Colorado Crush game notes
April 3, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Colorado Crush (3-2) at San Jose SaberCats (2-2)
Date: April 6, 2007
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. MT
Site: HP Pavilion at San Jose (14,041)
Radio: AM 760 (Mark Johnson: play-by-play, Andy Lindahl: analyst)
Coaches: Mike Dailey, Colorado (102-66, 11th Yr)
Darren Arbet, San Jose (95-55, 9th Yr)
Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia
Umpire: Doug Wilson
Head Linesman: Greg Shields
Line Judge: Dave Chesney
Back Judge: James Cole
Series Record: San Jose leads the all-time series 5-1
Colorado 40, @ San Jose 80 (2/22/03)
@ Colorado 49, San Jose 65 (4/27/03)
Colorado 35, @ San Jose 55 (3/14/04)
@ Colorado 41, San Jose 89 (4/22/05)
* @ Colorado 56, San Jose 48 (5/29/05)
Colorado 56, @ San Jose 61 (5/6/06)
* indicates postseason game
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Colorado: Jason Gilham (p: 303-227-4050, jgilham@coloradocrush.com)
San Jose: Phil Simon (p: 408-573-5587, psimon@sanjosesabercats.com)
THE GAME:
The Colorado Crush head out for the first of back-to-back road games when they travel to San Jose for a Friday night contest against the SaberCats on April 6th at 8:30 p.m. MT.
Colorado has never beaten San Jose in the regular season (0-5 all-time) and has dropped all three games at the HP Pavilion. The Crush's only win versus the SaberCats came during the 2005 playoffs in the Divisional Round (56-48 on May 2, 2005). In their five losses to San Jose, Colorado has lost by an average of almost 26 points.
The Crush-SaberCats match-up will pit two of the AFL's most successful coaches against one other- Mike Dailey for Colorado and Darren Arbet for San Jose. Dailey and Arbet stand fourth and fifth respectively in all-time career wins in league history. Arbet leads the head-to-head battle against Dailey coached teams 5-2.
One key to Colorado's success against San Jose may be their ability to capitalize in the red zone. The SaberCats have the AFL's 3rd ranked red zone defense. Leading the Crush's red zone attack though will be FB/LB Robert Thomas, who was named the league's Ironman of the Week for a second time this season in the last three weeks. Thomas has rushed for at least two touchdowns in three straight games and is one rushing score away from setting a new Crush single-season rushing TD mark. He is currently tied with Willis Marshall for first in Colorado team history with seven rushing touchdowns.
After beginning the season with three consecutive road games, the San Jose SaberCats finally enjoyed the friendly confines of the HP Pavilion last week and defeated the Tampa Bay Storm 69-49 for their second win of the year.
In the victory over the Storm, SaberCats' QB Mark Grieb completed an astonishing 88% of his passing (23-of-26) for 284 yards and eight touchdowns. In his career versus the Crush in the five regular season games, Grieb has thrown 29 touchdowns on 94-of-118 passing (80%) for 1,371 yards and only one interception.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Tues, April 3- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Wed, April 4- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Thurs, April 5- Travel to San Jose
Fri, April 6- Crush vs. San Jose SaberCats
8:30 p.m. MT @ HP Pavilion
Sat, April 7- Travel to Denver
Sun, April 8- Players Off Day
Mon, April 9- Players Off Day
THE SCHEDULE:
COLORADO CRUSH (3-2)
Date OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
Mar. 4 GRAND RAPIDS L 42-44
Mar. 10 KANSAS CITY W 44-40
Mar. 16 ARIZONA W 56-54
Mar. 22 @ Philadelphia L 47-71
Apr. 1 NASHVILLE W 55-48
Apr. 6 @ San Jose
Apr. 15 @ New York
Apr. 20 LAS VEGAS
Apr. 27 @ Kansas City
May 7 @ Chicago
May 11 @ Nashville
May 18 COLUMBUS
May 26 @ Grand Rapids
June 4 @ Utah
June 18 CHICAGO
June 25 DALLAS
CRUSH NEXT WEEK:
The Crush travel to New York for the second of back-to-back road games when they face the Dragons on Sunday, April 15 at 11:00 a.m. MT.
Colorado is winless against New York in three attempts with all three contests being played at Nassau Coliseum.
