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 Shock in ArenaCup IX.
League info
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
Standings Team Overall DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage American Conference East Division Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers1420.875810.889 Manchester Wolves970.562730.700 Albany Conquest5110.312280.200 Mahoning Valley Thunder3130.188270.222 Midwest Division Green Bay Blizzard1150.688730.700 Lexington Horsemen970.562560.455 Quad City Steamwheelers880.500650.545 Louisville Fire880.500650.545 Iowa Barnstormers6100.375560.455 Peoria Pirates4120.250370.300 South Division South Georgia Wildcats1240.750630.667 Florida Firecats1060.625730.700 Tennessee Valley Vipers1060.625530.625 Daytona Beach ThunderBirds2140.125090.000 National Conference Central Division Tulsa Talons1240.750530.625 Arkansas Twisters1150.688530.625 Lubbock Renegades970.562450.444 Amarillo Dusters880.500360.333 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz6100.375440.500 Southwest Division Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings970.562620.750 Austin Wranglers880.500530.625 Rio Grande Valley Dorados790.438540.556 Corpus Christi Sharks790.438550.500 Texas Copperheads2140.125180.111 West Division Spokane Shock1510.9381101.000 Central Valley Coyotes1060.625740.636 Boise Burn880.500560.455 Stockton Lightning5110.3123100.231 Tri-Cities Fever4120.250390.250
Green indicates clinched playoff berth Purple indicates division champion Gray indicates best conference record
All AF2 Team American Conference First Team QB - Ryan Vena FB - Tim Murphy WR - Jesse Schmidt WR - Phillip Brock WR - P.J. Berry C - Raymond McNeil OL - Stephenol Santos OL - Aqua Etefia
DL - Joe Sykes DL - Eric Scott DL - Isaac Hilton MLB - Gus Tyson JLB - Brady Chavez DB - Matt Forbes DB - Micheaux Robinson DB - Roland Cola
K - Bob Forstrom ST - P.J Berry
Second team - QB: J.J. Raternick, FB: Demetrius Forney, WR: Kris Peters, WR: Maurice Brown, WR: Antwun Williams, C: Joe Villani, OL: Daniel Oliphant, OL: Mike Dansby, DL: Royce Morgan, DL: Terrance Ford, DL: Michael Lewis, MLB: Tyus Jackson, JLB: John Tackman, DB: Donnie Amadi, DB: Nate Green, DB: Carlos Campbell, K: Nick Hayes, ST: William Mulder
National Conference First Team
QB - Kyle Rowley FB - Jason Schule WR - Chris Denney WR - Chavis McCollister, WR - Raul Vijil, C - Nick Codutti OL - Ryan Belcher OL - Chris Hollie
DL - Ben McCombs DL - Estus Hood DL - Devon Parks MLB - Kamau Jackson JLB - Mel Long DB - Sergio Gilliam DB - Aaron Williams DB - Phillip Geiggar K - Nick Gatto ST - Ivory McCann
Second team - QB: Andy Hall, FB: Kamau Jackson, WR: Jeff Hughley, WR: Alvance Robinson, WR: John Roberson, Austin; C: Rico Ochoa, Spokane; OL: Kyle Young OL: Richard Seals DL: Tito Hannah DL: Shalom Tuimalealiifano DL: Neal Purvis, MLB: Marvin Byrdsong, Bossier-Shreveport; JLB: Jamar Ranson, Tulsa; DB: James Todd, DB: Delenell Reid, DB: Terrance Sanders, K: Brian Hazelwood, ST: Jeff Hughley.
Playoffs
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.Vipers shock Spokane to claim 2008 ArenaCup Championship, 56-55 - af2.com Scoring summary
Notable firsts First time since ArenaCup V in 2005 that the game was hosted at the higher seed's home venue (in the meantime, the Cup was held at neutral sites such as Bossier City and San Juan). It is also the first ArenaCup where the home team lost. First ArenaCup ever to go into overtime. First and only ArenaCup win for the Tennessee Valley Vipers, one of the original AF2 franchises who have played eight seasons so far.
References
External links 2008 af2 stats Arena Cup IX stats