2003 AF2 season#ArenaCup IV
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{{Infobox sports season
| logo =
| title = 2003 AF2 season
| league = AF2
| sport = Arena football
| duration =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs = Quad City Steamwheelers
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link =
| conf1 = American
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ = Macon Knights
| conf1_runner-up = Tennessee Valley Vipers
| conf2 = National
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ = Tulsa Talons
| conf2_runner-up = Arkansas Twisters
| finals = ArenaCup IV
| finals_champ = Tulsa Talons
| finals_runner-up = Macon Knights
| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of AF2 seasons
| seasonslistnames = AF2
| prevseason_link = 2002 AF2 season
| prevseason_year = 2002
| nextseason_link = 2004 AF2 season
| nextseason_year = 2004
}}
The 2003 AF2 season was the fourth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2002 and succeeded by 2004. The league champions were the Tulsa Talons, who defeated the Macon Knights in ArenaCup IV. For the first time ever, AF2 uses the six-division alignment (three divisions per conference).
League info
| class="wikitable" | |
| New teams | Cincinnati Swarm, Green Bay Blizzard |
| Renamed / Relocated teams | None |
| Defunct teams | Augusta Stallions, Carolina Rhinos, Fresno Frenzy, Jacksonville Tomcats, Mobile Wizards, New Haven Ninjas, Pensacola Barracudas, Roanoke Steam, Tallahassee Thunder |
| Total teams | 27 |
Standings
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Team
! colspan="4" align="center" | Overall ! colspan="3" align="center" | Division |
|---|
| Wins
!Losses !Ties !Percentage !Wins !Losses !Percentage |
| colspan="8" align="center" | American Conference |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Atlantic Division |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|10 |6 |0 |0.625 |5 |3 |0.625 |
| Greensboro Prowlers
|9 |7 |0 |0.562 |6 |2 |0.750 |
| Charleston Swamp Foxes
|9 |7 |0 |0.562 |4 |4 |0.500 |
| Norfolk Nighthawks
|8 |8 |0 |0.500 |2 |6 |0.250 |
| Richmond Speed
|6 |10 |0 |0.375 |3 |5 |0.375 |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Northeast Division |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|13 |3 |0 |0.812 |7 |2 |0.778 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|10 |6 |0 |0.625 |6 |3 |0.667 |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
|6 |10 |0 |0.375 |3 |6 |0.333 |
| Rochester Brigade
|3 |13 |0 |0.187 |2 |7 |0.222 |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Southern Division |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|14 |2 |0 |0.875 |7 |1 |0.875 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|10 |6 |0 |0.625 |5 |3 |0.625 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|10 |6 |0 |0.625 |4 |4 |0.500 |
| Birmingham Steeldogs
|7 |9 |0 |0.437 |3 |5 |0.375 |
| Columbus Wardogs
|4 |12 |0 |0.250 |1 |7 |0.125 |
| colspan="8" align="center" | National Conference |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Central Division{{Cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&histleague=2&fpage=standings&year=2003|title=AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2003 | ArenaFan.com|website=www.arenafan.com}} |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|13 |3 |0 |0.812 |5 |1 |0.833 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|9 |7 |0 |0.562 |5 |1 |0.833 |
| Memphis Xplorers
|6 |10 |0 |0.375 |2 |4 |0.333 |
| Bossier City Battle Wings
|3 |13 |0 |0.187 |0 |6 |0.000 |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Midwest Division |
| bgcolor=#cccccc
|14 |2 |0 |0.875 |8 |0 |1.000 |
| Cincinnati Swarm
|7 |9 |0 |0.437 |4 |4 |0.500 |
| Louisville Fire
|5 |11 |0 |0.312 |4 |4 |0.500 |
| Peoria Pirates
|5 |11 |0 |0.312 |3 |5 |0.375 |
| Green Bay Blizzard
|2 |14 |0 |0.125 |1 |7 |0.125 |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Western Division |
| bgcolor=#ccccff
|10 |6 |0 |0.625 |5 |3 |0.625 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|8 |7 |1 |0.531 |4 |3 |0.571 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|8 |7 |1 |0.531 |2 |3 |0.400 |
| San Diego Riptide
|6 |10 |0 |0.375 |3 |5 |0.375 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs
{{NFLBracket
|RD1=Wild Card Round
|League=AFL
|G1=American Conference
|G2=National Conference
|Macon, Georgia|5|Florida|35|4|Macon|42
|Fayetteville, North Carolina|6|Mohegan|50|3|Cape Fear|47
|North Little Rock, Arkansas|5|Bakersfield|28|4|Arkansas|36
|Honolulu|6|Wichita|30|3|Hawaii|57
|RD2=Conference Semifinals
|Albany, New York|4|Macon|59|2|Albany|47
|Huntsville, Alabama|6|Mohegan|30|1|Tennessee Valley|47
|Moline, Illinois|4|Arkansas|63|1|Quad Cities|61
|Tulsa, Oklahoma|3|Hawaii|38|2|Tulsa|58
|Huntsville, Alabama|4|Macon|51|1|Tennessee Valley|48
|Tulsa, Oklahoma|4|Arkansas|52|2|Tulsa|63
|RD4=ArenaCup IV
|Tulsa, Oklahoma|A4|Macon|40|N2|Tulsa|58
}}
ArenaCup IV
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| style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; font-size: larger;" | ArenaCup IV |
| style="text-align: center; background: #ffffff;"
| colspan="2" | |
| align="center" colspan="2" style="background: #efefef;" |
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" |
| style="text-align: center;"
| Quarter | style="width: 17%;" | 1 | style="width: 17%;" | 2 | style="width: 17%;" | 3 | style="width: 17%;" | 4 | style="width: 17%;" | Tot |
| style="text-align: center;"
| align="left" | Tulsa Talons | 14 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 58 |
| style="text-align: center;"
| align="left" | Macon Knights | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 40 |
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Date || August 23, 2003
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Arena || Tulsa Convention Center
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| City || Tulsa, Oklahoma
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Attendance || 7,184
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Most Valuable Player || Craig Strickland
