Tulsa Talons
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| Conference | National |
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| Division | Central |
| Year founded | 2000 |
| Home arena | Tulsa Convention Center |
| City, State | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Indoor football championships | 2 (2003, 2007) |
The Tulsa Talons are a professional arena football franchise in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Talons are a charter member of the minor league Arena Football 2, also known as af2. The Talons currently play their home games at Tulsa Convention Center. The team is expected to move into a new 18,041 seat arena called the BOK Center in 2009.
In terms of victories and championships, the Talons have been a successful af2 franchise. The Talons have more wins than any other team in af2 history. The Talons are the first af2 franchise to reach 100 overall franchise victories. Since inception of the league, the Talons have not had a losing season and have appeared in all eight af2 playoffs. Also, the Tulsa Talons have won two af2 championships, known as the Arena Cup in the last eight years.
Head Coach Mitch Allner is the only person in AF2 history to win a championship as both player and head coach.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2000 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd AC | Lost Round 1 (Tennessee Valley) |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2nd NC Midwest | Lost Round 1 (Carolina) |
| 2002 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1st NC Central | Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas) Lost NC Semifinal (Birmingham) |
| 2003 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1st NC Central | Won NC Semifinal (Hawaii) Won NC Championship (Arkansas) Won ArenaCup IV (Macon) |
| 2004 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1st NC Southwest | Won NC Semifinal (Louisville) Lost NC Championship (Peoria) |
| 2005 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st NC West | Lost NC Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) |
| 2006 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st NC Midwest | Lost NC Semifinal (Arkansas) |
| 2007 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1st NC Central | Won NC Round 1 (Oklahoma City) Won NC Semifinals (South Georgia) Won NC Championship (Bossier-Shreveport) Won ArenaCup VIII (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) |
| *2008 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st NC Central | -- |
| Totals | 114 | 37 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] Notable Players
- Donovan Morgan - OS
- Jermaine Hope - #4 DB
- Luke Phillips - #27 K
- Ricky Ross - WR
- Josh Blankenship - #6 QB
- Jamar Ransom - #44 FB/LB
- Odie Armstrong - #34 FB/LB
- Jeff Hughley - #3 WR/DB
- Delenell Reid - #1 WR/DB
- Justin Allgood - #16 QB
Historical Notable Players
Corky Martin
Tacoma Fontaine
Al Hunt
Shon King
Ramone Richarson
Justin Skaggs
Mitch Allner
Itis Atkinson
[edit] External links
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| American Conference | Eastern Division | Albany Conquest · Mahoning Valley Thunder · Manchester Wolves · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers |
| Midwestern Division | Green Bay Blizzard · Iowa Barnstormers · Lexington Horsemen · Louisville Fire · Quad City Steamwheelers · Peoria Pirates | |
| Southern Division | Daytona Beach ThunderBirds · Florida Firecats · South Georgia Wildcats · Tennessee Valley Vipers | |
| National Conference | Central Division | Amarillo Dusters · Arkansas Twisters · Lubbock Renegades · Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz · Tulsa Talons |
| Southwestern Division | Austin Wranglers · Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings · Corpus Christi Sharks · Rio Grande Valley Dorados · Texas Copperheads | |
| Western Division | Boise Burn · Central Valley Coyotes · Spokane Shock · Stockton Lightning · Tri-Cities Fever | |
| Related articles: Arena Football League · af2 · Arena football · Indoor football | ||
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