The team finished with a franchise best 14 – 2 regular season record and the NFC West division championship.

The winningest season in franchise history came in, when the Indians finished the season with a record of 111-43 (. 721 ).

Still, the team finished the season with 67 wins, setting a record for a National League expansion franchise.

They also finished ahead of the Dodgers in the division for the first time in franchise history.

The 2011 season was the worst in franchise history, as the Astros finished 56-106.

The Astros finished with a record of 56-106, the worst single-season record in franchise history.

Indianapolis finished the season with a 14 – 2 record, the best record in the league that year and the best in a 16 games season for the franchise, but would go onto lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers in divisional round, a disappointing end to the season.

The team continued a youth movement in 2005, but finished with a 56 – 106 record (. 346 ), a full 43 games out of first place, marking the third time in four seasons that the team reestablished the mark for worst record in franchise history The season also saw the Royals lose a franchise record 19 games in a row.

The team finished with a franchise tying worst 3-13 record.

The Brewers finished 2002 even worse, finishing with a dismal 56 – 106 record, 41 games out of first place, the worst record in franchise history.

The Brewers finished the season with a 96-66 record, the best record in franchise history.

In 1987, they finished 12-3 ( their first-ever winning season ) and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Minnesota Vikings 44-10.

Closer Brian Wilson finished the game for his franchise record-tying and major league-leading 48th save.

But as the franchise player, Gwynn prevailed as Clark finished his career with the Red Sox.

Running back Joe Morris finished the regular season with a then franchise record 1, 516 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, while also catching 21 passes for 223 yards and another touchdown.

George finished the game with a franchise playoff record 162 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Del Greco made 4 field goals.

Gibbs ' return to the franchise did not pay instant dividends as the Redskins finished the 2004 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses.

Although the Rangers and Devils both finished with 82 points, the Devils had one more win, sending them to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history as the New Jersey Devils.

The Islanders finished with the worst record in the NHL and the second-worst season in franchise history ; the team's 0. 317 winning percentage that year was only ahead of only 1972 – 73's. 192.

Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22 – 48 – 12 record — the most losses and the worst winning percentage in franchise history, and the worst record in the league.

He finished his 11-year career with 371 receptions for 7, 414 yards and 71 touchdowns, giving him an impressive 20 yards per catch average ( both career touchdowns and yards per catch average remain franchise records.

They finished the regular season with a 52 – 22 – 8 record and 112 points, shattering the previous franchise records of 94 points ( in the WHA ) set by the 1972-73 Whalers and 93 points ( in the NHL ) set in 1986 – 87.

The team finished sixth in the Eastern Conference with 97 points, the second-most points in franchise history.

The team ultimately finished with a league-worst 15 – 67 win-loss record ( tied for worst season in franchise history ).

Colangelo's group was so certain that they would be awarded a franchise that they held a name-the-team contest for it ; they took out a full-page ad in the sports section of the February 13, 1995 edition of the state's leading newspaper, the Arizona Republic.

On March 9, 1995, Colangelo's group was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season.

Of great surprise to many fans was a brand new color scheme ; apparently the original colors used by the franchise since Major League Baseball awarded it to Jerry Colangelo's ownership group in 1995 were to be discontinued.

The Doom franchise was continued with the follow-up Doom II: Hell on Earth ( 1994 ) and numerous expansion packs, including The Ultimate Doom ( 1995 ), Master Levels for Doom II ( 1995 ), and Final Doom ( 1996 ).

The Saints and the Carolina Panthers have been minor rivals since Carolina was introduced into the NFC West as an expansion franchise in 1995.

Meanwhile, SNK released several fighting games on their Neo-Geo platform, including Samurai Shodown II in 1994, Real Bout Fatal Fury in 1995, The Last Blade in 1997, and annual updates to their The King of Fighters franchise.

The WFL also arguably had an impact on locations of other professional football teams: from the NFL, Hawaii hosted the Pro Bowl from 1980 through 2009, Jacksonville got the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995, Charlotte received the Carolina Panthers in the same year, and Houston's expansion franchise, the Texans, revived the name of the WFL team in 2002.

The franchise was presented as the Colorado Avalanche on August 10, 1995.

However, the fortunes of the Miami Heat would change dramatically in the summer of 1995 ; the off-season of that year became one of the most poignant in the history of the franchise.

The nadir was the 1995 – 96 season, when they finished with an 18 – 64 record, the second-worst in franchise history.

McDyess would be the face of the franchise for the next few years, as Mutombo would leave after the 1995 – 96 season for the Atlanta Hawks, Ellis would miss the majority of the next few seasons due to recurring knee and leg injuries, and Abdul-Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings prior to the 1996 – 97 season.

The franchise has enjoyed a strong following ; from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports.

Lusztig ( 1995 ) argues that his actions were sensible when considered in the context of his concern for preserving aristocratic government and a limited franchise in the face of threats from popular unrest.

In April 1995, following UFC 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Davie and Gracie sold their interest in the franchise to SEG and disbanded WOW Promotions.

In 1995, the Calgary Hitmen were born when a group of investors, including Bret " the Hitman " Hart, from whom the team got its name, were granted an expansion franchise.

In 1995 the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising awarded the South West Trains franchise to Stagecoach ( legal name South West Trains Limited, company no 2938995 ) with operations commencing on 4 February 1996.

Federal Trade Commission: In May 1995, Robbins Research International ( RRI ) responded to Federal Trade Commission charges of misrepresentation of potential earnings to franchise investors.

Because they had lost money and had low attendance, the Memphis Mad Dogs were forced to fold after the 1995 season, marking the end of the franchise and the CFL's unfortunate three years south of the border.

The Gold Miners / Texans franchise played three seasons ( five if the Texans ' WLAF incarnation, the Sacramento Surge, is also counted ) before folding in 1995.

PF Magic released the first widely popular virtual pets in 1995 with Dogz, followed by Catz in the spring of 1996, eventually becoming a franchise known as Petz.

In October 1995 the MILL announced that Charlotte had been awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1996 season.

1995 was a transition year for the Argos and change within the franchise was evident.

Kölzig had been with the Washington Capitals franchise since they selected him in the 1989 Draft ; he was the first South African-born player to be drafted to the NHL ; he was the last remaining Capital to have worn the original red, white and blue uniform and the blue jersey from 1995.