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Offensive Player of the Game ||
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Defensive Player of the Game || Larry Hollinquest
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Ironman of the Game || Mitch Allner
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Winning Coach || Skip Foster
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
| Losing Coach || Kevin Porter
|}
ArenaCup IV was the 2003 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Tulsa Talons defeated the American Conference Champions Macon Knights in Tulsa, Oklahoma by a score of 58 to 40.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/strickland-talons-win-arenacup-58-40/n-2340858 |title=Strickland, Talons Win ArenaCup, 58–40 |date=August 23, 2003 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.August 21, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.af2.com:80/stats_standings/2003/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206061056/http://www.af2.com/stats_standings/2003/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-12-06 |title=ArenaCup IV |date=August 23, 2003 |publisher=AF2 |work=www.AF2.com |access-date=August 21, 2017 }}
=Scoring Summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=Macon Knights|HomeName=Tulsa Talons |state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=12:33
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=48
| DriveTime=2:27
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Tacoma Fontaine
| QB=Craig Strickland
| yards=29
| Kicker=Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=0
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=8:32
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=36
| DriveTime=4:01
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Tremaine Neal
| QB=Jermain Alfred
| yards=14
| Kicker=Wesley Wilson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=3:11
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=46
| DriveTime=5:21
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Mitch Allner
| QB= Craig Strickland
| yards=13
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=13:18
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=15
| DriveTime=1:37
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Craig Strickland
| yards=6
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=21
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:56
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=40
| DriveTime=4:44
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Aleric Clark
| yards=1
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=28
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:01
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=28
| DriveTime=0:14
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Aleric Clark
| QB= Craig Strickland
| yards=2
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=7
| Home=35
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=13:52
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=2
| DriveLength=49
| DriveTime=1:08
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Anthony Snead
| QB= Jermain Alfred
| yards=39
| Kicker= Wesley Wilson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=14
| Home=35
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=9:05
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=22
| DriveTime=4:47
| Type=FG
| yards=26
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=
| Visitor=14
| Home=38
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=2:28
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=48
| DriveTime=6:37
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Jermain Alfred
| yards=4
| Kicker= Wesley Wilson
| kickresult=Failed
| Visitor=20
| Home=38
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=10:26
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=43
| DriveTime=3:47
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Jermain Alfred
| yards=2
| 2pt type= Randyn Akoina
| 2pt result=failed
| Visitor=26
| Home=38
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=7:31
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=30
| DriveTime=2:55
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Tacoma Fontaine
| QB= Craig Strickland
| yards=20
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Failed
| Visitor=26
| Home=44
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=4:44
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=15
| DriveTime=2:47
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Randyn Akoina
| QB=Jermain Alfred
| yards=15
| 2pt type = Jermain Alfred Pass
| 2pt result=failed
| Visitor=32
| Home=44
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=2:00
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=17
| DriveTime=2:44
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Mitch Allner
| QB=Craig Strickland
| yards=15
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=32
| Home=51
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=0:38
| Team=Macon Knights
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=34
| DriveTime=1:22
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Randyn Akoina
| QB=Jermain Alfred
| yards=8
| 2pt type =Evan Marios Rush from Jermain Alfred
| 2pt result=succeeded
| Visitor=40
| Home=51
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=0:08
| Team=Tulsa Talons
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=3
| DriveTime=0:30
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Craig Strickland
| yards=3
| Kicker= Tony Dodson
| kickresult=Good
| Visitor=40
| Home=58
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=Macon Knights|Home=Tulsa Talons}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206010101/http://www.thestatguys.com/AF2/2003/CONFSTAT.HTM 2003 af2 season]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031206061056/http://www.af2.com/stats_standings/2003/ Arena Cup IV stats]
{{Af2 seasons}}
{{ArenaCup}}
{{San Antonio Talons}}