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San Jose SaberCats game notes

April 6, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release


THE QUICK FACTS:
Game: SaberCats (7-1) at Dallas Desperados (5-3).
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2004.
Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. (PDT).
Site: American Airlines Center (16,500).
Officials: Tom McCabe (Referee); Rick Lowe (Umpire); Neil Brunner (Head Linesman); Bob McElwee (Line Judge); Joe Duncan (Back Judge)
Television: The game will be shown locally on NBC11 (KNTV) live with Bob Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Keena Turner (analyst). A tape-delayed replay will be shown on WB20 at midnight on Sunday, April 11.
Radio: The game will be broadcast live on San Jose's flagship radio station KNBR 1050 with Grant Napear (play-by-play) and George Atkinson (analyst).
SaberCats Sideline Report: SSR returns and can be seen on NBC11 every Sunday at 11:50 p.m. with host Bob Fitzgerald and a special guest.
Internet: Log on to www.KNBR.com to hear a live webcast of the game.
Series Record: SaberCats lead 2-1.
Last Meeting: Dallas 67, San Jose 64 (April 6, 2003 in Dallas, Tex.).
Series Streaks: Dallas Won 1.
Coaches: San Jose, Darren Arbet (6th season; 60-20 regular season, 66-23 overall). Dallas, Will McClay (1st season; 5-3 regular season and overall).


OVERVIEW: San Jose concludes its brief two-game road swing with a trip to Dallas to face the Desperados on Saturday, April 10. The game will be televised live locally on NBC11 at 5:30 p.m. (PDT) with a tape-delay showing on WB20 at midnight on Apr. 11. The SaberCats extended their winning streak to four games and matched the New Orleans VooDoo with the best record in the league at 7-1 with their come-from-behind 62-55 win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4. James Roe tied an AFL record and established San Jose game records for touchdowns scored and TD receptions with seven, including five in the second half, as the SaberCats overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to post the win. Mark Grieb matched a franchise record and career-high with nine scoring passes while completing 27-of-34 for 351 yards, the 5th highest game total in team history. San Jose racked up a season-high 358 yards of total offense against the league's top ranked defense and outscored Tampa Bay 41-17 in the second half. The SaberCats return to Dallas this week where they suffered one of their four losses last season. Dallas lost its second straight game falling 47-31 at Philadelphia on April 4. The Desperados edged San Jose 67-64 on April 6, 2003 for their first win against the SaberCats in three tries.

THE SCHEDULES:
2004 San Jose SaberCats (7-1)
Game Opponent Result Score
Feb. 5 @Detroit Won 58-43
Feb. 22 @Los Angeles Won 61-55
Feb. 28 GRAND RAPIDS Won 62-31
Mar. 7 @New York Lost 50-64
Mar. 14 COLORADO Won 55-35
Mar. 20 LAS VEGAS Won 79-62
Mar. 26 LOS ANGELES Won 55-52
Apr. 4 @Tampa Bay Won 62-55
Game Opponent Time Radio/TV
Apr. 10 @Dallas 5:30 pm 1050/NBC11
Apr. 16 CHICAGO 7:30 pm 1050
Apr. 25 @Georgia 9:00 am 1050/NBC
May 1 NEW ORLEANS 7:30 pm 1050
May 9 @Arizona 12:00 pm 1050/NBC
May 16 @Las Vegas 12:00 pm 1050/NBC
May 22 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 pm 1050
May 30 ARIZONA 1:00 pm 1050/NBC

2004 Dallas Desperados (5-3)
Game Opponent Result Score
Feb. 8 CAROLINA Lost 41-67
Feb. 15 PHILADELPHIA Won 51-47
Feb. 22 @New York Won 56-44
Feb. 29 @Columbus Won 51-35
Mar. 6 GRAND RAPIDS Won 66-50
Mar. 13 @Carolina Won 77-52
Mar. 21 LOS ANGELES Lost 44-60
Apr. 4 @Philadelphia Lost 31-47
Game Opponent Time (PT) TV
Apr. 10 SAN JOSE 5:30 pm
Apr. 18 @Arizona 12:00 pm NBC
Apr. 25 @Orlando 9:00 am NBC
May 2 NEW YORK 12:00 pm NBC
May 9 @Austin 12:00 pm NBC
May 16 @Chicago 12:00 pm NBC
May 22 COLUMBUS 5:30 pm
May 30 TAMPA BAY 1:00 pm NBC

