| 2004 AF2 season | |
|---|---|
| League | AF2 |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Tulsa Talons |
| Playoffs | |
| American champions | Florida Firecats |
| American runners-up | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers |
| National champions | Peoria Pirates |
| National runners-up | Tulsa Talons |
| ArenaCup V | |
| Champions | Florida Firecats |
| Runners-up | Peoria Pirates |
| AF2 seasons | |
| ← 20032005 → | |
The 2004 AF2 season was the fifth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2003 and succeeded by 2005. The league champions were the Florida Firecats, who defeated the Peoria Pirates in ArenaCup V.
League info
| New teams | Central Valley Coyotes, Laredo Law, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, Rio Grande Valley Dorados |
| Renamed / Relocated teams | Mohegan Wolves → Manchester Wolves |
| Defunct teams | Charleston Swamp Foxes, Cincinnati Swarm, Greensboro Prowlers, Norfolk Nighthawks, Richmond Speed, Rochester Brigade |
| Total teams | 25 |
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
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| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Northeast Division | ||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 7 | 2 | 0.778 |
| Cape Fear Wildcats | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Albany Conquest | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 2 | 7 | 0.285 |
| Manchester Wolves | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Florida Firecats | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 |
| Birmingham Steeldogs | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Columbus Wardogs | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 2 | 5 | 0.285 |
| Macon Knights | 3 | 13 | 0.187 | 2 | 5 | 0.285 |
| Mid-South Division | ||||||
| Tennessee Valley Vipers | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Memphis Xplorers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Arkansas Twisters | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Southwest Division | ||||||
| Tulsa Talons | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 |
| Wichita Stealth | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 7 | 0.417 |
| Rio Grande Valley Dorados | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 6 | 6 | 0.600 |
| Laredo Law | 3 | 13 | 0.187 | 2 | 10 | 0.167 |
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Quad City Steamwheelers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Louisville Fire | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Peoria Pirates | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Bakersfield Blitz | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 |
| San Diego Riptide | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 6 | 0.500 |
| Hawaiian Islanders | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 6 | 0.500 |
| Central Valley Coyotes | 3 | 13 | 0.187 | 2 | 10 | 0.167 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs
| Oklahoma City | Bakersfield, California | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Peoria | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Peoria | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma City | 36 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bakersfield | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| National Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moline, Illinois | 6 | Peoria | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisville | 53 | National Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisville | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quad Cities | 48 | Estero, Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card Round | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conference Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Estero, Florida | N6 | Peoria | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| Huntsville, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Florida | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Memphis | 33 | ArenaCup V | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 35 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee Valley | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 4 | Florida | 41 | |||||||||||||||
| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Birmingham | 53 | American Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cape Fear | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cape Fear | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
ArenaCup V
| V | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | August 27, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Germain Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Estero, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,491 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offensive Player of the Game | Magic Benton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensive Player of the Game | Comone Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ironman of the Game | Brent Burnside | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning Coach | Ben Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losing Coach | Bruce Cowdrey | ||||||||||||||||||
ArenaCup V was the 2004 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Florida Firecats defeated the American Conference Champions Peoria Pirates in Estero, Florida by a score of 39 to 26 .
Scoring Summary
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References
- "ArenaCup V Boxscore". AF2. Archived from the original on 2004-12-12.
External links
| af2 seasons | |
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| ArenaCup | |
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