The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at Von Braun Center.
The Vipers failed to make the playoffs after posting a 7–9 record and finishing 5th in the American Conference.
On the game's final play, needing a touchdown to tie, Alabama receiver Michael Johnson caught a pass, faked a lateral, and ran down the sideline.
Having been tackled into the walls that border the sideline, he handed the ball to a teammate who ran into the end zone.
The officials signaled a touchdown, but after a brief discussion amongst themselves, they overturned the original ruling because a player who is forced into the wall is considered out of bounds.
Johnson was ruled down at the 5-yard line, but because there was no time remaining on the clock, the Vipers could not run another play, resulting in a 54–48 loss.
The Vipers won their third straight game and handed the Iron their first loss of the season with a 75–67 win.
It was back and forth all night, with Milwaukee leading at the half with a 7-yard passing touchdown with a few seconds left in a high scoring 2nd quarter.
Their lead would carry into the 4th quarter, when Alabama took control of the game with a pair of touchdown passes by Kevin Eakin.
The Iron scored a touchdown with 39 seconds remaining to cut Alabama's lead to 8 points, but the Vipers recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran the clock out for the win.
Starting quarterback Kevin Eakin threw for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, but had to leave the game in the 4th quarter after suffering a sprained right ankle.