STATISTICS:
A look at how Colorado and San Jose match-up based on 2007 regular season statistics:
Statistical COLORADO SAN JOSE
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 13th 48.8 6th 60.5
Scoring Defense 7th 51.4 9th 54.8
Total Offense (yds/g) 12th 290.0 7th 304.2
Total Defense (yds/g) 7th 287.0 2nd 271.0
Pass Offense 5th 287.0 4th 289.8
Pass Defense 7th 266.8 3rd 248.5
Rushing Offense 19th 3.0 14th 14.5
Rushing Defense 10th 20.2 12th 22.5
Passer Rating 15th 99.4 6th 118.0
Def. Passer Rating 11th 117.0 12th 117.6
Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 19th 12.0 2nd 23.9
MFG Returns 2nd 1-30 16th 1-1
Turnover Margin T-12th -2 T-12th -2
Field Goals T-5th 5-9 2nd 5-6
PATs 2nd 31-33 3rd 29-31
First Downs 9th 103 11th 96
3rd Down Conversion 13th 13-29 5th 14-25
4th Down Conversion 10th 5-8 3rd 4-5
Penalties (yds/g) 11th 44.0 13th 55.8
Sacks By 16th 3-11 10th 5-22
Sacks Against 4th 1-0 5th 2-12
Time of Possession 14th 28:49 9th 29:42
Red Zone Offense 8th 23-27 5th 22-25
Red Zone Defense T-6th 21-26 3rd 18-24
CONNECTIONS:
Crush QB John Dutton began his AFL career with San Jose, playing there from 2000-02, leading the SaberCats to the ArenaBowl XVI title where he was named the game's MVP.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 7, 2007- Signed DL Joe Massey, DL George Peterson, WR Brad Pyatt, LB Kelvin Robinson. Placed on Injured Reserve OL/DL Craig Heimburger. Placed on Physically Unable to Perform OL Brett Huyser. Placed on Refused to Report K Jason Ball, OL/DL Aaron Johnson.
Feb. 9, 2007- Signed QB Brandon Kirsch.
Feb. 13, 2007- Activated from Refused to Report K Jason Ball. Waived DB Bobby Antee.
Feb. 16, 2007- Placed on Injured Reserve WR/DB Robert Redd.
Feb. 19, 2007- Signed K Greg Kuehn.
Feb. 25, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve WR/DB Robert Redd. Re-Signed WR Willie Quinnie and OL/DL Chris Watton. Placed on Injured Reserve OL Brett Huyser. Placed on Recallable Waivers WR Chauncey Stovall. Waived Injured FB/LB Lyonel Anderson, OL/DL Craig Heimburger and WR Jim Lukowiak. Waived FB Terrell Browden, FB/LB B.J. Dean, K Greg Kuehn, DB Jammal Lord, WR Triandos Luke, DL Joe Massey, DL Justin Parrish, DL George Peterson, LB Kelvin Robinson, DB James Taylor and DL Ed Wangler. Released QB Jose Davis and WR/DB Ahmad Hawkins.
Feb 26, 2007- Placed on Recallable DB Jason Harmon. Released WR/DB Willis Marshall and WR/LB Andy McCullough.
Feb, 27, 2007- Signed to the Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
Feb. 28, 2007- Recalled from Waivers DB Jason Harmon. Re-Signed OL/DL Kyle Moore-Brown and FB/LB Saul Patu. Placed on Recallable Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey.
March 2, 2007- Signed FB/LB Robert Thomas. Recalled from Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey. Placed on Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon.
March 15- Signed DB Chris Angel. Placed DB Tony Scott on Injured Reserve.
March 27- Waived from Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
March 31, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon. Placed on Injured Reserve DB Delvin Hughley.
