ArenaBowl XI

ArenaBowl XI
DateAugust 25, 1997
ArenaUS Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
MVPDonnie Davis, QB, Arizona
Attendance17,436
Winning coachDanny White
Losing coachJohn Gregory
TV in the United States
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Adamle, Mike Golic, Adrian Karsten

ArenaBowl XI was the Arena Football League's eleventh ArenaBowl. The game featured two American Conference teams, the #2 Iowa Barnstormers (11–3) against the #1 Arizona Rattlers (12–2). Iowa was coming from losing ArenaBowl X to the Tampa Bay Storm and were still looking for their first championship title, while Arizona was making its second appearance after winning ArenaBowl VIII against the Orlando Predators three seasons ago. Now, they were trying to acquire their second league title.