THE SERIES: San Jose leads the all-time series 2-1 but the Desperados won the last meeting 67-64 on April 6, 2003...This will be the third straight meeting between the teams in Dallas with the clubs splitting the first two...The SaberCats have outscored Dallas 135 to 83 in their two wins while losing their only series game by 3 points...San Jose has outscored Dallas 199 to 150 overall in the series.

WHAT'S AHEAD: The SaberCats return to HP Pavilion on Friday, April 16 to face the Chicago Rush in their only home game for the month. Entering Week 10 of the season, the Rush lead the Central Division and are seeded third behind San Jose and New Orleans.

SERIES NOTABLES: San Jose had a team record 32 first downs at Dallas on April 6, 2003, it was the AFL's highest total that season...Dallas has had its most pass attempts in a game (51, at San Jose, 5/25/02) and its fewest (24, at Dallas, 4/6/03) against the SaberCats...San Jose's 11 TDs and its point total in a 77-42 win on May 25, 2002 are the most allowed by Dallas in team history...The SaberCats are a perfect 14-for-14 in red zone scoring opportunities against Dallas (all TDs)...Mark Grieb has thrown 5 of his 30 San Jose career interceptions against Dallas and 2 of his 16 career 300-plus yard games have come against the Desperados...James Hundon has 2 TD catches in each of the three series games and has totaled 23 receptions for 373 yards...San Jose has been penalized a total of 33 times (11 pg) in the series...The SaberCats have scored at least 2 TDs in 11 of the 12 quarters played in the series...Dallas scored a team record 29 fourth quarter points against San Jose on April 6, 2003...Dallas has scored first in all three series games.

LAST SERIES MEETING: DALLAS 67, San Jose 64 • Sunday, April 6, 2003 • Reunion Arena – Will Pettis scored on a 2-yard run with 22.3 seconds remaining following a controversial holding penalty against the SaberCats to give Dallas a 67-64 win. The Desperados got the opportunity to score the winning TD after George Williams batted down a Jim Kubiak pass at the line of scrimmage on a fourth down play. Clevan Thomas was flagged for holding and Pettis scored on the next play. Daron Alcorn had a chance to tie the score with no time remaining but his 41-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left. The lead changed hands five times in the fourth quarter as Dallas outscored San Jose 29-14 to overcome a 12-point deficit. Kubiak tossed 3 of his 8TD passes in the final stanza and completed 17-of-24 for 303 yards. Barry Wagner gave San Jose a 64-60 lead scoring on a 1-yard run on fourth down with 41 seconds left. The SaberCats opted for an on-side kick following the score but Dallas recovered on the SaberCats 6-yard line. Mark Grieb connected with James Roe on an 18-yard scoring play with just over 3 minutes left in the third to stake the SaberCats to their biggest lead of the game at 50-38. Grieb threw his 7 scoring passes in the first three quarters and completed 28-of-40 for a season-high 329 yards. James Hundon, playing his first game in over a month, amassed a game-high 160 receiving yards and a pair of scores on 10 receptions and James Roe hauled in 11 balls for 122 yards and four scores. It marked just the second time in SaberCats history that two receivers had double-digit receptions in the same game. Kubiak hit Dialleo Burks on a 45-yard scoring play just 30 seconds after the opening kickoff to give Dallas a quick start. San Jose responded with a pair of Grieb scoring passes and a Sam Hernandez sack for a safety for a 16-7 lead with 4:12 left in the first quarter.

