2005 AF2 season#ArenaCup VI

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{{Infobox sports season

| logo =

| title = 2005 AF2 season

| league = AF2

| sport = Arena football

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Florida Firecats

| MVP =

| MVP_link =

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = American

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = Louisville Fire

| conf1_runner-up = Florida Firecats

| conf2 = National

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = Memphis Xplorers

| conf2_runner-up = Rio Grande Valley Dorados

| finals = ArenaCup VI

| finals_champ = Memphis Xplorers

| finals_runner-up = Louisville Fire

| finals_MVP =

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist = List of AF2 seasons

| seasonslistnames = AF2

| prevseason_link = 2004 AF2 season

| prevseason_year = 2004

| nextseason_link = 2006 AF2 season

| nextseason_year = 2006

}}

The 2005 AF2 season was the sixth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2004 and succeeded by 2006. The league champions were the Memphis Xplorers, who defeated the Louisville Fire in ArenaCup VI.

League info

class="wikitable"
New teamsAmarillo Dusters
Renamed / Relocated teamsCape Fear Wildcats → South Georgia Wildcats
Defunct teamsColumbus Wardogs, Hawaiian Islanders, Laredo Law, Peoria Pirates, Tennessee Valley Vipers, Wichita Stealth
Total teams20

Standings

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" align="center" | Team

! colspan="3" align="center" | Overall

! colspan="3" align="center" | Division

Wins

!Losses

!Percentage

!Wins

!Losses

!Percentage

colspan="7" align="center" | American Conference
colspan="7" align="center" | Eastern Division
bgcolor=#ccccff

| Manchester Wolves

|12

|4

|0.750

|8

|1

|0.889

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Louisville Fire

|11

|5

|0.687

|4

|3

|0.571

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Green Bay Blizzard

|9

|7

|0.562

|4

|4

|0.500

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

|9

|7

|0.562

|4

|4

|0.500

Albany Conquest

|4

|12

|0.250

|1

|9

|0.100

colspan="7" align="center" | Southern Division
bgcolor=#cccccc

| Florida Firecats

|14

|2

|0.875

|8

|0

|1.000

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Macon Knights

|8

|8

|0.500

|6

|2

|0.750

Arkansas Twisters

|5

|11

|0.312

|3

|5

|0.375

South Georgia Wildcats

|3

|13

|0.187

|2

|6

|0.250

Birmingham Steeldogs

|2

|14

|0.125

|1

|7

|0.125

colspan="7" align="center" | National Conference
colspan="7" align="center" | Midwest Division
bgcolor=#ccccff

| Memphis Xplorers

|13

|3

|0.812

|6

|2

|0.750

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

|10

|6

|0.625

|5

|3

|0.625

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Quad City Steamwheelers

|9

|7

|0.562

|5

|3

|0.625

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Amarillo Dusters

|8

|8

|0.500

|3

|5

|0.375

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings

|3

|13

|0.187

|1

|7

|0.125

colspan="7" align="center" | Western Division
bgcolor=#ccccff

| Tulsa Talons

|11

|5

|0.687

|6

|2

|0.750

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Rio Grande Valley Dorados

|10

|6

|0.625

|7

|1

|0.875

Central Valley Coyotes

|8

|8

|0.500

|7

|5

|0.583

Bakersfield Blitz

|6

|10

|0.375

|3

|9

|0.250

San Diego Riptide

|5

|11

|0.312

|3

|9

|0.250

  • 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

|Louisville, Kentucky|6|Macon|54|3|Louisville|55

|Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin|5|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton|48|4|Green Bay|41

|Hidalgo, Texas|5|Quad Cities|38|4|Rio Grande Valley|56

|Oklahoma City|6|Amarillo|59|3|Oklahoma City|56

|RD2=Conference Semifinals

|Manchester, New Hampshire|3|Louisville|69|2|Manchester|56

|Estero, Florida|5|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton|45|1|Florida|59

|Tulsa, Oklahoma|4|Rio Grande Valley|65|2|Tulsa|42

|Southaven, Mississippi|6|Amarillo|30|1|Memphis|71

|Estero, Florida|3|Louisville|70|1|Florida|40

|Southaven, Mississippi|4|Rio Grande Valley|49|1|Memphis|58

|RD4=ArenaCup VI

|Bossier City, Louisiana

|A3|Louisville|41|N1|Memphis|63

}}

ArenaCup VI

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style="text-align: center;"

| colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; font-size: larger;" | VI

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" | Louisville Fire

| 14

| 7

| 0

| 20

| 41

style="text-align: center;"

| align="left" | Memphis Xplorers

|13

|14

| 9

| 27

| 63

|

|

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Date || August 27, 2005

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Arena || CenturyTel Center

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| City || Bossier City, Louisiana

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Attendance || 6,236

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Offensive Player of the Game || Kevin Prentiss

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Defensive Player of the Game || Terrance Quattlebaum

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Ironman of the Game || Terrance Quattlebaum

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Winning coach || Danton Barto

|- style="vertical-align: middle;"

| Losing coach || Tommy Johnson

|}

ArenaCup VI was the 2005 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Memphis Xplorers defeated the American Conference Champions Louisville Fire in Bossier City, Louisiana by a score of 63 to 41.

===Scoring Summary===

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| QB=Matt Sauk

| yards=4

| Kicker=Danny Kight

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| Visitor=7

| Home=0

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| Kicker=Danny Kight

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| Visitor=21

| Home=13

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| QB=Brian Jones

| yards=9

| Kicker=Steven Azar

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=20

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| Time=2:57

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| yards=29

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| Kicker=Steven Azar

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=27

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| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=36

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| Time=12:18

| Team=Memphis Xplorers

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| Receiver=Terrance Quattlebaum

| QB=Brian Jones

| yards=9

| Kicker=Steven Azar

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=43

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

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| Time=9:20

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| QB=Matt Sauk

| yards=15

| Kicker=Danny Kight

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=28

| Home=43

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| yards=7

| Kicker=Steven Azar

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| Visitor=28

| Home=49

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| Time=6:29

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| Def=Dahnel Singfield

| Kicker=Steven Azar

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=28

| Home=56

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| Time=4:02

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| QB=Matt Sauk

| yards=15

| Kicker=Danny Kight

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=35

| Home=56

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| QB=Brian Jones

| yards=13

| Kicker=Steven Azar

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=35

| Home=63

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| QB=Matt Sauk

| yards=14

| Kicker= NA

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| Visitor=41

| Home=63

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=Louisville Fire|Home= Memphis Xplorers}}