AFL injury report
June 9, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â The San Jose SaberCats (12-5) reached the Semifinal Round of the playoffs for the fifth straight season with their 56-52 win over Tampa Bay on June 5. The No. 2-seeded SaberCats are the only team to reach the final four in each of the last five years and own a 1-3 record in the Semifinal Round. The SaberCats will host the No. 3-seeded Chicago Rush (12-4) this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. San Jose head coach DARREN ARBET is undefeated against Chicago, leading the head-to-head series at 3-0.
Year Seed Result
2003 No. 1 Lost in Semifinals
2002 No. 1 Won ArenaBowl
2001 No. 3 Lost in Semifinals
2000 No. 1 Lost in Semifinals
1998 No. 8 Lost in Quarterfinals
1997 No. 7 Lost in Quarterfinals
1995 No. 3 Lost in Quarterfinals
SEMIFINALS INJURY REPORT
***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004***
CHICAGO RUSH (12-5) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (12-5) â Saturday, 3 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Chicago Rush
OUT WR/DB Donnie Caldwell (R Knee ACL Rupture); DS Malcolm Moore (Leg Fracture); OL/DL Salem Simon (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Jamie McGourty (Quad Contusion); DS Hamin Milligan (Shoulder Strain)
San Jose SaberCats
OUT OL/DL Kevin Jordan (L Knee Inflammation); DS Clevan Thomas (Knee); FB/LB Tupo Tuupo (L Hamstring Strain)
QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Kevin Buck (Knee Sprain/Turf Toe); OL/DL Rob Gatrell (Elbow Strain); FB/LB Matt Kinsinger (Cervical Strain); WR/LB Jerry Reese (L Hamstring Strain); DS Art Smith (Patellar Tendonitis)
PROBABLE WR/LB Fred Coleman (Ankle Sprain); DS Wendell Davis (Shoulder Strain); FB/LB Brian Johnson (Ankle Sprain)
COLORADO CRUSH (12-5) AT ARIZONA RATTLERS (12-5) â Sunday, 3 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Colorado Crush
OUT OL/DL Maurice Anderson (R Knee); FB/LB Chad Dukes (L Ankle Sprain); WR/DB Windrell Hayes (R Knee); WR/DB Nate Jacquet (R Achilles Rupture); OL/DL Derrick Pickens (R Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Tony Scott (Quad Strain)
Arizona Rattlers
OUT QB Travis Cole (L Shoulder); OL/DL Lindsay Hassell (L Knee); FB/LB A.J. Novak (L Knee); OL/DL Pete Tramontanas (R Ankle); FB/LB James Williams (R Achilles); K Jason Witczak (R Knee)
QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Terence Davis (L Ankle); WR/DB Randy Gatewood (R Forearm Fracture); FB/LB Frank Trentadue (Ribs)
Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from June 9, 2004
- Arizona, San Jose Host This Weekend on NBC - AFL I
- Colorado Crush game notes - Colorado Crush
- AFL injury report - AFL I
- McPherson named Arena Football League's Rookie of the Year - Albany/Indiana Firebirds
- Indiana's Adrian McPherson named Rookie of the Year - AFL I
- San Jose SaberCats game notes - San Jose SaberCats
- Chicago Rush game notes - Chicago Rush
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