2004 AF2 season

2004 AF2 season
2004 AF2 season
League	AF2
Sport	Arena football
Regular season
Season champions	Tulsa Talons
Playoffs
American champions	Florida Firecats
American runners-up	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
National champions	Peoria Pirates
National runners-up	Tulsa Talons
ArenaCup V
Champions	Florida Firecats
Runners-up	Peoria Pirates
AF2 seasons
	← 2003 2005 →

2004 AF2 season
2004 AF2 season
League	AF2
Sport	Arena football
Regular season
Season champions	Tulsa Talons
Playoffs
American champions	Florida Firecats
American runners-up	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
National champions	Peoria Pirates
National runners-up	Tulsa Talons
ArenaCup V
Champions	Florida Firecats
Runners-up	Peoria Pirates
AF2 seasons
	← 2003 2005 →

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The 2004 AF2 season was the fifth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2003 and succeeded by 2005. The league champions were the Florida Firecats, who defeated the Peoria Pirates in ArenaCup V.

League info

New teams	Central Valley Coyotes, Laredo Law, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, Rio Grande Valley Dorados
Renamed / Relocated teams	Mohegan Wolves → Manchester Wolves
Defunct teams	Charleston Swamp Foxes, Cincinnati Swarm, Greensboro Prowlers, Norfolk Nighthawks, Richmond Speed, Rochester Brigade
Total teams	25

Standings

Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
American Conference
Northeast Division
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers	13	3	0.812	7	2	0.778
Cape Fear Wildcats	12	4	0.750	6	3	0.667
Albany Conquest	6	10	0.375	2	7	0.285
Manchester Wolves	5	11	0.312	3	6	0.333
Southern Division
Florida Firecats	10	6	0.625	6	2	0.750
Birmingham Steeldogs	10	6	0.625	4	2	0.667
Columbus Wardogs	6	10	0.375	2	5	0.285
Macon Knights	3	13	0.187	2	5	0.285
Mid-South Division
Tennessee Valley Vipers	12	4	0.750	5	1	0.833
Memphis Xplorers	10	6	0.625	4	2	0.667
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings	5	11	0.312	1	5	0.167
Arkansas Twisters	4	12	0.250	2	4	0.333
National Conference
Southwest Division
Tulsa Talons	13	3	0.812	9	3	0.750
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz	10	6	0.625	8	4	0.667
Wichita Stealth	8	8	0.500	5	7	0.417
Rio Grande Valley Dorados	6	10	0.375	6	6	0.600
Laredo Law	3	13	0.187	2	10	0.167
Midwest Division
Quad City Steamwheelers	10	6	0.625	4	2	0.667
Louisville Fire	9	7	0.562	3	3	0.500
Peoria Pirates	9	7	0.562	3	3	0.500
Green Bay Blizzard	6	10	0.375	2	4	0.333
Western Division
Bakersfield Blitz	11	5	0.687	10	2	0.833
San Diego Riptide	8	8	0.500	6	6	0.500
Hawaiian Islanders	8	8	0.500	6	6	0.500
Central Valley Coyotes	3	13	0.187	2	10	0.167

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

Playoffs


Oklahoma City			Bakersfield, California
6	Peoria	45
			6	Peoria	38
3	Oklahoma City	36				Tulsa, Oklahoma
			2	Bakersfield	36

			National Conference
Moline, Illinois						6	Peoria	30
			Tulsa, Oklahoma
						1	Tulsa	28

5	Louisville	53				National Conference Championship
			5	Louisville	42
4	Quad Cities	48							Estero, Florida
			1	Tulsa	49
Wild Card Round
			Conference Semifinals
Estero, Florida									N6	Peoria	26
			Huntsville, Alabama
									A4	Florida	39

5	Memphis	33							ArenaCup V
			4	Florida	62
4	Florida	35				Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
			2	Tennessee Valley	58

			American Conference
Fayetteville, North Carolina						4	Florida	41
			Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
						1	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	31

6	Birmingham	53				American Conference Championship
			3	Cape Fear	37
3	Cape Fear	54
			1	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	40

ArenaCup V

V

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Tot
Florida Firecats	6	13	17	3	39
Peoria Pirates	0	13	7	6	26

Date

August 27, 2004

Arena

Germain Arena

City

Estero, Florida

Attendance

6,491

Offensive Player of the Game

Magic Benton

Defensive Player of the Game

Comone Fisher

Ironman of the Game

Brent Burnside

Winning Coach

Ben Bennett

Losing Coach

Bruce Cowdrey

ArenaCup V was the 2004 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Florida Firecats defeated the American Conference Champions Peoria Pirates in Estero, Florida by a score of 39 to 26 .

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Peoria Pirates	Florida Firecats^[1]
1	9:14	9	36	5:46	Florida Firecats	26-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue	0	3
1	2:24	5	26	3:01	Florida Firecats	24-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue	0	6
2	13:39	7	12	3:45	Peoria Pirates	35-yard field goal by Henrik Juul-Nielsen	3	6
2	12:34	2	41	2:09	Florida Firecats	Brent Burnside 36-yard touchdown reception from Ken Mastrole, Brandon Kornblue kick Good	3	13
2	10:09	2	21	1:21	Florida Firecats	Magic Benton 15-yard touchdown reception from Ken Mastrole, Brandon Kornblue kick Failed	3	19
2	6:46	4	45	4:45	Peoria Pirates	Lawrence Matthews 30-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Webb, Henrik Juul-Nielsen kick Good	10	19
2	0:02	8	40	1:33	Peoria Pirates	20-yard field goal by Henrik Juul-Nielsen	13	19
3	10:02	4	37	2:38	Florida Firecats	Cainon Lamb 7-yard touchdown reception from Ken Mastrole, Brandon Kornblue kick Good	13	26
3	5:57	2	12	1:06	Florida Firecats	Magic Benton 5-yard touchdown reception from Ken Mastrole, Brandon Kornblue kick Good	13	33
3	0:28	6	20	3:42	Florida Firecats	24-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue	13	36
4	6:03	6	49	3:49	Peoria Pirates	Casey Urlacher 4-yard touchdown run, Henrik Juul-Nielsen kick Good	20	36
4	2:24	1	34	0:22	Peoria Pirates	Milton Bowen 34-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Webb, 2-point Andrew Webb Pass Failed	26	36
4	0:40	4	5	1:44	Florida Firecats	21-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue	26	39
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							Peoria Pirates	Florida Firecats

References

^ "ArenaCup V Boxscore". AF2. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004.

External links