1997 Albany Firebirds Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Coach: Mike Dailey (6-8)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 75,785, Avg. 10,826 in 7 home dates
1997 Albany Firebirds RosterTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Coach: Mike Dailey (6-8)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 75,785, Avg. 10,826 in 7 home dates
1997 Albany Firebirds Results
The Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference.
Albany piled up points with 745 points, while the defense surrendered 714. Mike Pawlawski directed the offense, passing for 4,272 yards. Eddie Brown snagged 135 passes for 1,650 yards.
Chad Dukes ran for a team-best 364 yards for the Firebirds.
Larry Jones and Derek Stingley each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Tony Bowick topped pass rushers with 2 sacks.
Mike Dailey coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pawlawski | 509 | 351 | 69.0 | 4272 | 8.4 | 69 | 13.6 | 14 | 2.8 | 47 | 122.6 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 131.3 |
| Totals | 511 | 353 | 69.1 | 4284 | 8.4 | 70 | 13.7 | 14 | 2.7 | 47 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Dukes | 55 | 364 | 6.6 | 17 | |
| Mike Pawlawski | 36 | 77 | 2.1 | 8 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Brown | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Michael Baker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Rodney Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 107 | 460 | 4.3 | 0 | 29 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | 135 | 1650 | 12.2 | 35 | |
| Michael Baker | 73 | 709 | 9.7 | 4 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 58 | 908 | 15.7 | 15 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 25 | 259 | 10.4 | 9 | |
| David McLeod | 21 | 368 | 17.5 | 6 | |
| Chad Dukes | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 2 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Steven Jerry | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Mark Valvo | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Rodney Smith | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Bowick | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Sebastian Barrie | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Agnes Charles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Jacobs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Shine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 353 | 4284 | 12.1 | 0 | 73 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Elezovic | 28 | 24 | 85.7 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 60 |
| Tom Whelihan | 52 | 43 | 82.7 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 58 |
| Chris Drennan | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Totals | 85 | 72 | 84.7 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 123 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Baker | 69 | 1168 | 16.9 | 0 | |
| Eddie Brown | 20 | 286 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Derek Stingley | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| Larry Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| David McLeod | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 103 | 1627 | 15.8 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Stingley | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Jones | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Michael Baker | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| David McLeod | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bowick | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kyle Moore-Brown | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chad Dukes | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Jacobs | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Shine | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jerome Brown | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Valvo | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Baker | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ernest Allen | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Stingley | 77 | 63 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Jones | 62 | 55 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chad Dukes | 43.5 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Greg Hopkins | 28.5 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jean-Agnes Charles | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David McLeod | 21.5 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Baker | 30.5 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Davidson | 25.5 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Steven Jerry | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyle Moore-Brown | 14.5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leroy Thompson | 11.5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Jacobs | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Stinnett | 8.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ernest Allen | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mark Valvo | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Smith | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Williams | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donta Abron | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Shine | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Whelihan | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Elezovic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerome Brown | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Bowick | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Rose | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Blockett | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dion Powell | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alan Symonette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Brannon | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Pawlawski | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jon Krick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Drennan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 443.5 | 353 | 181 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Eddie Brown | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | ||||||
| Chad Dukes | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |||||||
| Greg Hopkins | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| Pete Elezovic | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| Tom Whelihan | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 58 | |||||||||
| Charlie Davidson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Mike Pawlawski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| David McLeod | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Michael Baker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Rodney Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Anthony Stinnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Steve Shine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Leroy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Mark Valvo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Derek Stingley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Chris Drennan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Totals | 29 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 |
