# 2010 Arena Football League season

The 2010 Arena Football League season was the inaugural season of the second incarnation of the Arena Football League, and the 23rd season of indoor football staged under the "Arena Football" brand. The regular season began on April 2, 2010 and ended on July 31. The season ended with ArenaBowl XXIII on August 20.

## Final standings

American Conference :
| South Division |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | Home | Away |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 12 | 4 | .750 | 893 | 806 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 5–3 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 11 | 5 | .687 | 926 | 812 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| Orlando Predators | 8 | 8 | .500 | 865 | 845 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| Alabama Vipers | 7 | 9 | .437 | 812 | 860 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 2–6 |
| Southwest Division |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | Home | Away |
| Tulsa Talons | 10 | 6 | .625 | 994 | 899 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 6 | 10 | .375 | 833 | 870 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 1–7 |
| Dallas Vigilantes | 3 | 13 | .187 | 800 | 920 | 2–4 | 1–7 | 2–6 |
| Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | 3 | 13 | .187 | 799 | 1030 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
| National Conference |||||||||
| Midwest Division |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | Home | Away |
| Milwaukee Iron | 11 | 5 | .687 | 1043 | 903 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 4–4 |
| Chicago Rush | 10 | 6 | .625 | 906 | 873 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 7 | 9 | .437 | 938 | 906 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–5 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 7 | 9 | .437 | 829 | 833 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 5–3 |
| West Division |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | Home | Away |
| Spokane Shock | 13 | 3 | .812 | 988 | 843 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 7–1 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 987 | 885 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Utah Blaze | 2 | 14 | .125 | 742 | 1040 | 0–4 | 1–7 | 1–7 |
* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Purple indicates division champion
* Gray indicates conference champion

