| 2002 Arena Football League Schedule |
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Complete Schedule
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| Preseason Week 1 |
| Friday, March 29 |
| Carolina Cobras | 64 | | San Jose SaberCats | 66 | 8344 |
| Saturday, March 30 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 27 | | Detroit Fury | 32 | |
| Wednesday, April 3 |
| Dallas Desperados | 52 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 56 | |
| Thursday, April 4 |
| Georgia Force | 51 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 44 (OT) | 2002 |
| | Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA) |
| Friday, April 5 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 72 | | New York Dragons | 48 | 8236 |
| Saturday, April 6 |
| Orlando Predators | 67 | | Indiana Firebirds | 65 | 6224 |
| Chicago Rush | 56 | | Carolina Cobras | 25 | 5000 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 46 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 47 | 5887 |
| Tuesday, April 9 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 46 | | Detroit Fury | 36 | 6818 |
| Preseason Week 2 |
| Thursday, April 11 |
| New York Dragons | 42 | | Toronto Phantoms | 51 | 7717 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 48 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 51 | 4898 |
| Friday, April 12 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 68 | | Georgia Force | 35 | 9032 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 64 | | Orlando Predators | 53 | |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 38 | | Chicago Rush | 64 | 8624 |
| Saturday, April 13 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 35 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 47 | |
| | DCU Center (Worcester, MA) |
| Dallas Desperados | 36 | | Arizona Rattlers | 44 | 10715 |
| Week 1 |
| Friday, April 19 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 51 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 53 | 7093 |
| Chicago Rush | 47 | | Indiana Firebirds | 42 | 9123 |
| New York Dragons | 25 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 43 | 13142 |
| Saturday, April 20 |
| Dallas Desperados | 57 | | Carolina Cobras | 44 | 8962 |
| Detroit Fury | 45 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 49 | 10454 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 51 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 37 | 12373 |
| Orlando Predators | 49 | | Georgia Force | 67 | 8257 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 51 | | San Jose SaberCats | 52 | 13622 |
| Week 2 |
| Thursday, April 25 |
| Detroit Fury | 30 | | Toronto Phantoms | 50 | 7107 |
| Friday, April 26 |
| Carolina Cobras | 55 | | Georgia Force | 54 | 8462 |
| Chicago Rush | 38 | | Orlando Predators | 49 | 11244 |
| Saturday, April 27 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 61 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 54 | 11344 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 49 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 43 | 10485 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 59 | | Arizona Rattlers | 63 | 11899 |
| Sunday, April 28 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 54 | | New York Dragons | 69 | 8762 |
| Dallas Desperados | 44 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 45 | 4550 |
| Week 3 |
| Saturday, May 4 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 36 | | Carolina Cobras | 46 | 9314 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 48 | | Detroit Fury | 50 | 7141 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 45 | | Orlando Predators | 44 | 11690 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 59 | | Chicago Rush | 71 | 11104 |
| New York Dragons | 45 | | Indiana Firebirds | 52 | 8923 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 52 | | Dallas Desperados | 51 | 15196 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 47 | | Arizona Rattlers | 58 | 11775 |
| Georgia Force | 53 | | San Jose SaberCats | 59 | 13023 |
| Week 4 |
| Thursday, May 9 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 36 | | Toronto Phantoms | 45 | 7912 |
| Friday, May 10 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 51 | | Georgia Force | 40 | 7103 |
| Chicago Rush | 53 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 66 | 9387 |
| Saturday, May 11 |
| Detroit Fury | 21 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 49 | 7991 |
| Dallas Desperados | 72 | | New York Dragons | 61 | 8476 |
| Orlando Predators | 55 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 69 | 9588 |
| Carolina Cobras | 40 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 28 | 5346 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 44 | | San Jose SaberCats | 78 | 13016 |
| Week 5 |
| Friday, May 17 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 77 | | Orlando Predators | 45 | 11871 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 64 | | Carolina Cobras | 45 | 9514 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 24 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 38 | 11961 |
| Saturday, May 18 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 55 | | Detroit Fury | 34 | 7144 |
| New York Dragons | 69 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 76 (OT) | 5850 |
| Georgia Force | 62 | | Chicago Rush | 70 | 8124 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 53 | | Dallas Desperados | 30 | 14098 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 46 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 49 | 8014 |
| Week 6 |
| Friday, May 24 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 45 | | Toronto Phantoms | 38 | 7112 |
| Detroit Fury | 37 | | New York Dragons | 44 | 9726 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 74 | | Georgia Force | 53 | 5512 |
| Orlando Predators | 40 | | Indiana Firebirds | 37 | 9641 |
| Saturday, May 25 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 45 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 47 | 9782 |
| Carolina Cobras | 49 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 45 | 14856 |
| Chicago Rush | 41 | | Arizona Rattlers | 52 | 15007 |
| Dallas Desperados | 54 | | San Jose SaberCats | 77 | 13117 |
| Week 7 |
| Friday, May 31 |
| Carolina Cobras | 30 | | Orlando Predators | 33 | 11599 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 53 | | Indiana Firebirds | 52 | 10023 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 71 | | Arizona Rattlers | 53 | 13716 |
| Saturday, June 1 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 63 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 35 | 6714 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 63 | | New York Dragons | 38 | 9734 |