THE CRUSH THIS SEASON ARE:
O H R
Overall Record 3-2 3-1 0-1
Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score first 3-2 3-1 0-1
Opponent scores first 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score 40+ points 2-2 2-1 0-1
Score less than 40 points 0-0 0-0 0-0
Games decided by 10+ pts 0-1 0-0 0-1
Games decided by 7 pts or less 3-1 3-1 0-0
Games decided by 3 pts or less 1-1 1-1 0-0
Lead at halftime 2-1 2-1 0-0
Trail at halftime 1-0 1-0 0-0
Are tied at halftime 0-1 0-0 0-1
Lead after 3rd quarter 1-0 1-0 0-0
Trail after 3rd quarter 1-2 1-1 0-1
Are tied after 3rd quarter 1-0 1-0 0-0
Lead time of possession 0-1 0-0 0-1
Trail time of possession 3-1 3-1 0-0
Positive turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
Negative turnover margin 1-2 1-1 0-1
Even turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
More total yards offense 1-1 1-1 0-0
Less total yards offense 2-1 2-0 0-1
On Thursday 0-1 0-0 0-1
On Fridays 1-0 1-0 0-0
On Saturdays 1-0 1-0 0-0
On Sundays 1-1 1-1 0-0
On Monday 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. American Conference 3-1 3-1 0-0
vs. Central Division 2-1 2-1 0-0
vs. Western Division 1-0 1-0 0-0
vs. National Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. Eastern Division 0-1 0-0 0-1
vs. Southern Division 0-0 0-0 0-0
Wearing blue jerseys 2-1 2-1 0-0
Wearing white jerseys 0-1 0-0 0-1
Wearing orange jerseys 1-0 1-0 0-0
HEAD COACHES:
MIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (102-66, 11th Year): Mike Dailey enters his fourth season in Colorado and 11th as head coach in the AFL, after becoming the Crush's second head coach on June 26, 2003. Dailey joined the Crush following 13 seasons in the Albany/Indiana Firebirds organization, including the final seven as head coach.
One of the most successful and well-respected coaches in AFL history, Dailey's teams have compiled an overall record of 102-66 record, a winning percentage of 60.7. His teams have also made eight postseason appearances and he has won five division titles and two championships. Following the Crush's 44-40 victory over Kansas City on March 10, 2007, Dailey became only the fourth head coach in AFL history to surpass the 100 win mark. He currently stands as the league fourth all-time winningest coach.
In his first season in Colorado, Dailey helped guide the Crush to the largest turnaround in AFL history, inheriting a 2-14 team and leading them to an 11-5 record in 2004. In 1999, Dailey led the Albany Firebirds to their only ArenaBowl championship and was named AFL Coach of the Year. Before being named head coach of the Firebirds in 1997, Dailey served as an assistant in Albany for five seasons.
Dailey began his AFL coaching career with the Washington Commandos where he served as offensive/defensive line coach in 1990. He joined the Firebirds organization in the same capacity in 1991.
Prior to the AFL, Dailey worked as an assistant coach at Towson State University and was the offensive coordinator at Montgomery College-Rockville (Md.). Dailey got his start in coaching in 1981 as a 22-year-old assistant at Georgetown Prep High School in Rockville, Md. The move to coaching followed a semi-pro football career in the Washington D.C. area.
All-Time Winningest AFL Coaches
Including Postseason
Rank Name-Team Wins
1. Tim Marcum- Tampa Bay 181
2. Danny White- Utah 152
3. Mike Hohensee- Chicago 110
4. Mike Dailey- Colorado 102
5. Darren Arbet- San Jose 95
6. Perry Moss- not active 86
7. Michael Trigg- not active 80
8. Jay Gruden- Orlando 78
DARREN ARBET, San Jose (95-44, 9th Year): Two-time Arena Football League Coach of the Year and ArenaBowl champion Darren Arbet enters his ninth season as head coach of the San Jose SaberCats and his second as the club's general manager.
Last season Arbet guided the SaberCats to their seventh straight winning season and playoff appearance by going 10-6, the sixth time in his eight seasons the team has posted a double-digit regular season win total. The team also captured its fifth Western Division title under Arbet (sixth overall) and advanced to the semifinal round of the playoffs for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
Arbet enters the 2007 campaign with 93 career wins, the fifth-most in AFL history, and his .689 overall winning percentage is the third-highest among coaches who have been involved in at least 25 games. Arbet has also compiled the third-best postseason winning percentage (.667) and is one of just six head coaches in league history to amass 10 playoff victories.
Under the direction of Arbet San Jose has enjoyed unmatched success vaulting the franchise to elite status in the AFL. Since the start of the 2000 season, Arbet's second as head coach, the SaberCats have claimed two ArenaBowl championships (2002, 2004), compiled the most regular season wins (77), the second-most playoff wins (10) and have averaged nearly 12 victories a season.
