Peoria Pirates game notes
Published on April 28, 2004 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Peoria Rough Riders News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Peoria Pirates (1-3)
At Central Coyotes (0-3)
Date: Saturday May 1, 2004
Kickoff: 7:4 0 p.m. PST
Site: Selland Arena (8,300)
National Anthem:
Coin Toss:
Officials: (R);(U); (HL);
(LJ);(BJ)
Radio: Fox Sports 1290
Ed Hammond: Play-by-Play
Jim Preston: Color Commentary
Series Record: Peoria leads series 2-1
Last Meeting: Bakersfield 45 Peoria 35 6/28/03
Streaks: Peoria Pirates Lost 2 - Central Valley Lost 3
Coaches:
Peoria Pirates: Bruce Cowdrey
Tulsa Talons: Cree Morris
THE STAKES: Peoria needs a win to be .500 for this road trip.
THE IF's:
If Peoria defeats Fresno it would ...
- Give Peoria their first road win in 2004.
- Give Peoria a boost going into a short practice Week 6 vs. Quad City.
- Give Peoria a 2-3 record for the season.
Have we met before?
Central Valley Coyotes is a new "name" this year for the Fresno team. Fresno was in the league during the 2002 season. Central Valley Head Coach was with the San Diego Riptide last season.
Peoria Pirates (1-3) Lost 2
Date Opponent Result Score
4/3 @ Wichita L 13-33
4/9 ARKANSAS W 22-13
4/16 WICHITA L 26-47
4/23 @ Tulsa L 47-66
5/1 @ Central Valley
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/7 vs. QUAD CITY 7:00 L-1 QUA 4-2
5/15 vs. WILKES-BARRE 7:00 W-3 First Meet
5/21 BYE
5/29 vs. ALBANY 7:00 L-3 First Meet
6/5 @ Green Bay L-2 PEO 2-0
6/12 vs. LOUISVILLE 7:00 W-3 LOU 4-2
6/19 @ Louisville 7:00 LOU 4-2
6/25 BYE
7/2 @ Quad City QUA 4-2
7/9 @ Bossier City L-2 BOS 3-0
7/17 vs. COLUMBUS 7:00 L-2 PEO 2-0
7/24 @ Birmingham W-3 BIR 2-1
7/31 vs. GREEN BAY 7:00 PEO 2-0
Central Valley Coyotes (0-3) Lost 3
Date Opponent Result Score
3/27 Hawaii L 35-68
4/10 Bakersfield Blitz L 48-65
4/23 @ San Diego L 34-59
5/1 Peoria Pirates
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/8 @ Green Bay 8:30
5/15 Rio Grande 10:30
5/22 @ Hawaii 12:30
5/29 Bakersfield Blitz 10:30
6/5 San Diego 10:30
6/12 @ Hawaii 12:30
6/19 @ Bakersfield 10:00
7/3 @ Oklahoma 8:30
7/10 San Diego 10:30
7/17 @ Bakersfield 10:00
7/24 Hawaii 10:30
7/30 @ San Diego 10:00
Peoria Pirates Head Coach at a Glance:
Bruce Cowdrey returns for his 3rd season as head coach of Peoria and his 4th in af2. In 2002, Coach Cowdrey led the Pirates to an 11-5 record and a 4-0 postsesaon record to claim the 2002 ArenaCup championship. Prior to the af2, Coach Cowdrey was the head coach of the Pirates in the Indoor Football League (IFL) and led them to a 17-0 record and the IFL's Gold Cup championship.
Central Valley Head Coach at a Glance:
Cree Morris has been selected the Central Valley Coyotes first head coach of the franchise. Morris no stranger to af2, was the former head coach of the San Diego Riptide. Morris played college football at San Diego state and in the World Football League
TALE OF THE TAPE:
Statistical Peoria Central Valley
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 23 27.0 20 39.0
Scoring Defense 6 39.8 23 64.0
Total Offense 25 168.5 14 251.3
Total Defense 9 229.5 21 290.0
Pass Offense 25 141.8 16 228.7
Pass Defense 10 211.8 yds 23 279.7 yds
Rushing Offense 9 26.8 yds 10 22.7 yds
Rushing Defense 13 17.8 yds 5 10.3 yds
Scoring (Non-Kick) 21 96 pts 19 110 pts
Scoring (Kicking) 20 12 pts 24 7 pts
Pass Rating 24 74.9 19 93.4
Pass Def. Rating 11 139-81-5 24 92-63-3
Kickoff Returns 11 17-331 3 22-578
MFG Returns 15 5-76yds 18 1-11 yds
Turnover Margin 19 -0.75 25 -3
Field Goals 20 1-10 12 1-3
PAT Kicking 22 9-15 25 4-11
Sacks By 15 4/13 25 1/1
Sacks Against 23 10/63 14 3/12
First Downs T-14 45 T-14 45
Opp. First Downs 21 56 14 48
Penalties 10 39.0 4 36.7
Opp. Penalties 22 60 9 53.3
Red Zone Off 24 47.1% 17 68.8%
Red Zone Def 10 72.7% 20 81.2%
PIRATES INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
WR/DB Doug Owusu Ankle Short IR
OS B Burnside Knee Short IR
OL/DL Lucas Brigman Knee Long IR
DS Ben Sanderson Shoulder Long IR
OL/DL Jerry Samuels Knee Long IR
OL/DL Paul Steffek Knee Long IR
FORWARD MOTION: Peoria Pirates next home game will be against divisional rival Quad City on May 7, 2004.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS: K Louie Aguiar set a new Peoria Pirates record with a 52-yard Field Goal breaking the old record of 51 yards set by Todd Kurz 7/7/01.
Road Sweet Road: The Peoria Pirates next game will be on the road traveling to Green Bay WI, to take on the Green Bay Blizzard on June 5,2004.
LEAGUE TOP 10's: Players from this week's match up who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
Peoria Pirates
Player Rank Category Stat
Frank West 2 Tackles 23.5
A. Worthman 8 Tackles 17.5
Central Valley
Player Rank Category Stat
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Week Opp. Player
1 Wichita WIC OL/DL Cliff Holloman
2 Arkansas Peoria DS Frank West
3 Wichita WIC WR/LB Marc Bacote
4 Tulsa TUL WR/DB Robert Reed
ARMY IRONMAN of the GAME
Week Opp. Player
1 Wichita Wichita FB/LB Daren Williams
2 Arkansas Peoria FB/LB Casey Urlacher
3 Wichita WIC DS Brian Livingston
4 Tulsa TUL WR/DB Bjron Barre
BABY RUTH REAL DEAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Week Opp. Player
1 Wichita Wichita QB Aaron Sparrow
2 Arkansas Peo WR/DB L. Matthews
3 Wichita WIC OS Michael Dritlein
4 Tulsa TUL QB Mike Wall
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