For the 2003 season, the Arena Football made a deal with the NBC television network to televise league games. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of Friday or Saturday as it had in the past.
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Rules of the Game Arena football is similar to American football, so only the important differences between its rules and those of the National Football League will be articulated here. The rule differences are intended to make the game faster-paced and higher-scoring.
Teams
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
Buffalo Destroyers
Las Vegas Gladiators[?]
New York Dragons[?]
Detroit Fury[?]
Southern Division
Carolina Cobras[?]
Georgia Force[?]
Orlando Predators[?]
Tampa Bay Storm[?]
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Western Division
Arizona Rattlers[?]
Colorado Crush[?]
Los Angeles Avengers[?]
San Jose Sabercats[?]
Central Division
Chicago Rush[?]
Dallas Desperados[?]
Grand Rapids Rampage[?]
Indiana Firebirds[?]
Championship Games The Arena League's championship game is called the Arena Bowl. Previous results:
1987 -- Arena Bowl I[?] -- Denver Dynamite[?] def. Pittsburgh Gladiators[?] 45-16
1988 -- Arena Bowl II[?] -- Detroit Drive[?] def. Chicago Bruisers[?] 24-13
1989 -- Arena Bowl III[?] -- Detroit Drive[?] def. Pittsburgh Gladiators[?] 39-26
1990 -- Arena Bowl IV[?] -- Detroit Drive[?] def. Dallas Texans[?] 51-27
1991 -- Arena Bowl V[?] -- Tampa Bay Storm[?] def. Detroit Drive[?] 48-42
1992 -- Arena Bowl VI[?] -- Detroit Drive[?] def. Orlando Predators[?] 56-38
1993 -- Arena Bowl VII[?] -- Tampa Bay Storm[?] def. Detroit Drive[?] 51-31
1994 -- Arena Bowl VIII[?] -- Arizona Rattlers[?] def. Orlando Predators[?] 36-31
1995 -- Arena Bowl IX[?] -- Tampa Bay Storm[?] def. Orlando Predators[?] 48-35
1996 -- Arena Bowl X[?] -- Tampa Bay Storm[?] def. Iowa Barnstormers[?] 42-38
1997 -- Arena Bowl XI[?] -- Arizona Rattlers[?] def. Iowa Barnstormers[?] 55-33
1998 -- Arena Bowl XII[?] -- Orlando Predators[?] def. Tampa Bay Storm[?] 62-31
1999 -- Arena Bowl XIII[?] -- Albany Firebirds[?] def. Orlando Predators[?] 59-48
2000 -- Arena Bowl XIV[?] -- Orlando Predators[?] def. Nashville Kats[?] 41-38
2001 -- Arena Bowl XV[?] -- Grand Rapids Rampage[?] def. Nashville Kats[?] 64-42
2002 -- Arena Bowl XVI[?] -- San Jose Sabercats[?] def. Arizona Rattlers[?] 52-14
2003 -- Arena Bowl XVII[?] -- Tampa Bay Storm[?] def. Arizona Rattlers[?] 43-29
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