2002 AF2 season

January 2025 2002 AF2 season AF2 Arena football Regular season Tulsa Talons Playoffs American Florida Firecats Cape Fear Wildcats National Peoria Pirates Birmingham Steeldogs ArenaCup III Peoria Pirates Florida Firecats List of AF2 seasons AF2 2001 AF2 season 2001 2003 AF2 season 2003 The 2002 AF2 season was the third season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2001 and succeeded by 2003. The league champions were the Peoria Pirates, who defeated the Florida Firecats in ArenaCup III. This is also the first time that both conferences have the same division name (in that case, the American Conference Southern Division and the National Conference Southern Division, respectively). It is also the only season where both conferences have four divisions each, a la the 2002–present era of the NFL. League info New teams Albany Conquest, Bakersfield Blitz, Cape Fear Wildcats, Fresno Frenzy, Hawaiian Islanders, Mobile Wizards, Mohegan Wolves, New Haven Ninjas, San Diego Riptide, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers Renamed / Relocated teams None Defunct teams Baton Rouge Blaze, Iowa Barnstormers, Lafayette Roughnecks, Lincoln Lightning Total teams 34 Standings Team Overall DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage American Conference Atlantic Division Cape Fear Wildcats1330.812620.750 Richmond Speed1240.750710.875 Norfolk Nighthawks880.500440.500 Roanoke Steam880.500350.375 Greensboro Prowlers3130.187080.000 Northeast Division Albany Conquest1330.8121110.917 Rochester Brigade790.437660.500 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers6100.375660.500 New Haven Ninjas6100.375570.417 Mohegan Wolves3130.1872100.167 Eastern Division Macon Knights1330.812510.833 Augusta Stallions1330.812510.833 Carolina Rhinos5110.312150.167 Columbus Wardogs4120.250150.167 Southern Division Tallahassee Thunder970.562730.700 Florida Firecats970.562560.455 Jacksonville Tomcats880.500730.700 Charleston Swamp Foxes790.437240.333 National Conference Southern Division Tennessee Valley Vipers1330.812510.833 Birmingham Steeldogs1150.687520.714 Pensacola Barracudas880.500660.500 Mobile Wizards0160.0000120.000 Central Division Tulsa Talons1420.875420.667 Arkansas Twisters1150.687420.667 Bossier City Battle Wings970.562330.500 Memphis Xplorers5110.312150.167 Midwest Division Peoria Pirates1150.687601.000 Quad City Steamwheelers*1060.625330.500 Wichita Stealth6100.375330.500 Louisville Fire2140.125060.000 Western Division Bakersfield Blitz970.562720.778 San Diego Riptide790.437540.556 Hawaiian Islanders5110.312450.444 Fresno Frenzy4120.250270.222 Green indicates clinched playoff berth Purple indicates division champion Grey indicates best regular season record * The Steamwheelers were banned from the playoffs for rule violations. Playoffs Division Championships Conference Semifinals Conference Championships ArenaCup III American Conference National Conference 2 Rochester 26 1 Albany 31 2 Richmond 48 1 Cape Fear 57 2 Florida 43 1 Tallahassee 31 2 Augusta 41 1 Macon 57 2 Arkansas 32 1 Tulsa 34 2 Birmingham 65 1 Tennessee Valley 51 2 San Diego 40 1 Bakersfield 27 2 Wichita 36 1 Peoria 37 ND1 Albany 30 AD1 Cape Fear 46 SD2 Florida 44 ED1 Macon 28 CD1 Tulsa 34 SD2 Birmingham 53 WD2 San Diego 12 MD1 Peoria 22 AD1 Cape Fear 23 SD2 Florida 43 SD2 Birmingham 33 MD1 Peoria 