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Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz game notes

July 19, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (8-6)
AT Rio Grande Valley Dorados (9-5)
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CST
Site: Dodge Arena (5,500)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: David Malone (Referee), Michael Cooper (Umpire), Gerald Woodruff (Head Linesman), Hugo Cruz (Line Judge), Walt Coleman (Back Judge)
Radio: KEBC-AM - 1340 AM - Robert Allen (Play-by-Play)
Webcast: www.kgff.com AND www.okcyarddawgz.com
Series Record: Tied 2-2
Streaks: Rio Grande Valley L-1, Oklahoma City L-1
Coaches: OKC: Jeff Jarnigan (8-6, 1st season);
RGV: Kevin Guy (48-14, 4th season)

TEAM WEBSITES: Yard Dawgz: www.okcyarddawgz.com
Dorados: www.doradosfootball.com

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Yard Dawgz: Deuane Howard (office: 405.228.3294, cell: 316.617.3496; email: dhoward@okcyarddawgz.com)
Dorados: Chris Due (office: 956.843.7825, email: cdue@killerbeehockey.com)

THE STAKES: The Yard Dawgz are trying to get back on the winning track and complete the season sweep of the Dorados for the 2005 season. The Dawgz are also trying to solidify their place in the af2 playoffs.

THE SERIES: This will be the fifth meeting in the series for the two teams as they are tied 2-2. The home team has won every game in this series, with the Yard Dawgz winning the last meeting on June 4th at the Ford Center 59-35.

THE Ifs:
If Oklahoma City defeats Rio Grande Valley, it would ...
- Give Oklahoma City a 3-2 series record with Rio Grande Valley
- Give Oklahoma City a 4-4 road record in 2005
- Give Jeff Jarnigan a 9-6 career record as head coach
- Give Oklahoma City a one-game win streak


OKLAHOMA CITY YARD DAWGZ (8-6, LOST 1)
Date Opponent Result Score Record
4/1 @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton L 47-59 0-1
4/9 @ Arkansas W 71-48 1-1
4/16 CENTRAL VALLEY W 48-41 2-1
4/23 QUAD CITY L 43-61 2-2
4/30 @ Tulsa L 34-47 2-3
5/7 @ Memphis L 38-43 2-4
5/21 BOSSIER SHREVEPORT W 52-17 3-4
5/28 @ Quad City W 56-49 4-4
6/4 RIO GRANDE VALLEY W 59-35 5-4
6/11 AMARILLO W 74-67 6-4
6/18 @ Bossier-Shreveport L 46-54 6-5
6/24 MEMPHIS W 50-47 7-5
7/10 @ Amarillo W 77-52 8-5
7/16 LOUISVILLE L 45-47 8-6
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
7/23 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:30 L-1 TIED 2-2
7/30 TULSA 7:30 W-2 TIED 2-2

RIO GRANDE VALLEY DORADOS (9-5, LOST 1)
Date Opponent Result Score Record
4/9 LOUISVILLE L 42-56 0-1
4/16 @ Florida L 30-63 0-2
4/22 @ Bakersfield W 40-32 1-2
5/2 BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT L 69-77 1-3
5/7 SAN DIEGO W 51-45 2-3
5/14 @ Central Valley W 61-51 3-3
5/21 WILKES-BARRE W 52-49 4-3
5/28 @ South Georgia W 39-37 5-3
6/4 @ Oklahoma City L 35-59 5-4
6/11 Tulsa W 65-64 6-4
6/18 Central Valley W 55-36 7-4
6/25 @ San Diego W 65-58 8-4
7/9 @ Bossier-Shreveport W 66-52 9-4
7/16 @ Tulsa L 49-58 9-5
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
7/23 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:30 L-1 TIED 2-2
7/30 BAKERSFIELD 7:30 W-1 RIO 1-0
(All times Central)


YARD DAWGZ HEAD COACH AT A GLANCE: Jeff Jarnigan served as the Defensive Coordinator in 2004 with the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League. The Wranglers were one of three expansion teams for the AFL and they finished their inaugural season at 8-8. Defensively, the Wranglers tallied 4.1 stops per game and finished 3rd in the AFL in sacks, 3rd in third downs allowed, 8th in turnover margin and 12th in total defense. After a slow start, the Wrangler pass defense held their opponents to an average of 210 passing yards over the final eight games of the season.

