ArenaBowl XV
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| Date | August 19, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Terrill Shaw, OS, Grand Rapids
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| Attendance | 11,217 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Michael Trigg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losing coach | Pat Sperduto | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, and Lynn Swann | ||||||||||||||||||
ArenaBowl XV was the 2001 edition of the
MVP Terrill Shaw, was able to outmatch the Nashville defense, and Grand Rapids won the game, 64–42.[1]
Game summary
The Grand Rapids Rampage scored an ArenaBowl-record (at the time) 64 points as they sent a sellout crowd home from Van Andel Arena happy with a 64–42 victory over the Nashville Kats to claim their first ArenaBowl title in team history.
Grand Rapids quarterback
MVP, while Nashville's top receiving threat, Cory Fleming
was held to just four catches and no receiving touchdowns.
The game marked the first championship for Rampage coach
AFL
football until a reincarnation of the Kats began play in 2005.
Scoring summary
1st Quarter
- GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
- NASH - Jones 17 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
- GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
- NASH - Grant 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
2nd Quarter
- GR - T.Shaw 41 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
- GR - Odems 14 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed)
- NASH - Jones 34 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
- GR - Avery 1 run (Gowins kick)
- GR - FG Gowins 36
3rd Quarter
- NASH - Reece 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
- GR - T.Shaw 31 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
- NASH - Hillery 33 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
- GR - H.Shaw 1 run (Gowins kick)
4th Quarter
- NASH - Baron 28 pass from Fleming (McLaughlin kick)
- GR - T.Shaw 15 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
- GR - Odems 17 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed)
References
- ^ "Rampage down Kats in Arenabowl". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 19, 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2017.