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Sports season
The 2002 AF2 season was the third season of the AF2 . It was preceded by 2001 and succeeded by 2003 . The league champions were the Peoria Pirates , who defeated the Florida Firecats in ArenaCup III . This is also the first time that both conferences have the same division name (in that case, the American Conference Southern Division and the National Conference Southern Division, respectively). It is also the only season where both conferences have four divisions each, a la the 2002–present era of the NFL .
League info
New teams
Albany Conquest, Bakersfield Blitz, Cape Fear Wildcats, Fresno Frenzy, Hawaiian Islanders, Mobile Wizards, Mohegan Wolves, New Haven Ninjas, San Diego Riptide, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
Renamed / Relocated teams
None
Defunct teams
Baton Rouge Blaze, Iowa Barnstormers, Lafayette Roughnecks, Lincoln Lightning
Total teams
34
Standings
Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record
* The Steamwheelers were banned from the playoffs for rule violations.
Playoffs
Division Championships
Conference Semifinals
Conference Championships
ArenaCup III
2
Florida
43
1
Tallahassee
31
SD2
Florida
44
ED1
Macon
28
2
Augusta
41
1
Macon
57
SD2
Florida
43
American Conference
AD1
Cape Fear
23
2
Rochester
26
1
Albany
31
ND1
Albany
30
AD1
Cape Fear
46
2
Richmond
48
1
Cape Fear
57
AC7
Florida
47
NC3
Peoria
65
2
Birmingham
65
1
Tennessee Valley
51
SD2
Birmingham
53
CD1
Tulsa
34
2
Arkansas
32
1
Tulsa
34
SD2
Birmingham
33
National Conference
MD1
Peoria
79
2
San Diego
40
1
Bakersfield
27
WD2
San Diego
12
MD1
Peoria
22
2
Wichita
36
1
Peoria
37
Awards and honors
Regular season awards
ArenaCup III
III
Quarter
1
2
3
4
Tot
Florida Firecats
7
6
12
22
47
Peoria Pirates
6
17
13
29
65
Date
August 23, 2002
Arena
Carver Arena
City
Peoria, Illinois
Attendance
7,552
Offensive Player of the Game
Cornell Craig
Defensive Player of the Game
Lincoln Dupree
Ironman of the Game
Titcus Pettigrew
Winning Coach
Bruce Cowdrey
Losing Coach
John Fourcade
ArenaCup III was the 2002 edition of the AF2 's championship game, in which the National Conference Champions Florida Firecats were defeated by the American Conference Champions Peoria Pirates in Peoria, Illinois by a score of 65 to 47.
Scoring Summary
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Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Florida Firecats
Peoria Pirates
1
10:34
2
38
1:45
Florida Firecats
Anthony Dixon 28-yard touchdown reception from Bryan Sparacino, Brandon Kornblue kick Good
7
0
1
5:23
7
31
5:11
Peoria Pirates
Cornell Craig 19-yard touchdown reception from Jerome Hurd, Kraig Baker kick Failed
7
6
2
9:37
7
39
4:08
Peoria Pirates
28-yard field goal by Kraig Baker
7
9
2
6:17
5
45
3:20
Florida Firecats
Dedric Maffet 3-yard touchdown run, Brandon Kornblue kick Failed
13
9
2
4:41
1
55
0
Peoria Pirates
Lincoln Dupree 55 yard Kickoff Return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT
13
16
2
0:20
1
26
0:08
Peoria Pirates
Cornell Craig 26-yard touchdown reception from Jerome Hurd, Kraig Baker kick Good
13
23
3
11:04
5
13
3:56
Florida Firecats
29-yard field goal by Brandon Kornblue
16
23
3
9:29
Florida Firecats
Anthony Dixon 12 yard interception return for a touchdown, Brandon Kornblue PAT
23
23
3
8:51
Florida Firecats
Deryl Lynn Safety
25
23
3
6:59
2
9
1:04
Peoria Pirates
Jason Short 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
25
29
3
1:44
3
45
1:42
Peoria Pirates
Brandon Campbell 22-yard touchdown reception from Walter Church, Kraig Baker kick Good
25
36
4
14:54
Peoria Pirates
Ken Bouie Safety
25
38
4
11:35
5
40
3:19
Peoria Pirates
Cornell Craig 5-yard touchdown reception from Walter Church, Kraig Baker kick Good
25
45
4
7:31
2
10
1:04
Peoria Pirates
Jason Short 4-yard touchdown run, Kraig Baker kick Good
25
52
4
4:14
4
45
3:17
Florida Firecats
Magic Benton 39-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point rush succeeds
33
52
4
3:38
Peoria Pirates
Lincoln Dupree 10 yard kickoff return Touchdown, Kraig Baker PAT Blocked
33
58
4
2:30
1
31
1:08
Florida Firecats
Magic Benton 31-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point Kevin Huntley pass from Josh Rogers succeeds
41
58
4
0:55
3
16
1:35
Peoria Pirates
Walter Church 12-yard touchdown run, Kraig Baker kick Good
41
65
4
0:25
5
30
0:30
Florida Firecats
Kevin Huntley 11-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rogers, 2-point pass from Josh Rogers fails
47
65
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
Florida Firecats
Peoria Pirates
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