Jarnigan spent the 2001 -2003 seasons as the defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach for the Tulsa Talons of af2. While with Tulsa, Jarnigan's defense was known for its hard-hitting, high-pressure defense that traditionally finished in the top third of the league in several defensive categories. During Jarnigan's three seasons with the Talons, they accumulated a 44-10 record, won two National Conference Central Division championships and won the ArenaCup in 2003.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY HEAD COACH AT A GLANCE: Kevin Guy, a 31 year-old native of Birmingham, Alabama, joins the Dorados organization after serving as the Head Coach / Dir. of Football Operations for the Huntsville, Alabama based Tennessee Valley Vipers over the past three af2 seasons. He leaves the Vipers with a 39-9 coaching record, which places him amongst the af2's top five career coaching leaders in wins (39) and winning percentage (81.25%), and places him with the best coaching record in af2 history based on tenure. Guy began his Vipers coaching career in 2002 and posted a 13-3 record. The Vipers won 14 consecutive games to begin the 2003 season and ended up with a 14-2 finish, which led to Guy claiming af2 Coach of the Year honors.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's match-up who rank among af2's statistical leaders in 2005:
YARD DAWGZ
Player Rank Category Stat
Craig Strickland 4th Total Offense 3709
Craig Strickland 5th Total Offensive Plays 513
Craig Strickland 9th Total Offensive TDs 77
Jarrail Jackson 6th Scoring 198
Craig Strickland T-3rd Total Offensive Avg/Play 7.2
Jarrail Jackson 1st All-Purpose Yards 2763
Jarrail Jackson 6th Scoring (TDs) 33
Craig Strickland 4th Passing Avg/Game 264.5
Craig Strickland T-5th Pass Yards/Catch 12.9
Craig Strickland 5th Pass Attempts 496
Craig Strickland 3rd Passing TDs 77
Craig Strickland 6th Pass Rating 111.7
Craig Strickland T-6th Pass Yards/Att 7.5
Craig Strickland 4th Passing Yards 3703
Craig Strickland 6th Pass Completion 286
Jarrail Jackson 2nd Receptions 112
Jarrail Jackson 2nd Receiving Yards 1452
Jarrail Jackson 9th Receiving TDs 29
Jarrail Jackson T-3rd MFG Returns 5
Jarrail Jackson 5th MFG Return Yards 92
Jarrail Jackson 2nd Kick Return Avg 25.9
Jarrail Jackson 3rd Kick Return Yards 1219
Jarrail Jackson T-2nd Kick Return TDs 4
Rickie Davis T-10th Fumbles Forced 3
Jeromy Flowers T-3rd Fumbles Recovered 3
A.J. Haglund 2nd PAT Kick % 87.0
DORADOS
Player Rank Category Stat
Josh Kellett 7th Total Offensive Plays 3235
Eric Houle 2nd Scoring (Kick) 111
J.R. Davies T-9th Total Offensive Avg/Play 7.0
Dwight Counter 9th All Purpose 1715
Chris Robinson 4th Rushing Yards 197
Chris Robinson 8th Rush Attempts 50
Chris Robinson T-5th Rushing TDs 11
Josh Kellett T-8th Rushing TDs 10
Josh Kellett 9th Passing Avg/Game 264.5
Josh Kellett 8th Pass Attempts 465
Josh Kellett 9th Pass Completions 269
Marquis Floyd 10th Yards Per Catch 13.7
Marquis Floyd 8th Reception Yards 1229
Marquis Floyd 8th Receiving Yards/game 87.8
Eric Houle 1st Field Goals 16
Eric Houle 7th Field Goal % 47.1
Eric Houle 2nd Field Goal Attempts 34
Eric Houle 5th PAT % 85.1
Eric Houle T-8th PAT Kicks Made 63
Dwight Counter 6th MFG Return Yards 81
Dwight Counter T-2nd MFG Return TDs 1
Marquis Floyd T-2nd Interceptions 9
Norman Mason T-8th Interceptions 6
Marquis Floyd 2nd Interception Return Yards 145

LOOKING BACK: The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz fell to the Louisville Fire 47-45. The Dawgz were driving late in the game, but the Fire picked off a pass that caromed off of the iron to nail down the win for Louisville. The Dawgz fell to 8-6 with the loss.

