2010 Jacksonville Sharks season The Jacksonville Sharks season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the Arena Football League . The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena . The Sharks put together a 12 – 4 record , winning the South division and was also the top team in the American Conference . However the Sharks lost a back - and - forth game at home to the Orlando Predators in the opening playoff round by a score of 69 – 73 . Regular season schedule . The first game in franchise history for the Sharks was on April 3 as they visited the Yard Dawgz . Their first home game for the franchise is on April 16 during Week 3 against the Predators . The conclusion of the regular season was at home in Week 18 against the Shock on July 30 . Regular season . Week 1 : at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz . The first game in franchise history for the Sharks was a low - scoring affair in the 1st half , with the Sharks holding a slight lead at 13 – 10 at halftime . The Sharks pulled away in the 3rd quarter with three touchdown passes . Their lead fell to only 10 points with just over 4 minutes to play , but the Sharks ' special teams returned an onside kick for a touchdown to seal their first - ever win . The Sharks only put up 225 yards of total offense , while quarterback Aaron Garcia , who had most recently played for the New York Dragons in 2008 , completed 11 passes on 16 attempts for 154 yards , but 5 of those passes were touchdowns . Week 2 : at Alabama Vipers . The Sharks led by a touchdown at halftime , but gave up 42 points to the Vipers in the 2nd half , losing the game 63 – 49 . After scoring the 2nd half ' s first touchdown , the Sharks went nearly 20 minutes without another touchdown , allowing the Vipers to take a 21 - point lead in the meantime . It was a deficit too great for the Sharks to overcome , despite scoring a touchdown on their last two drives of the game . Quarterback Aaron Garcia threw for 186 yards , with 5 touchdowns , but 2 interceptions . The Sharks had only 190 net yards in the game . Week 3 : vs . Orlando Predators . The Sharks took on one of their in - state opponents for the first time ever in what was called the " Jive on 95 , " similar to the name of the Predators ' in - state rivalry with the Tampa Bay Storm , The War on I - 4 . The Sharks never trailed in the game , holding a 24 – 7 lead at halftime . After a Predators field goal in the 3rd quarter , Jacksonville scored 27 of the next 34 points of the game . Aaron Garcia completed 21 of 29 passes for 206 yards and 6 touchdowns . With the win , the Sharks improved to 2 – 1 . Week 5 : vs . Tulsa Talons . Neither team made a defensive stop in the 1st half , but the Sharks led 28 – 26 at the break thanks to a pair of missed extra points by the Talons . The scoring exploded in the 4th quarter , as the teams combined for 47 points . With 56 seconds left in the final quarter , the Talons used up all but 8 seconds left to pull ahead with a 4 - yard touchdown pass , making the score 60 – 56 in favor of Tulsa . After receiving the ensuing kickoff , the Sharks had time for one more play . Aaron Garcia ' s pass to the end zone was nearly caught for a touchdown , but fell incomplete . This should have ended the game , however a defensive pass interference penalty was called on the Talons , meaning the Sharks would be given another shot on an untimed down . Jacksonville capitalized on the second chance with a 9 - yard pass from Garcia caught by Dallas Baker for a touchdown , giving the Sharks their third win of the season . Garcia completed 24 of 33 passes for 294 yards , 7 touchdowns , and 2 interceptions . Baker finished with 105 receiving yards on 8 catches , with 4 touchdowns . Jomo Wilson caught for 106 yards on the night , with just a single touchdown . Week 6 : at Tampa Bay Storm . In a game that saw neither team lead by more than 6 points , the Sharks came out on top by a final score of 46 – 43 . Tampa Bay took a 43 – 38 lead with just over a minute to play in the 4th quarter . Jacksonville answered with a touchdown drive that ended with a 3 - yard touchdown reception by Sale ' Key . The Storm ' s hopes of a last - second score vanished after a fumble on their ensuing drive that was picked up by the Sharks ' Micheaux Robinson . Jacksonville then ran out the clock to seal their fourth win . Aaron Garcia threw for 342 yards and 5 touchdowns with 2 interceptions . Jomo Wilson led all receivers with 148 yards on 10 catches for 3 touchdowns , and also ran for a touchdown in the game . Week 7 : vs . Dallas Vigilantes . The Sharks had control of the game in the 1st half with a 36 – 7 lead late in the 2nd quarter , although Dallas scored another touchdown to make it 36 – 14 at the half . The Vigilantes scored the first two touchdowns of the 3rd quarter , and by the end of the 3rd quarter , Jacksonville ' s lead shrunk to just 43 – 35 . Turnovers had been a problem for Dallas all night , and lost their third fumble of the game in the 4th quarter . The loose ball was scooped up by Jacksonville ' s Justin Parrish and returned for a touchdown to give the Sharks a 63 – 41 lead . The 21 - point lead would turn into the margin of victory as the Sharks took the game by a 70 – 49 score . Aaron Garcia threw for 318 yards and 8 touchdowns . Jomo Wilson caught 4 touchdowns in the game , and had with 123 yards , was the team ' s leading receiver . Week 15 : at Utah Blaze . By defeating the Blaze , the Sharks clinched a playoff berth . Week 18 : vs . Spokane Shock . With the win over the Shock , the Sharks clinched the American Conference ' s best record .