2002 Toronto Phantoms season

Arena Football League team season

2002 Toronto Phantoms season
Head coach	Mark Stoute
Home field	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 2002 Toronto Phantoms season is the 6th season for the franchise, their second season in Toronto. The Phantoms finished the regular season with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs.

Standings

Eastern Division
Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
New Jersey Gladiators	9	5	.642	4	2	.667
Buffalo Destroyers	6	8	.428	5	1	.833
Toronto Phantoms	5	9	.357	1	5	.167
New York Dragons	3	11	.214	2	4	.333

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance	Record
1	April 20	@ Tampa Bay Storm	Ice Palace	W 51–37	12,373	1–0
2	April 25	Detroit Fury	Air Canada Centre	W 50–30	7,107	2–0
3	May 4	@ Arizona Rattlers	America West Arena	L 47–58	11,775	2–1
4	May 9	Indiana Firebirds	Air Canada Centre	W 45–36	7,912	3–1
5	May 18	@ Buffalo Destroyers	HSBC Arena	L 46–49	8,014	3–2
6	May 24	New Jersey Gladiators	Air Canada Centre	L 38–45	7,112	3–3
7	June 1	@ New York Dragons	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	W 63–38	9,734	4–3
8	June 9	@ Georgia Force	Philips Arena	L 22–35	5,689	4–4
9	June 13	Buffalo Destroyers	Air Canada Centre	L 27–55	6,728	4–5
10	June 21	@ Orlando Predators	TD Waterhouse Centre	W 47–34	12,624	5–5
11	June 27	Los Angeles Avengers	Air Canada Centre	L 44–58	7,024	5–6
12	July 4	Carolina Cobras	Air Canada Centre	L 44–58	5,629	5–7
13	July 13	@ New Jersey Gladiators	Continental Airlines Arena	L 55–57 (OT)	5,650	5–8
14	July 18	New York Dragons	Air Canada Centre	L 65–66 (OT)	7,312	5–9

References

"2002 Arena Football League Standings". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
McKissic, Rodney (May 19, 2002). "Cooper super as Destroyers clip Phantoms". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. p. 15, 23. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
McKissic, Rodney (June 14, 2002). "Destroyers use crafty moves for first win on road". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. p. 14. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Toronto Phantoms – Team History – 2002". ArenaFan. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

External links

"ArenaFan 2002 Toronto Phantoms Season". ArenaFan. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.

2002 AFL season

American Conference

National Conference

Central Division	Western Division
Chicago Rush Detroit Fury Grand Rapids Rampage Indiana Firebirds	Arizona Rattlers Dallas Desperados Los Angeles Avengers San Jose SaberCats

Eastern Division	Southern Division
Buffalo Destroyers New Jersey Gladiators New York Dragons Toronto Phantoms	Carolina Cobras Georgia Force Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm

Related articles: 2002 Arena Football League season; ArenaBowl XVI; Arenas

Toronto Phantoms

Formerly the New York CityHawks and the New England Sea Wolves
Founded in 1997
Folded in 2002
Based in New York City, New York (1997–1998), Hartford, Connecticut (1999–2000), and Toronto, Ontario (2001–2002)

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Arenas

Head coaches

Playoff appearances (2)

2000
2001

Hall of Fame members

Seasons (6)
1990s	1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002

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