Tennessee Valley Raptors game notes
August 5, 2005 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Tennessee Valley Raptors News Release
UIF Playoffs - Semifinals
No. 8 Tennessee Valley Raptors (7-9) at
No. 2 Sioux City Bandits (14-2)
Date: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005
Kickoff: 7:05 p.m. CST
Site: Tyson Events Center (6,000), Sioux City, Iowa
National Anthem: TBA
Coin Toss: TBA
Radio: WUMP 730 (Thom Abraham)
TV: None
Series Record: First playoff meeting;
Bandits lead the regular season series 1-0 after posting a 41-34 home win over the Raptors on April 1.
The Stakes: The winner advances on the United Indoor Football championship game and will face the winner of tonight's No. 3 Sioux Falls at No. 4 Lexington game.
Coaches: Tenn Valley - Dick Adams (1st Year, 6th overall); Sioux City - Jose Jefferson
Adams on his team's 57-22 road upset of Fort Wayne during last weekend's opening round of the UIF playoffs: "Our guys accepted the challenge last week and we came out with a big win - probably our best offensive performance of the year. It was also one of our better games defensively when you consider that we spotted them nine points on a safety and a kickoff return."
On tonight's game: " We'll have to have the same kind of effort that we had against Ft. Wayne. We've got to put some points on the board because Sioux City is a high-scoring team with a great running back and a great quarterback. They're also good on defense and they put pressure on you. We've got our work cut out and we just have to go up there and do the best we can do."
McArdle, Shaw earn UIF honors: Raptors wide receiver Luke McArdle was named the UIF's Offensive Rookie of the Year and linebacker/defensive end Fernandez Shaw was selected to the second-team defensive line.
McArdle (6-foot, 190), a former Georgetown star, finished the regular season with 59 receptions for 687 yards and 13 touchdowns, and returned 52 kickoffs for 1,074 yards and three touchdowns with a 20.7 average.
Shaw (6-2, 220), out of Alabama A&M, had 73 tackles, 18.5 for loss and a league second-best 11.5 sacks in 14 games.
Sioux City Bandits (14-2 )
Date Opponent Result Score
3/19 Black Hills W 57-29
4/1 Tennessee Valley W 41-34
4/9 @ Omaha Beef W 54-51
4/16 @ Sioux Falls W 50-43
4/23 Peoria W 45-31
4/30 @ Black Hills W 73-35
5/7 @ Ft. Wayne L 50-57
5/14 Omaha L 42-52
5/28 Ohio Valley W 52-33
6/4 Black Hills W 35-65
6/10 @ Peoria W 43-20
6/18 Evansville W 61-40
6/25 @ Sioux Falls W 38-34
7/9 @ Omaha W 47-41
7/15 Sioux Falls W 54-48
7/30 Ohio Valley W 52-17
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAPTORS (7-9)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/19 @ Evansville L 51-53
4/1 @ Sioux City L 34-41
4/16 Tupelo W 36-20
4/23 @ Ohio Valley L 44-47
4/30 Peoria W 39-32
5/6 @ Tupelo L 24-43
5/14 @ Evansville L 24-48
5/21 Lexington L 47-58
6/4 Evansville W 29-22
6/11 Ohio Valley L 20-22
6/18 Sioux Falls W 49-39
6/25 @ Lexington L 35-59
7/2 @ Ohio Valley W 45-33
7/9 Tupelo W 33-12
7/16 Omaha L 18-36
7/29 @ Ft. Wayne W 57-22
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Raptors and the Bandits stacked up against the rest of the UIF during the regular season.
