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May 11, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Yard Dawgz (4-1)
At Twisters (4-2)
Date: Saturday, May 13, 2006
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT
Site: ALLTEL Arena (16,058)
National Anthem:
Coin Toss:
Officials: Ken Antee (Referee),
Britt Choate (Umpire), Chad Walker (Head Linesman), Mark Bailey (Line Judge), Dax Hill (Back Judge)
Radio: KEBC 1340 (Mike Frazer)
TV: PAX 20/49 (Arkansas)
Series Record: Oklahoma City leads 2-0
Last Meeting: 4/9/05; Arkansas 48, OKC 71
Streaks: Dawgz W1; Twisters L1
Coaches: Jeff Jarnigan (14-7; 0-1 playoffs, Second Season); John Gregory (9-9, Second Season)

THE STAKES: Oklahoma City looks to remain perfect on the road with a win at Arkansas.

THE SERIES: The Yard Dawgz lead the series 2-0. The last time the two teams met in Arkansas, Oklahoma City picked up their first win of the 2005 season.

THE IFs:
If Oklahoma City defeats Arkansas, it would ...
- Improve Oklahoma City to 3-0 on the road
- Improve the Yard Dawgz to a 3-0 series lead over Arkansas.

OKLAHOMA CITY (4-1, Won 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 STOCKTON 7:05 WON 60-50
4/15 @ Amarillo 7:00 WON 61-44
4/21 @ Green Bay 7:30 WON 44-32
4/29 AMARILLO 7:05 LOST 56-58
5/6 TULSA 7:05 WON 90-54
5/13 @ Arkansas 7:00 -- ---
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/20 SOUTH GEORGIA 6:05 L2 0-0
5/27 @ Bossier City 7:00 L2 1-1
6/3 RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:05 W2 3-2
6/10 @ Tulsa 7:00 W1 3-2
6/17 BAKERSFIELD 7:05 L1 0-0
6/24 @ Rio Grande Valley 7:30 W2 3-2
7/8 @ Tulsa 7:00 W1 3-2
7/15 ARKANSAS 7:05 W3 2-0
7/22 @ Central Valley 9:30 W2 2-0
7/29 BOSSIER CITY 7:05 L2 1-1

ARKANSAS (4-2, Loss 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/31 @ Quad City 7:15 WON 68-58
4/8 AMARILLO 7:00 WON 58-20
4/15 @ Bossier City 7:00 WON 55-35
4/22 @ Rio Grande 7:30 LOSS 55-57
4/29 TENNESSEE VALLEY 7:00 WON 65-56
5/6 @ Amarillo 7:00 LOSS 34-45
5/13 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:05 -- --
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/27 @ Tulsa 7:00 W1 4-8
6/3 BOSSIER CITY 7:30 W6 7-2
6/10 @ Macon 6:30 L4 0-4
6/17 RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:00 L1 1-1
6/25 @ Bakersfield 5:00 L2 0-2
7/1 SPOKANE 7:00 -- 0-0
7/15 @ Oklahoma City 7:00 L2 0-2
7/22 TULSA 7:00 W1 4-8
7/29 MACON 7:00 L4 0-4

HEAD COACHES: Jeff Jarnigan enters his second season as head coach of the Yard Dawgz. Last season he led the team to a 10-6 regular season record and a first round playoff appearance. Prior to taking over the head coaching duties in Oklahoma City, Coach Jarnigan served as the defensive coordinator for the Austin Wranglers (AFL) during the 2004 season. From 2001 through 2003 Coach Jarnigan was the defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Twisters. Under his defense the team won two National Conference Central Division Championships and the ArenaCup in 2003.

John Gregory became the third coach in Twisters' history with coaching experience spanning five decades as a line coach, offensive coordinator, head coach, and general manager. Gregory is known around arena football for developing quarterbacks, having recruited and developed current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. Gregory recruited Warner to the Iowa Barnstormers of the AFL in the mid-90's when Warner was out of football. Warner became one of the AFL's best passers and developed into one of the greatest Cinderella stories in sports history. Warner was later signed by the St. Louis Rams of the NFL and eventually won a Super Bowl championship and league MVP award.

LAST SERIES MEETING: The Arkansas Twisters lost to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 48-71 on April 9, 2005 in North Little Rock.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's matchup who rank among af2's statistical leaders:

YARD DAWGZ
Player Rank Category Stat
Strickland, Craig 4 Total Offense 279.8
Strickland, Craig 2 Total Offense TDs 39
Hunt, Al 3 Scoring 90
Haglund, AJ 1 Scoring (Kick) 45 pts
Strickland, Craig 2 Total Off Avg/Play 8.9
Strickland,Craig 6 Total Off. Yards 1399
Jackson, Jarrail 8 All Purpose 148.0
Hunt, Al 3 Scoring (TDs) 15 TDs
Strickland, Craig 4 Passing Avg/Game 279.2
Strickland, Craig 1 Pass Yds/Comp 14.2
Strickland, Craig 9 Pass Comp. Pct 63.2
Strickland, Craig 1 Passing TDs 39
Strickland, Craig 1 Pass Rating 126.5
Strickland, Craig 1 Pass Yds/Att 9.0
Strickland, Craig 6 Passing YDs 1396
Hunt, Al 4 Yds/Catch 17.2
Hunt, Al 9 Reception Yds 482
Hunt, Al 9 Receive YD/Game 96.4
Hunt, Al 3 Reception TDs 14
Jackson, Jarrail 6 Reception TDs 12
Haglund, AJ 4 PAT Attempts 44
Haglund, AJ 7 Field Goals .40
Haglund, AJ 6 Field Goals Made 2
Haglund, AJ 3 PAT Kicking PCT 88.6
Haglund, AJ 3 PAT Made 39
Jackson, Jarrail 1 MFG Returns 5
Jackson, Jarrail 2 MFG Ret YDs 108
Fletcher, Oliver 1 Tackles 39.0

