The Jacksonville Sharks season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. In the regular season, the Sharks went 14–4, qualifying for the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. After defeating the Orlando Predators in the conference semifinals, they beat the Georgia Force in the American Conference championship. Advancing to ArenaBowl XXIV, the Sharks triumphed over the Arizona Rattlers on a last-second game-winning touchdown pass to win their first ArenaBowl championship.
Standings
Season schedule
Preseason Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location Report Monday February 28 7:00 p.m. EST Tampa Bay Storm W 56–19 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Regular season The Sharks will begin the season on the road against the Arizona Rattlers on March 12. Their home opener will be on March 18 against the Georgia Force. They hosted the Spokane Shock in their final regular season game on July 22.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 12 9:00 p.m. EST at Arizona Rattlers L 52–55 0–1 US Airways Center 2 Friday March 18 8:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 71–57 1–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 3 Saturday March 26 7:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 64–33 2–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 4 Friday April 1 8:00 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 54–30 3–1 St. Pete Times Forum 5 Bye 6 Saturday April 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 65–40 4–1 Consol Energy Center 7 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 56–42 5–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8 Saturday April 30 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 76–55 6–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 9 Friday May 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul W 58–42 7–1 Wells Fargo Center 10 Friday May 13 8:00 p.m. EDT Iowa Barnstormers W 79–27 8–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 11 Saturday May 21 7:35 p.m. EDT at Georgia Force W 62–55 9–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center 12 Bye 13 Friday June 3 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 62–55 10–1 New Orleans Arena 14 Saturday June 11 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 68–67 11–1 Amway Center 15 Saturday June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 62–47 12–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 16 Saturday June 25 7:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 66–41 13–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 17 Saturday July 2 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 70–83 13–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 18 Saturday July 9 7:00 p.m. EDT Dallas Vigilantes L 70–75 13–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 19 Friday July 15 8:30 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Command L 48–49 (OT) 13–4 Sprint Center 20 Friday July 22 8:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock W 75–56 14–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report AC Semifinals Friday July 29 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 63–48 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena AC Championship Monday August 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 64–55 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena ArenaBowl XXIV Friday August 12 8:30 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers W 73–70 US Airways Center
Regular season
Week 1: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 2: vs. Georgia Force
Week 3: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 4: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Pittsburgh Power
Week 7: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Week 8: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 9: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 10: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
Week 11: at Georgia Force
Week 12: BYE
Week 13: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 14: at Orlando Predators
Week 15: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 17: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 18: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Week 19: at Kansas City Command
Week 20: vs. Spokane Shock
Playoffs
American Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Orlando Predators
American Conference Championship: vs. (3) Georgia Force
ArenaBowl XXIV: at (N1) Arizona Rattlers
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