Arena Football League 1997
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Season: 1997
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League: Arena Football League
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ArenaBowl Champion: Arizona Rattlers
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ArenaBowl MVP: Donnie Davis
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Previous season: 1996
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Next season: 1998
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The 1997 Arena Football League season was the eleventh season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the Arizona Rattlers , who defeated the Iowa Barnstormers in ArenaBowl XI .
Participating teams
Regular season
Legend:
S iege
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N iederlagen
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U nentschieden
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SQ games won (relative)
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P + points made
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P- opposing points
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x = division title
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y = playoffs reached
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Playoffs
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Quarter finals
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Semifinals
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ArenaBowl XI
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1
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Arizona
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46
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8th
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Milwaukee
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29
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1
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Arizona
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49
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6th
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Tampa Bay
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46
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4th
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Nashville
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49
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5
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Tampa Bay
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52
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1
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Arizona
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55
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2
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Iowa
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33
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2
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Iowa
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68
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7th
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San Jose
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59
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2
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Iowa
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52
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4th
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Orlando
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34
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3
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Orlando
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45
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6th
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Arizona
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37
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Arena Bowl XI
The ArenaBowl XI was played on August 25, 1997 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona . 17,436 spectators followed the game.
ArenaBowl MVP became Donnie Davis ( Arizona Rattlers )
Regular Season Awards
Spectator table
Average audience in 1997
team
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Average audience
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Albany Firebirds
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10,826
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Anaheim piranhas
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9.091
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Arizona Rattlers
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15,979
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Florida Bobcats
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3,328
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Iowa Barnstormers
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10,654
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Milwaukee Mustangs
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15,266
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Nashville Kats
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12,283
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New Jersey Red Dogs
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11,043
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New York City Hawks
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6,372
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Orlando Predators
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14,646
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Portland Forest Dragons
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9,517
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San Jose SaberCats
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14,518
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Tampa Bay Storm
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12.007
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Texas Terror
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4,275
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League average
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10,935
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Individual evidence
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↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
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↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
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↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 1997 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018 .