Georgia Force QB Chris Greisen's Record Setting Season
June 26, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Georgia Force News Release
2007 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Greisen has completed 392 of 530 passes (74.0 comp. pct.) for 4,851 yards with a league-high 117 touchdowns and has compiled an AFL-best 132.0 passer rating.
- Led the Force to a franchise-best 14-2 record, a franchise-high six road wins, a perfect 8-0 record at home and the team's second Southern Division Championship in three seasons.
- Set a new AFL single-season high with 117 touchdown passes, surpassing the previous high of 105 set by Dallas QB Clint Dolezel in 2006.
- Became the only quarterback in the 21-year history of the AFL to throw for 10 touchdowns in consecutive games when he threw for 10 against Las Vegas in Week 7 and 10 against Dallas in Week 8.
- Ranked first in the league in touchdown passes (117), completion percentage (74.0) and passer rating (132.0). He also ranked second in passing yards (4,851), fourth in completions (392) and ninth in pass attempts (530) during the regular season.
- Has thrown for over 300 yards in nine of the teams 16 games, including seven of eight road games.
- Helped the Force score a single-season franchise-best 1,007 points, helping Georgia become the first team to score 1,000 points in a single-season in AFL history, which was later accomplished by San Jose and Dallas.
- He has etched his name atop the Force record books by surpassing five previous marks:
Passing Yards in a Single Season: 4,851 (2007).
Previous Best: Matt Nagy, 4,265 (2006).
Passing Yards in a Single-Game: 388 at Austin (6/9/07).
Previous Best: 354, Leon Murray vs. Dallas (5/10/03).
Completions in a Single-Game: 34 vs. Las Vegas (4/15/07).
Previous Best: 32, Jim Kubiak at Los Angeles (2/4/05).
Touchdowns in a Single-Game: 10 (two times) last time: vs. Dallas (4/21/07).
Previous Best: 9, Matt Nagy vs. Dallas (5/14/05).
Touchdowns in a Single-Season: 117 (2007).
Previous Best: 86, Matt Nagy (2006).
- Greisen's offense produced 60+ points in 10 of their 16 games, which is the second most by a team in a single-season in AFL history. The offense has also scored more touchdowns than any other team in the AFL (145) in the regular season.
- The offense ranks first in scoring (62.9 ppg), touchdowns (145), total offense (323.4), yards per play (8.2) and scoring efficiency (78.2 pct.). The offene also ranks third in third down conversions (54.0 pct.) and second in passing offense (304.0 ypg).
- Set a new AFL single-season high with 5,176 total yards of offense, surpassing the previous high of 5,151 set in 2006 by the San Jose SaberCats.
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