Rattlers Release 2005 Schedule
Published on October 27, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Arizona Rattlers News Release
Phoenix, AZ - The Arena Football League and the Arizona Rattlers released the 2005 Regular Season schedule today. New Head Coach Todd Shell and the Rattlers will begin their 14th season of Arena Football on January 28 with a road trip to Grand Rapids to face-off with Chris Jackson and the new look Rampage. Arizona will open their home schedule on Super Bowl Sunday in a meeting with Jay Gruden's Orlando Predators. The January 28th start date marks the earliest opening day in AFL history.
The 16 game schedule features several intriguing match-ups for Rattler fans. Arizona will travel to Atlanta, Georgia on February 13 for a meeting with the Georgia Force and their new Head Coach Doug Plank. Plank served as the Rattler's Defensive Coordinator for the past three seasons. The Rattlers will also travel to New York to meet up with Coach Shell's former team, the Dragons, on February 27th in an NBC battle. The re-match of ArenaBowl XVIII will come on May 14th, when the SaberCats will travel to America West Arena.
Arizona will appear on NBC three times, all of which come on the road. They will face off with the Dragons, the Tampa Storm, and the Las Vegas Gladiators on the Peacock Network. A local television schedule, as well as starting times for the first three home games will be announced at a later date.
The Arizona Rattlers will open their 14th season in Phoenix on February 6th against the Orlando Predators. For ticket information call 602-514-TDTD or log on to www.AZRattlers.com.
2005 Arizona Rattlers Regular Season Schedule
Date Opponent Time
Friday, January 28 at Grand Rapids Rampage 5:30 PM
Sunday, February 6 ORLANDO PREDATORS TBA
Saturday, February 12 at Georgia Force 5:00 PM
Sunday, February 20 COLORADO CRUSH TBA
Sunday, February 27 at New York Dragons 1:00 PM NBC
Sunday, March 6 LOS ANGELES AVENGERS TBA
Sunday, March 13 at Tampa Bay Storm 10:00 AM NBC
Saturday, March 19 LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS 7:00 PM
Monday, March 28 at Nashville Kats 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 3 at San Jose SaberCats 6:00 PM
Friday, April 8 COLUMBUS DESTROYERS 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 17 BYE
Friday, April 22 AUSTIN WRANGLERS 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 30 at Los Angeles Avengers 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 7 CHICAGO RUSH 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 14 SAN JOSE SABERCATS 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 22 at Las Vegas Gladiators 12:00 PM NBC
Please note the BYE during Week 12
All Home Games in Caps
All times are Arizona time, and times and dates are subject to change
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