2008 AF2 season

January 2025 2008 AF2 season AF2 Arena football Regular season Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers Playoffs American Tennessee Valley Vipers Manchester Wolves National Spokane Shock Amarillo Dusters ArenaCup IX Tennessee Valley Vipers Spokane Shock Tony Colston (QB, TV) List of AF2 seasons AF2 2007 AF2 season 2007 2009 AF2 season 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 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.Tappa Steve Wheelers Quartet Earns all-af2 honors https://qconline.com/sports/professional/article_74c79c93-2e54-51f7-b8b9-d3acd25c3417.html 26 August 2025 The Rock Island Dispatch-Argus 6 August 2008 Playoffs First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Championships ArenaCup IX American Conference National Conference 7 Manchester 46 2 South Georgia 42 6 Lexington 37 3 Green Bay 65 5 Florida 33 4 Tennessee Valley 48 8 Quad Cities 29 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 57 5 Central Valley 68 4 Arkansas 55 8 Austin 14 1 Spokane 42 6 Lubbock 61 3 Bossier-Shreveport 77 7 Amarillo 65 2 Tulsa 62 7 Manchester 55 3 Green Bay 54 4 Tennessee Valley 34 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 30 5 Central Valley 63 1 Spokane 83 7 Amarillo 59 3 Bossier-Shreveport 45 7 Manchester 35 4 Tennessee Valley 45 7 Amarillo 49 1 Spokane 79 A4 Tennessee Valley (OT) 56 N1 Spokane 55 ArenaCup IX ArenaCup IX Tennessee Tennessee Valley Vipers Spokane Shock Spokane 10-6 15-1 Dean Cokinos Adam Shackleford 7 14 13 14 8 7 13 8 20 7 Monday, August 25, 2008 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington 10,662 QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive)DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB Raul Vijil, SPO (Ironman) 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20080925010717/http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=1568460&SPID=1972&ISWIDE=1 September 25, 2008 Scoring summary https://funwhileitlasted.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2009-Tulsa-Talons-Media-Guide.pdf 2009 Tulsa Talons Media Guide Funwhileitlasted Tennessee Valley Vipers Spokane Shock 1 12:32 Tennessee Valley Vipers 3 23 2:13 RecTD Alonzo Nix Kevin Eakin 5 Nick Hayes Good 7 0 1 11:07 Spokane Shock 2 17 0:42 RecTD Raul Vijil Nick Davila 6 Brian Jackson Good 7 7 2 14:56 Spokane Shock 4 45 2:08 RecTD Raul Vijil Nick Davila 17 Brian Jackson Good 7 14 2 12:45 Tennessee Valley Vipers 2 34 1:29 RecTD Alonzo Nix Tony Colston 22 Nick Hayes Good 14 14 2 5:15 Tennessee Valley Vipers 1 38 0:13 RecTD Gary Elliot Tony Colston 38 Nick Hayes Good 21 14 2 0:58 Spokane Shock 5 37 3:26 RecTD Raul Vijil Nick Davila 13 Brian Jackson Failed 21 20 3 11:35 Tennessee Valley Vipers 1 17 0:16 RecTD Gary Elliot Tony Colston 17 Nick Hayes Good 28 20 3 7:55 Spokane Shock 4 43 2:55 RecTD Kelvin Dickens Nick Davila 12 Nick Davila Rush Successful 28 28 3 3:05 Tennessee Valley Vipers 5 30 3:47 RecTD Alonzo Nix Tony Colston 9 Nick Hayes Failed 34 28 4 13:45 Spokane Shock 6 45 3:38 RecTD Raul Vijil Nick Davila 17 Brian Jackson Good 34 35 4 11:55 Tennessee Valley Vipers 2 45 1:17 RecTD Gary Elliot Tony Colston 33 Nick Hayes Good 41 35 4 9:36 Spokane Shock 2 24 1:44 RecTD Kelvin Dickens Nick Davila 9 Brian Jackson Blocked 41 41 4 6:14 Tennessee Valley Vipers 5 45 3:04 RecTD Gary Elliot Tony Colston 33 Nick Hayes Good 48 41 4 1:17 Spokane Shock 6 41 4:27 RecTD Kelvin Dickens Nick Davila 12 Brian Jackson Good 48 48 OT 12:28 Spokane Shock 4 47 2:24 RecTD Kelvin Dickens Nick Davila 25 Brian Jackson Good 48 55 OT 9:42 Tennessee Valley Vipers 4 39 1:38 RecTD Alonzo Nix Tony Colston 24 Tony Colston Rush Successful 56 55 Tennessee Valley Vipers Spokane Shock 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 statsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Arena Cup IX statsOctober 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Category:AF2 seasons *