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{{short description|2001 edition of the Arena Football League's championship game}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football single game
| type          = ab
| name          = XV
| image         = [[File:ArenaBowl XV.png|200px|center]]
| visitor       = [[Nashville Kats]]
| visitor_abbr  = NAS
| visitor_conf  = #2
| home          = [[Grand Rapids Rampage]]
| home_abbr     = GR
| home_conf     = #1
| visitor_qtr1  = 14
| visitor_qtr2  = 7
| visitor_qtr3  = 14
| visitor_qtr4  = 7
| home_qtr1     = 14
| home_qtr2     = 23
| home_qtr3     = 14
| home_qtr4     = 13
| date          = August 19, 2001
| arena         = Van Andel Arena
| city          = Grand Rapids, Michigan
| attendance    = 11,217
| MVP           = [[Terrill Shaw]], OS, Grand Rapids
* [[Demo Odems]], WR/DB, Grand Rapids (Ironman of the Game)
| wincoach   = [[Michael Trigg (quarterback)|Michael Trigg]]
| losecoach  = [[Pat Sperduto]]
| network    = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| announcers = [[Brent Musburger]], [[Gary Danielson]], and [[Lynn Swann]]
| last       = XIV
| next       = XVI
}}

'''ArenaBowl XV''' was the 2001 edition of the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]]'s championship game, pairing the [[Grand Rapids Rampage]] of the Central Division with the [[Nashville Kats]] of the [[AFL's Southern Division|Southern Division]].  The Grand Rapids offense, led by quarterback [[Clint Dolezel]] and [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] [[Terrill Shaw]], was able to outmatch the Nashville defense, and Grand Rapids won the game, 64–42.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/rampage-down-kats-in-arenabowl/n-2707556 |title=Rampage down Kats in Arenabowl |date=August 19, 2001 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=July 19, 2017}}</ref>

== Game summary ==
The [[Grand Rapids Rampage]] scored an [[ArenaBowl]]-record (at the time) 64 points as they sent a sellout crowd home from [[Van Andel Arena]] happy with a 64–42 victory over the [[Nashville Kats]] to claim their first [[ArenaBowl]] title in team history.

Grand Rapids quarterback [[Clint Dolezel]] connected with offensive specialist [[Terrill Shaw]] for five touchdowns, and threw two others to [[Demo Odems]] as the Rampage offense dominated one of the league's marquee defenses.. Shaw caught 12 passes for 172 yards on the day en route to being named the game's [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]], while Nashville's top receiving threat, [[Cory Fleming]] was held to just four catches and no receiving touchdowns.

The game marked the first championship for Rampage coach [[Michael Trigg (quarterback)|Michael Trigg]] in his 10-year coaching career, and the first in the history of the organization. Meanwhile, it was the second consecutive ArenaBowl defeat for the Kats, and the last game the team would play before moving to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] to become the [[Georgia Force]]. The city of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] would be left without [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|AFL]] football until a reincarnation of the Kats began play in 2005.

== Scoring summary ==
1st Quarter
*GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
*NASH - Jones 17 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
*GR - T.Shaw 6 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
*NASH - Grant 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
2nd Quarter
*GR - T.Shaw 41 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
*GR - Odems 14 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed)
*NASH - Jones 34 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
*GR - Avery 1 run (Gowins kick)
*GR - FG Gowins 36
3rd Quarter
*NASH - Reece 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
*GR - T.Shaw 31 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
*NASH - Hillery 33 pass from Kelly (McLaughlin kick)
*GR - H.Shaw 1 run (Gowins kick)
4th Quarter
*NASH - Baron 28 pass from Fleming (McLaughlin kick)
*GR - T.Shaw 15 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick)
*GR - Odems 17 pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.arenafan.com/statistics/?page=boxscore&gameid=1543 ArenaFan Box Score]

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{{Grand Rapids Rampage}}
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