New Orleans VooDoo
Conference	National
Division	Southern
Year founded	2004
Home arena	New Orleans Arena
City, State	New Orleans, Louisiana
Head Coach	Mike Neu
ArenaBowl championships	none
Conference titles	none
Division titles	1: 2004
Wild Card berths	none

The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by Tom Benson, who also owns the National Football League New Orleans Saints. The VooDoo competes in the Southern Division of the National Conference, playing their home games at the New Orleans Arena, which they share with the National Basketball Association New Orleans Hornets. The Arena is located directly across from the Saints' home, the Louisiana Superdome. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Southern Division is one of four divisions of the Arena Football League. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... NOLA redirects here. ... Mike Neu is a head coach in the Arena Football League. ... The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Tom Benson (born 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the owner of the New Orleans Saints NFL team. ... NFL redirects here. ... City New Orleans, Louisiana Team colors Old Gold, Black, and White Head Coach Sean Payton Owner Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc General manager Mickey Loomis Mascot Gumbo the dog League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1967–present) Eastern Conference (1967-1969) Capitol Division (1967; 1969) Century Division (1968) National... The New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... NBA redirects here. ... The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Superdome redirects here. ...

History

An AFL expansion team, the VooDoo played its inaugural game on the road against the Philadelphia Soul on February 8, 2004. The team logo, consisting of a skull wearing a top hat and sunglasses, is unique even by Arena Football standards. Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 2004 Home arena Wachovia Center & Wachovia Spectrum(alt. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In their first year, they drew big crowds to their home games as they became the second team other than the Orlando Predators or Tampa Bay Storm to win the AFL's Southern Division. The team's average attendance of 15,240 ranked fifth in the league and was a major factor in the VooDoo's 7-1 regular season home record. Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ... The AFLs Southern Division is one of four divisions of the Arena Football League Consists of the Tampa Bay Storm, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo, Georgia Force, and Austin Wranglers The Southern Division has been marked for its entire existence as being the most brutal division in the AFL...

In 2005, the team started strong, but later found itself on the wrong end of some close, hard-fought games. With a national television audience and sold-out T.D. Waterhouse Centre looking on, the VooDoo ended their second regular season against Orlando with both needing a win to reach the playoffs. A second half rally featuring a fumble return for a touchdown by Thabiti Davis brought the VooDoo back into the game briefly, but the VooDoo's backs were broken when a Jay Taylor kickoff hit the iron surrounding the nets and was recovered by the Predators, which, after another touchdown to bring the lead up to 15, effectively sealed the game and ensured the VooDoo would watch the playoffs from home. The final score was 51-40, ending the VooDoo's season at 9-7, a disappointing result for a team widely expected to challenge for the ArenaBowl championship. The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ...

Despite the underachievement, the VooDoo proved to be hits with New Orleans for the second consecutive year, with an average attendance of 15,338, good for third in the 17-team AFL, and again had the New Orleans market lead the nation in television ratings for Sunday AFL broadcasts on NBC.

The VooDoo's success and popularity led the AFL to consider placing the ArenaBowl in New Orleans. Although it had already signed a deal with Las Vegas to have the ArenaBowl in that city for 2005, 2006 and 2007, the league had considered terminating that deal. Had the bidding for ArenaBowl XX begun, New Orleans would have been an early favorite, along with Orlando and Arizona. The VooDoo's official mascots are Bones and Mojo.[1] Vegas redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

Other mentions: The VooDoo's Unoffical(which are just fans) mascots are: Doc VooDoo, Bone Brothers, and Kelly Bones.

NOTE: All Unofficial mascots still have to pay full price admission to enter every game as well as any other VooDoo sponsored event and, unlike official mascots, are not required to attend.

