| 2008 AF2 season | |
| League: | AF2 |
| Sport: | Arena football |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | American |
| Conf1 Champ: | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Manchester Wolves |
| Conf2: | National |
| Conf2 Champ: | Spokane Shock |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Amarillo Dusters |
| Finals: | ArenaCup IX |
| Finals Champ: | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Spokane Shock |
| Finals Mvp: | Tony Colston (QB, TV) |
| Seasonslist: | List of AF2 seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | AF2 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2007 AF2 season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2007 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2009 AF2 season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009 |
The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2007 and succeeded by 2009. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the Tennessee Valley Vipers, who beat the Spokane Shock in ArenaCup IX.
| New teams | Austin Wranglers, Daytona Beach ThunderBirds, Iowa Barnstormers, Lexington Horsemen, Peoria Pirates, | |
| Renamed / Relocated teams | None | |
| Defunct teams | Alabama Steeldogs, Bakersfield Blitz, Cincinnati Jungle Kats, Everett Hawks, Fort Wayne Fusion, Laredo Lobos | |
| Total teams | 29 |
| Team | Overall | Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | ||
| American Conference | |||||||
| East Division | |||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | 14 | 2 | 0.875 | 8 | 1 | 0.889 | |
| Manchester Wolves | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | |
| Albany Conquest | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 2 | 8 | 0.200 | |
| Mahoning Valley Thunder | 3 | 13 | 0.188 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 | |
| Midwest Division | |||||||
| Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | |
| Lexington Horsemen | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | |
| Quad City Steamwheelers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | |
| Louisville Fire | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | |
| Peoria Pirates | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | |
| South Division | |||||||
| South Georgia Wildcats | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 | |
| Florida Firecats | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 | |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Daytona Beach ThunderBirds | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | |
| National Conference | |||||||
| Central Division | |||||||
| Tulsa Talons | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Arkansas Twisters | 11 | 5 | 0.688 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Lubbock Renegades | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 4 | 5 | 0.444 | |
| Amarillo Dusters | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 6 | 0.333 | |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | |
| Southwest Division | |||||||
| Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings | 9 | 7 | 0.562 | 6 | 2 | 0.750 | |
| Austin Wranglers | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | |
| Rio Grande Valley Dorados | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | |
| Corpus Christi Sharks | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | |
| Texas Copperheads | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 1 | 8 | 0.111 | |
| West Division | |||||||
| Spokane Shock | 15 | 1 | 0.938 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Central Valley Coyotes | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | |
| Boise Burn | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | |
| Stockton Lightning | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 3 | 10 | 0.231 | |
| Tri-Cities Fever | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 3 | 9 | 0.250 | |
| ArenaCup IX | |
| Visitor Abbr: | Tennessee |
| Visitor: | Tennessee Valley Vipers |
| Home: | Spokane Shock |
| Home Abbr: | Spokane |
| Visitor Record: | 10-6 |
| Home Record: | 15-1 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dean Cokinos |
| Home Coach: | Adam Shackleford |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 7 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 14 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 13 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 14 |
| Visitor Qtr5: | 8 |
| Home Qtr1: | 7 |
| Home Qtr2: | 13 |
| Home Qtr3: | 8 |
| Home Qtr4: | 20 |
| Home Qtr5: | 7 |
| Date: | Monday, August 25, 2008 |
| Arena: | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| City: | Spokane, Washington |
| Attendance: | 10,662 |
| Mvp: | QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive) DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB Raul Vijil, SPO (Ironman) |
ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the AF2's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions Tennessee Valley Vipers defeated the National Conference Champion Spokane Shock in Spokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.[1]