In addition, the club has set league records for regular season wins in a season (13 in 2002), overall wins in a season (16 in 2002), consecutive regular season wins in a season (12 in 2002), regular season wins to end a season (11 in 2000) and the longest regular season win streak (15 in 2000-01).
Arbet's ties to the AFL date back to the late 1980s when he played two seasons as a fullback/linebacker with the Los Angeles Cobras (1988) and Maryland Commandos (1989) before a wrist injury that required three surgeries ended his career. During his playing days, Arbet lined up against former Philadelphia head coach Michael Trigg, who was a quarterback with the Detroit Drive, and Georgia Force offensive coordinator Steve Thonn, who played WR/DB with the Chicago Bruisers.
LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET:
SAN JOSE (5/6/07) - The Crush's regular-season frustration against the San Jose SaberCats continues, and this time, it was a series of events at the end of the first half that robbed Colorado of a chance to snatch its first-ever win at San Jose.
Two SaberCats touchdowns in the final minute turned a 28-27 Crush lead into a 40-28 intermission deficit, and the Crush could never catch up, falling 61-56 in the teams' Week 15 game at the HP Pavilion. The loss dropped the Crush to 0-5 in regular-season duels with the SaberCats; the Crush defeated them in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs last year.
Colorado dropped to 10-5 with the defeat, while the surging SaberCats improved to 9-6 and snared a tiebreaker advantage over the Crush should the 'Cats win and the Crush fall in next week's action. A win over the Arizona Rattlers at Pepsi Center (Friday, 7 p.m. MDT) would give the Crush the top seed in the American Conference playoffs for a second consecutive year.
The Crush had its chances throughout the game, and traded scores with the SaberCats through much of the first half, taking a 28-27 lead in the final minute. Howwever, the SaberCats would score twice in the final 37 seconds, striking on a 57-yard kickoff return by Charles Pauley and a 42-yard Omarr Smith interception return as time expired, putting the Crush into a 12-point halftime hole.
San Jose took football on the opening drive of the second half and marched towards a third consecutive touchdown, one that put the Crush down by 19 points. Colorado's defense would force a pair of stops on subsequent drives, but the Crush could not capitalize, turning the ball over on downs twice in the second half.
A 48-yard touchdown pass from John Dutton to Ahmad Hawkins on the final play of the half narrowed the final margin to five points.
Dutton completed 29 of 43 passes for 376 yards and six touchdowns, but tossed two interceptions. Willis Marshall snared 10 passes for 103 yards and ran for a score, while Damian Harrell grabbed nine passes for 129 yards and four touchdowns.
CRUSH LAST WEEK:
DENVER (4/1/07) - Robert Thomas' one-yard rushing touchdown with six seconds remaining in the game lifted the Colorado Crush (3-2) to a 55-48 victory over the Nashville Kats (2-3) Sunday afternoon. Colorado closed the game scoring 21 straight points sparked by two huge defense plays in the game's final minute.
With 48 seconds left in the contest and Nashville looking to extend a 48-41 lead, Thomas- the contest's Ironman of the Game- blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt. Four plays later Crush QB John Dutton found Willie Quinnie on a 13-yard touchdown pass to knot the score at 48 all with 32 seconds left on the clock. On the Kats first play of their ensuing possession, Colorado DB Chris Angel hauled in his second interception of the day and returned it to the Nashville one-yard line setting up Thomas' go ahead run.
Colorado controlled most of the first half and led 24-14 with 50 seconds left in the second quarter before Nashville turned the game's momentum completely around. With 27 ticks remaining, Kats FB Dan Alexander rushed in for a nine-yard score cutting the Crush lead to just three points. The Nashville defense then forced a fumble on the Crush's next play setting the stage for a Jeff Smoker to Cornelius Bonner nine-yard touchdown strike and the Kats first lead at 28-24 as the half ended.
Both teams traded scores through the third and majority of the fourth quarters as Nashville hung onto their lead until the game's final dramatics.
THINGS TO WATCH:
YOUNG BLOOD:
The Colorado Crush took the field in Week 1 with four rookies on their active roster. Not since head coach Mike Dailey's arrival to Colorado in 2004 has he had that many first-year players on his Crush active roster to begin a season.
