The
2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. The league champions were the
San Jose SaberCatsThe San Jose SaberCats were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the Arena Football League was Darren Arbet. The team has expressed interest to not fold and is likely to find a...
, who defeated the
Arizona RattlersThe Arizona Rattlers are a charter member of Arena Football 1, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team in the Arena Football League. They were most recently coached by Kevin Guy before the league indefinitely ceased operations in 2009.-History:The team began play in 1992...
in
ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
.
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The
2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. The league champions were the
San Jose SaberCatsThe San Jose SaberCats were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the Arena Football League was Darren Arbet. The team has expressed interest to not fold and is likely to find a...
, who defeated the
Arizona RattlersThe Arizona Rattlers are a charter member of Arena Football 1, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team in the Arena Football League. They were most recently coached by Kevin Guy before the league indefinitely ceased operations in 2009.-History:The team began play in 1992...
in
ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
.
Standings
| Team |
Overall |
Division |
| Wins |
Losses |
Percentage |
Wins |
Losses |
Percentage |
| National Conference |
| Eastern Division |
New Jersey GladiatorsThe Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada...
|
9 |
5 |
0.643 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Buffalo Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in , and played in Columbus, Ohio from until the league folded in...
|
6 |
8 |
0.429 |
5 |
1 |
0.833 |
Toronto PhantomsThe Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England.-New York CityHawks :The New York CityHawks were a team in the Arena Football League...
|
5 |
9 |
0.357 |
1 |
5 |
0.167 |
| New York Dragons The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in as the Iowa Barnstormers. In , the team relocated to New York. They currently play in the Eastern Division of the National Conference...
|
3 |
11 |
0.214 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
| Southern Division |
| Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football 1 team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991 as a member of the Arena Football League. Their playoff streak is currently 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000...
|
7 |
7 |
0.500 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
| Carolina Cobras Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season.The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League...
|
6 |
8 |
0.429 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
Tampa Bay StormThe Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. They are also the last of the original four Arena Football League teams to still exist, marking them as the oldest team in...
|
6 |
8 |
0.429 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
| Georgia Force The Georgia Force was an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that played in the Southern Division of the National Conference. The team was owned by Arthur M. Blank, owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons...
|
6 |
8 |
0.429 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
| American Conference |
| Central Division |
| Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush was an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were members of the Central Division of the American Conference in the former Arena Football League . The team was founded in 2001, and was co-owned by Mike Ditka, the a Hall of Fame player and coach...
|
9 |
5 |
0.643 |
5 |
1 |
0.833 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They are coached by Steve Thonn.-History:...
|
8 |
6 |
0.571 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
Indiana FirebirdsThe Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball...
|
7 |
7 |
0.500 |
5 |
1 |
0.833 |
| Detroit Fury The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The team was co-owned by William Davidson, along with William Clay Ford, Jr., son of the owner of the National Football...
|
1 |
13 |
0.071 |
0 |
6 |
0.000 |
| Western Division |
| San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the Arena Football League was Darren Arbet. The team has expressed interest to not fold and is likely to find a...
|
13 |
1 |
0.929 |
5 |
1 |
0.833 |
| Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are a charter member of Arena Football 1, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team in the Arena Football League. They were most recently coached by Kevin Guy before the league indefinitely ceased operations in 2009.-History:The team began play in 1992...
|
11 |
3 |
0.786 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers were an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...
|
8 |
6 |
0.571 |
1 |
5 |
0.167 |
Dallas DesperadosThe Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Southern Division of the Arena Football League. They are coached by Will McClay....
|
7 |
7 |
0.500 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs