The Fire Ants played their home games at the Omni Coliseum in downtown Atlanta and were members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference with the Chicago Cheetahs, Minnesota Arctic Blast, New England Stingers, Pittsburgh Phantoms and St. Louis Vipers.

With the relocation, the Coyotes moved to the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with the Anaheim Bullfrogs, Los Angeles Blades, Phoenix Cobras and San Diego Barracudas.

Despite Left Winger Doug Lawrence leading the league in scoring, the Coyotes would finish the season in last place in the Pacific Division with a record of 7–17–0 and missing the Murphy Cup playoffs.

The Coyotes played in the four team Western Conference with RHI stalwarts Anaheim and the San Jose Rhinos, and the expansion Dallas Stallions.

[3] After sweeping a four-game road trip to start the season, the Coyotes lost their home opener 4–3 in a shootout against San Jose in front of more than 1,200 spectators.

[5] As the season moved on, the Coyotes posted a 16–7–3 record, finishing in second place in the Western Conference and earning a berth in the Murphy Cup playoffs, all while the team suffered through lack of coverage from the local media.

Following the season, the team looked to move from the Santa Fe Ice Arena, possibly to the All-American Sports Park off the south side of the Las Vegas Strip, but the plan never came to fruition.