Standings
| AAL 2021 | P | AAL W-L-T | All W-L-T | PF | PA | Pct |
| East | ||||||
| Charlotte Thunder | 7 | 5-0-0 | 7-0-0 | 1,000 | ||
| Tampa Tornadoes | 4 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | .750 | ||
| Mississippi Raiders | 4 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | .250 | ||
| Jersey Bearcats | 1 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 | ||
| Pennsylvania Union | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | .000 | ||
| Carolina Predators | 4 | 0-4-0 | 0-4-0 | .000 | ||
| Mid West | ||||||
| West Michigan Ironmen | 2 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 1.000 | ||
| Indianapolis Enforcers | 4 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | .750 | ||
| Chicago Power | 3 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | .333 | ||
| St. Louis Bandits | 3 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | .667 | ||
| Music City Fire | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | .000 | ||
| West | ||||||
| San Antonio Gunslingers | 5 | 3-0-0 | 4-1-0 | .800 | ||
| North Texas Bulls | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 | ||
| Austin Wild | 4 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | .250 | ||
| El Paso Buccaneers | 3 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | .000 |
Note: Teams ranked by (1) League W-L Percentage (2) All Games W-L Percentage (3) Head-to-Head
Schedule
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 13.03.2021 | San Antonio Gunslingers | 48 | Fort Worth * | 62 |
| 13.03.2021 | Tampa Tornadoes | 48 | Carolina Predators | 20 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 20.03.2021 | Mississippi Raiders | 23 | San Antonio Gunslingers | 46 |
| 21.03.2021 | Tampa Tornadoes | 45 | Georgia Lina Lions * | 21 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 27.03.2021 | Charlotte Thunder | 67 | Pennsylvania Union | 12 |
| 27.06.2021 | El Paso Buccaneers | 0 | North Texas Bulls | 6 |
| 29.06.2021 | San Antonio Gunslingers | 34 | Austin Wild | 24 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 03.04.2021 | Charlotte Thunder | 84 | South Carolina Cowboys * | 12 |
| 03.04.2021 | Kentucky * | 26 | Indianapolis Enforcers | 34 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 10.04.2021 | Tampa Tornadoes | 9 | Charlotte Thunder | 46 |
| 10.04.2021 | Mississippi Raiders | 68 | Carolina Predators | 24 |
| 10.04.2021 | Indianapolis Enforcers | 30 | Chicago Power | 32 |
| 10.04.2021 | Fort Worth * | 66 | El Paso Buccaneers | 0 |
| 12.04.2021 | San Antonio Gunslingers | 27 | Austin Wild | 20 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 17.04.2021 | Tampa Tornadoes | c | Mississippi Raiders | c |
| 17.04.2021 | West Michigan Ironmen | 57 | Chicago Power | 0 |
| 17.04.2021 | Charlotte Thunder | 61 | Georgia Lions * | 6 |
| 17.04.2021 | St. Louis Bandits | 61 | Illinois Rampage * | 30 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 23.04.2021 | West Michigan Ironmen | 66 | Carolina Predators | 0 |
| 24.04.2021 | Indianapolis Enforcers | 56 | Indiana Tornadoes * | 12 |
| 24.04.2021 | Charlotte Thunder | 72 | St. Louis Bandits | 33 |
| 24.04.2021 | El Paso Buccaneers | 0 | Austin Wild | 27 |
| 26.04.2021 | San Antonio Gunslingers | 23 | Fort Worth * | 22 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 01.05.2021 | Charlotte Thunder | 62 | Carolina Predators | 18 |
| 02.05.2021 | St. Louis Bandits | 46 | Dallas * | 36 |
| 02.05.2021 | Tampa Tornadoes | 49 | Mississippi Raiders | 34 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 08.09.2021 | Mississippi Raiders | 18 | Charlotte Thunder | 62 |
| 08.09.2021 | Jersey Bearcats | 6 | South Carlolina Cowboys * | 0 # |
| 08.09.2021 | Chicago Power | 0 # | Indianapolis Enforcers | 6 |
| 08.09.2021 | Fort Worth * | 42 | Austin Wild | 12 |
Report
Weeks 1-8
After 8 weeks of the American Arena League in 2021, Charlotte Thunder (4-0) and Tampa Tornadoes (2-1) had the best records in the East, with Mississippi Raiders (1-2), Pennsylvania Union (0-1) and Carolina Predators (0-4) all on losing records. Jersey Bearcats had yet to start. In the Mid West West Michigan Ironmen (2-0) were on top with Chicago Power (1-1) and Indianapolis Enforcers (2-1) in second and third. St. Louis Bandits (1-2) had ceased operations for the rest of the season due to COVID-19 Pandemic concerns. In the West Division, four Texas teams battled it out, with San Antonio Gunslingers (4-1) having the best record, followed by North Texas Bulls (1-0), Austin Wild (1-2) and El Paso Buccaneers (0-3)
Week 9
Two games were awarded, a League game between Indianapolis Enforcers and Chicago Power was awarded to Indianapolis. The other awarded game was between Jersey Bearcats, who were awarded a win over SC Cowboys in what would have been their first match this season. Elsewhere in a non-league match Austin Wild were defeated by Fort Worth 12-42, and in the only league match to go ahead Charlotte Thunder destroyed Mississippi Raiders 62-18 to keep their 100% record intact.
References
Images
[1] American Arena League Forum Facebook (2018) Profile, September 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/c375.0.600.600a/p600x600/42638379_674264769609815_5888126070888071168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=0efndG4RomIAX-N9wjI&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=21d37d85f63b746b94a24d10fede4b19&oe=5EF4D741 [Accessed 19 February 2020]
Websites
[2] American Arena League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanarenaleague.com/schedule [Accessed 19 February 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tim Leadingham
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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