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how OKLAHOMA CITY and RIO GRANDE VALLEY rank in the league this season.
Statistical YARD DAWGZ DORADOS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 6th 52.9 8th 51.4
Scoring Defense T-8th 47.6 14th 52.6
Total Offense 5th 278.7 9th 266.4
Total Defense 7th 259.9 13th 265.9
Pass Offense 2nd 265.6 11th 245.3
Pass Defense 12th 245.7 11th 245.6
Rushing Offense 16th 13.1 10th 21.1
Rushing Defense 3rd 14.1 11th 20.2
Pass Rating 6th 112.0 13th 98.3
Pass Def. Rating 14th 108.5 7th 97.1
Kickoff Return Yards 3rd 1817 11th 1489
Turnover Margin 4th +8 8th +4
Sacks By 10th 16 4th 22
Sacks Against T-15th 22 T-4th 13
First Downs 10th 260 5th 270
Opp. First Downs 11th 258 5th 241
Penalty Yards 20th 1070 17th 929
Opp. Penalty Yds 3rd 982 15th 732
Red Zone Offense 13th 50-65 (76.9%) 3rd 55-65 (84.6%)
Red Zone Defense 12th 44-55 (80.0%) 10th 47-60 (78.3%)

OKC YARD DAWGZ INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
DS Orlando Green Long Term IR
FB/LB Eric Butler Short Term IR

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: (Notable quotes):
JEFF JARNIGAN, On the loss versus Louisville: "We had too many dropped passes, too many penalties and too many mental mistakes."

ADVANCE BOOKING: (A look at upcoming Yard Dawgz games):
The Yard Dawgz will return home next week Saturday, July 30th to face their in-state rivals, the Tulsa Talons in the final game of the 2005 regular season.

DAWG BONES: (A look at team trends and tidbits):
FIRST DRIVE OF THE GAME: This season the Yard Dawgz have taken their first drive of the game and scored nine out of fourteen times. Below is a chart detailing how the Yard Dawgz have fared on their first drive in each game thus far this season.

YARD DAWGZ FIRST DRIVE OF THE GAME
Date Opponent Result Game Outcome
4/1 @ Wilkes-Barre Turnover (Downs) LOST
4/9 @ Arkansas FIELD GOAL WON
4/16 Central Valley TOUCHDOWN WON
4/23 Quad City Missed Field Goal LOST
4/30 @ Tulsa TOUCHDOWN LOST
5/7 @ Memphis Missed Field Goal LOST
5/21 Bossier-Shreveport Turnover (Downs) WON
5/28 @ Quad City TOUCHDOWN WON
6/4 Rio Grande Valley TOUCHDOWN WON
6/11 Amarillo TOUCHDOWN WON
6/18 @ Bossier-Shreveport TOUCHDOWN LOST
6/24 Memphis TOUCHDOWN WON
7/10 @ Amarillo Missed Field Goal WON
7/16 Louisville TOUCHDOWN LOST

TALE OF TWO HALVES: This season, the Yard Dawgz have been outscored by their opponents 346-348 in the first half and they have outscored their opponents in the second half 394-319. The chart below details the point differential of the Yard Dawgz in each half of every game compared to their opponents.

YARD DAWGZ POINT DIFFERENTIAL BY HALF
Date Opponent First Half Second Half Game Outcome
4/1 @ Wilkes-Barre -5 -7 LOST
4/9 @ Arkansas -12 +35 WON
4/16 Central Valley +1 +6 WON
4/23 Quad City -9 -9 LOST
4/30 @ Tulsa -7 -6 LOST
5/7 @ Memphis -10 +5 LOST
5/21 Bossier-Shreveport +7 +28 WON
5/28 @ Quad City -5 +12 WON
6/4 Rio Grande Valley +2 +22 WON
6/11 Amarillo +8 -1 WON
6/18 @ Bossier-Shreveport 0 -8 LOST
6/24 Memohis +1 +2 WON
7/10 @ Amarillo +17 +8 WON
7/16 Louisville +10 -12 LOST
SEASON TOTALS -2 +75

MAKING HISTORY: Beginning the 2005 season, Yard Dawgz quarterback Craig Strickland had 14,415 yards in his af2 career. In week two versus the Arkansas Twisters Strickland eclipsed the 15,000 yard mark, becoming the first af2 player ever to throw for over 15,000 yards. Below is a look at the yards Strickland has thrown for in each game this season.
CRAIG STRICKLAND PASSING YARDS
Date Opponent Passing Yards Career Yards GAME RESULT
4/1 @ Wilkes-Barre 281 14,696 LOST
4/9 @ Arkansas 352 15,048 WON
4/16 Central Valley 212 15,260 WON
4/23 Quad City 311 15,571 LOST
4/30 @ Tulsa 240 15,811 LOST
5/7 @ Memphis 189 16,000 LOST
5/21 Bossier-Shreveport 180 16,180 WON
5/28 @ Quad City 317 16,497 WON
6/4 Rio Grande Valley 233 16,730 WON
6/11 Amarillo 361 17,091 WON
6/18 @ Bossier-Shreveport 258 17,349 LOST
6/24 Memphis 209 17,558 WON
7/10 @ Amarillo 313 17,871 WON
7/16 Louisville 238 18,109 LOST

