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Sports season
The 2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the Arena Football League . It was succeeded by 2003 . The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats , who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI . In the process the SaberCats came closer to a perfect season than any other team in the history of the league, winning sixteen of seventeen games.
Standings
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
ArenaBowl XVI
1
San Jose
55
12
Tampa Bay
48
5
Los Angeles
41
12
Tampa Bay
66
1
San Jose
52
7
Orlando
40
7
Orlando
32
10
Buffalo
27
4
New Jersey
46
7
Orlando
49
1
San Jose
52
2
Arizona
14
2
Arizona
61
11
Carolina
59
6
Grand Rapids
64
11
Carolina
72
2
Arizona
46
3
Chicago
35
8
Dallas
47
9
Indiana
46
3
Chicago
60
8
Dallas
47
All-Arena team
Position
First team
Second team
Quarterback
Mark Grieb , San Jose
Sherdrick Bonner , Arizona
Fullback /Linebacker
Leroy Thompson , Indiana
Chad Dukes , Los Angeles
Wide receiver /Defensive back
Dameon Porter , Chicago Barry Wagner , San Jose
Mike Furrey , New York Willis Marshall , Grand Rapids
Wide receiver /Linebacker
Greg Hopkins , Los Angeles
Cory Fleming , Carolina
Offensive specialist
Chris Horn , Arizona
James Hundon , San Jose
Offensive lineman /Defensive lineman
R-Kal Truluck , Detroit Chris Snyder , Indiana James Baron , Chicago
John Moyer , Chicago Ernest Allen , Orlando Mike Ulufale , San Jose
Defensive specialist
Clevan Thomas , San Jose Kenny McEntyre , Orlando
Cecil Doggette , Arizona Damon Mason , New Jersey
Kicker
Steve Videtich , New Jersey
Steve McLaughlin , Buffalo
American Conference National Conference
Central Division Western Division
Eastern Division Southern Division