Sunday, January 18, 2009

NFC - West

ARIZONA CARDINALS
Location: Tuscon, Arizona
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 5-11-0 (0-6-0)
Head Coach: Anthony Doyle (5-11-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (5) OG Damarcus Brown, DT Jonathan Cunningham, FS Eugene Mansfield, DT Christ Preston, ST Andy Smith

HAWAII LEGENDS
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Past Championships: (3) 2008 USA-AFL Champions, 2008 AFC Champions, 2008 NFC-West Champions
Last Season (2008): 17-2-0 (5-1-0)
Head Coach: Wesley Gormon (17-2-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (4) QB Mario Gatewood, WR Ron Haumiller, C Aaron Fontenot, PK Steve Henley

SEATTLE NORTHSTARS
Location: Seattle, Washington
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 10-6-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: Mark Joyce (10-6-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (3) DE AJ Ford, OG Drew Robinson, P Casey Collins

TEXAS FUSION
Location: College Station, Texas
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 10-6-0 (4-2-0)
Head Coach: Matt Blumenthal (10-6-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (4) WR Derek Ralph, TE TJ Hamilton, OLB Alex Fafita, CB Ricky Stone

NFC - South

GEORGIA FORCE
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Past Championships: (1) 2008 NFC-South Champions
Last Season (2008): 12-5-0 (6-0-0)
Head Coach: Brandon Nelson (12-5-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Zone
All-Americans: (4) HB Ed Bishop, FB Phillip Goddard, DE Kevin Hill, SS Derrick Jackson

HOUSTON ENERGY
Location: Houston, Texas
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 9-7-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: (9-7-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Zone
All-Americans: (5) WR Jeremy Ransom, OT Art Moss, OT Matt Henry, OLB Clint Myrick, FS Rico Sanders

OXFORD RAMS
Location: Oxford, Mississippi
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 1-15-0 (0-6-0)
Head Coach: Scott Horner (1-15-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (1) CB Donnell Dockery

TAMPA BAY VANDALS
Location: Tampa, Florida
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 10-7-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: Colton White (10-7-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Option Run
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Man
All-Americans: (1) CB Bobby Mathis

NFC - North

BOSTON GALAXY
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 7-9-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: Joe Peoples (7-9-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: West Coast
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Cover 0
All-Americans: (3) TE Jeremy Dukes, DE Adrian Bowen, OLB Kevin Ewing

INDIANA TERMINATORS
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 4-12-0 (2-4-0)
Head Coach: Keenan Brock (4-12-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Option Run
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Cover 0
All-Americans: (1) MLB Todd Dukes

KENTUCKY MULES
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 3-13-0 (1-5-0)
Head Coach: Charles Noa (3-13-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Smashmouth
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (3) OG Matt Thomas, FB Pierre Hawthorne, DE Nigel Johnson

MICHIGAN MIGHT
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Past Championships: (1) 2008 NFC-North Champions
Last Season (2008): 9-8-0 (6-0-0)
Head Coach: Ryan Hampton (9-8-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: West Coast
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (3) OT Lee Brooks, C Chris Fritz, DT Kenny Chapman

NFC - East

ARKANSAS TWISTERS
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Past Championships: (1) 2008 NFC-East Champions
Last Season (2008): 13-5-0 (5-1-0)
Head Coach: Steve Broussard (13-5-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Cover 0
All-Americans: (3) HB Corey Parker, OLB Matthew Lupo, MLB Joe Phillips

MEMPHIS FURY
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 3-13-0 (0-6-0)
Head Coach: Lawrence Mangiero (3-13-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Option Run
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Zone
All-Americans: (1) Micah Thomas

NEW JERSEY PATRIOTS
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 12-6-0 (4-2-0)
Head Coach: Mike Fine (12-6-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: Nickel
All-Americans: (5) Danny Robinson, CB TJ Bailey, OT Ryan Hackett, OG Jason Washington, KR TJ Bailey

TENNESSEE RATTLERS
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 8-8-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: Avery Nelson (8-8-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: West Coast
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (2) Jermaine Gardner, WR Courtney Ginn

AFC - West

AUSTIN LANCERS
Location: Austin, Texas
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 1-14-1 (1-5-0)
Head Coach: Ryne Rhoden (1-14-1, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Smashmouth
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (3) FB Darren Hackett, OG Simeon Christian, OT Carlos Thompson

COLORADO MINERS
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Past Championships: (1) 2008 AFC-West Champions
Last Season (2008): 10-7-0 (6-0-0)
Head Coach: Glen Capps (10-7-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Cover 0
All-Americans: (3) WR Joe Winston, OT Rickey Whaley, CB Leon Ferguson

LAS VEGAS CHARGERS
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 2-14-0 (1-5-0)
Head Coach: Khalid Cooper (2-14-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Zone
All-Americans: None

LOS ANGELES MANIACS
Location: Los Angeles, California
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 6-10-0 (4-2-0)
Head Coach: Lamar Avery (6-10-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Option Run
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Man
All-Americans: (4) Chris Smith, FS Daniel Bomar, DT Max White, OLB Adam Norwood

AFC - South

ALABAMA SPITFIRE
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Past Championships: (2) 2008 AFC-South Champions, 2008 AFC Champions
Last Season (2008): 15-4-0 (4-2-0)
Head Coach: Justin Henshaw (15-4-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: I-Formation
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Zone
All-Americans: (2) OLB Skyler Patterson, CB JD Whitfield

CAROLINA WOLFPACK
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 6-10-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: Chase Keller (6-10-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Option Run
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (3) HB Michael Bowser, DT Julius McAllister, CB Dionte Thomas

NORTH FLORIDA VIKINGS
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 13-5-0 (5-1-0)
Head Coach: Dan Leak (13-5-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: West Coast
Defensive Formation: 3-4 man
All-Americans: (5) OT Jeremiah Marcus, OLB Colton McCoy, WR Justin Cunningham, DE Chris Heath, DE Charles Boyd

ORLANDO LEOPARDS
Location: Orlando, Florida
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 3-13-0 (0-6-0)
Head Coach: Mark Alford (3-13-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: West Coast
Defensive Formation: Nickel
All-Americans: (4) QB CJ White, OT Zac Johnson, MLB Lonnie Irby, SS Mike Huston

AFC - North

CHAMPAIGN KNIGHTS
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Past Championships: (1) 2008 AFC-North Champions
Last Season (2008): 15-3-0 (5-1-0)
Head Coach: Kellen Jones (15-3-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Smashmouth
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (2) OG Damarcus Jackson, HB Cameron McKinley

CINCINNATI BENGALS
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 12-5-0 (4-2-0)
Head Coach: CJ Huff (12-5-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Smashmouth
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (6) DT Ty Mayhew, DE Keith Nealy, OG Mike Tepper, DT Derek Norwood, MLB Tyrone Weatherford, ST Brandon Jones

MINNESOTA WILD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 6-10-0 (0-6-0)
Head Coach: Lorenzo Peoples (6-10-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Smashmouth
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Cover 0
All-Americans: (3) C Simeon Coe, DE Nate Johnson, FB Kevin Westerman (1x2nd)

PENNSYLVANIA SHREW
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Past Championships: None
Last Season (2008): 11-5-0 (3-3-0)
Head Coach: AJ Hayes (11-5-0, 1 year)
Offensive Formation: Air Coryell
Defensive Formation: 4-3 Tampa 2
All-Americans: (4) TE Ted Williams, SS Tommy Castorani, FS RJ Stephens, P Kirk Hines