## Schedule

Week 1
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| April 2 | Iowa | 43–61 | Chicago |
| April 2 | Spokane | 62–74 | Milwaukee |
| April 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 54–48 | Alabama |
| April 3 | Cleveland | 56–61 | Arizona |
| April 3 | Tulsa | 69–58 | Tampa Bay |
| April 3 | Oklahoma City | 38–54 | Jacksonville |
Week 2
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| April 9 | Chicago | 59–56 | Cleveland |
| April 9 | Alabama | 63–49 | Jacksonville |
| April 9 | Utah | 34–68 | Spokane |
| April 10 | Tulsa | 63–59 | Dallas |
| April 10 | Bossier-Shreveport | 73–67 | Orlando |
Week 3
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| April 16 | Tampa Bay | 54–41 | Dallas |
| April 16 | Jacksonville | 57–31 | Orlando |
| April 16 | Milwaukee | 65–48 | Iowa |
| April 16 | Arizona | 56–70 | Chicago |
| April 17 | Oklahoma City | 63–50 | Cleveland |
| April 17 | Utah | 54–63 | Alabama |
| April 17 | Spokane | 78–70 | Bossier-Shreveport |
Week 4
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| April 23 | Chicago | 63–40 | Utah |
| April 23 | Arizona | 77–76 | Tulsa |
| April 24 | Iowa | 68–60 | Oklahoma City |
| April 25 | Milwaukee | 72–61 | Tampa Bay |
Week 5
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| April 30 | Orlando | 40–50 | Iowa |
| April 30 | Dallas | 54–34 | Oklahoma City |
| April 30 | Utah | 65–46 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| May 1 | Jacksonville | 62–60 | Tulsa |
| May 1 | Tampa Bay | 62–61 | Arizona |
| May 1 | Alabama | 75–67 | Milwaukee |
| May 1 | Spokane | 68–72 | Cleveland |
Week 6
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| May 7 | Tampa Bay | 43–46 | Jacksonville |
| May 7 | Milwaukee | 71–48 | Chicago |
| May 7 | Dallas | 59–70 | Orlando |
| May 7 | Arizona | 56–63 | Spokane |
| May 8 | Tulsa | 62–56 | Alabama |
| May 8 | Oklahoma City | 88–79 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| May 8 | Iowa | 56–70 | Cleveland |
Week 7
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| May 14 | Jacksonville | 70–49 | Dallas |
| May 14 | Milwaukee | 56–55 | Utah |
| May 15 | Cleveland | 68–55 | Tulsa |
| May 15 | Chicago | 30–44 | Iowa |
| May 15 | Bossier-Shreveport | 44–48 | Tampa Bay |
| May 15 | Alabama | 31–48 | Orlando |
| May 16 | Oklahoma City | 63–68 | Spokane |
Week 8
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| May 21 | Orlando | 58–54 | Milwaukee |
| May 21 | Iowa | 48–52 | Arizona |
| May 22 | Jacksonville | 46–44 | Cleveland |
| May 22 | Tulsa | 67–41 | Oklahoma City |
| May 22 | Dallas | 56–63 | Chicago |
| May 22 | Alabama | 56–19 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| May 22 | Spokane | 77–28 | Utah |
Week 9
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| May 28 | Orlando | 50–62 | Tampa Bay |
| May 28 | Oklahoma City | 65–39 | Alabama |
| May 28 | Utah | 58–83 | Arizona |
| May 29 | Cleveland | 49–52 | Chicago |
| May 29 | Milwaukee | 63–38 | Dallas |
| May 29 | Bossier-Shreveport | 48–52 | Tulsa |
| May 29 | Spokane | 67–57 | Jacksonville |
Week 10
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| June 4 | Cleveland | 75–39 | Utah |
| June 4 | Chicago | 56–64 | Jacksonville |
| June 5 | Tampa Bay | 50–48 | Oklahoma City |
| June 5 | Tulsa | 54–57 | Orlando |
| June 5 | Iowa | 44–45 | Alabama |
| June 5 | Dallas | 69–70 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| June 5 | Arizona | 68–67 | Milwaukee |
Week 11
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| June 11 | Dallas | 51–69 | Tulsa |
| June 11 | Arizona | 56–55 | Oklahoma City |
| June 12 | Orlando | 52–53 | Spokane |
| June 12 | Milwaukee | 82–54 | Cleveland |
| June 12 | Bossier-Shreveport | 42–48 | Iowa |
| June 12 | Alabama | 55–61 | Tampa Bay |
| June 12 | Utah | 50–70 | Chicago |
Week 12
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| June 18 | Orlando | 70–48 | Jacksonville |
| June 18 | Spokane | 63–42 | Tulsa |
| June 19 | Cleveland | 76–35 | Iowa |
| June 19 | Chicago | 63–56 | Milwaukee |
| June 19 | Alabama | 55–52 | Dallas |
| June 19 | Utah | 40–65 | Tampa Bay |
| June 19 | Arizona | 79–50 | Bossier-Shreveport |
Week 13
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| June 25 | Tampa Bay | 78–39 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| June 26 | Jacksonville | 50–66 | Arizona |
| June 26 | Tulsa | 65–44 | Cleveland |
| June 26 | Milwaukee | 48–62 | Spokane |
| June 26 | Chicago | 55–42 | Orlando |
| June 26 | Oklahoma City | 35–31 | Dallas |
| June 26 | Iowa | 68–32 | Utah |
Week 14
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| July 2 | Utah | 56–82 | Milwaukee |
| July 2 | Tampa Bay | 68–60 | Chicago |
| July 2 | Dallas | 38–59 | Iowa |
| July 2 | Spokane | 37–36 | Arizona |
| July 3 | Jacksonville | 62–47 | Alabama |
| July 3 | Orlando | 70–77 | Cleveland |
| July 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 44–70 | Oklahoma City |
Week 15
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| July 9 | Orlando | 45–34 | Alabama |
| July 9 | Dallas | 34–56 | Tampa Bay |
| July 9 | Utah | 56–67 | Jacksonville |
| July 10 | Cleveland | 56–62 | Spokane |
| July 10 | Chicago | 55–50 | Arizona |
| July 10 | Tulsa | 74–45 | Bossier-Shreveport |
| July 10 | Oklahoma City | 52–42 | Iowa |
Week 16
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| July 16 | Iowa | 42–48 | Spokane |
| July 16 | Arizona | 48–20 | Utah |
| July 17 | Cleveland | 44–39 | Oklahoma City |
| July 17 | Jacksonville | 49–47 | Tampa Bay |
| July 17 | Milwaukee | 57–41 | Orlando |
| July 17 | Chicago | 52–65 | Dallas |
| July 17 | Alabama | 48–61 | Tulsa |
Week 17
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| July 23 | Spokane | 63–49 | Chicago |
| July 24 | Tampa Bay | 53–29 | Alabama |
| July 24 | Orlando | 49–21 | Oklahoma City |
| July 24 | Tulsa | 51–61 | Arizona |
| July 24 | Bossier-Shreveport | 20–48 | Jacksonville |
| July 24 | Iowa | 67–75 | Milwaukee |
| July 24 | Dallas | 41–51 | Utah |
Week 18
| Date | Home Team | Score | Road Team |
| July 30 | Jacksonville | 64–49 | Spokane |
| July 30 | Oklahoma City | 61–74 | Tulsa |
| July 30 | Arizona | 47–67 | Iowa |
| July 31 | Cleveland | 47–54 | Milwaukee |
| July 31 | Tampa Bay | 60–75 | Orlando |
| July 31 | Bossier-Shreveport | 56–62 | Dallas |
| July 31 | Alabama | 68–64 | Utah |

## Statistics

Final Statistics

### Passing

| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
| Chris Greisen, MIL | 382 | 563 | 67.8% | 5,146 | 107 | 11 | 128.2 |
| John Dutton, CLE | 446 | 696 | 64.0% | 5,104 | 100 | 19 | 114.3 |
| Brett Dietz, TB | 372 | 572 | 65.0% | 5,034 | 106 | 16 | 120.9 |
| Nick Davila, ARZ | 415 | 617 | 67.2% | 4,858 | 102 | 18 | 118.4 |
| Kyle Rowley, SPO | 367 | 562 | 65.3% | 4,428 | 100 | 11 | 120.8 |

