ArenaBowl XV was the 2001 edition of the Arena Football League 's championship game, pairing the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Central Division with the Nashville Kats of the Southern Division . The Grand Rapids offense, led by quarterback Clint Dolezel and MVP Terrill Shaw , was able to outmatch the Nashville defense, and Grand Rapids won the game, 64–42.
9-463: 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 Clint Dolezel connected with offensive specialist Terrill Shaw for five touchdowns, and threw two others to Demo Odems as
18-740: A franchise at the times of its first/2009 disbanding. The Rampage played in the Van Andel Arena, which is also the home of the AHL 's Grand Rapids Griffins . They competed in the Central Division of the American Conference. The Grand Rapids Rampage started play in 1998 under coach Michael Trigg . In 2001, with notable players Clint Dolezel , and Terrill Shaw , the Rampage went on to win their first ArenaBowl . This game
27-742: The Detroit Drive, had been the league's first dynasty; the Drive had advanced to the ArenaBowl in all six years they played in Detroit, winning four times. They moved to Worcester, Massachusetts for the 1994 season before folding. Due to the four-year period of dormancy, the Rampage did not claim the Drive/Marauders' history as their own. Grand Rapids was the smallest market in which the AFL had
36-410: The Rampage offense dominated one of the league's marquee defenses.. Shaw caught 12 passes for 172 yards on the day en route to being named the game's 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 Michael Trigg in his 10-year coaching career, and the first in the history of
45-528: The organization. Meanwhile, it was the second consecutive ArenaBowl defeat for the Kats, and the last game the team would play before moving to Atlanta to become the Georgia Force . The city of Nashville would be left without AFL football until a reincarnation of the Kats began play in 2005. 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage
54-528: The two cities. On July 6, 2008, the Amtrak Classic added an interesting chapter as the Rampage, losers of their last six meetings with Chicago, defeated their heavily favored opponents on the road. Grand Rapids entered the game as a 6 seed, and upended the #1 seeded Rush 58–41, in a game of controversial penalties and brawls. On March 5, 2010, it was announced that the Rampage were officially out of business and had no plans to return. The Rampage's logo
63-422: Was a red rhinoceros . Its end zone featured the team's secondary logo. However, it was changed to 'Arena Football' during the ArenaBowl in 2001. The following Rampage players were named to All-Arena Teams: The following Rampage players were named to All-Ironman Teams: The following Rampage players were named to All-Rookie Teams: The Grand Rapids Rampage played in the Van Andel Arena, which
72-643: Was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn . Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena . In 1997, Dan DeVos was granted an expansion AFL franchise for the 1998 season, and was awarded the remains of the dormant Massachusetts Marauders franchise out of bankruptcy court. That team's first incarnation,
81-657: Was broadcast live on the ABC Network . The Rampage's official mascot was a Rhinoceros named Blitz . The Rampage had a rivalry with the Nashville Kats , one which dates back to the original Kats. This rivalry solidified with the Rampage's defeat of Nashville in ArenaBowl XV. The Rampage also shared a rivalry with the Chicago Rush , known as the Amtrak Classic, after the Amtrak railway system which connects
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