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May 19, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Grand Rapids Rampage News Release


RAMPAGE QUICK FACTS
Grand Rapids Rampage (1-13) at Carolina Cobras (5-9)
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Site: Charlotte Coliseum (12,229)
Officials: Referee: Pat Garvey; Umpire: Paul King; Head Linesman: Bill Ward; Line Judge: James Mello; Back Judge: Greg Steed

Series Record: Rampage 3-1
2/28/03 RAMPAGE 68, Carolina 34
7/25/02 Carolina 72, RAMPAGE 64 (playoff)
5/17/02 Rampage 64, CAROLINA 45
5/11/01 RAMPAGE 41, Carolina 38

Coaches:
Rick Frazier, GR – 5th season (24-35)
Ron Selesky, CAR – 2nd season (7-13)

Radio: WBBL 1340 AM with Joe Parson. Tape-delayed – heard immediately following WhiteCaps baseball.

PR Contact: Andy Lopusnak
Office: 616.975.7708 ext. 17
Cell: 616.813.2049
E-mail: andy@rampagefootball.com

2004 Rampage Schedule/Results
Feb. 8 at Chicago L 30-50 *
Feb. 14 COLORADO L 37-55
Feb. 22 LAS VEGAS L 14-51
Feb. 29 at San Jose L 31-62
March 6 at Dallas L 50-66
March 14 LOS ANGELES L 33-48 *
--- BYE ---
March 26 at Indiana L 42-45
April 4 ARIZONA L 41-51
April 10 at Detroit W 49-45
April 17 INDIANA L 49-67
April 23 at Colorado L 30-69
May 1 AUSTIN L 27-40
May 8 CHICAGO L 35-63
May 14 at Columbus L 28-59
May 22 at Carolina 7:30
May 29 DETROIT 7:30

* indicates a game broadcast on NBC

All times are Eastern, in the PM and subject to change.


ON YOUR RADIO DIAL
All Rampage games can be heard on WBBL 1340 AM with Joe Parson & Tom Sullivan calling all the action.

Join radio Analyst Tom Sullivan and Interim Head Coach Rick Frazier for Rampage Roundup each Wednesday night from 6-7pm at THE STACK at the American Seating Park for all the news on the Rampage straight from the Coach.

THIS WEEK
Grand Rapids, losers of their last five, head to Charlotte, North Carolina for their final road game of 2004. Carolina comes into the game at 5-9 and are on their third head coach of the season in Ron Selesky. Selesky was the headman in Buffalo last season before the team moved to Columbus.

RAMPAGE ROAD WARRIORS
Oddly enough, the Rampage statistically are better on the road than at home. Here's a look at the Rampage's journey on the road vs. their home games offensively.

CATEGORY (average) HOME ROAD
Points 33.7 37.1
Total Yards 203.7 235.4
Total Yards per Play 5.1 5.2
Passing Yards 179.9 212.3
Passer Rating 82.41 88.27
Rushing TDs (total) 7 11
Passing TDs (total) 21 24
Turnovers (total) 18 13

NEXT GAME: Saturday, May 29 vs. Detroit Fury (7:30pm)
The Rampage conclude their 2004 season next Saturday night at Van Andel Arena when their cross-state rivals, the Detroit Fury come to town. Grand Rapids' lone win in 2004 when they played Detroit back on April 10. The last time these two teams played in West Michigan was the first round of the 2003 playoffs when Detroit won on a last-second score.

SMITH OUT FOR REST OF SEASON
Steve Smith injured his ankle with 9:42 left in the second quarter against Columbus and on Tuesday was placed on injured reserve following the details of an MRI that showed that he will need surgery. This effectively ends his impressive 2004 season. Here's a look back at his numbers and where they rank in team single-season record books.

