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ArenaBowl 015

ArenaBowl XV was the 2001 edition of the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
's championship game, pairing the Grand Rapids Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 of the Central Division with the Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 of the Southern Division. The powerful Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 offense, led by quarterback Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. In his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Mustangs, Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Las Vegas Gladiators....
 and MVP
Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests....
 Terrill Shaw, was able to outmatch the Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
' talented defense, and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 won the game, 64-42.

Grand Rapids Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 scored an ArenaBowl
ArenaBowl

The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs....
-record (at the time) 64 points as they sent a sellout crowd home from Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena

The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted more than five million patrons....
 happy with a 64-42 victory over the Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 to claim their first ArenaBowl
ArenaBowl

The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs....
 title in team history.

Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 quarterback Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. In his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Mustangs, Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Las Vegas Gladiators....
 connected with offensive specialist Terrill Shaw for five touchdowns, and threw two others to Demo Odems as the Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 offense dominated one of the league's marquee defenses.






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ArenaBowl 015

ArenaBowl XV was the 2001 edition of the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
's championship game, pairing the Grand Rapids Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 of the Central Division with the Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 of the Southern Division. The powerful Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 offense, led by quarterback Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. In his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Mustangs, Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Las Vegas Gladiators....
 and MVP
Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests....
 Terrill Shaw, was able to outmatch the Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
' talented defense, and Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 won the game, 64-42.

Game summary

The Grand Rapids Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 scored an ArenaBowl
ArenaBowl

The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs....
-record (at the time) 64 points as they sent a sellout crowd home from Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena

The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted more than five million patrons....
 happy with a 64-42 victory over the Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 to claim their first ArenaBowl
ArenaBowl

The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs....
 title in team history.

Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 quarterback Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. In his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Mustangs, Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Las Vegas Gladiators....
 connected with offensive specialist Terrill Shaw for five touchdowns, and threw two others to Demo Odems as the Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 offense dominated one of the league's marquee defenses. Shaw caught 12 passes for 172 yards on the day en route to being named the game's MVP
Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests....
, while Nashville
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
's top receiving threat, Cory Fleming
Cory Fleming

Cory Fleming is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys....
 was held to just four catches and no receiving touchdowns.

The game marked the first championship for Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 coach Michael Trigg in his 10-year coaching career, and the first in the history of the organization. Meanwhile, it was the second consecutive ArenaBowl
ArenaBowl

The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs....
 defeat for the Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
, and the last game the team would play before moving to Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
 to become the Georgia Force
Georgia Force

The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....
. The city of Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
 would be left without AFL
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
 football until a reincarnation of the Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 began play in 2005.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter
  • GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
  • NASH - Jones 17 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
  • GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
  • NASH - Grant 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
2nd Quarter
  • GR - T.Shaw 41 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
  • GR - Odems 14 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed)
  • NASH - Jones 34 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
  • GR - Avery 1 run (Gowins kick)
  • GR - FG Gowins 36
3rd Quarter
  • NASH - Reece 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
  • GR - T.Shaw 31 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
  • NASH - Hillery 33 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
  • GR - H.Shaw 1 run (Gowins kick)
4th Quarter
  • NASH - Baron 28 pass from Fleming (McLaughlin kick)
  • GR - T.Shaw 15 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
  • GR - Odems 17 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)


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