1997 Arena Football League season
The 1997 Arena Football League season was the 11th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Arizona Rattlers, who defeated the Iowa Barnstormers in ArenaBowl XI.
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Nashville Kats | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| New Jersey Red Dogs | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Albany Firebirds | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| New York CityHawks | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Orlando Predators | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Florida Bobcats | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Iowa Barnstormers | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Texas Terror | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Portland Forest Dragons | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Arizona Rattlers | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Anaheim Piranhas | 2 | 12 | 0.143 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl XI | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona 12–2 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Milwaukee 8–6 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona 13–2 (OT) | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tampa Bay 9–6 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nashville 10–4 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tampa Bay 8–6 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona 14–2 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa 13–3 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa 11–3 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | San Jose 8–6 | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa 12–3 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando 11–4 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando 10–4 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New Jersey 9–5 | 37 | ||||||||||||