The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the
AF2. It was preceded by
2007 and succeeded by
2009. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the
Tennessee Valley Vipers, who beat the
Spokane Shock in
ArenaCup IX.
QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive) DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB
Raul Vijil, SPO (Ironman)
Attendance
10,662
ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the
AF2's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions
Tennessee Valley Vipers defeated the National Conference Champion
Spokane Shock in
Spokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.[1]
First time since
ArenaCup V in 2005 that the game was hosted at the higher seed's home venue (in the meantime, the Cup was held at neutral sites such as
Bossier City and
San Juan). It is also the first ArenaCup where the home team lost.
First ArenaCup ever to go into overtime.
First and only ArenaCup win for the
Tennessee Valley Vipers, one of the original AF2 franchises who have played eight seasons so far.
The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the
AF2. It was preceded by
2007 and succeeded by
2009. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the
Tennessee Valley Vipers, who beat the
Spokane Shock in
ArenaCup IX.
QB Tony Colston, TEN (Offensive) DB Desmond Foster, TEN (Defensive) WR/DB
Raul Vijil, SPO (Ironman)
Attendance
10,662
ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the
AF2's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions
Tennessee Valley Vipers defeated the National Conference Champion
Spokane Shock in
Spokane, Washington by a score of 56–55 in overtime.[1]
First time since
ArenaCup V in 2005 that the game was hosted at the higher seed's home venue (in the meantime, the Cup was held at neutral sites such as
Bossier City and
San Juan). It is also the first ArenaCup where the home team lost.
First ArenaCup ever to go into overtime.
First and only ArenaCup win for the
Tennessee Valley Vipers, one of the original AF2 franchises who have played eight seasons so far.