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2005 AF2 season
LeagueAF2
SportArena football
Regular season
Season championsFlorida Firecats
Playoffs
American championsLouisville Fire
  American runners-upFlorida Firecats
National championsMemphis Xplorers
  National runners-upRio Grande Valley Dorados
ArenaCup VI
ChampionsMemphis Xplorers
  Runners-upLouisville Fire
AF2 seasons

The 2005 AF2 season was the sixth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2004 and succeeded by 2006. The league champions were the Memphis Xplorers, who defeated the Louisville Fire in ArenaCup VI.

League info

New teams Amarillo Dusters
Renamed / Relocated teams Cape Fear Wildcats → South Georgia Wildcats
Defunct teams Columbus Wardogs, Hawaiian Islanders, Laredo Law, Peoria Pirates, Tennessee Valley Vipers, Wichita Stealth
Total teams 20

Standings

Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
American Conference
Eastern Division
Manchester Wolves 12 4 0.750 8 1 0.889
Louisville Fire 11 5 0.687 4 3 0.571
Green Bay Blizzard 9 7 0.562 4 4 0.500
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 9 7 0.562 4 4 0.500
Albany Conquest 4 12 0.250 1 9 0.100
Southern Division
Florida Firecats 14 2 0.875 8 0 1.000
Macon Knights 8 8 0.500 6 2 0.750
Arkansas Twisters 5 11 0.312 3 5 0.375
South Georgia Wildcats 3 13 0.187 2 6 0.250
Birmingham Steeldogs 2 14 0.125 1 7 0.125
National Conference
Midwestern Division
Memphis Xplorers 13 3 0.812 6 2 0.750
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 10 6 0.625 5 3 0.625
Quad City Steamwheelers 9 7 0.562 5 3 0.625
Amarillo Dusters 8 8 0.500 3 5 0.375
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings 3 13 0.187 1 7 0.125
Western Division
Tulsa Talons 11 5 0.687 6 2 0.750
Rio Grande Valley Dorados 10 6 0.625 7 1 0.875
Central Valley Coyotes 8 8 0.500 7 5 0.583
Bakersfield Blitz 6 10 0.375 3 9 0.250
San Diego Riptide 5 11 0.312 3 9 0.250
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best regular season record

Playoffs

Louisville, Kentucky Manchester, New Hampshire
6 Macon 54
3 Louisville 69
3 Louisville 55 Estero, Florida
2 Manchester 56
American Conference
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 3 Louisville 70
Estero, Florida
1 Florida 40
5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 48 American Conference Championship
5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 45
4 Green Bay 41 Bossier City, Louisiana
1 Florida 59
Wild Card Round
Conference Semifinals
Hidalgo, Texas A3 Louisville 41
Tulsa, Oklahoma
N1 Memphis 63
5 Quad Cities 38 ArenaCup VI
4 Rio Grande Valley 65
4 Rio Grande Valley 56 Southaven, Mississippi
2 Tulsa 42
National Conference
Oklahoma City 4 Rio Grande Valley 49
Southaven, Mississippi
1 Memphis 58
6 Amarillo 59 National Conference Championship
6 Amarillo 30
3 Oklahoma City 56
1 Memphis 71


ArenaCup VI

VI
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot
Louisville Fire 41
Memphis Xplorers 63
Date August 27, 2005
Arena CenturyTel Center
City Bossier City, Louisiana
Attendance
Offensive Player of the Game
Defensive Player of the Game
Ironman of the Game
Winning Coach
Losing Coach

ArenaCup VI was the 2005 edition of the AF2's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Memphis Xplorers defeated the American Conference Champions Louisville Fire in Bossier City, Louisiana by a score of 63 to 41.