Statistical RAPTORS Bandits
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 9 35.1 2 51.5
Scoring Defense 5 37.7 6 38.9
Total Offense 10 178.7 4 258.1
Total Defense 8 219.5 5 203.6
Pass Offense 8 123.1 4 135.0
Pass Defense 9 140.6 2 117.3
Rushing Offense 10 55.6 1 123.1
Rushing Defense 6 78.9 9 86.3
Time of Possession 10 27:17 8 29:14
Kickoff Coverage 5 34.1 7 32.1
Pass Efficiency 5 85.7 2 93.2
Pass Def Eff 6 74.3 2 68.1
Kickoff Returns 6 18.4 7 18.2
4th-DN Conv. 9 37.0 1 68.3
Turnover Margin 5 +3 3 +10
Field Goals 10 13/48-.271 8 8/23 - .348
PAT Kicking 10 37/58-.638 5 79/104-.760
Sacks By 2 36 5 24
Penalties 2 41.3/G 7 48.8/G
Opp. Penalties 9 41.5/G 10 40.6/G
Red Zone Off. 9 43/63-68.3 1 65/72-90.3
Red Zone Def. 6 56/75-74.7 10 57/68-83.8
RECENT ROSTER MOVES (most recent first):
Date Action Player
4/12 Signed WR Nicholas Wells
4/12 Signed QB Chris Gunn
4/12 Traded from Peoria OL Bill Ricks
4/15 Traded from Peoria OL Jerry Spencer
4/21 Signed DL Richard Scott
4/27 Signed OL/DL Ron Wilson
5/12 Signed DB Tyus Boyd
5/17 Signed TB Kevin Galbreath
5/19 Suspended DL Ron Wilson
5/20 Waived DB Henry Freeman
5/20 Waived QB Neal Lindsey
6/7 Waived LB Brian Mallory
6/7 Waived OL/DL Azriel Woodson
6/7 Waived RB Alphonso Blake
6/7 Signed DL Eiland Means
6/7 Signed LB Keyvon Barbee
6/13 Signed LB Greg Cole
6/17 Waived LB Travoris Nunn
6/17 Suspended QB Mike Scipione
6/17 Signed WR/DB Arnie McPhee
6/23 Signed DL Matt Clay
6/30 Suspended DE Pat Billings
6/30 Suspended WR Durocher Miller
6/30 Signed DL Jason Clark
6/30 Signed WR Hashem Joyner
7/8 Signed QB Ben Sankey
7/8 Signed WR Chris Young
7/7 Suspended LB Pat Billings
7/7 Waived FB Nate Stallworth
7/14 Signed OL/DL David Aubrey
7/14 Signed OL/DL Corey Haynes
7/14 Signed OL/DL Derric Coakley
7/14 Signed WR/DB Dominique Morris
7/14 Signed LB/FB Ken Nevels
7/14 Signed WR T.J. Simmons
2005 STATISTICAL TEAM HIGHS (Regular season)
First Downs 19 vs Peoria(4-30), vs Sioux Falls (6-18)
Total Offense 294 vs Peoria(4-30)
Rushing Attempts 29 vs Sioux Falls (6-18)
Rushing Yards 108 vs Lexington (5-21)
Rushing Touchdowns 4 vs Lexington (5-21)
Passing Yards 233 vs Peoria(4-30)
Passing Touchdowns 6 vs Sioux City (6-18)
Touchdowns Scored 7 @ Evansville (3-19), vs Sioux Falls (6-18)
2005 STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (Regular season)
All-purpose yds. 259 by Luke McCardle (4-30 vs Peoria)
Rushing Attempts 14 by Chris Gunn (6-18 vs. Sioux City)
Rushing Yards 56 by Durocher Miller (4-16 vs. Tupelo)
Rushing Touchdowns 3 by Chris Gunn(5-14 @ Evansville
Passing Attempts 41 by Chris Gunn (6/25 @ Lexington)
Passing Completions 22 by Chris Gunn (6/25 @ Lexington)
Passing Yards 271 by Chris Gunn (6/25 @ Lexington)
Passing Touchdowns 6 by Chris Gunn (6-18 vs. Sioux Falls)
Receptions 10 by Durocher Miller (4-23 at Ohio Valley)
Receiving Yards 119 by Luke McCardle (4-30 vs Peoria)
Receiving Touchdowns 4 by Luke McCardle (6-18 vs Sioux Falls)
Tackles 14.5 by Sean Hillard (6-25 @ Lexington)
THE RAPTORS WHEN: (Regular season)
Score First 4-2 Lead after 1st 3-0
Opponent Scores First 2-6 Trail after 1st 1-6
Overtime 0-0 Tied after 1st 3-2
More Total Offense 5-1 Lead after 2nd 6-1
Less Total Offense 2-7 Trail after 2nd 1-6
Out Passing Opponent 5-1 Tied after 2nd 0-1
Opponent Out Passes 2-7 Lead after 3rd 7-1
Out Rushing Opponent 5-2 Trail after 3rd 0-7
Opponent Out Rushes 2-6 Tied after 3rd 0-0
THE RAPTORS WHEN (Regular season)
Points Score Allow
0-9 0-0 0-0
10-19 0-1 1-0
20-29 1-3 2-1
30-39 3-2 3-1
40-49 2-2 0-4
50-59 0-1 0-3
60-69 0-0 0-0
70-79 0-0 0-0
80+ 0-0 0-0
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