Score By Quarters
SaberCats............................... 16 20 14 14 – 64
Desperados............................. 14 17 7 29 – 67

SCORING SUMMARY
Tm Scoring Play
DAL Burks 45 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
SAN Roe 8 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
SAN Hernandez safety
SAN Hundon 25 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
DAL Burks 4 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
SAN Hundon 32 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
DAL Burks 4 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
SAN Roe 20 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
DAL Burks 29 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
DAL FG Wells 19
SAN Wagner 4 pass from Grieb (Grieb pass failed)
SAN Roe 9 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
DAL McCullough 26 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
SAN Roe 18 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
DAL Pettis 6 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
DAL Pettis 21 pass from Kubiak (Burks pass)
SAN Kinsinger 4 run (Alcorn kick)
DAL Burks 30 pass from Kubiak (Wells kick)
SAN Wagner 1 run (Alcorn kick)
DAL Pettis 1 run (Wells kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Passing: SAN - Grieb 28-40-2-329. DAL - Kubiak 17-24-0-303.
Rushing: SAN - Keanaaina 3-18; Kinsinger 4-10; Wagner 3-5; Grieb 2-4. DAL - Pettis 2-3; Alexander 1-2; Scott 1-(-1).
Receiving: SAN - Roe 11-122; Hundon 10-160; Wagner 7-47. DAL - Burks 7-135; Pettis 4-61; Shelley 4-57; McCullough 1-26; Alexander 1-24.
Kick Returns: SAN - Thomas 8-139. DAL - Larrimore 5-85.

ALL-TIME SERIES SCORES
Date Score
April 6, 2003 @Dallas 67, San Jose 64
June 29, 2002 San Jose 58, @Dallas 41
May 25, 2002 @San Jose 77, Dallas 42

THE IFS...:
If the SaberCats defeat Dallas it would...
*Give them a 5-game winning streak.
*Give them an 8-1 season record.
*Give them a 4-1 road record.
*Break their 1-game losing streak to Dallas.
*Give them a 3-1 series lead.
*Give them a 90-45 all-time regular season record.
*Give them a 42-26 all-time regular season road record.

THE COACHES:
San Jose – Darren Arbet, 6th season
60-20 (.750) reg. season; 66-23 (.742) overall
2-1 (.667) career vs. Dallas
Now in his sixth season at the helm of the SaberCats, Darren Arbet owns the highest regular season winning percentage (.750) in league history among coaches with at least 20 victories and his 66 career wins rank him 8th in league annals. Named AFL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002, Arbet has guided the SaberCats to four straight double-digit win seasons – the longest current streak in league history – and his teams have compiled a 54-12 (.818) regular season record since the start of the 2000 campaign. Under his direction the SaberCats have set league records for most regular season wins (13 – 2002), most wins in a season (16- 2002), most consecutive wins in a regular season (12 – 2002), most wins to end a season (11 – 2000) and the longest regular season win streak (15 – 2000-01).


Dallas – Will McClay, 1st season
5-3 (.625) reg. season and overall
0-0 career vs. San Jose
Will McClay was named Head Coach of the Dallas Desperados on Feb. 5 following the resignation of Joe Avezzano. McClay will continue to serve as the team's defensive coordinator, a position he has held since the team's inception in 2002. He also works in the Dallas Cowboys Player Personnel Department. Prior to coming to Dallas, he was the Assistant Director of Pro Scouting for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2001) and the player personnel director of the XFL's Orlando Rage (2001). He was the Grand Rapids Rampage's defensive coordinator/director of player personnel (1998-99) after serving in the same capacity for the Anaheim Piranhas (1997). He was defensive coordinator for the Florida Bobcats (1996) and the Milwaukee Mustangs (1995) after beginning his coaching career with the Detroit Drive (1993). He was a WR/DB for the Drive from 1989-92, helping them win three ArenaBowl titles in four trips.

