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May 13, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


TURNING IT AROUND: The Colorado Crush (9-4) look to continue their impressive turnaround season when they travel to Conseco Fieldhouse to play the Indiana Firebirds (7-7) this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. With a win this weekend, the Crush would set the new mark after sharing the current record with New Jersey (2002) and Detroit (2003) for the best single-season turnaround in AFL history with seven-victory improvement from the previous season. Colorado went 2-14 in 2003, but the addition of head coach MIKE DAILEY has the city of Denver in contention for hosting ArenaBowl XVIII on June 27. Following are the top one-season turnarounds in AFL history:

TOP ONE-SEASON TURNAROUNDS

TEAM SEASONS FIRST SEASON SECOND SEASON IMPROVEMENT
New Jersey Gladiators 2001-02 2-12 9-5 +7
Detroit Fury 2002-03 1-13 8-8 +7
COLORADO CRUSH 2003-04 2-14 9-4 ???
Milwaukee Mustangs 1995-96 4-8 10-4 +6
Orlando Predators 1991-92 3-7 9-1 +6

ARBET'S 70TH: With a win this Sunday at Las Vegas, San Jose (10-3) would not only take a 5-1 all-time series lead with the Gladiators (6-7), 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 Las Vegas this Sunday on NBC 11 in San Jose at 6 p.m. ET.

TOP ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES

COACH, CURRENT TEAM W L PCT
Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 165 62 0.727
Danny White, Arizona 137 64 0.682
Perry Moss * 86 35 0.711
Mike Hohensee, Chicago 82 75 0.522
Michael Trigg, Philadelphia 78 81 0.491
John Gregory * 73 56 0.566
Mike Dailey, Colorado 72 50 0.590
DARREN ARBET, San Jose 69 25 0.734
* Inactive

MR. CONSISTENCY: Orlando DS KENNY "THE GLOVE" MC ENTYRE has yet to miss a start since coming to the Predators in the tail end of the 1998 season. This Sunday's game against Austin at Frank Erwin Center at 3 p.m. ET will mark his 102 consecutive start -- building on his own team record. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year currently leads the AFL with nine interceptions and is the all-time leader with 55.

EXPANSION PLAYOFFS: Sixteen teams have advanced to the postseason in AFL history as expansion clubs. This season, three expansion teams – Austin, New Orleans and Philadelphia – are still aiming to join that list. New Orleans can secure a playoff berth with a victory over Georgia this Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (Cox Sports TV, New Orleans).

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 eighth consecutive week, Las Vegas WR/DB MARCUS NASH is the top player in AFL Fantasy, racking up an average of 38.7 fantasy points each week. Paired in the top ten are Los Angeles pass-n-catch duo QB TONY GRAZIANI and OS CHRIS JACKSON, who, with the Avengers (7-6), face the New York Dragons (8-5) this Sunday on NBC at 3 p.m. ET. Moving up the list to No. 3 is Indiana QB ADRIAN MCPHERSON with a 31.8 per-game average. The 20-year-old passed for six touchdowns and rushed for three more in the Firebirds (7-7) win over Detroit last week. Indiana's playoff hopes are on the line when McPherson and the ‘Birds host the Colorado Crush (9-4) 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 38.7
2 Chris Jackson, WR/LB Los Angeles 35.3
3 Adrian McPherson, QB Indiana 31.8
4 Clint Dolezel, QB Las Vegas 30.9
5 Cory Fleming, WR/DB Orlando 30.5
6 Damian Harrell, OS Colorado 30.3
7 Tony Graziani, QB Los Angeles 30.1
8 James Roe, WR/DB San Jose 29.7
9 Siaha Burley, OS Arizona 28.3
10t John Kaleo, QB Austin 27.2
10t Will Pettis, WR/DB Dallas 27.2

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