| 2004 Arena Football League season | |
| League: | Arena Football League |
| Sport: | Arena football |
| Duration: | February 5, 2004 – June 27, 2004 |
| Finals: | ArenaBowl XVIII |
| Finals Link: | ArenaBowl XVIII |
| Finals Champ: | San Jose SaberCats |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Arizona Rattlers |
| Finals Mvp: | Mark Grieb, SJ |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Most valuable player |
| Seasonslist: | List of Arena Football League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | AFL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2003 Arena Football League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2003 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2005 Arena Football League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2005 |
The 2004 Arena Football League season was the 18th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2005. The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVIII. The AFL reduced its playoff teams from the top 12 teams in the league making the playoffs to the top eight teams in the league making the playoffs.
| Team[1] | Overall | Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | ||
| National Conference | |||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||
| New York Dragons | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Carolina Cobras | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | |
| Dallas Desperados | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | |
| Columbus Destroyers | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | |
| Philadelphia Soul | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | |
| Southern Division | |||||||
| New Orleans VooDoo | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Orlando Predators | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Austin Wranglers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | |
| Georgia Force | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | |
| American Conference | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||
| Chicago Rush | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 | |
| Colorado Crush | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Indiana Firebirds | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Detroit Fury | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 1 | 15 | 0.062 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | |
| Western Division | |||||||
| Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | |
| San Jose SaberCats | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | |
| Las Vegas Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | |
* New York Dragons won the Eastern Division, but did not make the playoffs as only the top 8 teams qualified. The AFL reverted to the old rule in the following season in that Division Champions get an automatic bid to the playoffs for the following season.
All games televised by NBC
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