RECENT RESULTS: SaberCats 62, TAMPA BAY 55 – James Roe caught a San Jose game record seven touchdown passes, including the game-winner with seven seconds left in regulation, and the SaberCats edged the defending ArenaBowl champion Tampa Bay Storm, 62-55, Sunday afternoon. Mark Grieb matched a San Jose record and career-high with nine scoring passes and completed 27-of-34 for 351 yards. He tossed six TD passes in the second half to help the SaberCats overcome a 17-point halftime deficit. Lawrence Samuels helped stake the Storm to a quick 14-0 lead. He caught a 10-yard scoring pass from Shane Stafford on the first offensive possession of the game and recovered a loose ball for a net recovery touchdown on the ensuing kickoff. A 30-yard Stafford to T.T. Toliver scoring play with eight seconds left in the first half gave Tampa Bay a 38-21 lead at the break. San Jose lost two fumbles and failed on a field goal attempt after a bad center snap in the first half. Roe scored all three San Jose touchdowns in the third quarter on grabs of 10, 12 and 29 yards and his sixth TD catch of the game, a 6-yarder with 12:28 remaining in the game, gave the SaberCats their first lead of the game at 48-45. Following a Grieb to Fred Coleman scoring toss of 26 yards, Storm kicker Matt George tied the game at 52-52 by connecting on a 21-yard field goal with 28 seconds left in the fourth. Grieb completed three consecutive passes to march San Jose from their own 5-yard line to the Tampa Bay seven setting up the game-winner. Roe, the Offensive Player of the Game, led all players with 11 receptions for 158 yards. San Jose defensive specialist Omarr Smith, who played with Tampa Bay last season, intercepted a desperation Stafford pass at the final horn. It was the 10th career interception for Smith as a SaberCat, tying him with Herschel Currie for fifth place on the team's career list. San Jose has now won four straight on the season and four consecutive games over Tampa Bay. The SaberCats return to action on Saturday, April 10 when they travel to Dallas to face the Desperados.

ROSTER MOVES: The SaberCats resigned DS Omarr Smith on Mar. 24 and also signed veteran WR/LB Shalon Baker to the practice squad on Mar. 25.


RECENT ROSTER MOVES
Date Action
Mar. 9 Placed WR/LB Jerry Reese and WR/LB Calvin Schexnayder on IR.
Mar. 11 Signed WR/DB Charles Pauley from practice squad. Signed WR/DB DeVon Banks to practice squad.
Mar. 12 Signed DS Art Smith to practice squad.
Mar. 13 Placed DS Clevan Thomas on IR. Activated DS Wendell Davis from IR.
Mar. 19 Activated FB/LB Kevin Buck from IR. Placed FB/LB Brian Johnson on IR

INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Sam Hernandez Head laceration Probable
Chuck Reed Ankle sprain Probable

MILESTONES:
*The SaberCats need 5 wins for 100 overall in franchise history.
*OL/DL Joe Jacobs needs 1.5 sacks for 30 career.
*WR/DB Barry Wagner needs 180 receiving yards to become AFL's all-time leader and 3 TDs for 100 in SJ career
*OL/DL Chuck Reed needs 2.5 sacks for 25 career.
*QB Mark Grieb needs 128 pass yards for 16,000 career, 8 completions for 1,200 career, 131 pass yards for 15,000 in San Jose career, 7 TD passes for 300 in San Jose career
*WR/LB James Roe needs 17 catches for 300 career and 178 receiving yards for 4,000 career.
*OS James Hundon needs 1 TD reception for 90 career.
*FB/LB Matt Kinsinger needs 1 rush TD for 20 career and 7 rush yards for 300 in San Jose career.
*FB/LB Keala Keanaaina needs 6 rush yards for 300 career.
*DS Omarr Smith needs 2 INTs for 20 career.
*WR/DB Rashied Davis needs 45 receiving yards for 500 career.

2004 LEAGUE TEAM RANKINGS
Category SaberCats Desperados
Scoring Offense (Rank) 60.2 (1st) 52.1 (5th)
Scoring Defense 49.6 (10th) 50.2 (12th)
Total Offense 263.2 (9th) 285.6 (4th)
Total Defense 294.1 (18th) 249.4 (5th)
Pass Offense 243.4 (7th) 267.4 (4th)
Pass Defense 287.2 (19th) 233.5 (8th)
Rushing Offense 19.9 (7th) 18.2 (12th)
Rushing Defense 6.9 (1st) 15.9 (6th)
Pass Rating 138.8 (1st) 115.7 (6th)
Pass Defense Rating 103.9 (5th) 117.2 (13th)
Interceptions 8 (T-4th) 4 (T-14th)
Turnover Margin +5 (6th) -5 (15th)
Kickoff Return Avg. 24.8 (1st) 18.9 (6th)
Field Goal Return Avg. 20.2 (6th) 16.5 (12th)
Sacks By 6 (T-10th) 11 (T-4th)
Sacks Against 12 (T-16th) 10 (T-13th)