The Crush currently have six rookies on their active roster with four of those players starting.
LOCAL TIES:
This season the Crush have found a lot of good-young talent right in their back yard. Here is a list of players that have Colorado ties:
- DL QUINN DORSEY attended Manual High School in Denver.
- FB/LB ANTHONY DUNN attended Centauri High School in Manassa, CO and later played at the University of Northern Colorado.
- OL BRETT HUYSER played his collegiate football at the Air Force Academy.
- WR BRAD PYATT has played football at all three levels of his career in Colorado (Arvada West High School, Northern Colorado and the Crush).
BUILDING A WINNING TRADITION:
The Crush are the winningest team in the AFL regular season since head coach Mike Dailey's arrival, having tied for the league's best record in 2004 (11-5) and finishing with the American Conference's top seed in 2005 (10-6) and 2006 (11-5).
Team '04 '05 '06 '07 Total
Colorado 11 10 11 3 35
Dallas 6 8 13 5 32
Orlando 10 10 10 2 32
San Jose 11 9 10 2 32
Chicago 11 9 7 4 31
Georgia 7 11 8 4 30
New York 9 10 10 1 30
HIGH FIVE:
For his career, WR Damian Harrell has racked up 11 games in which he has hauled in five touchdown receptions. Below is the AFL's all-time career 5-TD game list and the active players with 5-TD career games.
AFL's all-time career 5-TD games
21 Eddie Brown (not active)
20 Barry Wagner (not active)
12 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
AFL's active players career 5-TD games
12 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
8 Siaha Burley (Utah)
7 Marcus Nash (Dal)
6 Mike Horacek (NY) & Kevin Swayne (NY)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH:
After finishing their inaugural season 0-8 at home, the Crush are now 24-6 under Mike Dailey (2-1 in the postseason) at Pepsi Center. Two of the six losses consist of a field goal in overtime (42-45) vs. Indiana in 2004 and a 51-48 Chicago win in 2005 on a field goal with three seconds remaining.
LET'S MAKE IT THREE:
Last season, Colorado was the only team to repeat as a division champion. This year, they'll look to become the first team since the New York Dragons (2003-2005) to repeat as divisional champions in three consecutive seasons.
2005 2006
Central Division Colorado Colorado
Western Division Los Angeles San Jose
Southern Division Georgia Orlando
Eastern Division New York Dallas
HE KEEPS GOING & GOING & GOING....:
A true AFL Ironman, Kyle Moore-Brown is in his 13th season in the league and has never missed a game. ArenaBowl XIX marked his AFL record 176th consecutive start. The first 139 all came with the Firebirds organization before he signed with the Crush prior to the 2004 season.
AFL Record for Consecutive Games
Player (current team) Reg. Season Playoffs Total
Kyle Moore-Brown (Col) 179 19 198
AMONG THE BEST:
Here is a break-down on where some of the Crush players rank in the AFL in various categories this season:
PLAYER CATEGORY AFL RANK
K- Jason Ball
PAT % 3rd
PATs made 6th
PATs attempts 8th
Field Goals 4th
Scoring (Kickers) 3rd
QB- John Dutton
Completions 2nd
Attempts 1st
Passing TDs T-5th
Passing Yards 4th
Interceptions 2nd
Total Offense 4th
Passing Avg/Game 5th
DB- Rashad Floyd
Tackles 1st
WR- Damian Harrell
Receptions 8th
Receiving Yards 8th
Receiving TDs T-4th
Scoring 7th
FB/LB- Robert Thomas
Rushing TDs T-3rd
A BROKEN RECORD:
WR Damian Harrell has caught a touchdown pass in an AFL record 69 straight regular season games, including all 66 games as a member of the Crush. That streak is also the longest active streak of consecutive games scoring a TD. He broke the record for consecutive games with a receiving touchdown on 4/3/05 in the win over Las Vegas and set the mark consecutive games with a TD on 3/4/07 vs. Grand Rapids. Harrell's streak began with the Toronto Phantoms vs. Carolina on 7/4/02.
