2008 AF2 season

Sports season

2008 AF2 season
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
← 2007 2009 →

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

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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

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Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
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

Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Gray indicates best conference record

Playoffs

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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

ArenaCup IX

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ArenaCup IX

Tennessee Valley Vipers (10-6)	Spokane Shock (15-1)
56	55
Head coach: Dean Cokinos	Head coach: Adam Shackleford

1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tennessee	7	14	13	14	8	56
Spokane	7	13	8	20	7	55

Date

Monday, August 25, 2008

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 Shock in Spokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.^[1]

Scoring summary

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Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Spokane Shock
1	12:32	3	23	2:13	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Alonzo Nix 5-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Eakin, Nick Hayes kick Good	7	0
1	11:07	2	17	0:42	Spokane Shock	Raul Vijil 6-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Good	7	7
2	14:56	4	45	2:08	Spokane Shock	Raul Vijil 17-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Good	7	14
2	12:45	2	34	1:29	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Alonzo Nix 22-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good	14	14
2	5:15	1	38	0:13	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Gary Elliot 38-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good	21	14
2	0:58	5	37	3:26	Spokane Shock	Raul Vijil 13-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Failed	21	20
3	11:35	1	17	0:16	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Gary Elliot 17-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good	28	20
3	7:55	4	43	2:55	Spokane Shock	Kelvin Dickens 12-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, 2-point Nick Davila Rush Successful	28	28
3	3:05	5	30	3:47	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Alonzo Nix 9-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Failed	34	28
4	13:45	6	45	3:38	Spokane Shock	Raul Vijil 17-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Good	34	35
4	11:55	2	45	1:17	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Gary Elliot 33-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good	41	35
4	9:36	2	24	1:44	Spokane Shock	Kelvin Dickens 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Blocked	41	41
4	6:14	5	45	3:04	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Gary Elliot 33-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, Nick Hayes kick Good	48	41
4	1:17	6	41	4:27	Spokane Shock	Kelvin Dickens 12-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Good	48	48
OT	12:28	4	47	2:24	Spokane Shock	Kelvin Dickens 25-yard touchdown reception from Nick Davila, Brian Jackson kick Good	48	55
OT	9:42	4	39	1:38	Tennessee Valley Vipers	Alonzo Nix 24-yard touchdown reception from Tony Colston, 2-point Tony Colston Rush Successful	56	55
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							Tennessee Valley Vipers	Spokane Shock

Notable firsts

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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

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^ Vipers shock Spokane to claim 2008 ArenaCup Championship, 56-55 - af2.com Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "2009 Tulsa Talons Media Guide" (PDF). Funwhileitlasted.

External links

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2008 af2 stats ^{[permanent dead link ‍]}
Arena Cup IX stats ^{[permanent dead link ‍]}

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