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1991 Albany Firebirds season

{{short description|Arena Football League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Albany Firebirds

| year = 1991

| record = 6–4

| division_place = 4th

| coach = Rick Buffington

| stadium = Knickerbocker Arena

| playoffs = Lost semi-finals (Drive) 35-37

| previous = 1990

| next = 1992

}}

The 1991 Albany Firebirds season was the second season for the Firebirds. They finished 6–4.

Regular season

=Schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| June 1

| New Orleans Night

| W 45–20

| 1–0

| Knickerbocker Arena

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! 2

| June 7

| at Denver Dynamite

| L 27–51

| 1–1

| McNichols Sports Arena

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! 3

| June 15

| Detroit Drive

| L 42–43

| 1–2

| Knickerbocker Arena

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! 4

| June 22

| at Columbus Thunderbolts

| W 34–17

| 2–2

| Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

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! 5

| June 29

| at Tampa Bay Storm

| L 53–57

| 2–3

| Florida Suncoast Dome

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! 6

| July 6

| Orlando Predators

| W 44–36

| 3–3

| Knickerbocker Arena

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! 7

| July 12

| at Orlando Predators

| W 28–25

| 4–3

| Orlando Arena

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! 8

| July 20

| Dallas Texans

| W 48–26

| 5–3

| Knickerbocker Arena

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| July 27

| at New Orleans Night

| L 49–50

| 5–4

| Louisiana Superdome

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| August 3

| Columbus Thunderbolts

| W 57–17

| 6–4

| Knickerbocker Arena

=Standings=

{{1991 Arena Football League Standings|team=Firebirds}}

y – clinched regular-season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Albany Firebirds|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#fcc"

! Semi-finals

| August 9

| at Detroit Drive

| L 35–37

| 0–1

| Joe Louis Arena

Roster

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background:black; border:2px solid #BA4D00; color:white; text-align:center;"| 1991 Albany Firebirds roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

-}} Ed Rubbert

Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs

  • {{player
-}} Richard Huff
  • {{player
    • -}} Myron Jefferson
  • {{player|27}} Merv Mosely
  • {{player
    • -}} Tony Slaton
  • {{player
    • -}} Steve Thonn

    | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Running Backs/Linebackers

    • {{player
    -}} Jeff Blankenship
  • {{player|33}} Alvin Blount
  • {{player
    • -}} Dave Jakob

    Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen

    -}} John Chaney
  • {{player
    • -}} Rod Ferguson
  • {{player|75}} Chuck Harris
  • {{player
    • -}} John Levelis
  • {{player
    • -}} Jeff Neal
  • {{player|73}} Pete Porcelli
  • {{player
    • -}} Rodney Smith
  • {{player
    • -}} Jeff Sniffen
  • {{player
    • -}} John Zinser

    | style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Wide Receivers/Linebackers

    -}} Darryl Hammond
  • {{player
    • -}} Garland Rivers
  • {{player|87}} Curt Reed
  • {{player
    • -}} Fred Smalls

    Kickers

    • {{player
    -}} Gary Gussman
  • {{player
    • -}} Chris Kolodziey

    Rookies in italics
    [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=10&year=1991&team=10 Roster] updated March 20, 2013

    27 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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    Awards

    class="wikitable sortable"
    bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Position

    ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player

    ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Award

    ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | All-Arena team

    align="center"

    | Quarterback

    		Tom Porrasnone1st
    align="center"

    | Offensive/Defensive Lineman

    		Sylvester Bemberynone1st
    align="center"

    | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back

    		Merv Moselynone2nd
    align="center"

    | Wide Receiver/Defensive Back

    		Fred Gaylesnone2nd

    External links

    • [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=10&year=1991&team=10 1991 Albany Firebirds on ArenaFan.com]

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