List of Dallas Desperados seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Dallas Desperados. The Desperados were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in Dallas, Texas. The team was established in 2002. They qualified for the playoffs five times, winning three division championships, but never appeared in the ArenaBowl. In the 2007 season, Dallas went 15–1, a league record for wins, but were upset in the Divisional Round of the playoffs by sixth seeded Columbus, a team that had won only seven games during the regular season. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season. The franchise did not return when the league resumed operations in 2010. The Desperados played their home games at American Airlines Center.

ArenaBowl Champions

ArenaBowl Appearance

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
Dallas Desperados
2002	AFL	American	Western	4th	7	7	0	Won Wild Card Round (Indiana) 47–46 Lost Quarterfinals (Chicago) 60–47
2003	AFL	American	Central	1st	10	6	0	Lost Wild Card Round (Georgia) 49–45
2004	AFL	National	Eastern	3rd	6	10	0
2005	AFL	National	Eastern	2nd	8	7	1
2006	AFL	National	Eastern	1st	13	3	0	Won Divisional Round (Georgia) 62–27 Lost Conference Championship (Orlando) 45–28
2007	AFL	National	Eastern	1st	15	1	0	Lost Divisional Round (Columbus) 66–59
2008	AFL	National	Eastern	2nd	12	4	0	Lost Wild Card Round (New York) 77–63
2009	The AFL suspended operations for the 2009 season.[1]
Total					71	38	1	(includes only regular season)
					2	5	—	(includes only the postseason)
					73	43	1	(includes both regular season and postseason)

References

General

• "Dallas Desperados — Team history". Arena Fan. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

Specific

1. "AFL suspends 2009 season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.