| Arena Football League | ||||||||
| season 17 | ||||||||
| previous season = 2002 next season = 2004 | ||||||||
The 2003 Arena Football League season was the 17th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVII. The AFL expanded its season to a 16-game schedule. (Previously it was a 14-game schedule.)
Standings[]
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| New York Dragons | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Detroit Fury | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Las Vegas Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 5 | 11 | 0.312 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Storm | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Orlando Predators | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Georgia Force | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Carolina Cobras | 0 | 16 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Central Division | ||||||
| Dallas Desperados | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Chicago Rush | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 6 | 10 | 0.375 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| San Jose SaberCats | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 11 | 5 | 0.687 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Colorado Crush | 2 | 14 | 0.125 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best regular season record
Playoffs[]
All games televised by NBC.
| Wild Card Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl XVII | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose 12-4 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Georgia 9-8 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dallas 10-6 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Georgia 8-8 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose 13-4 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona 13-5 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles 11-5 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona 11-6 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona 10-6 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Las Vegas 8-8 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona 14-5 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay 14-4 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay 12-4 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Detroit 9-8 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Grand Rapids 8-8 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Detroit 8-8 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay 13-4 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando 13-4 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando 12-4 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New York 9-8 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New York 8-8 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Chicago 8-8 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||