CATEGORY RAMPAGE SINGLE SEASON RANK STAT
Kickoff Returns 1st 63
Kickoff Return Yards 1st 1,514
Kickoff Returns for TDs 1st 5
Combined Returns 1st 70
Combined Return Yards 1st 1,676
Combined Returns for TDs 1st 5
All-Purpose Yards 2nd 2,333
Missed FG Returns 3rd 7
Missed FG Return Yards 3rd 162

SMITH STILL TOPS/NEAR THE TOP IN THE AFL THRU WEEK 15
With his season over, Steve Smith ranked at the top or near the top in numerous AFL categories through Week 15.
Categories AFL Rank Stats
Kick Return Yards 1st 1514
Kick Returns 1st 63
Kick Return for TDs 1st 5
MFG Return Yds/Avg. 1st (min 5 ret) 23.1
MFG Return Yards 2nd 162
All-purpose Yards 2nd 2333
All-purpose Yds/Game 2nd 179.5
MFG Returns T-2nd 7
Kick Return Yds/Avg. 3rd 24.0
















SMITH DOES IT "ALL"
In eleven of his thirteen games this season, Steve Smith posted some of his highest yardage marks in terms of all-purpose yards. Here's a look at his top 12 all-purpose yardage games. Italics = 2004 game.

Rank Game All-purpose Yards
1. 3/06 at DAL 252
2. 2/14 vs. COL 250
3. 4/17 vs. IND 224
4. 5/08 vs. CHI 215
5. 5/01 vs. AUS 204
6. 2/08 at CHI 193
7. 2/22 vs. LVG 192
8. 5/11/02 vs. ORL 176
9. 4/04/04 vs. AZ 169
10. 3/26 at IND 163
11. 2/28 at SJ 162
12. 3/14 vs. LA 161

WALKING WOUNDED ADD MORE CASUALTIES
With Steve Smith and Shawn Foreman going on injured reserve, the Rampage are back to eleven players on IR, which by far is the most in the Arena League. Through 14 games, the Rampage have had 13 players on IR and a combined 73 games have been missed by the 13 (nearly six games missed on average). When the season ends in two weeks, the Rampage will more than likely exceed 100 games missed on injured reserve with Foreman and Smith added to the mix.

Barry Dillard 14*
Jeff Loots 12*
Brian Goolsby 8*
Nakia Jenkins 7
Carlos Johnson 6
Rickie Simpkins 5*
Jason Waters 5*
Ron Perry 4
Raphael Ball 3*
Jermaine Benoit 3*
Jason Gamble 3*
Rod Manuel 2*
Cecil Doggette 1
73 games missed * - means player is currently on IR.

BUICH THIRD IN ALL PASSING CATEGORIES
Anthony Buich stands as the third all-time leader in team history in completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns in just ten games played.

Completions Attempts Yards TDs
Dolezel – 1,065 Dolezel – 1,625 Dolezel - 12,260 Dolezel – 248
Kusick – 552 Kusick – 851 Kusick – 6,210 Kusick – 109
Buich – 189 Buich – 320 Buich – 2,055 Buich – 32

DOGGETTE TOPS IN AFL IN TWO CATEGORIES
Cecil Doggette, despite missing nearly three games, leads the AFL in pass breakups and forced fumbles.

AFL PASS BREAKUP LEADERS
Cecil Doggette, Grand Rapids 24
Joseph Todd, Philadelphia 21
Monty Montgomery, New Orleans 19
Jonathan Ordway, Tampa Bay 19
Anthony Derricks, Indiana 18

AFL FORCED FUMBLE LEADERS
Cecil Doggette, Grand Rapids 4
James Baron, Chicago 4
Brett Bech, Indiana 4
BJ Cohen, New Orleans 4
Aaron Humphrey, Austin 4
CECIL DIESELS TO TWO NEW TACKLE MARKS
Against Austin, Cecil Doggette set shattered team marks for single game tackles and became the Rampage's all-time leader in tackles. Here's a look at the top five single-game and career tackle leaders in Rampage history. He also is the all-time leader in tackles and pass breakups with two Arena teams – Grand Rapids & the Arizona Rattlers.

