# List of Arizona Rattlers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Rattlers. The Rattlers are a professional arena football franchise of the Indoor Football League, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Since its inception in 1992, the team has played its home games at Footprint Center. From 1993 to 2004 the Rattlers made the playoffs every season, including five division championships from 1996 to 1999, and 2004. The team has made nine ArenaBowl appearances, winning five championships in franchise history, ArenaBowl VIII, ArenaBowl XI, ArenaBowl XXV, ArenaBowl XXVI, and ArenaBowl XXVII. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. In September 2009, it was announced that the Rattlers would return for the 2010 season, as a part of the league's relaunching.

## Legend

| (#) | The order of league championship won by the franchise |
| Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
| T-# | Finished tied in that position with one or more teams |
| | ArenaBowl champions (1992–2016) |
| | IFL National Champions (2017–present) |
| | Conference champions |
| | Division champions |
| | Wild Card berth |

## Season records

| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason results | Head Coaches |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | W | L | Pct | Postseason results | Head Coaches |
| Arizona Rattlers |||||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | AFL | | Western | 3rd | 4 | 6 | .400 | | Danny White |
| 1993 | 1993 | AFL | American | | 2nd | 7 | 5 | .583 | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 56–49 Lost Semifinal (Detroit) 34–38 | Danny White |
| 1994 | 1994 | AFL | American | | 2nd | 8 | 4 | .667 | Won Quarterfinal (Charlotte) 52–24 Won Semifinal (Albany) 40–33 Won ArenaBowl VIII (1) (Orlando) 36–31 | Danny White |
| 1995 | 1995 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 7 | 5 | .583 | Lost Quarterfinal (Iowa) 52–56 | Danny White |
| 1996 | 1996 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 3 | .786 | Won Quarterfinal (Orlando) 65–48 Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 54–55 | Danny White |
| 1997 | 1997 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Quarterfinal (Milwaukee) 46–29 Won Semifinal (Tampa Bay) 49–46 (OT) Won ArenaBowl XI (2) (Iowa) 55–33 | Danny White |
| 1998 | 1998 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Quarterfinal (Houston) 50–36 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 33–38 | Danny White |
| 1999 | 1999 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Quarterfinal (Nashville) 34–30 Lost Semifinal (Albany) 47–73 | Danny White |
| 2000 | 2000 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Wild Card (Buffalo) 41–34 Won Quarterfinal (Albany) 53–50 Lost Semifinal (Orlando) 44–56 | Danny White |
| 2001 | 2001 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 6 | .571 | Won Wild Card (Detroit) 52–44 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 49–68 | Danny White |
| 2002 | 2002 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 11 | 3 | .786 | Won Quarterfinal (Carolina) 61–59 Won Semifinal (Chicago) 46–35 Lost ArenaBowl XVI (San Jose) 14–52 | Danny White |
| 2003 | 2003 | AFL | American | Western | 3rd | 10 | 6 | .625 | Won Wild Card (Las Vegas) 69–26 Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 70–63 Won Semifinal (San Jose) 66–49 Lost ArenaBowl XVII (Tampa Bay) 29–43 | Danny White |
| 2004 | 2004 | AFL | American | Western | 1st | 11 | 5 | .688 | Won Quarterfinal (Los Angeles) 59–42 Won Semifinal (Colorado) 45–41 Lost ArenaBowl XVIII (San Jose) 62–69 | Danny White |
| 2005 | 2005 | AFL | American | Western | 4th | 7 | 9 | .438 | | Todd Shell |
| 2006 | 2006 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | .500 | Won Wild Card (Utah) 57–34 Lost Quarterfinal (San Jose) 48–62 | Gene Nudo |
| 2007 | 2007 | AFL | American | Western | 4th | 4 | 12 | .250 | | Gene Nudo |
| 2008 | 2008 | AFL | American | Western | 2nd | 8 | 8 | .500 | Lost Wild Card (Grand Rapids) 41–48 | Kevin Guy |
| 2009 | 2009 | | | | | | | | | Kevin Guy |
| 2010 | 2010 | AFL | National | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | .625 | Lost Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 49–57 | Kevin Guy |
| 2011 | 2011 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 16 | 2 | .889 | Won Conference Semifinal (Spokane) 62–33 Won Conference Championship (Chicago) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (Jacksonville) 70–73 | Kevin Guy |
| 2012 | 2012 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 13 | 5 | .722 | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 51–48 Won Conference Championship (Utah) 75–69 Won ArenaBowl XXV (3) (Philadelphia) 72–54 | Kevin Guy |
| 2013 | 2013 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | .833 | Won Conference Semifinal (San Jose) 59–49 Won Conference Championship (Spokane) 65–57 Won ArenaBowl XXVI (4) (Philadelphia) 48–39 | Kevin Guy |
| 2014 | 2014 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 15 | 3 | .833 | Won Conference Semifinal (Portland) 52–48 Won Conference Championship (San Jose) 72–56 Won ArenaBowl XXVII (5) (Cleveland) 72–32 | Kevin Guy |
| 2015 | 2015 | AFL | National | West | 1st | 14 | 4 | .778 | Won National Conference Semifinals (Shock) 72–41 Lost National Conference Championship (at SaberCats) 67–70 | Kevin Guy |
| 2016 | 2016 | AFL | National | | 1st | 13 | 3 | .813 | Won National Conference Semifinals (Steel) 84–40 Won National Conference Championship (Gladiators) 82–41 Lost ArenaBowl XXIX (vs. Soul) 42–56 | Kevin Guy |
| 2017 | 2017 | IFL | Intense | | 1st | 12 | 4 | .750 | Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–36 Won 2017 United Bowl (6) (vs. Storm) 50–41 | Kevin Guy |
| 2018 | 2018 | IFL | | | 2nd | 11 | 3 | .786 | Lost Semifinals (Storm) 68–69 (OT) | Kevin Guy |
| 2019 | 2019 | IFL | | | 1st | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Intense Conference Championship (Danger) 62–45 Lost 2019 United Bowl (vs. Storm) 53–56 | Kevin Guy |
| 2020 | 2020 | IFL | | | | | | | | Kevin Guy |
| 2021 | 2021 | IFL | | | 1st | 12 | 2 | .857 | Won Round One (Storm) 69–42 Won Western Conference Championship (Gladiators) 58–55 Lost 2021 United Bowl (vs. Pirates) 34–37 | Kevin Guy |
| 2022 | 2022 | IFL | Western | | 1st | 13 | 3 | .813 | Won Round One (Gladiators) 53–14 Lost Western Conference Championship (Wranglers) 51–52 | Kevin Guy |
| 2023 | 2023 | IFL | Western | | 1st | 11 | 4 | .733 | Lost Round One (Wranglers) 53–62 | Kevin Guy |
| 2024 | 2024 | IFL | Western | | 3rd | 11 | 5 | .688 | Won Quarterfinals (at Knight Hawks) 39–38 Won Western Conference Championship (Strike Force) 58–23 Won 2024 IFL National Championship (7) (vs. Pirates) 53–16 | Kevin Guy |