This is a list of seasons completed by the Nashville Kats. The Kats were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League. The team was established in 1997. They made the playoffs in their first five years in existence. However, after the 2001 season, the Kats players and equipment became the nucleus of the Georgia Force AFL franchise, although the Kats' history remained in Nashville. After being dormant for three seasons, the Kats were resurrected in 2005. However, the Kats folded after the 2007 season due to box office struggles as the revived Kats never approached the popularity of the previous team. The Kats played in two ArenaBowls and they played their home games at Bridgestone Arena, formerly the Nashville Arena, Gaylord Entertainment Center, and Sommet Center.
ArenaBowl Champions
ArenaBowl Appearance
Division Champions
Playoff Berth
Season
League
Conference
Division
Regular season
Postseason results
Finish
Wins
Losses
Ties
Nashville Kats
1997
AFL
National
Eastern
1st
10
4
0
Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 52–49
1998
AFL
National
Southern
3rd
9
5
0
Lost Quarterfinals (Orlando) 58–43
1999
AFL
National
Southern
2nd
8
6
0
Lost Quarterfinals (Arizona) 34–30
2000
AFL
National
Southern
2nd
9
5
0
Won Wild Card Round (Grand Rapids) 57–14 Won Quarterfinals (Iowa) 63–56 Won Semifinals (San Jose) 51–42 Lost ArenaBowl XIV (Orlando) 41–38
2001
AFL
National
Southern
1st
10
4
0
Won Quarterfinals (Toronto) 45–38 Won Semifinals (San Jose) 71–47 Lost ArenaBowl XV (Grand Rapids) 64–42
2002
Dormant
2003
2004
2005
AFL
American
Central
3rd
6
9
1
2006
AFL
American
Central
2nd
8
8
0
Lost Wild Card Round (Chicago) 55–47
2007
AFL
American
Central
4th
7
9
0
Total
67
50
1
(includes only regular season)
5
6
0
(includes only the postseason)
72
56
1
(includes both regular season and postseason)
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