Green Bay Blizzard game notes
May 31, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
W-B/S Pioneers (4-4)
at Green Bay Blizzard (6-2)
Date: Friday, June 3
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Site: The Resch Center (7,995)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: Referee: Tony Canella
Umpire: Pat Bayers
Head Linesman: Donald Rager
Line Judge: Robert Smith
Back Judge: Larry Orrico
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Green Bay 48 â WILKES-BARRE 40 (April 30, 2005)
Streaks: Green Bay L1; Wilkes-Barre L2; Series GBB W1
Coaches: Bob Landsee (6-2, first season)
Les Cook (4-4)
THE STAKES: Green Bay is looking to take a lead in the series and make their first season sweep in 2005. Green Bay is also looking to jump back into first place after dropping a game behind Manchester. Wilkes-Barre is looking to stay above .500 in 2005 and to stay in the playoff hunt for the 2005 ArenaCup.
THE SERIES: The series is tied after Green Bay won 48-40 in Pennsylvania.
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats the Pioneers, it would ...
· Give the Blizzard a 2-1 record with the Pioneers
· Continue the franchise best home winning streak at five straight.
· Give Bob Landsee a 7-2 record as head coach
· Improve on the best start in franchise history
· Keep the Blizzard at least in second place in the East Division
· Give the Blizzard the most victories in a season in franchise history (Previous Best: 6 in 2004)
GREEN BAY (6-2, Lost 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 ALBANY W 49-41
4/16 @ Manchester L 59-41
4/23 MACON W 28-18
4/30 @ Wilkes-Barre W 48-40
5/7 @ Arkansas W 48-35
5/14 LOUISVILLE W 65-49
5/21 QUAD CITY W 56-49
5/28 @ Birmingham L 55-26
6/3 WILKES-BARRE 7:00 W1 Tied 1-1
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/11 MANCHESTER 7:00 L2 MAN 2-0
6/18 @ Louisville 6:30 W1 LOU 3-2
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L2 BIR 2-0
7/9 @ Quad City 8:30 W1 QCS 4-1
7/15 @ ALB 6:30 W2 GBB 2-1
7/23 FLORIDA 7:00 -- No History
7/30 @ South Georiga 6:30 -- No History
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON (4-4, Lost 2)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/1 OKLAHOMA CITY W 59-47
4/10 QUAD CITY W 64-28
4/15 @ Albany W 55-37
4/22 LOUISVILLE L 58-50
4/30 GREEN BAY L 48-40
5/14 @ Quad City W 63-55
5/21 @ Rio Grande L 52-49
5/27 MANCHESTER L 46-33
6/3 @ Green Bay 7:00 L1 Tied 1-1
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/11 ALBANY 6:30 W2 ALB 6-4
6/18 @ Macon 6:30 -- No History
6/25 @ South Georgia 6:30 W2 WBS 3-1
7/8 @ Manchester 6:30 L1 WBS 6-4
7/16 @ Florida 6:30 L1 FLA 1-0
7/23 ALBANY 6:30 W2 ALB 6-4
7/30 MACON 6:30 -- No History
HEAD COACHES: Green Bay's Bob Landsee starts his first season in af2 with the Blizzard. Landsee had been an assistant coach in the AFL for five years, most recently with the Indiana Firebirds, last year, and he has led the Blizzard to their best start ever.
LAST SERIES MEETING: Green Bay defeated the Pioneers in Scranton with the help of Johnny Turman's four touchdown passes and one touchdown run.
SERIES NOTABLES: Matt Huebner ran for two touchdowns in the last meeting. The Blizzard defense picked off Pioneers QB Kyle Rowley three times in the night. Rocco Forgione had 10 receptions for 139 yards and three touchdowns for the Pioneers.
FAMILIAR FACES: None to note.
LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Matt Huebner 5 Rush Attempts 36
Brent Holmes 3 MFG Ret. Yds. 108
Ryan Bowers 5 Tackles 52.5
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS
Player Rank Category Stat
J.R. Thomas 5 Scoring 114
Kyle Rowley 4 Total Off. TDs 49
Rocco Forgione 4 Receptions 58
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD PIONEERS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 15 45.1 5 51.6
Scoring Defense 5 43.2 9 46.4
Total Offense 18 235.9 11 262.0
Total Defense 18 281.5 5 239.5
Pass Offense 17 219.9 7 253.2
Pass Defense 17 261.9 6 223.5
Rushing Offense 13 16.0 19 8.8
Rushing Defense 11 19.6 7 16.0
Pass Rating 13 101.5 4 108.8
Pass Def. Rating 14 105.4 12 104.9
Kickoff Returns 13 18.1 1 23.1
MFG Returns 2 26.3 4 19.7
Turnover Margin 3 +1.62 17 -0.75
Field Goals 14 .154 3 .556
PAT Kicking 9 .804 6 .808
Sacks By 3 12 12 8
Sacks Against 4 4 20 16
First Downs 17 123 2 165
Opp. First Downs 20 165 16 157
Penalties 16 71.0 12 61.5
Opp. Penalties 11 58.0 2 78.2
DROPBACK: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. â Birmingham jumped out of the second-half gate strong, returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown and returning two Johnny Turman fumbles for touchdowns.
FORWARD MOTION: Two of the next three games are in the friendly confines of The Resch Center in Green Bay. Also, two of the next three games are against the extremely difficult Eastern Division with the other game being in the American Conference.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
HOME TURF ADVANTAGE: Green Bay has yet to lose in The Resch Center in 2005. On the road they are at the .500 mark at 2-2.
SPREAD OFFENSE: Despite being 6-2, no Blizzard player is in the top 15 in scoring, and no Blizzard player is in the top 10 in receiving or all-purpose yardage.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB QB Johhny Turman
3 @MAN MAN QB Jake Eaton
4 MAC GBB OS Troy Mason
5 @WBS WBS WR/DB Rocco Forgione
6 @ARK GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
7 LOU GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
8 QCS GBB OS Troy Mason
9 @BIR BIR Detronn Harris
U.S. ARMY IRONMAN (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB WR/DB Torrey Day
3 @MAN MAN WR/LB J.J. McKelvey
4 MAC GBB OL/DL Chris Eggleston
5 @WBS GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
6 @ARK GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
7 LOU GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
8 QCS GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
9 @BIR BIR Herman Bell
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB OL/DL Nick Anderson
3 @MAN MAN DS Alli Sebastian
4 MAC GBB Team Defense
5 @WBS GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
6 @ARK GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
7 LOU GBB DS Ryan Bowers
8 QCS GBB OL/DL Tito Hannah
9 @BIR BIR Keon Mainor
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