2008 af2 season
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The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the AF2
. 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 Shock
in ArenaCup IX
.
AF2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the Tennessee Valley Vipers
Tennessee Valley Vipers
The Alabama Vipers was a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original AFL, where they won the 2008 ArenaCup championship. They play...
, who beat the Spokane Shock
Spokane Shock
The Spokane Shock is a professional arena football team of the Arena Football League from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena...
in ArenaCup IX
ArenaCup IX
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 Shock in Spokane, Washington by a score of 56-55 in overtime.-Notable...
.
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| American Conference | ||||||
| East Division | ||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers were a minor league arena football team that played in the AF2. The team was part of the East Division in the American conference. The Pioneers were an expansion team for the league's 2002 season, and were the runner-ups in ArenaCup VIII and ArenaCup X.-2001:The... |
14 | 2 | 0.875 | 8 | 1 | 0.889 |
| Manchester Wolves Manchester Wolves The Manchester Wolves were a professional arena football team, based at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, which folded at the end of the 2009 season along with the rest of the league... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
| Albany Conquest | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 2 | 8 | 0.200 |
| Mahoning Valley Thunder Mahoning Valley Thunder The Mahoning Valley Thunder was a professional af2 arena football team from 2007-2009.Having entered af2 as an expansion team in 2007, the Thunder played its home games at Cortland Banks Field at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown, Ohio.... |
3 | 13 | 0.188 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Green Bay Blizzard Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team, which was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, in the now defunct the minor league of the Arena Football League. The Blizzard play in... |
11 | 5 | 0.688 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
| Lexington Horsemen | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Quad City Steamwheelers Quad City Steamwheelers The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois.... |
8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 |
| Louisville Fire Louisville Fire The Louisville Fire was an arena football team that played its home games at the Brown-Forman Field in Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. They were a 2001 expansion team of the af2. Their owner/operator was former Pro Bowl lineman and Louisville native Will Wolford. The team was somewhat... |
8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Peoria Pirates Peoria Pirates The Peoria Pirates were a professional arena football team that last played in af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Carver Arena, part of the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois, and were coached by Mike Hohensee... |
4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
| South Division | ||||||
| South Georgia Wildcats South Georgia Wildcats The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team. They were a 2002 expansion member of af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League... |
12 | 4 | 0.750 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Florida Firecats | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers Tennessee Valley Vipers The Alabama Vipers was a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original AFL, where they won the 2008 ArenaCup championship. They play... |
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 Tulsa Talons The San Antonio Talons are a professional arena football franchise in San Antonio, Texas that plays in the Arena Football League.The Talons began in 2000 in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the Tulsa Talons, a charter member of the defunct minor league Arena Football 2, also known as af2... |
12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Arkansas Twisters Arkansas Twisters The Allen Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Allen, Texas play in the Indoor Football League. The Wranglers play their home games at the Allen Event Center.-History:... |
11 | 5 | 0.688 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Lubbock Renegades Lubbock Renegades The Lubbock Renegades were an expansion member of the af2. The team played its home games at the City Bank Coliseum, which was the former home of the IFL/NIFL team, the Lubbock Lone Stars/Gunslingers. The team was owned by Doug McGregor, Rick Dykes, and Bart Reagor. It was coached by former Texas... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 |
| Amarillo Dusters Amarillo Dusters The Amarillo Venom are an professional indoor football team in the Lone Star Football League. The Venom began play in 2004 as the Amarillo Dusters, a charter member of the Intense Football League, a small indoor football league based in Texas. They won the championship in their first and only... |
8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz was a member of the new Arena Football League. The team began play as a 2004 expansion team of the original Arena Football League's now-defunct minor league af2... |
6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Southwest Division | ||||||
| Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings The Bossier Shreveport Battle Wings were an Arena Football League team based in Bossier City, Louisiana. They played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City and represented both Bossier City and Shreveport... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Austin Wranglers Austin Wranglers The Austin Wranglers were an arena football team based in Austin, Texas. They played four seasons in the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2007 and spent one season in AF2, the AFL's developmental league, in 2008. They made playoff appearances in the AFL in 2006 and in AF2 in 2008... |
8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 |
| Rio Grande Valley Dorados Rio Grande Valley Dorados The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League... |
7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 |
| Corpus Christi Sharks Corpus Christi Sharks The Corpus Christi Sharks were a 2007 expansion member of the af2. They played their home games at the American Bank Center. Michael Trigg was the team's head coach. Trigg previously was a head coach in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Grand Rapids Rampage and Philadelphia... |
7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
| Texas Copperheads Texas Copperheads The Texas Copperheads were a professional arena football that played in af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2006 as member of the National Indoor Football League . They played their home games at the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress,... |
2 | 14 | 0.125 | 1 | 8 | 0.111 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Spokane Shock Spokane Shock The Spokane Shock is a professional arena football team of the Arena Football League from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena... |
15 | 1 | 0.938 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Central Valley Coyotes Central Valley Coyotes The Central Valley Coyotes are a professional arena football team and were a charter member of Arena Football 1. The team currently is not in a league... |
10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 |
| Boise Burn | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Stockton Lightning Stockton Lightning The Stockton Lightning were a professional arena football team. They were members of the Western Division of the National Conferenece of the arenafootball2 .The Lightning joined af2 2006 as an expansion team... |
5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 10 | 0.231 |
| Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 9 | 0.250 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Gray indicates best conference record