Arena Football League - 2002

Teams/Arenas

American Conference

Central Division

Grand Rapids Rampage - Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI)

Indiana Firebirds - Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)

Chicago Rush - Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

Detroit Fury - The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, MI)

Western Division

Arizona Rattlers - America West Arena (Phoenix, AZ)

San Jose SaberCats - HP Pavilion (San Jose, CA)

Los Angeles Avengers - Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)

Dallas Desperados - American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) (Regular Season), Reunion Arena (Dallas, TX) (Playoffs)

National Conference

Eastern Division

New Jersey Gladiators - Continental Airline Arena (East Rutherford, NJ)

Buffalo Destroyers - HSBC Arena (Buffalo, NY)

Toronto Phantoms - Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Canada)

New York Dragons - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)

Southern Division

Carolina Cobras - RBC Center (Raleigh, NC)

Orlando Predators - TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando, FL)

Tampa Bay Storm - St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, FL)

Georgia Force - Philips Arena (Atlanta, GA)

Schedule

Week 1

4/19: Gladiators, 51 @ Destroyers, 53

4/19: Rush, 47 @ Firebirds, 42

4/19: Dragons, 25 @ Avengers, 43 

4/20: Desperados, 57 @ Cobras, 44

4/20: Fury, 45 @ Rampage, 49

4/20: Phantoms, 51 @ Storm, 37

4/20: Predators, 49 @ Force, 67

4/20: Rattlers, 51 @ SaberCats, 52

Week 2

4/25: Fury, 30 @ Phantoms, 50

4/26: Cobras, 55 @ Force, 54

4/26: Rush, 38 @ Predators, 49

4/27: SaberCats, 61 @ Storm, 54

4/27: Firebirds, 49 @ Rampage, 43

4/27: Avengers, 59 @ Rattlers, 63

4/28: Destroyers, 54 @ Dragons, 69

4/28: Desperados, 44 @ Gladiators, 45

Week 3

5/4: Storm, 36 @ Cobras, 46 (Link)

5/4: Destroyers, 48 @ Fury, 50 (Link)

5/4: Gladiators, 45 @ Predators, 44

5/4: Rampage, 59 @ Rush, 71

5/4: Dragons, 45 @ Firebirds, 52 (Link)

5/4: Avengers, 52 @ Desperados, 51 

5/4: Phantoms, 47 @ Rattlers, 58

5/4: Force, 53 @ SaberCats, 59

Week 4

5/9: Firebirds, 36 @ Phantoms, 45

5/10: Rattlers, 51 @ Force, 40

5/10: Rush, 53 @ Storm, 66

5/11: Fury, 21 @ Destroyers, 49

5/11: Desperados, 72 @ Dragons, 61

5/11: Predators, 55 @ Rampage, 69

5/11: Cobras, 40 @ Gladiators, 28

5/11: Avengers, 44 @ SaberCats, 78

Week 5

5/17: SaberCats, 77 @ Predators, 45

5/17: Rampage, 64 @ Cobras, 45

5/17: Storm, 24 @ Avengers, 38

5/18: Firebirds, 55 @ Fury, 34

5/18: Dragons, 69 @ Gladiators, 76 (OT)

5/18: Force, 62 @ Rush, 70

5/18: Rattlers, 53 @ Desperados, 30

5/18: Phantoms, 46 @ Destroyers, 49

Week 6

5/24: Gladiators, 45 @ Phantoms, 38

5/24: Fury, 37 @ Dragons, 44

5/24: Avengers, 74 @ Force, 53

5/24: Predators, 40 @ Firebirds, 37

5/25: Destroyers, 45 @ Rampage, 47

5/25: Cobras, 49 @ Storm, 45

5/25: Rush, 41 @ Rattlers, 52

5/25: Desperados, 54 @ SaberCats, 77

Week 7

5/31: Cobras, 30 @ Predators, 33

5/31: Storm, 53 @ Firebirds, 52 

5/31: Rampage, 71 @ Rattlers, 53

6/1: SaberCats, 63 @ Destroyers, 35

6/1: Phantoms, 63 @ Dragons, 38 (Link)

6/1: Force, 49 @ Fury, 34

6/1: Desperados, 62 @ Avengers, 55

6/2: Gladiators, 14 @ Rush, 44

Week 8

6/7: Rattlers, 48 @ Cobras, 42 (OT)