TRENDS:
ON THE ROAD AGAIN – The SaberCats broke their 1-game road losing streak with a 62-55 win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 and are 3-1 away from home in 2004. Since the start of the 2000 season the SaberCats have posted a 24-9 (.727) record in regular season road games. They went 6-1 on the road in both 2000 and 2002, had a 4-3 record in 2001 and went 5-3 last season. The team is 41-26 (.612) all-time in regular season road games.

COMEBACK KIDS – Over the last two games the SaberCats have shown the ability to come from behind and win. Against Los Angeles on Mar. 26, San Jose overcame a 14-point second quarter deficit to post a 55-52 win and last week the SaberCats trailed by 17 points at halftime before outscoring Tampa Bay 41-17 in the second half for a 62-55 win.

THAT SIXTIES SHOW – San Jose reached the 60 point mark for the 4th time this season and the 40th time in team history in their 62-55 win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4. The SaberCats now own a 36-4 record in games where they score 60 or more points. San Jose is also the only team in the league to crack the 50-point mark in every game this season and leads the league with a scoring average of 60.3 ppg.

RUSH TD STREAK ENDS – After rushing for at least one score in 23 consecutive regular season games, the SaberCats have now gone two straight without a rush TD.

JUST WIN – San Jose's win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 gave Mark Grieb a career record of 48-9 (.842) in 57 regular season starts as the SaberCats' QB.

LIFE WITHOUT CLEVAN – In four games without two-time defensive player of the year Clevan Thomas, the SaberCats pass defense has allowed opposing QBs to throw for 1,321 yards (330.3 ypg) while completing 63.3 percent of their passes (105-of-166) for 23 TDs. In the four games with Thomas in the defensive backfield, opposing QBs managed just 1,010 yards (252.5 ypg) on 51.3 percent passing (86-of-156) with 21 TDs. The SaberCats, however, have not lost a game since Thomas' season-ending knee injury at New York on Mar. 7.

GOING UP – Mark Grieb has seen his pass completion, passing yardage and TD pass totals rise in each of the three games with Dallas. Grieb completed 18 passes for 211 yards and 5 TDs against Dallas on May 25, 2002, then tossed 25 completions for 305 yards and 6 TDs on June 29, 2002. At Dallas last year (Apr. 6), Grieb completed 28 passes for 329 yards and 7 TDs.

NOTES:
ROE, ROE, ROE – James Roe came up big once again for San Jose in its 62-55 win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4. Roe tied an AFL record with 7 TD receptions and in the process set team records for TD scored and TD catches. Named the AFL's U.S. Army Ironman of the Week following his performance in a win over Los Angeles on Mar. 26, Roe tallied a season-high 11 catches for 158 yards with his record TD total against the Storm. Roe matched the league record held by seven other players, including Chris Jackson of Los Angeles who performed the feat the night before Roe did. Roe broke the team record of six TDs scored in a game, which was held by Jerry Reese, and his TD reception total bettered the old team mark of five held by four players.

GREAT GRIEB! – Mark Grieb had another stellar performance in San Jose's 62-55 win at Tampa Bay on April 4. Grieb tied a franchise record and career-high with nine TD passes in the win and moved ahead of Rickey Foggie into 10th place on the AFL's career TD pass list. Grieb equaled the records he set on July 6, 2001 when he tossed nine TD passes at Arizona. Grieb will pass Fred McNair for 9th on the league's all-time list with 28 more scoring passes and could move past Mike Perez for 8th place with 29 TD tosses.

