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2001 Arena Football League season
2001 Arena Football League season
League	Arena Football League
Sport	Arena football
Duration	April 13, 2001 – August 19, 2001
ArenaBowl XV
Champions	Grand Rapids Rampage
Runners-up	Nashville Kats
Finals MVP	Terrill Shaw, GRA
AFL seasons
	← 2000 2002 →

Firebirds

Fury

Mustangs

Rampage

Rush

Avengers

Rattlers

SaberCats

Thunderbears

Wranglers

Bobcats

Kats

Predators

Storm

Cobras

Dragons

Destroyers

Phantoms

Gladiators

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National: Eastern, Southern
American: Western, Central

The 2001 Arena Football League season was the 15th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Grand Rapids Rampage, who defeated the Nashville Kats in ArenaBowl XV.^[1]

Relocation

The New England Seawolves was purchased by TD Securities and were relocated to Toronto to become the Toronto Phantoms.
On October 19, 2000, the Albany Firebirds announced they were relocating the Indianapolis.
On November 1, 2000, the Iowa Barnstormers announced that they relocated to New York to become the New York Dragons.

Position	First team	Second team
Quarterback	Aaron Garcia, New York	Clint Dolezel, Grand Rapids
Fullback/Linebacker	Andre Bowden, Tampa Bay	Rupert Grant, Nashville
Wide receiver/Defensive back	Dameon Porter, Chicago Jarrick Hillery, Nashville	Jay Jones, Indiana Charlie Davidson, Toronto
Wide receiver/Linebacker	Gary Compton, Milwaukee	Michael Baker, Grand Rapids
Offensive specialist	Kevin Swayne, New York	James Bowden, Tampa Bay
Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman	James Baron, Nashville Robert Stewart, New York R-Kal Truluck, Detroit	Ernest Allen, Orlando Joe Jacobs, San Jose Rod Williams, Tampa Bay
Defensive specialist	Kenny McEntyre, Orlando Mark Ricks, Los Angeles	Damon Mason, Orlando Cornelius Coe, Indiana
Kicker	Mike Black, Tampa Bay	Brian Gowins, Grand Rapids

^ "Rampage down Kats in Arenabowl". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 19, 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2017.