Arena Football League 1997

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Arena Football League 1997
Season: 1997
League: Arena Football League
ArenaBowl Champion: Arizona Rattlers
ArenaBowl MVP: Donnie Davis
Previous season: 1996
Next season: 1998

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

Number of teams 14th
New in the league Nashville Kats , New Jersey Red Dogs , New York City Hawks ,

Portland Forest Dragons

Eliminated Charlotte Rage , Connecticut Coyotes , St Louis Stampede ,

Memphis Pharaoh , Minnesota Fighting Pike

Regular season

team Jumpsuit
S. N SQ
National Conference
Eastern Division
x- Nashville Kats 10 4th 0.714
y- New Jersey Red Dogs 9 5 0.643
Albany Firebirds 6th 8th 0.429
New York City Hawks 2 12 0.143
Southern Division
x- Orlando Predators 10 4th 0.714
y- Tampa Bay Storm 8th 6th 0.571
Florida Bobcats 4th 10 0.286
American Conference
Central Division
x- Iowa Barnstormers 11 3 0.786
y- Milwaukee Mustangs 8th 6th 0.571
Texas Terror 6th 8th 0.429
Portland Forest Dragons 2 12 0.143
Western Division
x- Arizona Rattlers 12 2 0.857
y- San Jose SaberCats 8th 6th 0.571
Anaheim piranhas 2 12 0.143

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P- opposing points x = division title y = playoffs reached

Playoffs

  Quarter finals Semifinals ArenaBowl XI
                           
  1 Arizona 46        
8th Milwaukee 29  
1 Arizona 49
  6th Tampa Bay 46  
4th Nashville 49
5 Tampa Bay 52  
1 Arizona 55
  2 Iowa 33
2 Iowa 68    
7th San Jose 59  
2 Iowa 52
  4th Orlando 34  
3 Orlando 45
  6th Arizona 37  

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

Award winner position team
Most Valuable Player Barry Wagner Wide receiver / defensive back Orlando Predators
Ironman of the Year Barry Wagner Wide receiver / defensive back Orlando Predators
Coach of the Year Eddie Khayat Head coach Nashville Kats

Spectator table

Average audience in 1997
team Average audience
Albany Firebirds 10,826
Anaheim piranhas 9.091
Arizona Rattlers 15,979
Florida Bobcats 3,328
Iowa Barnstormers 10,654
Milwaukee Mustangs 15,266
Nashville Kats 12,283
New Jersey Red Dogs 11,043
New York City Hawks 6,372
Orlando Predators 14,646
Portland Forest Dragons 9,517
San Jose SaberCats 14,518
Tampa Bay Storm 12.007
Texas Terror 4,275
League average 10,935

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
  2. ↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 1997 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018 .