Quick hitters: week 14
May 6, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
ARBET'S 70TH, GRUDEN'S 50th: With a win this Sunday at Arizona, San Jose (10-2) would not only even the all-time series with the Rattlers (8-5) to 11-11, but SaberCats head coach DARREN ARBET would also earn his 70th career win, making him the eighth head coach to reach the milestone. San Jose faces Arizona this Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.
With a victory at New Orleans (9-3) this Sunday, Orlando head coach JAY GRUDEN could become the ninth head coach to reach the 50 career wins. The Predators (6-6) face the VooDoo this Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.
TOP ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES
COACH, CURRENT TEAM W L PCT
Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 164 62 0.726
Danny White, Arizona 136 64 0.680
Perry Moss * 86 35 0.711
Mike Hohensee, Chicago 81 75 0.519
Michael Trigg, Philadelphia 78 80 0.494
John Gregory * 73 56 0.566
Mike Dailey, Colorado 72 50 0.590
DARREN ARBET, San Jose 69 24 0.742
JAY GRUDEN, Orlando 49 29 0.628
Todd Shell, New York 45 38 0.542
* Inactive
RUN FOR IT: With one rushing touchdown vs. Detroit this Saturday, Indiana Firebirds QB ADRIAN MCPHERSON will own the single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (currently tied with New York's AARON GARCIA, 15 in 1999 and JAY MCDONAGH, 15 in 2003). Entering Week 14, McPherson's 15 rushing touchdowns are the most scored by any rookie quarterback (15).
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS BY A QUARTERBACK, SEASON
NAME, CURRENT TEAM YEAR, TEAM TD
Aaron Garcia, New York 1999, Iowa 15
Jay McDonagh 2003, Las Vegas 15
Adrian McPherson, Indiana * 2004, Indiana # 15
Major Harris * 1991, Columbus 14
Mike Hold 1991, Denver 13
Todd Hammel, Philadelphia 1996, Milwaukee 12
Tom Porras * 1991, Albany 11
Robert Hall 2000, Houston 10
* Rookie season
# Through Week 14
EXPANSION PLAYOFFS: Sixteen teams have advanced to the postseason in AFL history as expansion clubs. This season, three expansion teams â Austin, New Orleans and Philadelphia â are still aiming to join that list. New Orleans can secure a playoff berth with a win over Orlando this Sunday (NBC, 3 p.m. ET) AND EITHER a Dallas loss OR New York and Los Angeles loss.
EXPANSION TEAMS IN THE PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM REG. SEASON RESULT
1988 Detroit Drive 9-3 Won ArenaBowl II
1988 Los Angeles Cobras 5-6-1 Lost in Semifinals
1990 Dallas Texans 6-2 Lost ArenaBowl IV
1992 Sacramento Attack 4-6 Lost in First Round
1992 Cincinnati Rockers 7-3 Lost in First Round
1993 Charlotte Rage 6-6 Lost in First Round
1994 Fort Worth Cavalry 5-7 Lost in First Round
1994 Las Vegas Sting 5-7 Lost in First Round
1995 Memphis Pharaohs 6-6 Lost in First Round
1995 St. Louis Stampede 9-3 Lost in First Round
1995 Iowa Barnstormers 7-5 Lost in Semifinals
1997 Nashville Kats 10-4 Lost in First Round
1997 New Jersey Red Dogs 9-5 Lost in First Round
2001 Chicago Rush 7-7 Lost in Quarterfinals
2001 Detroit Fury 7-7 Lost in First Round
2002 Dallas Desperados 7-7 Lost in Quarterfinals
LIVING IN A FANTASY: For the seventh consecutive week, Las Vegas WR/DB MARCUS NASH is the top player in AFL Fantasy, racking up an average of 37.1 fantasy points each week. Offensive Player of the Year candidates and Los Angeles pass-n-catch duo QB TONY GRAZIANI and OS CHRIS JACKSON both rank in the top five. The Avengers (7-5), face the defending ArenaBowl champion Tampa Bay Storm (6-7) this Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.
TOP AFL FANTASY POINT PLAYERS
RANK PLAYER, POSITION TEAM FP/G
1 Marcus Nash, WR/DB Las Vegas 37.1
2 Chris Jackson, WR/LB Los Angeles 35.4
3 Clint Dolezel, QB Las Vegas 31.6
4 Cory Fleming, WR/DB Orlando 31.3
5 Tony Graziani, QB Los Angeles 30.6
6 Damian Harrell, OS Colorado 30.3
7 James Roe, WR/DB San Jose 29.7
8 Adrian McPherson, QB Indiana 29.4
9 Siaha Burley, OS Arizona 28.3
10 Cornelius White Columbus 27.9
Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from May 6, 2004
- SaberCats QB Grieb named player of the month - San Jose SaberCats
- Quick hitters: week 14 - AFL I
- Fans to participate in AFL award voting for second season - AFL I
- Must-see matchups: week 14 - AFL I
- AFL honors five players with monthly awards for April - AFL I
- Force ready to play again after bye week - Georgia Force
- Dragons Rookie WR/LB Richmond Flowers to Appear on AFL on NBC Coverage - New York Dragons
- Cobras Activate WR/LB Sir Mawn Wilson - Carolina Cobras
- Drive to ArenaBowl XVIII continues Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET - AFL I
- Taylor named AFL Kicker of the Month - Orlando Predators
- VooDoo DS Monty Montgomery named AFL's ADT Defensive Player of the Month - New Orleans VooDoo
- Toliver named US Army Ironman of the Month - Tampa Bay Storm
- Etu Molden named April Rookie of the Month - Chicago Rush
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