Arena Football League 2004

Arena Football League 2004
Season: 2004
League: Arena Football League
ArenaBowl Champion: San Jose SaberCats
Previous season: 2003
Next season: 2005

The 2004 Arena Football League season was the 18th season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the San Jose Sabercats , who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in the ArenaBowl XVIII .

Participating teams

Number of teams	19th
New in the league	Columbus Destroyers , New Orleans VooDoo , Austin Wranglers , Philadelphia Soul
Eliminated	Buffalo Destroyers

Regular season

team	Jumpsuit
	S.	N	SQ
National Conference
Eastern Division
x- New York Dragons *	9	7th	0.562
Carolina Cobras	6th	10	0.375
Dallas Desperados	6th	10	0.375
Columbus Destroyers	6th	10	0.375
Philadelphia Soul	5	11	0.312
Southern Division
xy- New Orleans VooDoo	11	5	0.687
y- Orlando Predators	10	6th	0.625
y- Tampa Bay Storm	9	7th	0.562
Austin Wranglers	8th	8th	0.500
Georgia Force	7th	9	0.438
American Conference
Central Division
xy- Chicago Rush	11	5	0.687
y- Colorado Crush	11	5	0.687
Indiana Firebirds	8th	8th	0.500
Detroit Fury	5	11	0.312
Grand Rapids Rampage	1	15th	0.062
Western Division
xy- Arizona Rattlers	11	5	0.687
y- San Jose SaberCats	11	5	0.687
y- Los Angeles Avengers	9	7th	0.562
Las Vegas gladiators	8th	8th	0.500

* Although New York was first in the Eastern Division, they were unable to advance to the playoffs as only the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.

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 XVIII
	1	Arizona	59
	8th	los Angeles	42
						1	Arizona	45
						5	Colorado	41
	4th	New Orleans	44
	5	Colorado	47
											1	Arizona	62
											2	San Jose	69
	2	San Jose	56
	7th	Tampa Bay	52
						2	San Jose	49
						3	Chicago	35
	3	Chicago	59
	6th	Orlando	49

ArenaBowl XVIII

The ArenaBowl XVIII was played on June 27, 2004 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona . The game was watched by 17,391 people.

ArenaBowl XVIII
1	Arizona	62
2	San Jose	69

Regular Season Awards

Award	winner	position	team
Ironman of the Year	Cory Fleming	Wide receiver / linebacker	Orlando Predators
Coach of the Year	Mike New	Head coach	New Orleans VooDoo

Spectator table

Average attendance in 2004

team	Average audience
Arizona Rattlers	13,000
Austin Wranglers	11,140
Carolina Cobras	6,829
Chicago Rush	14,085
Colorado Crush	15,233
Columbus Destroyers	16,286
Dallas Desperados	10,046
Detroit Fury	8,321
Georgia Force	9,160
Grand Rapids Rampage	7,469
Indiana Firebirds	10,873
Las Vegas gladiators	10.130
Los Angeles Avengers	12,590
New Orleans VooDoo	15,240
New York Dragons	10,530
Orlando Predators	13,086
Philadelphia Soul	16,851
San Jose SaberCats	13,138
Tampa Bay Storm	14,348
League average	12,019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Accessed January 30, 2018 . 
2. ↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018 . 
3. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2004 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .