2008 AF2 season | |
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League | AF2 |
Sport | Arena football |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers |
Playoffs | |
American champions | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
American runners-up | Manchester Wolves |
National champions | Spokane Shock |
National runners-up | Amarillo Dusters |
ArenaCup IX | |
Champions | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
Runners-up | Spokane Shock |
Finals MVP | Tony Colston (QB, TV) |
AF2 seasons | |
The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2007 and succeeded by 2009. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the Tennessee Valley Vipers, who beat the Spokane ShockinArenaCup IX.
New teams | Austin Wranglers, Daytona Beach ThunderBirds, Iowa Barnstormers, Lexington Horsemen, Peoria Pirates, |
Renamed / Relocated teams | None |
Defunct teams | Alabama Steeldogs, Bakersfield Blitz, Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Everett Hawks, Fort Wayne Fusion, Laredo Lobos |
Total teams | 29 |
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American Conference | ||||||
East Division | ||||||
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | 14 | 2 | 0.875 | 8 | 1 | 0.889 |
Manchester Wolves | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
Albany Conquest | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 2 | 8 | 0.200 |
Mahoning Valley Thunder | 3 | 13 | 0.188 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
Midwest Division | ||||||
Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
Lexington Horsemen | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
Quad City Steamwheelers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 |
Louisville Fire | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 |
Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
Peoria Pirates | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
South Division | ||||||
South Georgia Wildcats | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
Florida Firecats | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
Tennessee Valley Vipers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
Daytona Beach ThunderBirds | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 |
National Conference | ||||||
Central Division | ||||||
Tulsa Talons | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
Arkansas Twisters | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
Lubbock Renegades | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
Amarillo Dusters | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
Southwest Division | ||||||
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
Austin Wranglers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
Rio Grande Valley Dorados | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 |
Corpus Christi Sharks | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
Texas Copperheads | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 1 | 8 | 0.111 |
West Division | ||||||
Spokane Shock | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
Central Valley Coyotes | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 |
Boise Burn | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
Stockton Lightning | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 10 | 0.231 |
Tri-Cities Fever | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 9 | 0.250 |
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Championships | ArenaCup IX | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Manchester | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | South Georgia | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Manchester | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Green Bay | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Lexington | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Green Bay | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Manchester | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
American Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Valley | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Valley | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Tennessee Valley | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Quad Cities | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
A4 | Tennessee Valley (OT) | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
N1 | Spokane | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Valley | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Valley | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Spokane | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Austin | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Spokane | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Amarillo | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
National Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Spokane | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Amarillo | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulsa | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Amarillo | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Lubbock | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 77 |
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Date | Monday, August 25, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Arena | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive) DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB Raul Vijil, SPO (Ironman) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 10,662 |
ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the AF2's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions Tennessee Valley Vipers defeated the National Conference Champion Spokane ShockinSpokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.[1]
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