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2015 New Orleans VooDoo season

{{Short description|Sports season}}

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

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = New Orleans VooDoo

| year = 2015

| record = 3–14–1

| division_place = 3rd AC East

| coach = Dean Cokinos

| owner =

| general_manager = Brandon Rizzuto

| stadium = Smoothie King Center

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| no_nextseason = true

}}

The {{afly|2015}} New Orleans VooDoo season was the ninth and final season and for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team finished the regular season dead last in the league at 3–14-1, with one game cancelled and regarded officially as a tie, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight season. Following the season, the AFL, which had operated the team as owners since July 15, announced that the VooDoo would cease operations effective immediately.{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/080915aad.html |title=VooDoo, Outlaws Cease Operations |publisher=Arena Football League |work=www.arenafootballleague.com |date=August 9, 2015 |accessdate=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811220131/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/080915aad.html |archive-date=2015-08-11 |url-status=usurped }}

Standings

{{2015 AFL American Conference standings|team=VooDoo}}

Schedule

=Regular season=

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afl/sports/a-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/schedule/schedule.pdf |title=2015 AFL Schedule |publisher=Arena Football League |work=ww.grfx.cstv.com |accessdate=December 22, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222181605/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/afl/sports/a-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/schedule/schedule.pdf |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2 | Week

! rowspan=2 | Day

! rowspan=2 | Date

! rowspan=2 | Kickoff

! rowspan=2 | Opponent

! colspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Location

! rowspan=2 | Attendance

! rowspan=2 | Report

Score

! Record

style=background:#ccffcc

! align="center" | 1

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | March 28

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Jacksonville Sharks

| align="center" | W 51–50

| align="center" | 1–0

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 3,833

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12362|title=Slow Start Sinks Sharks in Season Opener, 51-50|date=March 29, 2015|work=Jacksonville Sharks|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=April 1, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 2

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | April 4

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | L 42–70

| align="center" | 1–1

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 3,818

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12390|title=Gladiators Use Strong Second Half Surge to Defeat VooDoo|date=April 5, 2015|work=Jacksonville Sharks|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=April 5, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 3

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | April 11

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Orlando Predators

| align="center" | L 42–47

| align="center" | 1–2

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 3,206

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12418|title=VooDoo Lose Hard Fought Affair to Predators|date=April 11, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=April 12, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 4

| align="center" | Friday

| align="center" | April 17

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Tampa Bay Storm

| align="center" | L 13–42

| align="center" | 1–3

| align="center" | Amalie Arena

| align="center" | 9,122

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12428|title=Storm Use 28 Straight Points in the Second Half to Defeat VooDoo|date=April 17, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=April 17, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 5

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | April 25

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Philadelphia Soul

| align="center" | L 42–55

| align="center" | 1–4

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 3,096

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12454|title=VooDoo Rally Falls Short, Soul Remain Undefeated|date=April 26, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 6

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | May 2

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Spokane Shock

| align="center" | W 66–63

| align="center" | 2–4

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 3,785

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12478|title=Lindholm Jolts Shock As Time Expires|date=May 2, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}

style=background:#ffcccc

! align="center" | 7

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | May 9

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Arizona Rattlers

| align="center" | L 39–47

| align="center" | 2–5

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 4,015

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12500|title=VooDoo Rattled By Arizona Third Quarter Surge|date=May 9, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=May 10, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 8

| align="center" | Friday

| align="center" | May 15

| align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | L 42–64

| align="center" | 2–6

| align="center" | Quicken Loans Arena

| align="center" | 12,127

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12527|title=Gladiators Slip Away From VooDoo|date=May 16, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=May 17, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 9

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | May 23

| align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Jacksonville Sharks

| align="center" | L 41–70

| align="center" | 2–7

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 4,021

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12561|title=Sharks Third Quarter Feeding Frenzy Drowns VooDoo|date=May 23, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 10

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | May 30

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Tampa Bay Storm

| align="center" | L 34–35

| align="center" | 2–8

| align="center" | Amalie Arena

| align="center" | 13,581

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12587|title=Lindholm's Extra Point Miss Costs VooDoo|date=May 30, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=June 2, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 11

