NationMaster - Encyclopedia: ArenaBowl VIII

Arena Bowl VIII was the Arena Football League's eighth Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #3 Arizona Rattlers (8-4) of the American Conference against the #1 Orlando Predators (11-1) of the National Conference. The Rattlers were in their very first Arena Bowl appearance in their three-year history, while the Predators were in their second Arena Bowl appearance in their four-season history (having lost to the Detroit Drive in ArenaBowl VI). Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at TD Waterhouse Centre City, State Orlando, Florida Wild card titles 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Conference titles 7: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The TD Waterhouse Centre (formerly officially known as the Orlando Arena and unofficially known as the O-Rena) is a indoor arena in Orlando, Florida. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... Sherdrick Bonner (born December 14, 1978) is a quarterback from the Arena Football League who plays for the Arizona Rattlers. ... Barry Wagner (born November 11, 1967) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back with the San Jose SaberCats. ... Wilford Daniel Danny White (born February 9, 1952) is an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. ... Perry Moss is a basketball player, a guard. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Craig Bolerjack is an American sportscaster. ... Rick Doc Walker (born May 28, 1955) is a former American football tight end, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at TD Waterhouse Centre City, State Orlando, Florida Wild card titles 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Conference titles 7: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Date August 22, 1992 Arena Orlando Arena City Orlando, Florida Attendance 13,680 MVP George LaFrance, OS, Detroit Ironman of the Game Flint Fleming, OL/DL, Detroit Winning Coach Tim Marcum Losing Coach Perry Moss U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Craig Bolerjack & Rick Doc Walker Arena Bowl 92 (or...

In the first quarter, Orlando struck first with QB Ben Bennett completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR/LB Alex Shell, while Arizona responded with QB Sherdrick Bonner completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR/DB Cedric Tillman. The Predators would wrap up the first quarter with kicker Jorge Cimadevilla nailing a 24-yard Field Goal. In the second quarter, the Rattlers took the lead with Bonner completing a 6-yard TD pass to WR/LB Calvin "Shakes" Schexnayder, yet the Predators retook the lead with Bennett and Shell hooking up with each other again on a 42-yard TD pass. Arizona would regain the lead before halftime with kicker Luis Zendejas getting a 23-yard and a 40-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Rattlers increased its lead with Bonner completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR/DB Milton Vaughn, yet Orlando kept close with Bennett completing a 38-yard TD pass to WR/DB Herkie Walls. In the fourth quarter, Arizona added on to its lead with Zendejas kicking a 21-yard Field Goal, yet the Predators retook the lead with WR/DB Barry Wagner getting a 4-yard TD run. The Rattlers would regain the lead with Bonner and Schexnayder hooking up with each other again on a 24-yard TD pass, but the following two-point conversion failed. In the final seconds, Bennett threw a deep ball to try and get a touchdown in order to take the lead for good, but it ended up incomplete. Ben Bennett (born May 5, 1963 in Sunnyvale, CA) is the head coach of the arenafootball2 (af2) Manchester Wolves. ... Sherdrick Bonner (born December 14, 1978) is a quarterback from the Arena Football League who plays for the Arizona Rattlers. ... Luis Zendejas (born October 22, 1961) was an American football player. ... Herkie Walls is a former Arena Football League wide receiver for the Orlando Predators. ... Barry Wagner (born November 11, 1967) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back with the San Jose SaberCats. ...

With the win, the Arizona Rattlers would pick up their very first Arena Bowl victory in franchise history.

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