2008 Arkansas Twisters season

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2008 Arkansas Twisters season
Head coach Chris Siegfried
OwnerJim Smith
Jeff Everetts
Home field Alltel Arena
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Results
Record11–5 (regular season)
Division place2nd, Central Division
Playoff finishLost to Central Valley Coyotes in first round

The 2008 Arkansas Twisters season was the franchise's ninth season as a football franchise in the arenafootball2 league. The National Conference team, led by head coach Chris Siegfried, played their home games on Allstate Field at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Diamonds finished the 2008 regular season with an 11–5 record and 2nd place in the Central Division. The team's playoff run ended in the first round with a 55–68 loss to the Central Valley Coyotes.

Chris Siegfried is the former head coach of the Arkansas Twisters, while that team was a member of the now-defunct arenafootball2. He was previously the offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Sharks (2010) and Kansas City Brigade (2007), teams in the Arena Football League, the head coach of the Spokane Shock (2006), the South Georgia Wildcats (2005), and the Cape Fear Wildcats (2002–2004) of the af2. While at Spokane, he led the first year expansion team to a 14-2 regular season record and the ArenaCup Championship.

North Little Rock, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. In 2017 the estimated population was 65,911, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.

The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional arena football team and were a charter member of Arena Football 1. As the newly forming af1 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down and tried to play in a league which was more friendly to smaller markets; such as the Indoor Football League or the American Indoor Football Association.

Contents

Off-field moves

2008 was the team's second season in the Central Division of the National Conference. [1] Other teams in the Central Division this season were the Amarillo Dusters, Lubbock Renegades, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, and Tulsa Talons.

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 Tech wide receiver Rodney Blackshear. On September 9, 2008, it was announced that the Renegades were ceasing operations.

The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz were an arena football team. The team began play as a 2004 expansion team of the Arena Football League's minor league af2 before becoming a member of the AFL in 2010. Formerly a tenant of the Ford Center from 2004 until 2008, the Yard Dawgz were forced out when the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder moved into town; starting in 2009, the Yard Dawgz played across the street at the Cox Convention Center. On October 25, 2010 Yard Dawgz owner Phil Miller announced that he decided not to play in the Arena Football League for the 2011 season.

The Twisters hired new head coach Chris Siegfried. He had previously served as the head coach of the Spokane Shock in 2006. Siegfied would lead the team to a winning record (including a franchise record seven consecutive wins) and a short playoff run this season and return in 2009. [2] [3]

The Spokane Shock were a professional arena football team based in Spokane, Washington, playing their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was part of the National Conference Pacific Division of the Arena Football League. The franchise folded in October 2015. A reorganized ownership group applied for a franchise in the Indoor Football League, known as the Spokane Empire, as the rights to the Shock name belonged to the AFL.

Roster moves

Twisters players picked up post-season honors from the AF2 coaches and press. Quarterback Kyle Rowley was selected as the Schutt Offensive Player of the Year. Wide receiver Chris Denney was named Cutters Playmaker of the Year. [4]

Kyle Rowley American football player

Kyle Rowley is a arena football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He also played in the former af2. He played college football at Brown.

Schedule

  Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreTeam Record
1SaturdayApril 5at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz L 42–570–1 Ford Center
2FridayApril 11 Tulsa Talons L 60–640–2 Alltel Arena
3SaturdayApril 19at Corpus Christi Sharks W 39–271–2 American Bank Center
4SaturdayApril 26 Amarillo Venom W 54–462–2Alltel Arena
5SaturdayMay 3at Texas Copperheads L 30–372–3 Berry Center
6SaturdayMay 10 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 68–253–3Alltel Arena
7SaturdayMay 17at Lubbock Renegades L 57–643–4 City Bank Coliseum
8SaturdayMay 24at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 69–554–4 CenturyTel Center
9SaturdayMay 31 Corpus Christi Sharks W 51–445–4Alltel Arena
10SaturdayJune 7at Amarillo Venom W 48–266–4 Amarillo Civic Center
11SaturdayJune 14 Lubbock Renegades W 61–257–4Alltel Arena
12SaturdayJune 21at Tri-Cities Fever W 51–288–4 Toyota Center
13SaturdayJune 28 Iowa Barnstormers W 55–469–4Alltel Arena
14Bye
15SaturdayJuly 12at Tulsa Talons W 66–5410–4 Tulsa Convention Center
16SaturdayJuly 19 Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings L 69–80 [5] 10–5Alltel Arena
17SaturdayJuly 26 Texas Copperheads W 78–2611–5Alltel Arena

Playoffs

RoundDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreTeam Record
1SundayAugust 3 Central Valley Coyotes L 55–680–1Alltel Arena

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References

  1. ↑ "Arena Football: Twisters Change Divisions, Release 2009 Schedule". Arkansas Sports 360. Arkansas Business Publishing Group. November 12, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas Football Players Get Ready for Hot Practices". Arkansas Business. Arkansas Business Publishing Group. August 4, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ Seaton, Philip (January 23, 2009). "Arkansas Twisters' Roster Starting to Take Shape in Preparation for Upcoming Season". Arkansas Sports 360. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2008 Arenacup: Quick Hitters". Our Sports Central. August 21, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "BattleWings Topple the Arkansas Twisters 80–69". Our Sports Central. July 20, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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