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| 1997 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | May 1, 1997 – August 25, 1997 |
| ArenaBowl XI | |
| Champions | Arizona Rattlers |
| Runners-up | Iowa Barnstormers |
| FinalsMVP | Donnie Davis,ARZ |
| AFL seasons | |
The1997 Arena Football League season was the 11th season of theArena Football League. It was succeeded by1998. The league champions were theArizona Rattlers, who defeated theIowa Barnstormers inArenaBowl XI.
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Nashville Kats | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| New Jersey Red Dogs | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Albany Firebirds | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| New York CityHawks | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Orlando Predators | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Florida Bobcats | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Iowa Barnstormers | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Texas Terror | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Portland Forest Dragons | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Arizona Rattlers | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Anaheim Piranhas | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl XI | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Milwaukee | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona (OT) | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tampa Bay | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nashville | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tampa Bay | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | San Jose | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New Jersey | 37 | ||||||||||||
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