2006 AF2 season explained

2006 AF2 season
League:AF2
Sport:Arena football
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Spokane Shock
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:American
Conf1 Champ:Green Bay Blizzard
Conf1 Runner-Up:Florida Firecats
Conf2:National
Conf2 Champ:Spokane Shock
Conf2 Runner-Up:Arkansas Twisters
Finals:ArenaCup VII
Finals Champ:Spokane Shock
Finals Runner-Up:Green Bay Blizzard
Finals Mvp:Kyle Rowley (QB, SPO)
Seasonslist:List of AF2 seasons
Seasonslistnames:AF2
Prevseason Link:2005 AF2 season
Prevseason Year:2005
Nextseason Link:2007 AF2 season
Nextseason Year:2007

The 2006 AF2 season was the seventh season of the AF2, the Arena Football League's minor league. It was preceded by 2005 and succeeded by 2007. The league champions were the Spokane Shock who capped off an impressive inaugural season with a win over the Green Bay Blizzard in ArenaCup VII.

League info

New teams Everett Hawks, Spokane Shock, Stockton Lightning, Tennessee Valley Vipers
Renamed / Relocated teams None
Defunct teams San Diego Riptide
Total teams 23

Standings

TeamOverallDivision
WinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentage
American Conference
Eastern Division
Green Bay Blizzard1060.625640.600
Manchester Wolves970.562750.583
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers970.562750.583
Louisville Fire970.562550.500
Quad City Steamwheelers790.437460.400
Albany Conquest5110.312480.333
Southern Division
Florida Firecats1330.812910.900
Memphis Xplorers1150.687640.600
Macon Knights880.500640.600
Birmingham Steeldogs790.437460.400
Tennessee Valley Vipers3130.187370.300
South Georgia Wildcats3130.187280.200
National Conference
Midwest Division
Tulsa Talons1150.687740.634
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz1150.687740.634
Arkansas Twisters1060.625640.600
Rio Grande Valley Dorados790.437550.500
Amarillo Dusters4120.250460.400
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings3130.187280.200
Western Division
Spokane Shock1420.875810.889
Central Valley Coyotes1240.750830.728
Bakersfield Blitz970.562650.545
Stockton Lightning5110.312290.189
Everett Hawks4120.250390.250

ArenaCup VII

ArenaCup VII
Visitor Abbr:Spokane
Visitor:Spokane Shock
Home Abbr:Green Bay
Home:Green Bay Blizzard
Visitor Qtr1:7
Visitor Qtr2:34
Visitor Qtr3:6
Visitor Qtr4:10
Home Qtr1:7
Home Qtr2:7
Home Qtr3:14
Home Qtr4:6
Date:August 26, 2006
Arena:Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot
City:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Attendance:5,658
Mvp:Kyle Rowley, QB-Spokane (Offensive)
Neil Purvis, OL/DL-Spokane (Defensive)
Kevin Beard, WR/DB-Spokane (Ironman)
Visitor Coach:Chris Siegfried
Home Coach:Bob Landsee

ArenaCup VII was the 2006 edition of the AF2's championship game, pairing the Green Bay Blizzard of the American Conference with the Spokane Shock of the National Conference. The Shock rode the arm of Offensive Player of the Game Kyle Rowley and a stout defense to a decisive victory over the Blizzard 57–34. The win by the Shock capped a wildly successful inaugural season that saw them go 14–2 in the regular season and become the first-ever AF2 expansion team to advance to and win the ArenaCup in their first year of existence.

Scoring Summary

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Game stats/notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arenacup VII Boxscore. The Statguys. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313231116/http://www.thestatguys.com/HTML/AF2CUP06.HTM . 2007-03-13 .