AFL CAREER TD PASS LEADERS
Rank Player TD Passes
1. Aaron Garcia, New YorkAndy Kelly, Detroit 588
3. Sherdrick Bonner Arizona 570
4. Clint Dolezel, Las Vegas 533
5. Todd Hammell, Philadelphia 399
6. John Kaleo, Austin 393
7. Jay Gruden 392
8. Mike Perez 341
9. Fred McNair 340
10. Mark Grieb, San Jose 313
11. Rickey Foggie, Carolina 305
12. Mike Pawlawski 303

PILING UP THE WINS – San Jose head coach Darren Arbet earned his 60th regular season victory when his SaberCats beat Tampa Bay, 62-55, on Apr. 4. Arbet became the 2nd fastest coach to reach the 60 regular season win mark, getting there in 80 games. Tampa Bay head coach Tim Marcum got to 60 wins in just 72 games while it took Arizona's Danny White 89 games to hit 60 regular season wins.

MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS
Rank Head Coach Wins
1. Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 136
2. Danny White, Arizona 104
3. Perry Moss 75
4. Mike Hohensee, ChicagoMichael Trigg, Philadelphia 74
6. John Gregory, Carolina 66
7. Mike Daily, Colorado 64
8. Darren Arbet, San Jose 60

RETURN TO THE BAY – DS Omarr Smith made his return trip to Tampa Bay and was named Defensive Player of the Game after a team-high 7.0 tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a QB hurry. The INT was the 18th of Smith's career and 10th as a SaberCat, tying him with Herschel Currie for 5th place on the team's career list.

CAREER INTERCEPTION LEADERS
Rnk Player INTs
1. Pat McGuirk 24
2. Clevan Thomas 19
3. Tommy Jones 17
4. Barry Wagner 16
5. Herschel CurrieOmarr Smith 10

ON THE MARK – Half way through the season and Mark Grieb is on pace to shatter the AFL records for completion percentage and passer rating. Grieb had another masterful outing at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 completing 27-of-34 passes (79.4%) for 351 yards and tied a franchise record and career-high with 9 TD passes. He had a passer rating of 149.3 for the game and upped his rating to a league-best 142.2. Grieb has completed 76.4 percent of his passes (155-of-203) and is averaging just six incompletions per game. The AFL passer rating record is 131.7 by Raymond Philyaw, who was with Indiana in 2001. Dallas' Jim Kubiak holds the completion percentage record of 69.7 set in 2003.

ON THE MARK II – In San Jose's last four games, all wins, Grieb has completed 77.5 percent of his passes (79-of-102) for 1,101 yards with 24 TDs and no INTs and has a passer rating of an amazing 151.2. Grieb has now thrown 111 consecutive passes without an interception.

THE RUNNING MEN – FBs Keala Keanaaina and Matt Kinsinger are racing to become the 5th player in team history to hit the 300-mark in career rushing yards. Kinsinger actually reached the 300 mark against L.A. on Mar. 26, but 13 of those came in his rookie season of 2001 with Houston. He ran for 3 yards at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 to increase his San Jose career total to 293, leaving him one behind Keanaaina, who did not run the ball last week. The two have nearly identical stats on the season with Kinsinger leading the team with 51 rush yards and KK close behind with 44.

CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS
Rank Player Rush Yds
1. Derrick Chachere 442
2. Tom Petithomme 400
3. Mike Jones 328
4. Steve Papin 326
5. Joey Dozier 295
6. Keala Keanaaina 294
7. Matt Kinsinger 293

ALL-PURPOSE PLAYER – Rashied Davis registered a career-high 206 all-purpose yards in San Jose's win at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 and passed the 1,000 yard mark (1,106) for the season ranking him 6th in the league. Davis totaled 139 yards on 5 kickoff returns and had a 43 yard missed field goal return, the 9th longest in team history. He became just the 9th player in team history to record a 200 all-purpose yard game. Davis leads the AFL in KOR average (29.0), KOR touchdowns (4) and is 4th in KOR yards with 753.

HE'S THE (COLE)MAN – Rookie Fred Coleman is making his mark in the AFL. Since being inserted into the lineup following an injury to Calvin Schexnayder in game 5, Coleman has totaled 11 receptions for 154 yards and 5 TDs. He had a career-best 4 catches for 48 yards and a 26-yard TD catch at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4 to go along with 2.5 tackles. Coleman has now caught a TD pass in all four games he's played.

