2003 Arena Football League season
2003 Arena Football League season | |
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League | Arena Football League |
Sport | Arena football |
Duration | January 31, 2003 – June 22, 2003 |
ArenaBowl XVII | |
Champions | Tampa Bay Storm |
Runners-up | Arizona Rattlers |
Finals MVP | Lawrence Samuels, TB |
The 2003 Arena Football League season was the 17th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2004. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVII. The AFL expanded its season from 14 games to 16 games.
Standings
[edit]Team[1] | Overall | Division | ||||
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Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
National Conference | ||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||
New York Dragons | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Detroit Fury | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Las Vegas Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Buffalo Destroyers | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Southern Division | ||||||
Tampa Bay Storm | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
Orlando Predators | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Georgia Force | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Carolina Cobras | 0 | 16 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
American Conference | ||||||
Central Division | ||||||
Dallas Desperados | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Grand Rapids Rampage | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Chicago Rush | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
Indiana Firebirds | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Western Division | ||||||
San Jose SaberCats | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
Los Angeles Avengers | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
Arizona Rattlers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
Colorado Crush | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs
[edit]All games televised by NBC.
Wild Card Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl XVII | ||||||||||||||||
1 | San Jose | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Georgia | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Dallas | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Georgia | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | San Jose | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Arizona | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Arizona | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Las Vegas | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Los Angeles | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Arizona | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Arizona | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tampa Bay | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tampa Bay | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Detroit | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Grand Rapids | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Detroit | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tampa Bay | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Orlando | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | New York | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Chicago | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Orlando | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | New York | 62 |
Source:[2]
All-Arena team
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2003 ARFL Season". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Arena Football League". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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