Los Angeles Cobras


The Los Angeles Cobras were a professional arena football team based in Los Angeles, California that played one season in the Arena Football League.

History

On March 16, 1988, it was announced that team would be nicknamed the Cobras, as well as the introduction of head coach Ray Willsey. The Cobras played their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which they shared with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. The team's logo consisted of an interlocking "LA" in which the left upright of the "A" was formed by the hooded head and "neck" of a cobra.
The team debuted April 30, 1988 against the New York Knights. The Cobras started the season 0–3, but finished the season 5–3–1, clinching a playoff spot.
Despite a lineup that featured former NFL all-pro receiver Cliff Branch, ex-UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens and future Arena Football Hall of Famer Gary Mullen, Los Angeles drew dismal crowds: just 7,507 per game, second-worst in the AFL. The Cobras lost in the semifinals to the Chicago Bruisers, 29–16. It turned out to be their last game ever as the Cobras folded after the 1988 season, temporarily cutting the league down

Season-by-season

!Totals || 5 || 7 || 1

Notable players

Roster

Arena Football League Hall of Famers

All-Arena players

The following Cobras players were named to All-Arena Teams:

Head coaches

Staff