Sports season
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 .
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
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.
Division Championships Conference Semifinals Conference Championships ArenaCup III 2 Florida 43 1 Tallahassee 31 SD2 Florida 44 ED1 Macon 28 2 Augusta 41 1 Macon 57 SD2 Florida 43 American Conference AD1 Cape Fear 23 2 Rochester 26 1 Albany 31 ND1 Albany 30 AD1 Cape Fear 46 2 Richmond 48 1 Cape Fear 57 AC7 Florida 47 NC3 Peoria 65 2 Birmingham 65 1 Tennessee Valley 51 SD2 Birmingham 53 CD1 Tulsa 34 2 Arkansas 32 1 Tulsa 34 SD2 Birmingham 33 National Conference MD1 Peoria 79 2 San Diego 40 1 Bakersfield 27 WD2 San Diego 12 MD1 Peoria 22 2 Wichita 36 1 Peoria 37
Regular season awards [ edit ] 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 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.
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida Firecats Peoria Pirates 1 10:34 2 38 1:45 Florida Firecats Anthony Dixon 28-yard touchdown reception from Bryan Sparacino, Brandon Kornblue kick Good 7 0 1 5:23 7 31 5:11 Peoria Pirates Cornell Craig 19-yard touchdown reception from Jerome Hurd, Kraig Baker kick Failed 7 6 2 9:37 7 39 4:08 Peoria Pirates 28-yard field goal by Kraig Baker 7 9 2 6:17 5 45 3:20 Florida Firecats Dedric Maffet 3-yard touchdown run, Brandon Kornblue kick Failed 13 9 2 4:41 1 55 0 Peoria Pirates Lincoln Dupree 55 yard Kickoff Return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT 13 16 2 0:20 1 26 0:08 Peoria Pirates Cornell Craig 26-yard touchdown reception from Jerome Hurd, Kraig Baker kick Good 13 23 3 11:04 5 13 3:56 Florida Firecats 29-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue 16 23 3 9:29 Florida Firecats Anthony Dixon 12 yard interception return for a touchdown, Brandon Kornblue PAT 23 23 3 8:51 Florida Firecats Deryl Lynn Safety 25 23 3 6:59 2 9 1:04 Peoria Pirates Jason Short 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 25 29 3 1:44 3 45 1:42 Peoria Pirates Brandon Campbell 22-yard touchdown reception from Walter Church, Kraig Baker kick Good 25 36 4 14:54 Peoria Pirates Ken Bouie Safety 25 38 4 11:35 5 40 3:19 Peoria Pirates Cornell Craig 5-yard touchdown reception from Walter Church, Kraig Baker kick Good 25 45 4 7:31 2 10 1:04 Peoria Pirates Jason Short 4-yard touchdown run, Kraig Baker kick Good 25 52 4 4:14 4 45 3:17 Florida Firecats Magic Benton 39-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point rush succeeds 33 52 4 3:38 Peoria Pirates Lincoln Dupree 10 yard kickoff return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT Blocked 33 58 4 2:30 1 31 1:08 Florida Firecats Magic Benton 31-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point Kevin Huntley pass from Josh Rogers succeeds 41 58 4 0:55 3 16 1:35 Peoria Pirates Walter Church 12-yard touchdown run, Kraig Baker kick Good 41 65 4 0:25 5 30 0:30 Florida Firecats Kevin Huntley 11-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point pass from Josh Rogers fails 47 65 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . Florida Firecats Peoria Pirates
