2007 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2007 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's sixth season as a member of the af2. Under coach Rich Ingold and led by quarterback Ryan Vena, the Pioneers advanced to their fourth straight playoff appearance, winning three games at home to earn a spot in the ArenaCup. The Pioneers lost the championship to the Tulsa Talons 73-66 after the Pioneers' final pass play in the waning seconds of the game fell short.^[1] Several members of the team were given season awards, including David Davis as 2007 Havoc Kicker of the year,^[2] Ryan Vena as Schutt Offensive Player of the Year,^[3] and Coach Ingold as Sportexe Coach of the Year.^[4]

Schedule[]

Regular season[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	March 31, 2007	Manchester Wolves	W 50-36	1-0	Wachovia Arena
2	Bye
3	April 14, 2007	Albany Conquest	W 52-43	2-0	Wachovia Arena
4	April 21, 2007	Florida Firecats	W 58-36	3-0	Germain Arena
5	April 28, 2007	Cincinnati Jungle Kats	W 94-25	4-0	Wachovia Arena
6	May 4, 2007	Manchester Wolves	W 59-42	5-0	Verizon Wireless Arena
7	May 12, 2007	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 56-26	6-0	Chevrolet Centre
8	May 19, 2007	Tennessee Valley Vipers	W 34-30	7-0	Von Braun Center
9	May 25, 2007	Albany Conquest	W 71-46	8-0	Wachovia Arena
10	Bye
11	June 9, 2007	South Georgia Wildcats	W 40-62	9-0	Gray Civic Center
12	June 16, 2007	Alabama Steeldogs	W 77-62	10-0	Wachovia Arena
13	June 22, 2007	Quad City Steamwheelers	W 62-55	11-1	i wireless Center
14	June 30, 2007	Mahoning Valley Thunder	W 51-40	12-0	Wachovia Arena
15	July 7, 2007	Fort Wayne Fusion	W 48-47	13-0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
16	July 13, 2007	Manchester Wolves	L 49-46	13-1	Verizon Wireless Arena
17	July 21, 2007	Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings	W 50-28	14-1	CenturyTel Center
18	July 27, 2007	Albany Conquest	L 56-42	14-2	Times Union Center

Postseason[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	August 4, 2007	Tri-Cities Fever	W 57-54	1-0	Wachovia Arena
2	August 11, 2007	Central Valley Coyotes	W 70-53	2-0	Wachovia Arena
3	August 18, 2007	Green Bay Blizzard	W 46-43	3-0	Wachovia Arena
4	August 25, 2007	Tulsa Talons	L 73-66	3-1	CenturyTel Center

Final standings[]

American Conference East Division
Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers	14	2	0.875	6	2	0.750
Manchester Wolves	10	6	0.625	6	2	0.750
Mahoning Valley Thunder	7	9	0.437	2	4	0.250
Albany Conquest	6	10	0.375	1	7	0.125

Attendance[]

Week	Oppoenent	Attendance
1	Manchester Wolves	5,110
3	Albany Conquest	5,014
5	Cincinnati Jungle Kats	4,645
6	Manchester Wolves	4,508
9	Albany Conquest	5,396
12	Alabama Steeldogs	6,030
14	Mahoning Valley Thunder	6,260
17	Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings	6,248

Playoff	Opponent	Attendance
1	Tri-Cities Fever	4,645
2	Central Valley Coyotes	4,844
3	Green Bay Blizzard	5,635

Total		58,335
Average		5,303

References[]

External links[]

[1] "Tulsa claims ArenaCup8 title in epic battle, 73-66". 2007-08-25. http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=1178090&ISWIDE=1.

[2] "David Davis named 2007 Havoc Kicker of the Year". 2007-08-14. http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=1151235&ISWIDE=1.

[3] "Ryan Vena named Schutt Offensive Player of the Year". 2007-08-20. http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=1157668&ISWIDE=1.

[4] "Rich Ingold named Sportexe Coach of the Year". 2007-08-17. http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=1153740&ISWIDE=1.

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