2006 AF2 season

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{{Infobox sports season

| logo =

| title = 2006 AF2 season

| league = AF2

| sport = Arena football

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Spokane Shock

| MVP =

| MVP_link =

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = American

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = Green Bay Blizzard

| conf1_runner-up = Florida Firecats

| conf2 = National

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = Spokane Shock

| conf2_runner-up = Arkansas Twisters

| finals = ArenaCup VII

| finals_champ = Spokane Shock

| finals_runner-up = Green Bay Blizzard

| finals_MVP = Kyle Rowley (QB, SPO)

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist = List of AF2 seasons

| seasonslistnames = AF2

| prevseason_link = 2005 AF2 season

| prevseason_year = 2005

| nextseason_link = 2007 AF2 season

| nextseason_year = 2007

}}

The 2006 AF2 season was the seventh season of the AF2, the Arena Football League's minor league. It was preceded by 2005 and succeeded by 2007. The league champions were the Spokane Shock who capped off an impressive inaugural season with a win over the Green Bay Blizzard in ArenaCup VII.

League info

class="wikitable"
New teamsEverett Hawks, Spokane Shock, Stockton Lightning, Tennessee Valley Vipers
Renamed / Relocated teamsNone
Defunct teamsSan Diego Riptide
Total teams23

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

| Green Bay Blizzard

|10

|6

|0.625

|6

|4

|0.600

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Manchester Wolves

|9

|7

|0.562

|7

|5

|0.583

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

|9

|7

|0.562

|7

|5

|0.583

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Louisville Fire

|9

|7

|0.562

|5

|5

|0.500

Quad City Steamwheelers

|7

|9

|0.437

|4

|6

|0.400

Albany Conquest

|5

|11

|0.312

|4

|8

|0.333

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

| Florida Firecats

|13

|3

|0.812

|9

|1

|0.900

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Memphis Xplorers

|11

|5

|0.687

|6

|4

|0.600

Macon Knights

|8

|8

|0.500

|6

|4

|0.600

Birmingham Steeldogs

|7

|9

|0.437

|4

|6

|0.400

Tennessee Valley Vipers

|3

|13

|0.187

|3

|7

|0.300

South Georgia Wildcats

|3

|13

|0.187

|2

|8

|0.200

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

| Tulsa Talons

|11

|5

|0.687

|7

|4

|0.634

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

|11

|5

|0.687

|7

|4

|0.634

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Arkansas Twisters

|10

|6

|0.625

|6

|4

|0.600

Rio Grande Valley Dorados

|7

|9

|0.437

|5

|5

|0.500

Amarillo Dusters

|4

|12

|0.250

|4

|6

|0.400

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings

|3

|13

|0.187

|2

|8

|0.200

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

| Spokane Shock

|14

|2

|0.875

|8

|1

|0.889

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Central Valley Coyotes

|12

|4

|0.750

|8

|3

|0.728

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| Bakersfield Blitz

|9

|7

|0.562

|6

|5

|0.545

Stockton Lightning

|5

|11

|0.312

|2

|9

|0.189

Everett Hawks

|4

|12

|0.250

|3

|9

|0.250

  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best regular season record

Playoffs

{{NFLBracket

|RD1=Round 1

|League=AFL

|G1=American Conference

|G2=National Conference

|Southaven, Mississippi|6|Louisville|61|3|Memphis|83

|Manchester, New Hampshire|5|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton|47|4|Manchester|55

|Oklahoma City|5|Arkansas|47|4|Oklahoma City|43

|Fresno, California|6|Bakersfield|45|3|Central Valley|37

|Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin|3|Memphis|50|2|Green Bay|67

|RD2=Conference Semifinals

|Estero, Florida|4|Manchester|39|1|Florida|40

|Tulsa, Oklahoma|5|Arkansas|53|2|Tulsa|51

|Spokane, Washington|6|Bakersfield|47|1|Spokane|50

|Estero, Florida|2|Green Bay|60|1|Florida|47

|Spokane, Washington|5|Arkansas|30|1|Spokane|48

|RD4=ArenaCup VII

|San Juan, PR

|A2|Green Bay|34|N1|Spokane|57

}}

ArenaCup VII

{{Infobox ArenaFootballSingleGameHeader

|name=ArenaCup VII

|visitor_abbr =Spokane

|visitor =Spokane Shock

|home_abbr =Green Bay

|home =Green Bay Blizzard

|visitor_qtr1 =7

|visitor_qtr2 =34

|visitor_qtr3 =6

|visitor_qtr4 =10

|home_qtr1 =7

|home_qtr2 =7

|home_qtr3 =14

|home_qtr4 =6

| date=August 26, 2006

| arena= Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot

| city= San Juan, Puerto Rico

| attendance=5,658

| MVP= Kyle Rowley, QB-Spokane (Offensive)
Neil Purvis, OL/DL-Spokane (Defensive)
Kevin Beard, WR/DB-Spokane (Ironman)