THE LONGEST YARD(S) – OS James Hundon became the 2nd player in franchise history to register 4,000 career receiving yards when he totaled 72 at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4. JHun increased his career number to 4,043 and needs just 240 yards to pass Steve Papin as the team's all-time leader. Over his career, Hundon is averaging 15.4 yards per reception.
THE 900 CLUB – Barry Wagner was back on the stat sheet after tallying 4 catches for 50 yards and a TD at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4. Wags caught the 910th pass of his career to inch closer to the AFL's all-time leader Eddie Brown (949). Wagner also surpassed the 12,500 yard mark in career receiving yards (12,547) and trails Brown in that category by 179 yards.

AFL CAREER RECEPTION LEADERS
Rak Player Career Recpts
1. Eddie Brown 949
2. Barry Wagner 910
3. Gary Compton 736
4. Hunkie Cooper 744
5. Daryl Hammond 703

THE JAMES GANG – James Hundon and James Roe continue to battle for the top spot on San Jose's career chart for receptions, receiving yards and TD receptions. Roe's record 7-TD catch game at Tampa Bay vaulted him past Hundon into the top spot in career TD catches with 92 and his season-high 11 receptions moved him further ahead of JHun in the catches category. Hundon did, however, amass 72 receiving yards to become the 2nd player in team history with 4,000 career yards. Hundon and Roe are the only players in team history to have consecutive games with 10-plus catches and 100-plus yards and Roe did it for a second time with his 11 catch, 158 yard effort at Tampa Bay. It was the 9th career 10-plus reception game and 15th career 100-plus receiving yard game of his career. Roe went 10 for 100 the previous week against Los Angeles. Hundon is the franchise leader with 19 career 100-plus receiving yard games.

CAREER LEADERS IN RECEPTIONS
Rank Player Recpts
1. Steve Papin 326
2. James Roe 283
3. James Hundon 263
4. Barry Wagner 259
5. Jerry Reese 243

CAREER LEADERS IN RECEIVING YARDS
Rank Player Rcv Yards
1. Steve Papin 4,282
2. James Hundon 4,043
3. James Roe 3,822
4. Jerry Reese 3,485
5. Shalon Baker 3,058

CAREER LEADERS IN TD RECEPTIONS
Rank Player Rcv TDs
1. James Roe 92
2. James Hundon 89
3. Jerry Reese 76
4. Steve Papin 65
5. Shalon Baker 55

TOUCHDOWN MAKERS – With his record-setting 7 TD performance at Tampa Bay on Apr. 4, James Roe became the 2nd player in team history to score 100 career TDs. Roe hit the century mark on the nose with his output and has scored in every way imaginable. During his five-year career, Roe has caught 92 TD passes, returned four INTs and 2 fumbles for scores, had a net recovery TD and this season added his 1st career rushing TD. Barry Wagner added a receiving TD to increase his San Jose total to 97 while James Hundon remained at 89. They all trail Steve Papin, who totaled 126 TDs in his career.

CAREER LEADERS IN TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
Rank Player TDs Scored
1. Steve Papin 126
2. James Roe 100
3. Barry Wagner 97
4. James Hundon 89
5. Jerry Reese 79

DALLAS PLAYERS TO WATCH:
K JASON WELLS – The former SaberCat has been one of the top kickers in the league over the last two seasons. Wells connected on 11-of-19 field goal attempts last season for a success rate of 57.9 percent and converted 91-of-101 PATs. In three career games against his former team, Wells is 19-for-21 in PAT attempts (90.5%) and 3-for-6 in field goals. Wells started his career with the SaberCats in 2001.

WR/DB WILL PETTIS – Pettis was one of the top rookies in the Arena League last season earning All-Rookie Team and Second Team All-AFL honors after setting a Dallas team record with 1,562 all-purpose yards. Pettis leads the team in all-purpose yards this season and is 2nd in rushing yards (28), receptions (47) and receiving yards (641). He's also proven to be a top kickoff return threat with 39 returns for 763 yards and 2 TDs. Against San Jose last season, Pettis scored the game-winning TD on a 1-yard run, caught 4 passes for 61 yards and 2 scores and intercepted a Mark Grieb pass to earn game Ironman honors.