79 AC7 Florida 47 NC3 Peoria 65 Awards and honors Regular season awards Award Winner Position Team Offensive Player of the Year Mitch Allner Quarterback Tulsa Talons Defensive Player of the Year Kelly Snell Defensive Specialist Tennessee Valley Vipers Ironman of the Year Kevin Harvey Wide receiver/Defensive back Richmond Speed Lineman of the Year E. J. Burt Lineman Cape Fear Wildcats Built Ford Tough Man of the Year Jeff Cogell Lineman Mohegan Wolves Rookie of the Year Lincoln Dupree Defensive Specialist / Kick Returner Peoria Pirates Coach of the Year Ron Selesky Head coach Albany Conquest ArenaCup III III Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot Florida Firecats 7 6 12 22 47 Peoria Pirates 6 17 13 29 65 Date August 23, 2002 Arena Carver Arena City Peoria, Illinois Attendance 7,552 MVP Cornell Craig Offensive Player of the Game Cornell Craig Defensive Player of the Game Lincoln Dupree Ironman of the Game Titcus Pettigrew Winning Coach Bruce Cowdrey Losing Coach John Fourcade ArenaCup III was the 2002 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Florida Firecats were defeated by the American Conference Champions Peoria Pirates in Peoria, Illinois by a score of 65 to 47. Scoring Summary http://www.arenafootball.com/af2/games/game_info.cfm?game_id=162242&action=box ArenaCup III Boxscore AF2 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20021002091538/http://www.arenafootball.com/af2/games/game_info.cfm?game_id=162242&action=box 2002-10-02 Florida Firecats Peoria Pirates 1 10:34 Florida Firecats 2 38 1:45 RecTD Anthony Dixon Bryan Sparacino 28 Brandon Kornblue Good 7 0 1 5:23 Peoria Pirates 7 31 5:11 RecTD Cornell Craig Jerome Hurd 19 Kraig Baker Failed 7 6 2 9:37 Peoria Pirates 7 39 4:08 FG 28 Kraig Baker 7 9 2 6:17 Florida Firecats 5 45 3:20 RushTD Dedric Maffet 3 Brandon Kornblue Failed 13 9 2 4:41 Peoria Pirates 1 55 0 Other Lincoln Dupree 55 yard Kickoff Return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT 13 16 2 0:20 Peoria Pirates 1 26 0:08 RecTD Cornell Craig Jerome Hurd 26 Kraig Baker Good 13 23 3 11:04 Florida Firecats 5 13 3:56 FG 29 Brandon Kornblue 16 23 3 9:29 Florida Firecats - - - IntTD 12 Anthony Dixon Brandon Kornblue Good 23 23 3 8:51 Florida Firecats Other Deryl Lynn Safety 25 23 3 6:59 Peoria Pirates 2 9 1:04 RushTD Jason Short 3 pass failed 25 29 3 1:44 Peoria Pirates 3 45 1:42 RecTD Brandon Campbell Walter Church 22 Kraig Baker Good 25 36 4 14:54 Peoria Pirates Other Ken Bouie Safety 25 38 4 11:35 Peoria Pirates 5 40 3:19 RecTD Cornell Craig Walter Church 5 Kraig Baker Good 25 45 4 7:31 Peoria Pirates 2 10 1:04 RushTD Jason Short 4 Kraig Baker Good 25 52 4 4:14 Florida Firecats 4 45 3:17 RecTD Magic Benton Josh Rogers 39 rush succeeds 33 52 4 3:38 Peoria Pirates Other Lincoln Dupree 10 yard kickoff return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT Blocked 33 58 4 2:30 Florida Firecats 1 31 1:08 RecTD Magic Benton Josh Rogers 31 Kevin Huntley pass from Josh Rogers succeeds 41 58 4 0:55 Peoria Pirates 3 16 1:35 RushTD Walter Church 12 Kraig Baker Good 41 65 4 0:25 Florida Firecats 5 30 0:30 RecTD Kevin Huntley Josh Rogers 11 pass from Josh Rogers fails 47 65 Florida Firecats Peoria Pirates References External links 2002 af2 season Arena Cup III statsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Category:AF2 seasons *