6/8: Dragons, 35 @ Destroyers, 40

6/8: Rampage, 42 @ Gladiators, 70

6/8: Fury, 17 @ Rush, 53 

6/8: Firebirds, 65 @ Desperados, 79

6/8: SaberCats, 52 @ Avengers, 33

6/9: Storm, 48 @ Predators, 45

6/9: Phantoms, 22 @ Force, 35

Week 9

6/13: Destroyers, 55 @ Phantoms, 27

6/14: Force, 53 @ Cobras, 42

6/14: Fury, 38 @ Firebirds, 56

6/15: Predators, 52 @ Dragons, 33

6/15: Avengers, 68 @ Rampage, 61

6/15: Gladiators, 55 @ Storm, 33

6/15: Rush, 68 @ SaberCats, 74

6/16: Desperados, 36 @ Rattlers, 33

Week 10

6/21: Phantoms, 47 @ Predators, 34

6/22: Rush, 52 @ Fury, 38

6/22: Storm, 56 @ Desperados, 62 (OT)

6/22: Firebirds, 21 @ Rattlers, 34

6/22: Cobras, 32 @ Avengers, 62

6/22: Dragons, 41 @ SaberCats, 65

6/23: Force, 41 @ Rampage, 42

6/23: Destroyers, 52 @ Gladiators, 45

Week 11

6/27: Avengers, 58 @ Phantoms, 44

6/28: Rattlers, 69 @ Destroyers, 42

6/28: Predators, 52 @ Cobras, 48

6/29: Gladiators, 62 @ Fury, 45

6/29: Storm, 50 @ Force, 40

6/29: Rampage, 42 @ Firebirds, 56

6/29: SaberCats, 58 @ Desperados, 41

6/30: Dragons, 45 @ Rush, 55

Week 12

7/4: Cobras, 58 @ Phantoms, 44

7/5: Firebirds, 41 @ SaberCats, 52

7/6: Destroyers, 33 @ Force, 54

7/6: Rush, 56 @ Rampage, 50 

7/6: Gladiators, 76 @ Dragons, 50

7/6: Fury, 54 @ Desperados, 61

7/6: Rattlers, 52 @ Avengers, 46 (OT)

7/7: Predators, 55 @ Storm, 48

Week 13

7/12: Cobras, 52 @ Destroyers, 31

7/12: SaberCats, 52 @ Rattlers, 59

7/13: Rampage, 54 @ Dragons, 45 

7/13: Storm, 49 @ Fury, 47 

7/13: Phantoms, 55 @ Gladiators, 57 (OT)

7/13: Force, 41 @ Predators, 40

7/13: Desperados, 52 @ Rush, 58 (OT)

7/14: Avengers, 53 @ Firebirds, 56

Week 14

7/18: Dragons, 66 @ Phantoms, 65 (OT)

7/19: Rampage, 63 @ Fury, 60

7/20: Rattlers, 53 @ Gladiators, 45

7/20: Force, 61 @ Storm, 67 (OT)

7/20: Firebirds, 51 @ Rush, 41

7/20: Predators, 44 @ Desperados, 41

7/20: Destroyers, 41 @ Avengers, 46

7/21: SaberCats, 58 @ Cobras, 41

Standings

# = Playoff Seed, e = Eliminated

American Conference

Central Division

#3. Rush: 9-5

#6. Rampage: 8-6

#9. Firebirds: 7-7

e - Fury: 1-13

Western Division

#1. SaberCats: 13-1

#2. Rattlers: 11-3

#5. Avengers: 8-6

#8. Desperados: 7-7

National Conference

Eastern Division

#4. Gladiators: 9-5

#10. Destroyers: 6-8

e - Phantoms: 5-9

e - Dragons: 3-11

Southern Division

#7. Predators: 7-7

#11. Cobras: 6-8

#12. Storm: 6-8

e - Force: 6-8

Playoffs

Wild Card Round

7/26: Destroyers, 27 @ Predators, 32 

7/27: Firebirds, 46 @ Desperados, 47

7/27: Storm, 66 @ Avengers, 41

7/28: Cobras, 72 @ Rampage, 64

Quarterfinals

8/3: Storm, 48 @ SaberCats, 55

8/3: Predators, 49 @ Gladiators, 46

8/4: Cobras, 59 @ Rattlers, 61

8/5: Desperados, 47 @ Rush, 60

Semifinals

8/10: Predators, 40 @ SaberCats, 52

8/11: Rush, 35 @ Rattlers, 46

ArenaBowl XVI

8/18: Rattlers, 14 @ SaberCats, 52 (Link)

Previous Season: 2001

Next Season: 2003