Firecats Close Regular Season As #2 Team
July 28, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- Despite having the best record in the league the Florida Firecats will end the regular season as the #2 team in the coaches' poll behind the Memphis Explorers. Florida began the season as the preseason favorite and held the top spot for the 1st 7 weeks of the season.
Last week the Firecats clinched the top seed in the American Conference with a last second win on the road in Green Bay. The win gave Florida 2 additional points and 4 more 1st place votes but it was not enough as the Memphis Xplorers again captured the No.1 ranking in the Coaches Poll, collecting 223 of a possible 228 points in the securing of the top position. The defending ArenaCup Champion Florida Firecats received 207 points and five first place tallies. The Tulsa Talons climb to the No.3 spot with 177 points. The only other team receiving a first-place vote was the Manchester Wolves. This is the final week of the poll.
WEEK 18 TOP 12
RANK TEAM PTS
1 Memphis 223 (14)
2 Florida 207 (5)
3 Tulsa 177
4 Manchester 163 (1)
5 Louisville 157
6 Oklahoma City 128
7 Quad City 122
8 Rio Grande Valley 120
T9 Green Bay 76
T9 Amarillo 75
102.9 WJGO will simulcast this weekends game along with 98.9 FM WGUF Naples FM Talk which will continue to be the flagship of the Firecats network and fans will still be able to listen online at both www.FloridaFirecats.com & www.ABC-7.com.
This week Florida travels Birmingham where they will look to end the regular season with a complete sweep of the South Division, Florida is 7-0 against the rest of the division this year. With a win Florida would join Quad Cities (03), Tulsa (02) and Tennessee Valley (01) as the only teams to go 14-2 in the regular season.
The 2nd round schedule has been set and the Firecats will host an opponent yet to be determined on August 13th with the kickoff scheduled for 7:40pm. Playoff tickets are now on sale. Stop by the Germain Arena box office Monday-Friday from 10AM- 6PM or call the Firecats front office at 239-390-CATS (2287) or log onto www.FloridaFirecats.com or www.Ticketmaster.com.
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