Arena Football League 2003

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Arena Football League 2003
Season: 2003
League: Arena Football League
ArenaBowl Champion: Tampa Bay Storm
ArenaBowl MVP: Lawrence Samuels
Previous season: 2002
Next season: 2004

The 2003 Arena Football League season was the 17th season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the Tampa Bay Storm , which defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVII .

Participating teams

Number of teams 16
New in the league Las Vegas Gladiators , Colorado Crush
Eliminated New Jersey Gladiators , Toronto Phantoms

Regular season

team Jumpsuit
S. N SQ
National Conference
Eastern Division
x- New York Dragons 8th 8th 0.500
y- Detroit Fury 8th 8th 0.500
y- Las Vegas Gladiators 8th 8th 0.500
Buffalo Destroyers 5 11 0.312
Southern Division
x- Tampa Bay Storm 12 4th 0.750
y- Orlando Predators 12 4th 0.750
y- Georgia Force 8th 8th 0.500
Carolina Cobras 0 16 0,000
American Conference
Central Division
x- Dallas Desperados 10 6th 0.625
y- Grand Rapids Rampage 8th 8th 0.500
y- Chicago Rush 8th 8th 0.500
Indiana Firebirds 6th 10 0.375
Western Division
x- San Jose SaberCats 12 4th 0.750
y- Los Angeles Avengers 11 5 0.687
y- Arizona Rattlers 10 6th 0.625
Colorado Crush 2 14th 0.125

Legend:

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

Playoffs

Wild Card Round Quarter finals Semifinals ArenaBowl XVII
                           
           
San Jose 69
Dallas 45
  Georgia 48  
Georgia 49   San Jose 49
 
  Arizona 66  
los Angeles 63
Arizona 69
  Arizona 70  
Las Vegas 26th   Arizona 29
 
  Tampa Bay 43
Tampa Bay 52
Grand Rapids 54
  Detroit 48  
Detroit 55   Tampa Bay 60
 
  Orlando 50  
Orlando 69
new York 48
  Detroit 62  
Chicago 45  

ArenaBowl XVII

The ArenaBowl XVII was played on June 22, 2003 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida . The game was followed by 20,496 spectators.

ArenaBowl MVP named Lawrence Samuels ( Tampa Bay Storm )

Regular Season Awards

Award winner position team
Most Valuable Player Lawrence Samuels Wide receiver / linebacker Tampa Bay Storm
Ironman of the Year Randy Gatewood Wide receiver / defensive back Arizona Rattlers
Coach of the Year Todd Shell Coach New York Dragons


Spectator table

Average attendance in 2003
team Average audience
Arizona Rattlers 13,028
Buffalo Destroyers 7,622
Carolina Cobras 6,842
Chicago Rush 13,897
Colorado Crush 17,427
Dallas Desperados 12,948
Detroit Fury 8,489
Georgia Force 9.126
Grand Rapids Rampage 9,674
Indiana Firebirds 11,623
Las Vegas gladiators 9,791
Los Angeles Avengers 13,219
New York Dragons 10,462
Orlando Predators 12.207
San Jose SaberCats 13,532
Tampa Bay Storm 12,462
League average 11,397

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2002 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .