2003 AF2 season

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2003 AF2 season
League AF2
Sport Arena football
Regular season
Season champions Quad City Steamwheelers
Playoffs
American champions Macon Knights
  American runners-up Tennessee Valley Vipers
National champions Tulsa Talons
  National runners-up Arkansas Twisters
ArenaCup IV
ChampionsTulsa Talons
  Runners-upMacon Knights
AF2 seasons

The 2003 AF2 season was the fourth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2002 and succeeded by 2004. The league champions were the Tulsa Talons, who defeated the Macon Knights in ArenaCup IV. For the first time ever, AF2 uses the six-division alignment (three divisions per conference).

Contents

League info

New teamsCincinnati Swarm, Green Bay Blizzard
Renamed / Relocated teamsNone
Defunct teamsAugusta Stallions, Carolina Rhinos, Fresno Frenzy, Jacksonville Tomcats, Mobile Wizards, New Haven Ninjas, Pensacola Barracudas, Roanoke Steam, Tallahassee Thunder
Total teams27

Standings

TeamOverallDivision
WinsLossesTiesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage
American Conference
Atlantic Division
Cape Fear Wildcats 10600.625530.625
Greensboro Prowlers 9700.562620.750
Charleston Swamp Foxes 9700.562440.500
Norfolk Nighthawks 8800.500260.250
Richmond Speed 61000.375350.375
Northeast Division
Albany Conquest 13300.812720.778
Mohegan Wolves 10600.625630.667
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 61000.375360.333
Rochester Brigade 31300.187270.222
Southern Division
Tennessee Valley Vipers 14200.875710.875
Florida Firecats 10600.625530.625
Macon Knights 10600.625440.500
Birmingham Steeldogs 7900.437350.375
Columbus Wardogs 41200.250170.125
National Conference
Central Division [1]
Tulsa Talons 13300.812510.833
Arkansas Twisters 9700.562510.833
Memphis Xplorers 61000.375240.333
Bossier City Battle Wings 31300.187060.000
Midwest Division
Quad City Steamwheelers 14200.875801.000
Cincinnati Swarm 7900.437440.500
Louisville Fire 51100.312440.500
Peoria Pirates 51100.312350.375
Green Bay Blizzard 21400.125170.125
Western Division
Hawaiian Islanders 10600.625530.625
Bakersfield Blitz 8710.531430.571
Wichita Stealth 8710.531230.400
San Diego Riptide 61000.375350.375

Playoffs

Macon, Georgia Albany, New York
5Florida35
4Macon59
4Macon42 Huntsville, Alabama
2Albany47
American Conference
Fayetteville, North Carolina 4Macon51
Huntsville, Alabama
1Tennessee Valley48
6Mohegan50American Conference Championship
6Mohegan30
3Cape Fear47 Tulsa, Oklahoma
1Tennessee Valley47
Wild Card Round
Conference Semifinals
North Little Rock, Arkansas A4Macon40
Moline, Illinois
N2Tulsa58
5Bakersfield28 ArenaCup IV
4Arkansas63
4Arkansas36 Tulsa, Oklahoma
1Quad Cities61
National Conference
Honolulu 4Arkansas52
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2Tulsa63
6Wichita30National Conference Championship
3Hawaii38
3Hawaii57
2Tulsa58

ArenaCup IV

ArenaCup IV
Quarter1234Tot
Tulsa Talons 142132058
Macon Knights 70132040
DateAugust 23, 2003
Arena Tulsa Convention Center
City Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance7,184
Most Valuable PlayerCraig Strickland
Offensive Player of the Game
Defensive Player of the GameLarry Hollinquest
Ironman of the GameMitch Allner
Winning CoachSkip Foster
Losing Coach Kevin Porter

ArenaCup IV was the 2003 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Tulsa Talons defeated the American Conference Champions Macon Knights in Tulsa, Oklahoma by a score of 58 to 40. [2] [3]

Scoring Summary

[4]

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Macon KnightsTulsa Talons
112:334482:27Tulsa TalonsTacoma Fontaine 29-yard touchdown reception from Craig Strickland, Tony Dodson kick Good07
18:323364:01Macon KnightsTremaine Neal 14-yard touchdown reception from Jermain Alfred, Wesley Wilson kick Good77
13:117465:21Tulsa TalonsMitch Allner 13-yard touchdown reception from Craig Strickland, Tony Dodson kick Good714
213:183151:37Tulsa TalonsCraig Strickland 6-yard touchdown run, Tony Dodson kick Good721
20:568404:44Tulsa TalonsAleric Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Tony Dodson kick Good728
20:013280:14Tulsa TalonsAleric Clark 2-yard touchdown reception from Craig Strickland, Tony Dodson kick Good735
313:522491:08Macon KnightsAnthony Snead 39-yard touchdown reception from Jermain Alfred, Wesley Wilson kick Good1435
39:055224:47Tulsa Talons26-yard field goal by Tony Dodson1438
32:2810486:37Macon KnightsJermain Alfred 4-yard touchdown run, Wesley Wilson kick Failed2038
410:265433:47Macon KnightsJermain Alfred 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point Randyn Akoina failed2638
47:313302:55Tulsa TalonsTacoma Fontaine 20-yard touchdown reception from Craig Strickland, Tony Dodson kick Failed2644
44:443152:47Macon KnightsRandyn Akoina 15-yard touchdown reception from Jermain Alfred, 2-point Jermain Alfred Pass failed3244
42:003172:44Tulsa TalonsMitch Allner 15-yard touchdown reception from Craig Strickland, Tony Dodson kick Good3251
40:383341:22Macon KnightsRandyn Akoina 8-yard touchdown reception from Jermain Alfred, 2-point Evan Marios Rush from Jermain Alfred succeeded4051
40:08430:30Tulsa TalonsCraig Strickland 3-yard touchdown run, Tony Dodson kick Good4058
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.Macon KnightsTulsa Talons

References

  1. ↑ "AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2003 | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com.
  2. ↑ "Strickland, Talons Win ArenaCup, 58–40". www.August 21, 2017. OurSports Central. August 23, 2003.
  3. ↑ "ArenaCup IV". www.AF2.com. AF2. August 23, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2003 ArenaCupBoxscore". AF2. Archived from the original on December 5, 2003.
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