TEAMS NOT RUNNING WITH THESE DAWGZ: Coming into this week's game versus the Rio Grande Valley Dorados, the Yard Dawgz are the #3 ranked rushing defense in af2. They have only given up 198 yards rushing this season for an average of 14.1 yards per game.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Yard Dawgz kick return team is ranked #2 in af2 with a kickoff return average of 22.4 yards per return, and they currently rank 3rd in the league in kickoff return yards with 1817.

HOME SWEET HOME: The Yard Dawgz are now 12-3 all-time (regular season) in the friendly confines of the Ford Center.

CATCH AND RUN: The Yard Dawgz make sure that after they catch the ball they get as many yards as possible. This season, the Yard Dawgz rank 2nd in the af2 in pass yards per catch with 12.6.

ANOTHER AWARD FOR THE DAWGZ: B.J. Barre was named U.S. Army Ironman of the Week for his performance against the Amarillo Dusters in week 15.

Barre finished the night with six catches for 103 yards and three touchdowns, rushed three times for 14 yards, and recorded an interception on defense. This marks the second time in his career that Barre has been named Ironman of the Week. Last season, he won the award in week 4 as a member of the Tulsa Talons.

GETTING DEFENSIVE: Jeromy Flowers became the first Yard Dawgz player of 2005 to earn a league award this season as he was named af2 ADT Defensive Player of the Week for his week 10 performance against the Rio Grande Valley Dorados on June 4, 2005. Flowers had two interceptions and three pass defenses to go along with his six tackles in the victory over the Dorados.

Flowers (6-0, 200, Arkansas) has played in seven games for the Dawgz and has compiled 31.5 tackles, two interceptions, and seven pass defenses.

DUSTING AWAY THE DUSTERS: The Dawgz completed the season sweep of the Amarillo Dusters two weeks ago as they defeated them for the second time this year. The Dawgz outscored the Dusters 151-119 this season. The Dawgz added the Dusters to the list of winless opponents against the Dawgz. The list includes Arkansas (0-2 versus OKC), and Central Valley (0-2 versus OKC).

KEY MATCH-UPS AND PLAYERS TO WATCH THIS WEEK:
Yard Dawgz offensive specialist Jarrail Jackson: In week #11, Jackson surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the season, becoming only the fourth receiver in Yard Dawgz history to achieve this mark.

Two weeks ago in the first half against Amarillo, Jackson caught seven passes to reach the 100-reception mark on the season and become the only player in Yard Dawgz history to achieve this feat. In week 13 against Memphis Jackson broke the single season reception record by catching nine passes to reach 93 on the season. The previous record was held by Kris Peters, who caught 92 passes in 2004.

With two games remaining in the 2005 regular season, we will take a look at the playoff race in the National Conference.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PLAYOFF PICTURE
1. Memphis Xplorers (10-3) - Current Midwest Division Leader
2. Tulsa Talons (10-4) - Current West Division Leader
3. Rio Grande Valley Dorados (9-5)
4. Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (8-6) - Hold HTH over AMA and QUA
5. Amarillo Dusters (8-6) - Holds HTH over QUA
6. Quad City Steamwheelers(8-6)

YARD DAWGZ PRACTICE PLAN: (A look at the Yard Dawgz schedule this week)
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (FORD CENTER)
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (FORD CENTER)
Friday: Walk Through at Dodge Arena
Saturday: 7:30 p.m. - KICKOFF!!! At Rio Grande Valley Dorados (DODGE ARENA)
**All Times are central**





RECENT YARD DAWGZ ROSTER MOVES (most recent first):
Date Action Player
7-15 PLACED ON SHORT TERM IR Eric Butler-FB/LB
7-15 ACTIVATED FROM LONG TERM IR John Williamson-FB/LB
6-16 TRAN SFERRED FROM SHORT TERM IR TO LONG TERM IR John Williamson-FB/LB
6-9 PLACED ON RE-ASSIGNMENT Will Goodloe-OL/DL
6-9 HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED Mike Pruitt- OL/DL
6-8 ACTIVATED FROM REFUSED TO REPORT DaQuan Davis-WR/DB
6-8 PLACED ON SHORT TERM IR Chris Archie-WR/LB

