AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

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April 26, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


TOUCHDOWN MAKER: Chicago Rush WR BOBBY SIPPIO'S 32 TD receptions are the most for a player after seven games of the season, breaking the previous mark of 31 set by EDDIE BROWN. He needs four touchdowns this week to break Eddie Brown's record of 35 over eight games.

RUN FOR DAYLIGHT: Nashville Kats FB/LB DAN ALEXANDER needs two rushing touchdowns to tie and three to break the all-time single-season rushing touchdowns record with 27. After setting the single-game record with six rushing TDs in Week 8, Alexander has 24 TDs and is on pace for 48, which would shatter the current record of 26, set by Bernard Hall, in 1996.

ALL-TIME RUSHING TDs IN A SEASON

Player Team Year Rushing TDs

Bernard Hall St. Louis 1996 26

Dan Alexander* Nashville 2007 24

Bob McMillen Chicago 2004 22

Barry Wagner Orlando 1995 21

Dan Curran New Orleans 2004 21

*Through eight games

Alexander also stands 13 carries from breaking the single-season record for attempts in a season with 102. He averages 11 carries per game and is projected to end his season with 178 rushing attempts.

ALL-TIME RUSHING ATTEMPTS IN A SEASON

Player Team Year Rushing ATT

Bernard Hall St. Louis 1996 101

Dan Alexander* Nashville 2007 89

Major Harris Columbus 1991 88

Dan Curran New Orleans 2004 85

Michael Bishop Grand Rapids 2005 82

*Through eight games

--AFL --

MR. 3000: With 221 passing yards this week, Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE can become the third player in AFL history to throw for 3,000 yards in the first nine weeks of the season. With 275 yards he can overtake Garcia for the most in nine games. Germaine, who leads the League in passing yards with 2,779, averages 348 yards per game. Georgia Force QB CHRIS GREISEN can also reach this milestone with 415 yards.

QBs TO THROW FOR 3,000 YARDS IN NINE GAMES

Player Team Year Yards

Aaron Garcia New York 2003 3,053

Clint Dolezel Houston 1999 3,003

Joe Germaine Utah 2007 2,779

Chris Greisen Georgia 2007 2,585

*Through eight games

GOOD HANDS: Tampa Bay Storm WR/DB LAWRENCE SAMUELS needs one reception to stand alone in fourth place all-time on the career receptions list with 833 breaking a tie with GREG HOPKINS. Colorado Crush WR DAMIAN HARRELL, currently in sixth place, needs 10 receptions to move past Hopkins.

ALL-TIME CAREER RECEPTIONS

Player Team Receptions

Barry Wagner San Jose 991

Eddie Brown Indianapolis 950

Cory Fleming Orlando 846

Greg Hopkins Los Angeles 832

Lawrence Samuels Tampa Bay 832

Damian Harrell Colorado 823

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BURLEY BLAZING A TRAIL: Utah Blaze WR/DB SIAHA BURLEY leads the AFL in most yards from scrimmage and can set the third-highest yardage total for the first nine games of the season in AFL history with 1,232 yards if he produces his season average of 137 yards per game this week. Georgia Force WR CHRIS JACKSON can set the fifth-highest mark in AFL history this week with his average of 133 yards per game.

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN FIRST NINE GAMES OF SEASON

Player Team Year Yards

Calvin Schexnayder Arizona 1998 1,315

Mike Furrey New York 2003 1,288

Ira Hillary Cincinnati 1992 1,207

Larry Willis New Jersey 1998 1,197

Barry Wagner Orlando 1996 1,177

Siaha Burley* Utah 2007 1,095

Chris Jackson* Georgia 2007 1,062

*Through eight games



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