Arena Football League 1998
# Arena Football League 1998

Die Arena-Football-League-Saison 1998 war die 12. Saison der Arena Football League (AFL). Ligameister wurden die Orlando Predators, die die Tampa Bay Storm im ArenaBowl XII bezwangen.

## Teilnehmende Mannschaften

| Anzahl Mannschaften | 14 |
| - | - |
| Neu in der Liga | Houston ThunderBears, Grand Rapids Rampage |
| Ausgeschieden | Anaheim Piranhas, Texas Terror |

## Regular Season

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | S | W | SQ |
| National Conference ||||
| Eastern Division ||||
| x-Albany Firebirds | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| y-New Jersey Red Dogs | 8 | 6 | 0.571 |
| New York CityHawks | 3 | 11 | 0.214 |
| Southern Division ||||
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| y-Orlando Predators | 9 | 5 | 0.643 |
| y-Nashville Kats | 9 | 5 | 0.643 |
| Florida Bobcats | 3 | 11 | 0.214 |
| American Conference ||||
| Central Division ||||
| x-Houston Thunderbears | 8 | 6 | 0.571 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0.500 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 9 | 0.357 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 3 | 11 | 0.214 |
| Western Division ||||
| x-Arizona Rattlers | 10 | 4 | 0.714 |
| y-San Jose SaberCats | 7 | 7 | 0.500 |
| Portland Forest Dragons | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |

Legende:

| Siege | Niederlagen | Unentschieden | SQ gewonnene Spiele (relativ) |
| - | - | - | - |
| P+ gemachte Punkte | P- gegnerische Punkte | x = Division Titel | y = Playoffs erreicht |

## Playoffs

| Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | ArenaBowl XII | ArenaBowl XII | ArenaBowl XII |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tampa Bay | 65 | | | | | | |
| 8 | San Jose | 46 | | | | | | |
| 8 | San Jose | 46 | 1 | Tampa Bay | 49 | | | |
| | | | 7 | New Jersey | 23 | | | |
| 2 | Albany | 59 | 7 | New Jersey | 23 | | | |
| 7 | New Jersey | 66 | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Jersey | 66 | | | | 1 | Tampa Bay | 31 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Orlando | 62 |
| 3 | Arizona | 50 | | | | | | 4 | Orlando | 62 |
| 6 | Houston | 36 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 36 | 3 | Arizona | 33 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Orlando | 38 | | | |
| 4 | Orlando | 53 | 4 | Orlando | 38 | | | |
| 5 | Nashville | 43 | | | | | | |

### ArenaBowl XII

Der ArenaBowl XII wurde am 23. August 1998 in der Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida ausgetragen. Das Spiel verfolgten 17.222 Zuschauer.

ArenaBowl MVP wurde Rick Hamilton (Orlando Predators)

## Regular Season Awards

| Award | Gewinner | Position | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Most Valuable Player | Rick Hamilton | Linebacker | Orlando Predators |
| Ironman of the Year | Chad Dukes | Runningback | Albany Firebirds |
| Coach of the Year | Tim Marcum | Head Coach | Tampa Bay Storm |

## Zuschauertabelle

Zuschauerdurchschnitt 1998 :

| Team | Zuschauerschnitt |
| - | - |
| Albany Firebirds | 10.629 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 15.785 |
| Florida Bobcats | 2.413 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 9.666 |
| Houston ThunderBears | 4.697 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 9.249 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 14.663 |
| Nashville Kats | 12.514 |
| New Jersey Red Dogs | 9.662 |
| New York CityHawks | 6.662 |
| Orlando Predators | 14.781 |
| Portland Forest Dragons | 10.045 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 14.401 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 11.389 |
| Ligadurchschnitt | 10.594 |