Hurricane Katrina

On September 28, 2005, it was announced that due to the extensive damage suffered by Hurricane Katrina to the New Orleans Arena, the VooDoo would suspend operations for the 2006 season. Fifteen of the players under contract with the VooDoo were moved to the expansion Kansas City Brigade for the 2006 season. The team returned in 2007 with Neu as the head coach. New Orleans Arena will host ArenaBowl XXI. is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Conference American Division Central Year founded 2006 Home arena Kemper Arena (2006-2007); Sprint Center (2008-) City, State Kansas City, Missouri Head Coach Kevin Porter ArenaBowl championships none Conference titles none Division titles none Wild Card berths 1: 2007 The Kansas City Brigade is a team from the Arena Football... The New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Date July 21, 2007 Arena New Orleans Arena City New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance Offensive Player of the Game Defensive Player of the Game Ironman of the Game Winning Coach Losing Coach U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic ArenaBowl XXI is the 2007 championship game of...

Return in 2007

In 2007, the VooDoo set an AFL season ticket record, selling over 13,000 season tickets. This led to the VooDoo leading in announced attendance as well, drawing 16,645 to their 8 home games, 800 more than the second-place Philadelphia Soul Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 2004 Home arena Wachovia Center & Wachovia Spectrum(alt. ...

The VooDoo started 4-3, before a 7 game losing streak dropped them to 4-10 and eliminated them from the playoff race.

The final record of 5-11 included the first ever victory by the VooDoo over the Orlando Predators, a dominating 67-54 victory over the eventual ArenaBowl XXI champion San Jose Sabercats, a 78-34 nationally televised defeat at the Philadelphia Soul that ranks as the worst loss in franchise history, a 69-63 nationally televised loss to the New York Dragons where the VooDoo used some curious strategy to run the clock down before going for the winning score on fourth down, and a narrow 80-79 defeat at the Dallas Desperados, in which the VooDoo missed a two-point conversion to try to win the game after regulation time expired. Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Date July 21, 2007 Arena New Orleans Arena City New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance Offensive Player of the Game Defensive Player of the Game Ironman of the Game Winning Coach Losing Coach U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic ArenaBowl XXI is the 2007 championship game of... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1995 Home arena HP Pavilion at San Jose City, State San Jose, California Head Coach Darren Arbet ArenaBowl championships 3: 2002, 2004, 2007 Conference titles 2007 Division titles 7: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 Wild Card berths 4: 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005... Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 1995 Home arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum City, State Uniondale, New York Head Coach Weylan Harding ArenaBowl championships none Conference titles none Division titles 8: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 Wild Card berths 3: 1995, 2001, 2006 The New York Dragons are... Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 2002 Home arena American Airlines Center City, State Dallas, Texas Head Coach Will McClay ArenaBowl championships None Conference titles None Division titles 3: 2003, 2006, 2007 Wild Card berths 1: 2002 The Dallas Desperados are an Arena Football League team that began play in...

Despite the terrible record, several players were revelations for the VooDoo. Steve Bellisari, a former Ohio State quarterback, took over the starting job from AFL legend Andy Kelly and showed no signs of giving it back anytime soon as the VooDoo offense became more efficient later in the season. Johnathan Ruffin, a New Orleans native and former Lou Groza award winner, took over kicking duties late in the season and was far more efficient than his predecessor Eric Houle. James Lynch was named to the all-Rookie team at fullback. This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... Andy Kelly(Born:May 5, 1968) was a successful collegiate quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 1988-1991. ... Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football placekicker who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns. ... In American football, a fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield. ...

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Conference American Division Central Year founded 2003 Home arena Pepsi Center City, State Denver, Colorado Head Coach Mike Dailey ArenaBowl championships 1: 2005 Conference titles 1: 2005 Division titles 2: 2005 & 2006 Wild Card berths 2: 2004 & 2007 Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as...

Head coaches

• 2004-Current: Mike Neu, 25-23

Mike Neu is a head coach in the Arena Football League. ...

Notable players

• 2004, 2007: Dan Curran
• 2004-2005:Monty Montgomery
• 2005, 2007: Andy Kelly
• 2007: Henry Taylor
• 2007: Tyronne Jones

Dan Curran is an Arena Football League fullback for the Georgia Force. ... Andy Kelly(Born:May 5, 1968) was a successful collegiate quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 1988-1991. ... Sir Henry Taylor (October 18, 1800 - March 27, 1886) was an English dramatist. ...

External links

• New Orleans VooDoo Official Website
• New Orleans VooDoo at ArenaFan.com
• New Orleans VooDoo fan forum at VooDooReport.com