:St. Louis Stampede
{{short description|Arena football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox indoor American football team
| name = St. Louis Stampede
| logo = StLouisStampede.png
| helmet = St. Louis Stampede Helmet Logo.png
| founded = 1995
| folded = 1996
| city = Kiel Center
in St. Louis, Missouri
| misc =
| uniform =
| colors = Black, red, orange, gold, white
{{color box|black}} {{color box|red}} {{color box|orange}} {{color box|gold}} {{color box|white}}
| coach = Dave Ewart
| league =
Arena Football League ({{AFL Year|1995}}–{{AFL Year|1996}})
- American Conference (1995–1996)
- Central (1995–1996)
| team_history =
- St. Louis Stampede (1995–1996)
| no_conf_champs = 0
| conf_champs =
Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
| no_div_champs = 0
| div_champs =
| no_league_champs = 0
| league_champs =
| no_playoff_appearances = 2
| playoff_appearances =
- {{AFL Year|1995}}, {{AFL Year|1996}}
| arena_years =
- Kiel Center (1995–1996)
}}
The St. Louis Stampede were a professional arena football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was a member of the Central Division of the American Conference, in the Arena Football League (AFL). The Stampede competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, playing their home games in the Kiel Center (since renamed the Enterprise Center), also the home of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
The Stampede were coached by Earle Bruce during the 1995 season, and for the first 4 games of the 1996 season, before he announced his resignation to spend more time with his family.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19960531&id=_U8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=awMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2175,9165401 |title=Earle Bruce resigns Arena Football post |date=May 31, 1996 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |access-date=April 2, 2014}}
The Stampede qualified for the playoffs during both seasons of their existence, but folded after the completion of their second season in 1996. Reaching the playoffs both seasons, they scored 49 points in two first-round games. However, they lost both.
Season-by-season
Players of note
=Arena Football Hall of Famers=
| class="wikitable sortable"
| colspan="5" style= "background: black; color: white" align="center"| St. Louis Stampede Hall of Famers | ||||
| width=60px style="background: orange; color: white" |No.
!style="background: orange; color: white" |Name !style="background: orange; color: white" |Year Inducted !style="background: orange; color: white" |Position(s) !style="background: orange; color: white" |Years w/ Stampede | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Darryl Hammond | style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | style="text-align:center;"|WR/LB | style="text-align:center;"| 1995-96 |
=All-Arena players=
The following Stampede players were named to All-Arena Teams:
- FB/LB Bernard Hall (1)
- WR/LB Darryl Hammond (2)
- OL/DL Fran Papasedero (1)
Coaches of note
=Head coaches=
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 1996 Arena Football League season.
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name
! rowspan="2" | Term ! colspan="4" | Regular Season ! colspan="2" | Playoffs ! rowspan="2" | Awards |
|---|
| W
! L ! T ! Win% ! W ! L |
| style="text-align:center;"|Earle Bruce
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Year|1995}}–{{AFL Year|1996}} | style="text-align:center;"|11 | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|11|5}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|Dave Ewart
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Year|1996}} | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|6|4}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=30&year=1996 St. Louis Stampede at ArenaFan.com]
{{St. Louis Stampede}}
{{Defunct Arena Football League franchises}}
Category:American football teams in Missouri
Category:American football teams established in 1995
Category:American football teams disestablished in 1996