TWISTERS
Player Rank Category Stat
Church, Walter 10 Total Offense 252.7
Church, Walter 3 Total Off. Plays 214
Church, Walter 2 Total Offense TDs 39
Church, Walter 5 Total Offense YDs 1516
Church, Walter 6 Passing Avg/Game 261.0
Church, Walter 6 Pass Yards/Comp. 12.8
Church, Walter 3 Pass Attempts 201
Church, Walter 2 Passing TDs 38
Church, Walter 6 Pass YDs/ATT 7.8
Church, Walter 2 Passing Yards 1566
Church, Walter 3 Pass Completions 122
Church, Walter 2 Pass Interceptions 9
Carlton, David 10 PAT Kicking Pct 75.0
Kilow, Robert 10 MFG Return Yards 37
Kilow, Robert 4 MFG Returns 3
Alford, Ted 2 MFG Return TDs 1
Williams, Kevin 5 Interception Return 3
Williams, Kevin 2 Intcp. Return TDs 1
Watson, Steve 1 Sacks 7.0
McLain, CJ 2 Sacks 4.5
McLain, CJ 1 Tackles for Loss 8.5
Watson, Steve 2 Tackles for Loss 8.0
McLain, CJ 3 Fumbles Forced .67
Reid, Delenell 2 Passes Defended 4.0

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Yard Dawgz and Twisters stack up:

Statistical TWISTERS YARD DAWGZ
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 4 55.8 1 62.2
Scoring Defense 6 45.2 11 47.6
Total Offense 12 257.8 7 283.4
Total Defense 7 252.0 23 301.4
Pass Offense 8 256.8 6 271.2
Pass Defense 12 237.2 23 282.4
Rushing Offense 23 1.0 21 12.2
Rushing Defense 6 14.8 9 19.0
Scoring (Non-Kick) 2 50 3 44
Scoring (Kicking) 9 31 pts 1 45 pts
Pass Rating 10 105.7 1 125.4
Pass Def. Rating 12 96.5 13 98.4
Kickoff Returns 8 19.5 19 13.8
MFG Returns 3 4 1 5
Turnover Margin 12 0.0 (+0) 15 -1 (-0.20)
Field Goals 20 .00 8 .33
PAT Kicking 18 .674 3 .886
Sacks By 1 21 19 3
Sacks Against 7 5 17 9
First Downs 5 108 15 86
Opp. First Downs 21 114 10 90
Penalties 21 74.2 20 70.4
Opp. Penalties 13 56.5 2 78.8

THIS WEEK'S QUOTES:
JEFF JARNIGAN, on Arkansas: "... I have a lot of respect for the Twisters' coaching staff... they have an extremely talented coach who has been around arena football for a long time..... this will be one of our toughest games of the season...Arkansas has a terrific fan base."

DROPBACK: Head Coach Jeff Jarnigan had no doubt that his team would finish on top against Tulsa last week. The interstate rivalry has become one of the biggest match-ups between both teams. Quarterback, Craig Strickland tied his own record for most touchdown passes in a game with 10 and became the first quarterback in af2 history to pass for 20,000 yards. The Yard Dawgz set a franchise record with most points scored in a single game in their 90-54 win over Tulsa. The 90 points scored also moves Oklahoma City into the number 6 spot for Most Points, Single Team, Game of all-time team records.

FORWARD MOTION: The Yard Dawgz host South Georgia on May 20th. It will be the first meeting between the two teams.

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS: At least one Yard Dawgz' receiver has four or more touchdowns in 4/5 of Oklahoma City's games.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 STO George Williams (STO)
3 AMR Craig Strickland (OKC)
4 GBB Craig Strickland (OKC)
5 AMR Derek Jones (AMR)
6 TUL Craig Strickland (OKC)*
*af2 Schutt Offensive Player of the Week

IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 STO Al Hunt (OKC)
3 AMR Al Hunt (OKC)
4 GBB Whitney Bell (GBB)
5 AMR Al Hunt (OKC)
6 TUL Al Hunt (OKC)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 STO N/A
3 AMR Jon Holland (OKC)
4 GBB Terrance Taylor (GBB)
5 AMR Jon Holland (OKC)
6 TUL Kendrick Walker (OKC)

CATCH OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Date Opp. Player
2 STO Al Hunt (OKC)
3 AMR Jarrail Jackson (OKC)
4 GBB Robert Garth (GBB)
5 AMR Derek Jones (AMR)
6 TUL Jarrail Jackson (OKC)



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