11] |
10 | Saturday | May 30 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 34–35 | 2–8 | Amalie Arena | 13,581 | [12] |
11 | Saturday | June 6 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 41–62 | 2–9 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,197 | [13] |
12 | Friday | June 12 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 34–51 | 2–10 | Smoothie King Center | 4,131 | [14] |
13 | Bye | ||||||||
14 | Saturday | June 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 43–56 | 2–11 | Amway Center | 10,536 | [15] |
15 | Bye | ||||||||
16 | Friday | July 10 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 35–56 | 2–12 | SAP Center at San Jose | 9,321 | [16] |
17 | Saturday | July 18 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 65–53 | 3–12 | Smoothie King Center | 5,888 | [17] |
18 | Saturday | July 25 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at Las Vegas Outlaws | Game canceled.[18] Result is considered a tie. | ||||
19 | Sunday | August 2 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 28–61 | 3–13–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,018 | [19] |
20 | Saturday | August 8 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 33–36 | 3–14–1 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 11,486 | [20] |
Final roster
[edit]2015 New Orleans VooDoo final roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs Kickers |
Injured reserve
Other league exempt
League suspension
Refused to report
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics |
References
[edit]- ^ "VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "Slow Start Sinks Sharks in Season Opener, 51-50". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Gladiators Use Strong Second Half Surge to Defeat VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "VooDoo Lose Hard Fought Affair to Predators". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "Storm Use 28 Straight Points in the Second Half to Defeat VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ^ "VooDoo Rally Falls Short, Soul Remain Undefeated". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Lindholm Jolts Shock As Time Expires". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "VooDoo Rattled By Arizona Third Quarter Surge". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Gladiators Slip Away From VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Sharks Third Quarter Feeding Frenzy Drowns VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Lindholm's Extra Point Miss Costs VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Soul Use Big Third Quarter to Pull Away From VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Gladiators Halt Rally, Hold off VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ "Third Quarter Curse Continues, Predators Defeat VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Despite Duvalt's Career-Night VooDoo Fall to SaberCats". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "VooDoo Blow Away Storm in Home Finale". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled". Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Taggart Runs Over VooDoo". New Orleans VooDoo. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.