af2 Office Releases Vipers 2004 Schedule
February 3, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Tennessee Valley Raptors News Release
Huntsville, AL- The Tennessee Valley Vipers are set to open the 2004 season against the Bakersfield Blitz on April 3 at the Von Braun Center. The arenafootball2 league released the Vipers 16-game schedule today.
The Vipers will compete in the American Conference's Midsouth Division alongside Arkansas, Bossier City and Memphis, but will also play former South Division rivals Birmingham, Florida and Macon in home-and-home series.
Tennessee Valley plays Quad City (April 17) and Laredo (April 23), before playing three of its next four games at home. The Vipers host Memphis (May 1), travel to Arkansas (May 8), then host Bossier City (May 15) and Florida (May 22).
Other home games will include Arkansas (June 5), Birmingham (June 19), Quad City (July 10) and Macon (July 17).
"Truthfully, as a coach, I don't worry about things I can't control,'' Tennessee Valley coach Kevin Guy said. "We're going to be in a new division this year and it seems like every year we have a pretty difficult schedule, but we've been able to overcome them so far. We're looking forward to it because at the end of the season we don't want to people to get the perception that we dodged anybody."
The Vipers won the South Division title last season with a 14-2 mark. Tennessee Valley then defeated Mohegan 47-30 in the first round of the af2 playoffs, before falling 51-48 to Macon in the American Conference championship game at the VBC.
"The best thing about this year's schedule is that we're playing some new teams, but we're still keeping our traditional rivalry with Birmingham and Quad City,'' Tennessee Valley owner Art Clarkson said.
"It's tough, but that makes for a good schedule."
TENNESSEE VALLEY VIPERS 2004 SEASON SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 27, 2004 BYE
Saturday, April 3, 2004 7:30 p.m. BAKERSFIELD BLITZ
Saturday, April 10, 2004 BYE
Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:30 p.m. @QUAD CITY STEAMWHEELERS
Friday, April 23, 2004 7:30 p.m. @ LAREDO LAW
Saturday, May 1, 2004 7:30 p.m. MEMPHIS XPLORERS
Saturday, May 8, 2004 7:00 p.m. @ ARKANSAS TWISTERS
Saturday, May 15, 2004 7:30 p.m. BOSSIER CITY BATTLEWINGS
Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:30 p.m. FLORIDA FIRECATS
Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:30 p.m. @ BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS
Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:30 p.m. ARKANSAS TWISTERS
Saturday, June 12, 2004 6:30 p.m. @ MACON KNIGHTS
Saturday, June 19, 2004 7:30 p.m. BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS
Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. @ MEMPHIS XPLORERS
Saturday, July 3, 2004 BYE
Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:30 p.m. QUAD CITY STEAMWHEELERS
Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:30 p.m. MACON KNIGHTS
Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:00 p.m. @BOSSIER CITY BATTLEWINGS
Saturday, July 31, 2004 6:30 p.m. @FLORIDA FIRECATS
ALL TIMES ARE CST
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