Nashville Kats

General informationFounded1997 (original incarnation)Folded2007 (second incarnation)HeadquarteredGaylord Entertainment Center
in Nashville, TennesseeColorsSky blue, navy, white, and red
MascotKool KatPersonnelOwnersMark Bloom (original incarnation)
Bud Adams (second incarnation)Head coachPat SperdutoTeam history

First franchise:
- Nashville Kats (1997–2001)
Second franchise:
- Nashville Kats (2005–2007)

Home fields

Gaylord Entertainment Center (1997–2001, 2005–2007)

League / conference affiliationsArena Football League (1997–2001; 2005–2007)

American Conference (1997–2001, 2005–2007)
- East (1997)
- South (1998–2001)
- Central (2005–2007)

ChampionshipsConference championships: 0
Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship gamesDivision championships: 2

Central:1997, 2001

Playoff appearances (6)

1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the original franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002 (then becoming the Georgia Force). Sperduto also coached the second incarnation of the Nashville Kats following their return to the Arena Football League as an expansion team in 2005.