DS JERMAINE JONES – Another All-Rookie Team pick last season, Jones leads Dallas in tackles with 29.0 and has half of the team's four INTs. He set Dallas season records for tackles (73.5) and passes defended (18) in 2003 and posted a career-high 10 tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup against San Jose on Apr. 6, 2003.


AFL STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK 9

Western Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 7 1 0 .875 482 397
Los Angeles 5 3 0 .625 461 403
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 432 429
Las Vegas 3 6 0 .333 463 464

Central Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 6 2 0 .750 453 360
Colorado 6 3 0 .667 403 419
Detroit 4 4 0 .500 389 402
Indiana 4 5 0 .444 424 389
Grand Rapids 0 8 0 .000 278 428

Southern Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 365 326
Austin 5 3 0 .625 442 451
Georgia 4 5 0 .444 410 475
Orlando 3 5 0 .375 363 390
Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 431 439

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 5 3 0 .625 417 402
New York 5 3 0 .625 416 360
Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 410 391
Carolina 3 6 0 .333 435 479
Columbus 2 6 0 .250 355 425

Week 10 Schedule

Friday, April 9
New Orleans at Orlando, 4:30 pm

Saturday, April 10
New York at Columbus, 4:00 pm
Grand Rapids at Detroit, 4:30 pm
San Jose at Dallas, 5:30 pm
Las Vegas at Arizona, 7:00 pm
Colorado at Los Angeles 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 11
Carolina at Indiana, 12:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Chicago, 12:00 pm
Georgia at Austin, 12:00 pm

TOP 8 SEEDS
1. San Jose (7-1)
2. New Orleans (7-1)
3. Chicago (6-2)
4. Colorado (6-3)
5. Austin (5-3)
6. Dallas (5-3)
7. Los Angeles (5-3)
8. New York (5-3)


WEEKLY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
BABY RUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) OS Joe Douglass, Los Angeles
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) QB Aaron Garcia, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20) OS Marcus Nash, Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4) WR James Roe, San Jose
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) DS Omarr Smith, San Jose
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) OL/DL Sam Hernandez, San Jose
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) DS Clevan Thomas, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) DS Terrance Joseph, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) DL Joe Jacobs, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20) DS Omarr Smith, San Jose
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26) DL Silas DeMary, Los Angeles
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4) DS Omarr Smith, San Jose
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)

ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) FB/LB Cameron Chance, Detroit
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) WR/DB Rashied Davis, San Jose
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) WR/DB Barry Wagner, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) WR/DB Lincoln Dupree, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) WR/DB Rashied Davis, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20) WR/DB Rashied Davis, San Jose
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26) WR/LB James Roe, San Jose
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4) WR/DB T.T. Toliver, Tampa Bay
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)


THE SABERCATS RECORD WHEN...:

Scoring Allowing
0 - 9 points 0-0 0-0
10-19 points 0-0 0-0
20-29 points 0-0 0-0
30-39 points 0-0 2-0
40-49 points 0-0 1-0
50-59 points 3-1 3-0
60-69 points 3-0 1-1
70-79 points 1-0 0-0
80+ points 0-0 0-0

Games decided
by 7 or fewer points 3-0
by 3 or fewer points 1-0

Leading after the 1st 3-0
Trailing after the 1st 3-1
Tied after the 1st 1-0

Leading at Half 4-1
Trailing at Half 2-0
Tied at Half 1-0

Leading after the 3rd 6-1
Trailing after the 3rd 1-0
Tied after the 3rd 0-0

Scoring First 3-1
Opp. Score First 4-0

More Total Offense 2-1
Less Total Offense 5-0

More Pass Yards 2-1
Less Pass Yards 5-0

More Rushing Yards 6-1
Less Rushing Yards 1-0

Thursday games 1-0
Friday games 1-0
Saturday games 2-0
Sunday games 3-1

On NBC 2-1
WB20 1-0

vs. West 3-0
vs. Central 3-0
vs. South 1-0
vs. East 0-1

Outscoring Opponent 7-0
Being Outscored 0-1

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