Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)

''Note: This article is bout the original Milwaukee Mustangs franchise of the Arena Football Leauge. For the current AFL franchise, see Milwaukee Mustangs.''



The Milwaukee Mustangs were an Arena Football League team. They played from 1994 to 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Bradley Center.

History
The team was founded in 1994 amidst rumors that the NFL's Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1936. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.

For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at a time when average attendance was approx. 8,500). The Mustangs even led the AFL in attendance in 1996.

The AFL folded the team after the 2001 season, due to uncertainty regarding arena availability. Milwaukee was left without an arena football team until 2008, with the formation of the Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the Continental Indoor Football League, who played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena. A year later, the Milwaukee Iron began play in the Arena Football 2 League across the street at the Bradley Center. In January 2011, it was announced that the Milwaukee Iron, now of the Arena Football League would be changing its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs.

Head coaches

 * 1994: Lou Saban, 0-4
 * 1994 Art Haege, 0-8
 * 1995-1997 Michael Trigg, 22-18
 * 1998-2001 Rick Frazier, 24-32

Notable players

 * Alvin Ashley
 * Bret Bielema-G
 * Gary Compton-WR
 * Clint Dolezel - QB
 * Mark Grieb - QB
 * Todd Hammel - QB
 * Anthony Jefferson
 * Kevin McDougal
 * Wayne Wade
 * Kenny Stucker-K
 * Dave Miller-RB/LB

AFL Hall of Famers

 * Gary Mullen
 * Carl Aikens

Retired numbers

 * 8: Kenny Stucker, 1994–1999
 * 5: [Todd Hamell]1995-1999
 * 3: [Gary Compton]1994-2001