Week 13 Quick Hitters
May 24, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
QUICK HITTERS: WEEK 13
SHUT DOWN FLOYD: Colorado DB RASHAD FLOYD needs eight tackles to set the all-time single-season record for tackles in a season with 135, breaking the record he previously set in 2006 with 134.5. The Crush (8-4) faces the Grand Rapids Rampage (3-8) on Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m. ET (AFL NET). Floyd currently averages 12 tackles per game and is on pace to end the season with 188. With two tackles, he can also move into fifth place all-time on the career tackles list with 573.0.
ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES
Player, Team, Year, Tackles
Rashad Floyd, Colorado, 2006, 134.5
Damon Mason, Orlando- Grand Rapids, 2005, 131.5
Rashad Floyd, Colorado, 2005, 129.5
Rashad Floyd*, Colorado, 2007, 127.0
Chris Brown, Georgia, 2006, 124.0
*Through 12 games
11,000-YARD CLUB: Georgia Force WR CHRIS JACKSON can become the fourth player in AFL history to record 11,000 receiving yards in a career with 86 on Saturday. Jackson, in his eighth AFL season, is one of four active players with at least 10,000 receiving yards. New York Dragons WR MIKE HORACEK needs 437 yards to reach the 11,000-yard milestone.
ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS
Player, Receiving YDs
Barry Wagner, 13,363
Eddie Brown, 12,730
* Damian Harrell, 11,452
* Chris Jackson, 10,914
* Mike Horacek, 10,563
* Active
LOSING GROUND: With two tackles for loss this week, Columbus Destroyers OL/DL KEN JONES can set the all-time single-season record for tackles for loss in a season with 14. The Destroyers (6-5) host the Dallas Desperados (10-1) on Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m. ET (Columbus Sports Net - Live, AFL NET).
Player, Team, Year, TFL
BJ Cohen, New Orleans, 2005, 13.5
Silas Demary, Los Angeles, 2005, 13.5
Ken Jones*, Columbus, 2007, 12.0
Carlos Fowler, Texas, 1997, 12.0
John Moyer, Chicago, 2004, 12.0
*Through 11 games
ALL-TIME TACKLES FOR LOSS IN A SEASON
JUST WIN BABY: Georgia Force head coach DOUG PLANK stands two wins shy of tying JOHN GREGORY (30-10) for the most wins in AFL history in the first three seasons as a head coach. With a win this week against Tampa Bay, Plank (28-15) can become only the second head coach in history to win 29 games in his first three seasons. The Force host the Storm on Saturday, May 26, at 7 p.m. ET (Catch 47 & Bright House - Live, CSS - NDD, 5/27, 1 p.m. ET, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 119).
MOST COACHING VICTORIES IN FIRST THREE SEASONS
Coach, Team, Years, Record, Pct.
John Gregory, Iowa Barnstormers, 1995-97, 30-10, .750
Darren Arbet, San Jose SaberCats, 1999-01, 28-14, .667
Doug Plank, Georgia Force, 2005-07, 28-15, .651
Ed Hodgkiss, Los Angeles Avengers, 2002-04, 28-18, .609
114 & COUNTING: With one reception this Saturday against Georgia, Tampa Bay Storm WR/DB LAWRENCE SAMUELS can tie EDDIE BROWN for second all-time for the record of consecutive games with a reception at 115. Samuels will stand 13 games shy of the all-time record of 128 games set by CORY FLEMING, while Colorado Crush WR DAMIAN HARRELL sits two games behind Samuels at 112.
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH ONE RECEPTION
Player, Games, Streak
Cory Fleming, 128, 1997-06
Eddie Brown, 115, 1994-03
* Lawrence Samuels, 114, 2000-07
Darryl Hammond, 114, 1997-06
* Damian Harrell, 112, 1999-07
* Active
'JUANNY ON THE SPOT: Chicago Rush WR/DB DEJUAN ALFONZO can set the all-time single-season record for most defensive returns (fumble, interception) for touchdowns in a season with one when the Rush (8-3) travel to U.S. Airways Center to face the Arizona Rattlers (3-9) on Saturday, May 26, at 10 p.m. ET (CSN Chicago - Live, FSN Arizona - Live). He is currently tied with four other players for first.
MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON
Player, Team, Year, TDs
DeJuan Alfonzo*, Chicago Rush, 2007, 4
Rashad Floyd, Colorado Crush, 2004, 4
Greg Hopkins, Los Angeles Avengers, 2002, 4
Sedrick Robinson, Houston Thunderbears, 2001, 4
Kenny McEntyre, Orlando Predators, 1999, 4
*Through 11 games
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