| 1996 Anaheim Piranhas (Arena) | 
| 2nd place • American Conference • Western Division • 9-5-0 .642 | 
| Head Coach: Babe Parilli | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 4/26/1996 | A | San Jose SaberCats | 40-18 | W | San Jose, CA | San Jose Arena | 14969 | |
| Sun | 5/5/1996 | H | Florida Bobcats | 50-38 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 11882 | |
| Sat | 5/11/1996 | H | Arizona Rattlers | 48-44 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 12109 | |
| Fri | 5/17/1996 | A | Texas Terror | 49-20 | W | Houston, TX | The Summit | 10135 | |
| Sat | 5/25/1996 | H | Memphis Pharaohs | 31-21 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 12177 | |
| Fri | 5/31/1996 | A | Minnesota Fighting Pike | 49-23 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center | 8117 | |
| Sun | 6/9/1996 | H | Milwaukee Mustangs | 41-27 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 15682 | |
| Sat | 6/15/1996 | H | Tampa Bay Storm | 28-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 14102 | |
| Sat | 6/22/1996 | A | Arizona Rattlers | 45-48 | L | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 15505 | |
| Sat | 6/29/1996 | A | Iowa Barnstormers | 50-56 | L | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11411 | |
| Thu | 7/4/1996 | H | San Jose SaberCats | 39-36 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 10790 | |
| Sat | 7/13/1996 | A | Charlotte Rage | 44-40 | W | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Coliseum | 6978 | |
| Sat | 7/20/1996 | H | Iowa Barnstormers | 44-50 | L | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 15835 | |
| Fri | 8/2/1996 | A | Orlando Predators | 44-50 | L | OT | Orlando, FL | Orlando Arena | 16096 | 
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Fri | 8/9/1996 | A | Tampa Bay Storm | 16-30 | L | St. Petersburg, FL | ThunderDome | 13021 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Anthony Bridges | WR/DB | 5-9 | 181 | 23 | North Texas | 11 | ||
| Nathan Burchette | WR/LB | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Weber State | 14 | ||
| Kevin Carroll | OL/DL | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Hampton; Prairie View A&M; Knoxville | 13 | ||
| Johnny Feinga | OL/DL | 6-3 | 280 | 26 | Oregon State | 10 | ||
| Robert Gaddy | OL/DL | 6-4 | 295 | 25 | Alcorn State | 14 | ||
| Kenny Hall | OL/DL | 6-4 | 310 | 25 | Fresno State | 10 | ||
| Sam Hernandez | OL/DL | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Sonoma State | 14 | ||
| Jai Hill | WR/LB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 13 | ||
| Ian Howfield | K | 6-2 | 196 | 30 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 | |
| Adrian Jarrell | WR/DB | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | ||
| Carlton Johnson | WR/DB | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 10 | ||
| James Johnson | FB/LB | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Jackson State | 9 | ||
| Tommy Jones | WR/DB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Fresno State | 4 | ||
| Troy Kopp | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Pacific | 14 | ||
| Rodney Mazion | WR/DB | 5-8 | 175 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 12 | ||
| Darryl Milburn | OL/DL | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | ||
| Scooter Molander | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 30 | Phoenix JC; Colorado State | 14 | ||
| Nuygen Pendleton | WR/DB | 5-8 | 160 | 29 | Fullerton State | 7 | ||
| William Pollard | WR/LB | 6-5 | 222 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||
| Pete Porcelli | OL/DL | 6-1 | 275 | 30 | Long Island-Post | 6 | ||
| Sai Poulivaati | OL/DL | 6-2 | 275 | 26 | Oregon State | 10 | ||
| Chuck Reed | OL/DL | 6-2 | 307 | 26 | Tyler JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 14 | ||
| Time Sitala | OL/DL | 6-2 | 290 | 25 | Long Beach CC | 3 | ||
| JeMone Smith | WR/LB | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 13 | ||
| Lance Thomas | WR/LB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Fresno State | 1 | ||
| Trey Weir | K | 5-8 | 165 | 27 | Baylor | 8 | 0 | |
| Daren Williams | FB/LB | 6-2 | 270 | 25 | Nebraska | 10 | ||
| Mike Wilpolt | WR/DB | 5-9 | 165 | 28 | Mesa State | 12 | ||
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