|visitor_coach = Chris Siegfried

|home_coach = Bob Landsee

}}

ArenaCup VII was the 2006 edition of the AF2's championship game, pairing the Green Bay Blizzard of the American Conference with the Spokane Shock of the National Conference. The Shock rode the arm of Offensive Player of the Game Kyle Rowley and a stout defense to a decisive victory over the Blizzard 57–34. The win by the Shock capped a wildly successful inaugural season that saw them go 14–2 in the regular season and become the first-ever AF2 expansion team to advance to and win the ArenaCup in their first year of existence.

=Scoring Summary=

{{cite web |url=http://www.thestatguys.com/HTML/AF2CUP06.HTM|title=Arenacup VII Boxscore|website=The Statguys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313231116/http://www.thestatguys.com/HTML/AF2CUP06.HTM |archive-date=2007-03-13 }}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName= Spokane Shock|HomeName= Green Bay Blizard |state=}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=11:00

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=45

| DriveTime=4:00

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Charles Frederick

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=16

| Kicker=Jon Koker

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=7

| Home=0

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=8:10

| Team=Green Bay Blizzard

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=38

| DriveTime=2:50

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Luke Leverson

| yards=2

| Kicker=Dallas Pelz

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=7

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=14:55

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=44

| DriveTime=8:15

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Moa Peaua

| yards=1

| Kicker= Jon Koker

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=14

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=5:58

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=49

| DriveTime=4:26

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Antwone Savage

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=9

| Kicker= Jon Koker

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=3:24

| Team=Green Bay Blizzard

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=45

| DriveTime=2:34

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver= Dontrell Jackson

| QB= James MacPherson

| yards=14

| Kicker=Dallas Pelz

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=21

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=1:32

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=2

| DriveLength=27

| DriveTime=1:52

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Kevin Beard

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=20

| Kicker= Jon Koker

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=28

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:19

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=37

| DriveTime=1:13

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Antwone Savage

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=10

| Kicker= Jon Koker

| kickresult=Failed

| Visitor=34

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:12

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=Other

| Other=Fumble recovery in the End Zone by Neil Purvis, Jon Koker Kick Good

| QB=

| yards=

| Kicker=

| kickresult=

| Visitor=41

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=13:49

| Team=Green Bay Blizzard

| DrivePlays=2

| DriveLength=44

| DriveTime=1:11

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Gerald Harris

| QB= James MacPherson

| yards=31

| 2pt type= James MacPherson pass

| 2pt result=failed

| Visitor=41

| Home=20

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=8:35

| Team=Green Bay Blizzard

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=44

| DriveTime=5:14

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Peter Lazare

| yards=2

| 2pt type= Brent Holmes Pass from James MacPherson

| 2pt result=Successful

| Visitor=41

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=5:00

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=8

| DriveTime=3:35

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Kevin Beard

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=1

| Kicker=Jon Koker

| kickresult=Failed

| Visitor=47

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=11:08

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=45

| DriveTime=4:37

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver= Chauncey Ako

| QB=Kyle Rowley

| yards=8

| Kicker=Jon Koker

| kickresult=Good

| Visitor=54

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=8:10

| Team=Green Bay Blizzard

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=29

| DriveTime=2:58

| Type=RushTD

| Runner= Asa Francis

| yards=6

| 2pt type= Luke Leverson rush

| 2pt result=Failed

| Visitor=54

| Home=34

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=5:32

| Team=Spokane Shock

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=2

| DriveTime=2:38

| Type=FG

| yards=23

| Kicker=Jon Koker

| kickresult=

| Visitor=57

| Home=34

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=Spokane Shock|Home= Green Bay Blizzard}}

=Game stats/notes=

  • Rowley completed 29-of-36 passes for 264 yards and six touchdowns, all of which were game-highs.
  • Shock DS Rob Keefe was awarded the Cutters Catch of the Game as a result of his one-handed interception off a James MacPherson pass attempt deep in Spokane territory.
  • Shock WR/DB Kevin Beard set game-highs in receiving with 13 receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Shock head coach Chris Siegfried earned his 57th win as an AF2 head coach with the ArenaCup victory, the most in league history at the time. His record was eventually tied in week 17 of the 2007 season, and broken in the first round of the 2007 playoffs by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers coach Rich Ingold.
  • The Shock capped off their inaugural season with a 17-2 overall record.
  • Green Bay finished the 2006 season with a 12-7 overall record and the team's first-ever American Conference Championship.

References

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