TACKLES – GAME
Cecil Doggette 5/01/04 vs. AUS 15.0
Anthony Bridges 6/05/99 vs. TB 10.5
Joseph Todd 4/27/02 vs. IND 10.0
Cecil Doggette 3/16/03 at DAL 9.5
Jamal Ellis 7/01/99 vs. NAS 9.5

TACKLES – CAREER
Cecil Doggette 2003-04 127.5
Michael Baker 1998-02 114.0
Jo Jo Polk 2001-02 103.5
Raphael Ball 98-99, 01, 04 102.5
Anthony Bridges 1998-99 90.5

DEFENSIVE DUOS
Cecil Doggette and Mark Ricks are two of the most veteran defensive specialist in the league. No other defensive specialist tandem has more tackles, interceptions, breakups or games played in the AFL.

STATS DOGGETTE RICKS
AFL Games Played 99 115
Tackles 447.0 (8TH) 448.5 (7TH)
Interceptions 28 42 (T-3rd)
Pass Breakups 132 (2ND) 115 (4TH)

DAWGMAN TIES AFL RECORD AT HOMETOWN
Cecil Doggette had one pass breakup last week against the Destroyers to tie former Orlando Predator Chris Barber for the all-time AFL record in the category. Here's a look at the top six breakup artists in league history.

PLAYER PASS BREAKUPS
Cecil Doggette - GR 133
Chris Barber 133
Tracey Perkins 130
Mark Ricks – GR 116
Derek Stingley - DAL 106
Barry Wagner - SJ 104

OH MY JOSH
It took a month, but since then rookie WR/DB Josh Bush has become the team's go-to receiver. Since the first for weeks, he caught more passes for more yards and touchdowns than any other player on the team.

GAMES REC YDS AVG TD 10+ GAINS
1st 4 gms 10 82 8.2 0 2
Since 39 537 13.8 9 15

DUTCHER IS IN THE CLUTCH
Since being signed from the practice squad in week four, Jeremy Dutcher has become the starting WR/LB for the team. The Ottawa Hills grad is the most prolific receiver to have spent time on any AFL practice squad this season.

REC YDS AVG TD
45 509 11.3 7

RAMPAGE INJURY REPORT
Player Position Injury Status
Stephen Scaldaferri K Back Questionable
Antonio Watson DS Hamstring Questionable
Shawn Foreman WR/LB Knee Questionable
Jeremy Dutcher WR/LB Ribs Probable

AFL ALL-TIME LEADERS - DEFENSE (Italics = active)
PLAYER TACKLES
Barry Wagner, SJ 669.0
Darryl Hammond, AUS 582.5
Damon Mason, ORL 573.5
Cedric Walker, AUS 525.5
Carlos James, TB 466.0
D. Roquemore 462.5
Mark Ricks, GR 457.0
Cecil Doggette, GR 449.0
Derek Stingley, DAL 433.5
Shea Showers, TB 426.0
Adrian Lundsford, DET 427.0

STATISTICAL COMPARISON: Here's a breakdown of where the two teams stand compared to each other and to the rest of the AFL. Note: 19 = last in the AFL.

Statistical RAMPAGE COBRAS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 19 35.4 13 47.6
Scoring Defense 19 55.1 18 54.8
Total Offense 19 219.6 13 255.6
Total Defense 13 269.3 8 259.7
Pass Offense 19 196.1 10 244.6
Pass Defense 12 245.8 9 237.2
Rushing Offense 8 23.5 18 10.9
Rushing Defense 12 23.5 11 22.5
Kick Returns-Avg. 1 21.9 13 17.7
Turnover Margin 19 -22 11 +1

HOT ROD OUT FOR SEASON
Through 12 games, the 2004 season was a banner year for Rod Manuel, who equaled his career total for tackles and more than doubled his sack total this season. However, he injured his ACL in the Rampage's 40-27 loss to Austin and was placed on injured reserve following the game. Here's a look at his 2004 season compared to his previous three AFL seasons.

2001-03 2004
Games Played 28 12
Tackles 20.0 20.0
Sacks 1.0 2.5
Pass Breakups 6 3
Forced Fumbles 0 2
Fumble Recoveries 0 1

THOSE PESKY TURNOVERS
The Rampage enter this week's contest having turned over the ball 31 times. Sadly, those turnovers have resulted in 161 points for Grand Rapids' opponents. Seven of the turnovers have been returned for scores, while only four turnovers have not resulted in points.