### Rushing

| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
| Odie Armstrong, TUL | 74 | 349 | 4.7 | 13 | 37 |
| Nick Hill, ORL | 63 | 284 | 4.5 | 15 | 23 |
| Ryan Vena, IOW | 79 | 275 | 3.5 | 22 | 34 |
| Dan Alexander, ALA | 84 | 209 | 2.5 | 26 | 32 |
| Byron Douzart, BS | 42 | 195 | 4.6 | 5 | 28 |

### Receiving

| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
| Rod Windsor, ARZ | 193 | 2,372 | 12.3 | 47 | 47 |
| Ben Nelson, CLE | 151 | 1,867 | 12.4 | 47 | 46 |
| Anthony Jones, MIL | 125 | 1,810 | 14.5 | 42 | 46 |
| Hank Edwards, TB | 115 | 1,748 | 15.2 | 36 | 45 |
| Donovan Morgan, TUL | 123 | 1,707 | 13.9 | 52 | 45 |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Championship | Conference Championship | Conference Championship | ArenaBowl XXIII | ArenaBowl XXIII | ArenaBowl XXIII |
| 1 | Jacksonville | 69 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Orlando | 73 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Orlando | 73 | 4 | Orlando | 62 | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 4 | Orlando | 62 | | | |
| American Conference | American Conference | American Conference | 3 | Tampa Bay | 63 | | | |
| 2 | Tulsa | 38 | 3 | Tampa Bay | 63 | | | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 68 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 68 | | | | A3 | Tampa Bay | 57 |
| | | | | | | N1 | Spokane | 69 |
| 1 | Spokane | 57 | | | | | | | N1 | Spokane | 69 |
| 4 | Arizona | 49 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arizona | 49 | 1 | Spokane | 60 | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 1 | Spokane | 60 | | | |
| National Conference | National Conference | National Conference | 2 | Milwaukee | 57 | | | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 64 | 2 | Milwaukee | 57 | | | |
| 3 | Chicago | 54 | | | | | | |

### Conference semifinals

| Conference | Date | Kickoff | Away | Home | Final score | Game site |
| American | Friday, August 6 | 8:00 pm EDT | Orlando Predators | Jacksonville Sharks | Orlando, 73–69 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| National | Friday, August 6 | 11:00 pm EDT | Arizona Rattlers | Spokane Shock | Spokane, 57–49 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| American | Saturday, August 7 | 8:00 pm EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | Tulsa Talons | Tampa Bay, 68–38 | BOK Center |
| National | Saturday, August 7 | 8:00 pm EDT | Chicago Rush | Milwaukee Iron | Milwaukee, 64–54 | U.S. Cellular Arena |

### Conference finals

| Conference | Date | Kickoff | Away | Home | Final score | Game site | Recap |
| National | Thursday, August 12 | 8:00 pm EDT | Milwaukee Iron | Spokane Shock | Spokane, 60–57 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| American | Saturday, August 14 | 7:30 pm EDT | Orlando Predators | Tampa Bay Storm | Tampa Bay, 63–62 | St. Pete Times Forum | |

### ArenaBowl XXIII

| Date | Kickoff | Away | Home | Final score | Game site | Recap |
| Friday, August 20 | 8:00 pm EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | Spokane Shock | Spokane, 69–57 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |

## All-Arena team

Offense :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Quarterback | Chris Greisen, Milwaukee | Brett Dietz, Tampa Bay |
| Fullback | Dan Alexander, Alabama | Odie Armstrong, Tulsa |
| Center | Kyle Young, Arizona | Beau Elliot, Chicago |
| Offensive lineman | Adam Tadisch, Cleveland Ed Taʻamu, Spokane | Thomas Kaleita, Tampa Bay Phil Bogle, Dallas |
| Wide receiver | Rod Windsor, Arizona Donovan Morgan, Tulsa Ben Nelson, Cleveland | Anthony Jones, Milwaukee Aaron Boone, Utah Huey Whittaker, Utah |
Defense :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Defensive lineman | Gabe Nyenhuis, Tulsa Tim McGill, Tampa Bay Khreem Smith, Milwaukee | Anttaj Hawthorne, Arizona Jermaine Smith, Tampa Bay Anthony Hoke, Cleveland |
| Middle linebacker | Steve Watson, Tulsa | Cliff Dukes, Tampa Bay |
| Jack linebacker | DeJuan Alfonzo, Chicago | Jamar Ransom, Tulsa |
| Defensive back | Rayshaun Kizer, Orlando Tanner Varner, Iowa Kenny McEntyre, Orlando | Vince Hill, Alabama Josh Ferguson, Arizona Micheaux Robinson, Jacksonville |
Special teams :
| Position | First team | Second team |
| Kicker | Chris Gould, Chicago | Carlos Martinez, Orlando |