GAME AWARD WINNERS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 @ Wilkes-Barre JR Thomas -Wilkes Barre
2 @ Arkansas Craig Strickland-Oklahoma City
3 Central Valley Brandon Daniels-Oklahoma City
4 Quad City Jarrail Jackson-Oklahoma City
5 @ Tulsa Donovan Morgan-Tulsa
6 @ Memphis Brian Jones-Memphis
7 BYE
8 Vs. Bossier Jarrail Jackson - Oklahoma City
9 @ Quad City Jarrail Jackson - Oklahoma City
10 Rio Grande Valley Jarrail Jackson - Oklahoma City
11 Amarillo Craig Strickland - Oklahoma City
12 @ Bossier-Shreveport Reggie Perkins - Bossier-Shreveport
13 Memphis Jarrail Jackson - Oklahoma City
15 @ Amarillo Jarrail Jackson - Oklahoma City
16 Louisville Rob Mager - Louisville

IRONMAN AWARD (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 @ Wilkes-Barre Demetrius Austrum - Wilkes Barre
2 @ Arkansas B.J. Barre-Oklahoma City
3 Central Valley Al Hunt-Oklahoma City
4 Quad City Tim Dodge-Quad City
5 @ Tulsa B.J. Barre-Oklahoma City
6 @ Memphis Ryan Karr-Memphis
7 BYE
8 Vs. Bossier B.J. Barre - Oklahoma City
9 @ Quad City Tim Dodge - Quad City
10 Rio Grande Valley B.J. Barre - Oklahoma City
11 Amarillo Al Hunt - Oklahoma City
12 @ Bossier-Shreveport Adrian Burnette - Bossier-Shreveport
13 Memphis Al Hunt - Oklahoma City
15 @ Amarillo B.J. Barre - Oklahoma City
16 Louisville Al Hunt - Oklahoma City

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 @ Wilkes-Barre Ameer Riley - Wilkes Barre
2 @ Arkansas Al Hunt-Oklahoma City
3 Central Valley Clint Merz-Central Valley
4 Quad City Matt Forbes-Quad City
5 @ Tulsa Chris Canty-Tulsa
6 @ Memphis Dahnel Singfield-Memphis
7 BYE
8 Vs. Bossier Rickie Davis - Oklahoma City
9 @ Quad City John Culp - Quad City
10 Rio Grande Valley Jeromy Flowers - Oklahoma City
11 Amarillo Jeromy Flowers - Oklahoma City
12 @ Bossier-Shreveport Joe Wesley - Bossier-Shreveport
13 Memphis B.J. Barre - Oklahoma City
15 @ Amarillo A.J. Haglund - Oklahoma City
16 Louisville Dennis Fryzel - Louisville

af2 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Week Offensive Defensive Ironman
1 Julian Reese-Amarillo Demetrius Austrum-Wilkes-Barre Khreem Smith-Memphis
2 Kevin Prentiss-Memphis Ahmad Willis-Tulsa Tony Stallings-Louisville
3 Jake Eaton-Manchester Matt Forbes-Quad City Matt Jackson-Macon
4 Julian Reese-Amarillo Matt Forbes-Quad City Chris Robinson-Rio Grande Valley
5 Bo Smith-Bossier-Shreveport Travis Coleman-Albany J.J. McKelvey-Manchester
6 Juston Wood-Central Valley William Haith-Manchester Nathan Munson- Bakersfield
7 Kyle Rowley-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Ryan Bowers-Green Bay Joe Wesley-Bossier-Shreveport
8 Detronn Harris-Birmingham Norman Mason-Rio Grande Valley Robert Kilow-Arkansas
9 Juston Wood - Central Valley Norman Mason - Rio Grande Valley Demetrius Forney - Louisville
10 D Bryant - Albany Jeromy Flowers-Oklahoma City Asi Faoa - San Diego
11 Dwight Counter - Rio Grande Valley Ryan Smith - San Diego Matt Jackson - Macon
12 Sam Clemons - Quad City Dahnel Singfield - Memphis Marquis Floyd - Rio Grande Valley
13 Cesare Manning - Louisville David Crocker - Green Bay Reggie Perkins - Bossier-Shreveport
15 Brian Zbydniewski - South Georgia Chris Canty - Tulsa B.J. Barre - Oklahoma City
16 Donovan Morgan - Tulsa Khreem Smith - Memphis Nick Onaindia - Bakersfield



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