2001 Oklahoma Wranglers season

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Oklahoma Wranglers seasons

The 2001 Oklahoma Wranglers season was the seventh and ultimately final season for the Arena Football League franchise, and the second in Oklahoma City.^[2] The team was coached by Bob Cortese and played their home games at The Myriad in Oklahoma City. The Wranglers came off a 7–7 record from the previous season and a loss in the second round of the AFL playoffs.^[3] They finished the season with a 5–9 record.^[4]

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Game recap
1	April 14	Houston Thunderbears	W 38–28	1–0	The Myriad	Recap
2	April 21	Chicago Rush	W 45–44	2–0	The Myriad	Recap
3	April 28	at Detroit Fury	L 42–50	2–1	The Palace at Auburn Hills	Recap
4	May 5	at San Jose SaberCats	L 17–73	2–2	San Jose Arena	Recap
5	May 12	Arizona Rattlers	L 42–50	2–3	The Myriad	Recap
6	May 19	at Toronto Phantoms	L 38–72	2–4	Air Canada Centre	Recap
7	May 26	at Los Angeles Avengers	L 33–36	2–5	Staples Center	Recap
8	June 2	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 52–38	3–5	The Myriad	Recap
9	June 9	at Arizona Rattlers	L 27–69	3–6	America West Arena	Recap
10	June 16	at Houston Thunderbears	W 78–52	4–6	City Bank Coliseum	Recap
11	June 24	San Jose SaberCats	L 41–60	4–7	The Myriad	Recap
12	June 30	Nashville Kats	L 47–73	4–8	The Myriad	Recap
13	July 14	at Grand Rapids Rampage	L 70–72	4–9	Van Andel Arena	Recap
14	July 22	Los Angeles Avengers	W 60–42	5–9	The Myriad	Recap

After the season

During the season owner, Ed Gatlin forfeited ownership of the franchise. The League gained control of the franchise. After an unsuccessful attempt to find new ownership for the team, the league folded the Wranglers in November.^[1] The team has no connection to the Austin Wranglers an Arena Football League team from 2004 to 2008.

References

^ ^a ^b Munn, Scott (November 22, 2001). "Wranglers Dissolved Bottom Line No Owner No Future". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^ Kramer, Bill (January 7, 2000). "Wranglers new name for AFL team". Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^ "2000 Oklahoma Wranglers". Arenafan.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^ "2001 Oklahoma Wranglers". Arenafan.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

2001 AFL season

American Conference

National Conference

Central Division	Western Division
Chicago Rush Detroit Fury Grand Rapids Rampage Indiana Firebirds Milwaukee Mustangs	Arizona Rattlers Houston Thunderbears Los Angeles Avengers Oklahoma Wranglers San Jose SaberCats

Eastern Division	Southern Division
Buffalo Destroyers Carolina Cobras New Jersey Red Dogs New York Dragons Toronto Phantoms	Florida Bobcats Nashville Kats Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm

Related articles: 2001 Arena Football League season; ArenaBowl XV; Arenas

Oklahoma Wranglers

Formerly the Memphis Pharaohs and the Portland Forest Dragons
Founded in 1995
Folded in 2001
Based in Memphis, Tennessee (1995–1996), Portland, Oregon (1997–1999) and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2000–2001)