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | June 6

| align="center" | 6:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Philadelphia Soul

| align="center" | L 41–62

| align="center" | 2–9

| align="center" | Wells Fargo Center

| align="center" | 8,197

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12615|title=Soul Use Big Third Quarter to Pull Away From VooDoo|date=June 6, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 12

| align="center" | Friday

| align="center" | June 12

| align="center" | 8:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Cleveland Gladiators

| align="center" | L 34–51

| align="center" | 2–10

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 4,131

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12637|title=Gladiators Halt Rally, Hold off VooDoo|date=June 13, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=June 13, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 13

| colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye

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! align="center" | 14

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | June 27

| align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Orlando Predators

| align="center" | L 43–56

| align="center" | 2–11

| align="center" | Amway Center

| align="center" | 10,536

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12688|title=Third Quarter Curse Continues, Predators Defeat VooDoo|date=June 27, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=June 28, 2015}}

style=

! align="center" | 15

| colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye

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! align="center" | 16

| align="center" | Friday

| align="center" | July 10

| align="center" | 10:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at San Jose SaberCats

| align="center" | L 35–56

| align="center" | 2–12

| align="center" | SAP Center at San Jose

| align="center" | 9,321

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12713|title=Despite Duvalt's Career-Night VooDoo Fall to SaberCats|date=July 11, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}

style=background:#ccffcc

! align="center" | 17

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | July 18

| align="center" | 8:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | Tampa Bay Storm

| align="center" | W 65–53

| align="center" | 3–12

| align="center" | Smoothie King Center

| align="center" | 5,888

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12746|title=VooDoo Blow Away Storm in Home Finale|date=July 19, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=July 19, 2015}}

style=background:#cccccc

! align="center" | 18

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | July 25

| align="center" | 10:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Las Vegas Outlaws

| align="center" colspan=5|Game canceled.{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/071615aae.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719031247/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/071615aae.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 19, 2015|title=Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled|date=July 16, 2015|work=Arenafootball.com|publisher=Arena Football League|accessdate=July 16, 2015}} Result is considered a tie.

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! align="center" | 19

| align="center" | Sunday

| align="center" | August 2

| align="center" | 4:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Philadelphia Soul

| align="center" | L 28–61

| align="center" | 3–13–1

| align="center" | Wells Fargo Center

| align="center" | 10,018

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12787|title=Taggart Runs Over VooDoo|date=August 2, 2015|work=New Orleans VooDoo|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=August 3, 2015}}

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! align="center" | 20

| align="center" | Saturday

| align="center" | August 8

| align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Jacksonville Sharks

| align="center" | L 33–36

| align="center" | 3–14–1

| align="center" | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

| align="center" | 11,486

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=12802|title=Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo|date=August 8, 2015|work=Jacksonville Sharks|publisher=Arenafan.com|accessdate=August 8, 2015}}

Final roster

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan=7 style="background:#4B0082; border: 2px solid #FF2400; color:white; text-align:center;"| 2015 New Orleans VooDoo final roster
style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{playern|5|Adam Kennedy}}

{{playern|9|Kasey Peters}}

Fullbacks

{{playern|33|R. J. Bibbs}}

Wide receivers

{{playern|17|Chris Duvalt}}

{{playern|13|Kayne Farquharson}}

{{playern|19|Roger Jackson}}

{{playern|18|Johnny Lester}}

{{playern|3|Charles McClain}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen

{{playern|50|Richard Muldrow}}

{{playern|70|Carnell Stewart}}

{{playern|55|Isaiah Tuiasosopo}}

Defensive linemen

{{playern|15|Caleb Bostic}}

{{playern|11|Kwame Jordan}}

{{playern|56|James McClinton}}

{{playern|92|Benji McDowell}}

{{playern|4|Dominie Pittman}}

{{playern|2|Jeremiah Price}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers

{{playern|44|Roosevelt Falls}}

Defensive backs

{{playern|6|Tracy Belton}}

{{playern|20|Cameron McGlenn}}

{{playern|1|Cortez Stubbs}}

{{playern|8|Seth Williams}}

Kickers

{{playern|22|T. C. Stevens}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Injured reserve

{{playern|53|Kevin Ashak}} FB/OL

{{playern|72|Leonardo Bates}} OL

{{playern|9|Jeremy Grier}} LB

Other league exempt

{{playern

-|A. C. Leonard}} WR

League suspension

{{playern

-|Xavier Brown DL}}

{{playern|75|Josh Downs}} DL

{{playern

-|Gavin Farr OL}}

{{playern

-|Anthony Grady DL}}

{{playern

-|B. J. Hall}} QB

{{playern|77|Brandon Heath}} OL

{{playern|18|Will Johnson}} LB

{{playern|3|Garrett Lindholm}} K

{{playern|90|Jordan Miller DL}}

{{playern

-|Chip Reeves WR}}

{{playern

-|Quentin Saulsberry OL}}

{{playern

-|Lamaar Thomas WR}}

{{playern

-|Malcolm Williams DB}}

Refused to report

{{playern

-|Brelan Chancellor}} WR

{{playern

-|Thaddeus Coleman}} OL

Inactive reserve

{{playern|21|Boubacar Cissoko}} DB

{{playern|12|Brian Reader}} QB

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150810135810/http://aflvoodoo.com/roster.aspx?path=football& Roster] updated July 28, 2015

{{small|23 Active, 21 Inactive}}

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References

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{{2015 Arena Football League}}

{{New Orleans VooDoo}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2015 New Orleans VooDoo Season}}

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