2004 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2004 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's third season as a member of the af2. The Pioneers finished with a 13–3 record under new head coach Les Moss, their fourth head coach in three seasons. The Pioneers clinched the Northeastern Division and secured their first playoff appearance. The Pioneers lost in the third week of the postseason, ending their playoff run just short of the ArenaCup. Following the season, Moss signed a contract to remain the head coach for a second season, the first returning coach in team history.[1]

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site
1 Bye
2 April 10, 2004 Columbus Wardogs W 38–33 1–0 Wachovia Arena
3 April 16, 2004 Green Bay Blizzard W 75–39 2–0 Resch Center
4 April 24, 2004 Quad City Steamwheelers W 40–27 3–0 Wachovia Arena
5 May 1, 2004 Louisville Fire W 59–51 4–0 Wachovia Arena
6 May 8, 2004 Albany Conquest L 52–54 4–1 Times Union Center
7 May 15, 2004 Peoria Pirates W 33–30 5–1 Carver Arena
8 May 22, 2004 Cape Fear Wildcats W 48–41 6–1 Wachovia Arena
9 May 29, 2004 Louisville Fire L 48–47 6–2 Freedom Hall
10 June 5, 2004 Manchester Wolves W 57–41 7–2 Wachovia Arena
11 June 12, 2004 Quad City Steamwheelers W 46–39 8–2 i wireless Center
12 June 18, 2004 Albany Conquest W 69–43 9–2 Times Union Center
13 June 26, 2004 Cape Fear Wildcats L 57–49 9–3 Wachovia Arena
14 Bye
15 July 10, 2004 Manchester Wolves W 61–42 10–3 Wachovia Arena
16 July 17, 2004 Albany Conquest W 55–31 11–3 Wachovia Arena
17 July 24, 2004 Cape Fear Wildcats W 53–46 12–3 Crown Coliseum
18 July 30, 2004 Manchester Wolves W 44–37 13–3 Verizon Wireless Arena

Postseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site
1 Bye
2 August 14 South Georgia Wildcats W 40–37 1–0 Wachovia Arena
3 August 22 Florida Firecats L 75–39 1–1 Wachovia Arena

Final standings

American Conference Northeast Division
Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 13 3 .812 7 2 .778
South Georgia Wildcats 12 4 .750 6 3 .667
Albany Conquest 6 10 .375 2 7 .222
Manchester Wolves 5 11 .312 3 6 .167

Attendance

Week Opponent Attendance
2 Columbus Wardogs 4,723
4 Quad City Steamwheelers 4,953
5 Louisville Fire 5,545
8 South Georgia Wildcats 5,763
10 Manchester Wolves 5,538
13 South Georgia Wildcats 5,235
15 Manchester Wolves 4,764
16 Albany Conquest 5,398
 
Playoff Opponent Attendance
2 Cape Fear Wildcats 5,113
3 Florida Firecats 5.312
Total   52,344
Average   5,234

References

  1. ↑ "Moss back in action". 2004-11-24.
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