Charlotte Cobras

Charlotte Cobras
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	1995
Disbanded	1996
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena	Independence Arena
Colors	Red, Black
Playoff appearances	0

The Charlotte Cobras were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL). They were based at Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina and only played during the 1996 season. In October 1995, the MILL announced that Charlotte had been awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1996 season.^[1] After failing to win a single game for the season, the MILL folded the franchise in August 1996.^[2]

The name was later alluded to in the name of the Carolina Cobras, which played in the Arena Football League. There is a Charlotte Cobras playing as a works team of city public employees in the National Public Safety Football League.

Game log

Game	Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Attendance	Record
1	January 12, 1996	Boston Blazers (1992-1997)	Independence Arena	L 4–17	3,695	0–1
2	January 13, 1996	@ Boston Blazers (1992-1997)	Boston Garden	L 9–19	8,081	0–2
3	January 20, 1996	@ Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019)	Blue Cross Arena	L 9–19	7,373	0–3
4	January 27, 1996	Baltimore Thunder	Independence Arena	L 6–16	3,012	0–4
5	February 10, 1996	@ Baltimore Thunder	Baltimore Arena	L 10–14	5,602	0–5
6	February 16, 1996	New York Saints	Independence Arena	L 9–20	2,108	0–6
7	February 24, 1996	@ Buffalo Bandits	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	L 6–28	15,741	0–7
8	March 2, 1996	Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014)	Independence Arena	L 8–14	2,813	0–8
9	March 9, 1996	@ Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014)	CoreStates Spectrum	L 11–26	16,244	0–9
10	March 23, 1996	Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019)	Independence Arena	L 12–17	2,174	0–10

Season	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs
1996	0–10	7th	0–5	0–5	85	186	Joe Seivold	Missed playoffs
Total	0–10		0–5	0–5	85	186

References

^ "Lacrosse puts Cobras in Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1995. p. 2B.
^ "MILL'S Charlotte franchise suspends operations". The Buffalo News. August 21, 1996.

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[1] "Lacrosse puts Cobras in Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1995. p. 2B.

[August_21,_1996-2] "MILL'S Charlotte franchise suspends operations". The Buffalo News. August 21, 1996.

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