AFL Consecutive Games with a TD Reception
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 70
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1997 (Wk 3) 2000 (Wk 1) 41
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33
AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 70
Eddie Brown (Alb/Ind) 1997 (Wk 3) 2002 (Wk 3) 65
Chris Jackson (LA) 2000 (Wk 1) 2003 (Wk 14) 47
Barry Wagner (Orlando) 1992 (Wk 10) 1996 (Wk 11) 43
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33
AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown (Active)
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 70
Chris Jackson (LA/GR/Geo) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 31
STEEL CURTAIN:
After allowing 14 sacks in 2003 (12 on Dutton), the Crush pass protection has been stellar under head coach Mike Dailey.
The team allowed just four sacks in 2004, and none after Week 6. In 2005, Colorado allowed just six sacks, while holding 10 opponents sackless on the year.
Since 2004, the Crush have allowed just 17 sacks in their last 45 regular season games (total of 2,105 plays).
WHAT A RUSH:
Through five weeks of the 2007 season, FB/LB Robert Thomas has made a huge impact in the Crush's ground attack.
Thomas is currently tied with Willis Marshall for the Crush single-season rushing touchdown record with seven. Thomas is also tied with John Peaua for fifth all-time in Colorado career rushing scores.
CRUSH SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TD RECORD
Willis Marshall (2006) 7
Robert Thomas (2007) 7
CRUSH CAREER RUSHING TD RECORD
Willis Marshall (2004-2006) 19
John Dutton (2003-present) 9
Rich Young (2004-2006) 9
Saul Patu (2003-present) 8
John Peaua (2004-present) 7
Robert Thomas (2007) 7
MOVING UP THE CHARTS:
Crush WR Damian Harrell entered this season third all-time in career 100-yard receiving games with 52. He currently is set to tie Barry Wagner for second place with 55 on the AFL's all-time list.
AFL ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Eddie Brown Albany/Indiana 59
Barry Wagner San Jose 55
Damian Harrell Colorado 54
Chris Jackson Georgia 51
Calvin Schexnayder Arizona 40
Mike Horacek New York 39
TACKLING MACHINE:
DB Rashad Floyd is on pace to yet again break the AFL single-season record for tackles, a mark he has set in each of the last three seasons. Floyd currently leads the AFL with 47.0 tackles this season
AFL Record - Most Tackle in a Season
Player Team Year Total Gms Avg.
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2006 136.5 16 8.53
Damon Mason Orl/GRR 2005 133.5* 17 7.85
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2005 129.5 15 8.63
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2004 122.0 16 7.63
Cornelius Coe Indiana 2001 121.5 14 8.68
* After being released by Orlando at the midway of the point of the season, Mason joined Grand Rapids for the team's final nine games. Mason missed both teams' bye week, therefore, he played in 17 games. Typically, regular season statistics are based on a 16-game season.
IT'S NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER:
Since head coach Mike Dailey has arrived in Colorado in 2004, the Crush have claimed victory in the final minute of the game in seven contests.
2004
- vs. Las Vegas (2/6)- QB John Dutton tosses two touchdown passes to WR Damian Harrell in the final 12 seconds to give Colorado a stunning 43-42 victory.
- at Detroit (5/23)- QB John Dutton found WR/DB Willis Marshall for a 10-yard touchdown pass with one second on the clock as the Crush won 45-42.
2005
- vs. Nashville (5/13)- K Clay Rush splits the uprights on a 31-yard field goal as time expires to give Colorado a 52-49 win.
- vs. Georgia (6/12)- K Clay Rush connects on a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give the Crush a 56-48 victory in ArenaBowl XIX.
2006
- vs. Chicago (1/29)- QB John Dutton hits WR Damian Harrell for a touchdown with one second remaining as the Crush go on to win 65-56.
- at Georgia (2/5)- QB John Dutton finds WR Damian Harrell for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a 61-59 victory.
2007
- vs. Nashville (4/1)- Down by seven points (41-48) with 50 seconds left, Crush FB/LB Robert Thomas blocks a Kats 30-yard field goal attempt as Colorado scores four plays later to tie the game 48-48. Then Crush DB Chris Angel intercepts a Nashville pass with 32 seconds left and returns it to the Kats one-yard line. Thomas rushes in with six seconds remaining to lift Colorado to a 55-48 victory.
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