Category Rampage Opponents
Turnovers by (points off) 31 (161) 9 (30)
Score resulting from turnover 5 26
TDs resulting from turnover 4 23
Games with at least one turnover 13 of 14 6 of 14
Games with 2 or more turnovers 9 of 14 3 of 14
Games with 3 or more turnovers 6 of 14 None
Games with 4 or more turnovers 3 of 14 None
2004 RAMPAGE GAME AWARD WINNERS

Wk Offensive Defensive IRONMAN
1 Philyaw, CHI Sawyer, CHI Fleshman, CHI
2 Dutton, COL Floyd, COL McKenzie, COL
3 Dolezel, LVG TJ Hill, LVG D. Robinson, LVG
4 Grieb, SJ C. Thomas, SJ Wagner, SJ
5 Gauntt/Sippio, DAL C. Moore, DAL Weatherington, DAL
6 Graziani, LA R. Manuel, GR Ingram, LA
8 McPherson, IND Doggette, GR Hlavacek, IND
9 Bonner, AZ Doggette, GR Gatewood, AZ
10 Avery, GR Ricks, GR Avery, GR
11 McPherson, IND Derricks, IND Penright, IND
12 Harrell, COL Floyd, COL Marshall, COL
13 Kaleo, AUS Doggette, GR Chiaverini, AUS
14 Philyaw, CHI Moyer, CHI McMillen, CHI
15 Vena, CLB J. Ward, CLB White, CLB

2004 AFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Wk Offensive Defensive IRONMAN
1 M. Nagy, Car O. Smith, SJ W. Holder, NY
2 M. Cooper, Geo K. Ingram, LA K. McKenzie, COL
3 N. Browder, Phi J. Moyer, Chi R. Davis, SJ
4 C. Dolezel, LV L. Samuels, TB H. Cooper, AZ
5 A. Garcia, NY L. Moore, NO J. Smith, ORL
6 Grieb/Nash D. Burks, GEO L. Dupree, NY
7 T. Fontaine, AUS B. McMillen, CHI J. Hillery, CAR
8 T. Davis, DET R. Floyd, COL J. Roe, SJ
9 C. Jackson/J. Roe C. Ryan, PHIL J. Polk, CLB
10 J. Hamilton, ORL M. Ricks, GR K. McKenzie, COL
11 S. Bonner, AZ M. Montgomery, NO TT Toliver, TB
12 T. Graziani, LA K. McEntyre, ORL C. Blaylock, LVG
13 M. Grieb, SJ C. Johnson, NY S. Robinson, CLB
14 S. Bonner, AZ C. Bonner, LV C. Fleming, ORL
15 A. McPherson, IND J. Moyer, CHI B. Wagner, SJ

INTERIM HEAD COACHES:
Rick Frazier – Grand Rapids, 5th season (24-35)
Former Milwaukee Mustangs Head Coach Rick Frazier took the reigns as interim head coach following the departure of Bob Cortese, who began the season as the club's head coach at 1-10. He brings more than a quarter century worth of football coaching experience to the Grand Rapids, including nearly a decade of Arena experience. Frazier spent seven seasons with the Milwaukee Mustangs (1995-2001) and from 1998-2001 was the team's head coach. Following the Mustangs being contracted before the 2002 season, he served as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the Toronto Phantoms, then was the head coach of the af2's Norfolk Nighthawks in 2003. In 1996, Frazier's Mustang defense was the top-ranked unit in Arena Football leading the league in total defense, pass defense and sacks. In 1997 and 1998, they finished fifth in total defense.

Ron Selesky – Carolina, 2nd season (7-13)
Became the third Cobras head coach of 2004 after taking over John Gregory. The Cobras are 2-2 since he became interim head coach. He was the head coach of the Buffalo Destroyers in 2003 with a 5-11 record. Prior to joining the Destroyers, Selesky earned af2 Coach of the Year honors in 2002, guiding the Albany Conquest to a regular season mark of 13-3 and a Northeast Division title. Selesky also spent the 2001 season on the sidelines for the af2 Louisville Fire, leading the team to a 6-10 mark. He also serves as the director of player personnel and assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Storm from 1997 to 1999.



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