| Georgia Force | 49 | | Detroit Fury | 34 | 5498 |
| Dallas Desperados | 62 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 55 | 12309 |
| Sunday, June 2 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 14 | | Chicago Rush | 44 | 7094 |
| Week 8 |
| Friday, June 7 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 48 | | Carolina Cobras | 42 (OT) | 8735 |
| Saturday, June 8 |
| New York Dragons | 35 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 40 | 6769 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 42 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 70 | 5992 |
| Detroit Fury | 17 | | Chicago Rush | 53 | 7374 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 65 | | Dallas Desperados | 79 | 11364 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 52 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 33 | 10122 |
| Sunday, June 9 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 48 | | Orlando Predators | 45 | 12855 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 22 | | Georgia Force | 35 | 5689 |
| Week 9 |
| Thursday, June 13 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 55 | | Toronto Phantoms | 27 | 6728 |
| Friday, June 14 |
| Georgia Force | 53 | | Carolina Cobras | 42 | 9149 |
| Detroit Fury | 38 | | Indiana Firebirds | 56 | 9562 |
| Saturday, June 15 |
| Orlando Predators | 52 | | New York Dragons | 33 | 11036 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 68 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 61 | 10454 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 55 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 33 | 15394 |
| Chicago Rush | 68 | | San Jose SaberCats | 74 | 13543 |
| Sunday, June 16 |
| Dallas Desperados | 36 | | Arizona Rattlers | 33 | 12418 |
| Week 10 |
| Friday, June 21 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 47 | | Orlando Predators | 34 | 12624 |
| Saturday, June 22 |
| Chicago Rush | 52 | | Detroit Fury | 38 | 6060 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 56 | | Dallas Desperados | 62 (OT) | 13050 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 21 | | Arizona Rattlers | 34 | 13353 |
| Carolina Cobras | 32 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 62 | 11706 |
| New York Dragons | 41 | | San Jose SaberCats | 65 | 13717 |
| Sunday, June 23 |
| Georgia Force | 41 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 42 | 8475 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 52 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 45 | 5862 |
| Week 11 |
| Thursday, June 27 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 58 | | Toronto Phantoms | 44 | 7024 |
| Friday, June 28 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 69 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 42 | 7691 |
| Orlando Predators | 52 | | Carolina Cobras | 48 | 9869 |
| Saturday, June 29 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 62 | | Detroit Fury | 45 | 6218 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 50 | | Georgia Force | 40 | 8432 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 42 | | Indiana Firebirds | 56 | 11045 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 58 | | Dallas Desperados | 41 | 13660 |
| Sunday, June 30 |
| New York Dragons | 45 | | Chicago Rush | 55 | 12544 |
| Week 12 |
| Thursday, July 4 |
| Carolina Cobras | 58 | | Toronto Phantoms | 44 | 5629 |
| Friday, July 5 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 41 | | San Jose SaberCats | 52 | 14414 |
| Saturday, July 6 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 33 | | Georgia Force | 54 | 6034 |
| Chicago Rush | 56 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 50 | 10103 |
| New Jersey Gladiators | 76 | | New York Dragons | 50 | 9212 |
| Detroit Fury | 54 | | Dallas Desperados | 61 | 11552 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 52 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 46 (OT) | 13120 |
| Sunday, July 7 |
| Orlando Predators | 55 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 48 | 11784 |
| Week 13 |
| Friday, July 12 |
| Carolina Cobras | 52 | | Buffalo Destroyers | 31 | 6685 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 52 | | Arizona Rattlers | 59 | 17034 |
| Saturday, July 13 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 54 | | New York Dragons | 45 | 7036 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 49 | | Detroit Fury | 47 | 7284 |
| Toronto Phantoms | 55 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 57 (OT) | 5650 |
| Georgia Force | 41 | | Orlando Predators | 40 | 14277 |
| Dallas Desperados | 52 | | Chicago Rush | 58 (OT) | 10234 |
| Sunday, July 14 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 53 | | Indiana Firebirds | 56 | 12286 |
| Week 14 |
| Thursday, July 18 |
| New York Dragons | 66 | | Toronto Phantoms | 65 (OT) | 7312 |
| Friday, July 19 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 63 | | Detroit Fury | 60 | 7180 |
| Saturday, July 20 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 53 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 45 | 6341 |
| Georgia Force | 61 | | Tampa Bay Storm | 67 (OT) | 12097 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 51 | | Chicago Rush | 41 | 8544 |
| Orlando Predators | 44 | | Dallas Desperados | 41 | 16300 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 41 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 46 | 14427 |
| Sunday, July 21 |
| San Jose SaberCats | 58 | | Carolina Cobras | 41 | 10377 |
| Playoffs Week 1 |
| Friday, July 26 |
| Buffalo Destroyers | 27 | | Orlando Predators | 32 | 9137 |
| Saturday, July 27 |
| Indiana Firebirds | 46 | | Dallas Desperados | 47 | 11751 |
| | Reunion Arena (Dallas, TX) |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 66 | | Los Angeles Avengers | 41 | 9203 |
| Sunday, July 28 |
| Carolina Cobras | 72 | | Grand Rapids Rampage | 64 | 6759 |
| Playoffs Week 2 |
| Saturday, August 3 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 48 | | San Jose SaberCats | 55 | 13074 |
| Orlando Predators | 49 | | New Jersey Gladiators | 46 | 6034 |
| Sunday, August 4 |
| Carolina Cobras | 59 | | Arizona Rattlers | 61 | 11882 |
| Monday, August 5 |
| Dallas Desperados | 47 | | Chicago Rush | 60 | 12744 |
| Playoffs Week 3 |
| Saturday, August 10 |
| Orlando Predators | 40 | | San Jose SaberCats | 52 | 13466 |
| Sunday, August 11 |
| Chicago Rush | 35 | | Arizona Rattlers | 46 | 12794 |
| ArenaBowl XVI |
| Sunday, August 18 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 14 | | San Jose SaberCats | 52 | 16942 |
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