
1997 Florida Bobcats Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Coach: Babe Parilli (4-10)
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 23,618, Avg. 4,724 in 5 home dates
1997 Florida Bobcats Roster
The Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference.
Florida stumbled, scoring only 519 points, while the defense yielded 645. Clemente Gordon threw for 2,618 yards. Bernard Edwards hauled in 73 passes for 920 yards. Millard Hamilton was targeted regularly also.
Travis Pearson ran for a team-best 95 yards for the Bobcats.
Darius Hadley intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Lamar Rogers topped pass rushers with 3 sacks.
Babe Parilli coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 519
Regular Season Points Against: 645
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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May 3, 1997 | Albany Firebirds 45 at Florida Bobcats 26 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
May 10, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 19 at Tampa Bay Storm 38 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
May 17, 1997 | New Jersey Red Dogs 28 at Florida Bobcats 44 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Kanata, ON | |
May 24, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 45 at Anaheim Piranhas 62 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
May 31, 1997 | Arizona Rattlers 48 at Florida Bobcats 25 | L | 1-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-4-0 | Los Angeles, CA | |
June 9, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 44 at New York CityHawks 40 | W | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-4-0 | ||
June 14, 1997 | Orlando Predators 62 at Florida Bobcats 39 | L | 1-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-5-0 | ||
June 21, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 41 at Arizona Rattlers 58 | L | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-6-0 | ||
June 28, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 68 at Iowa Barnstormers 55 | W | 1-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-6-0 | ||
July 7, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 33 at Portland Forest Dragons 45 | L | 1-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-7-0 | ||
July 12, 1997 | New York CityHawks 12 at Florida Bobcats 52 | W | 2-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 4-7-0 | Boston, MA | |
July 18, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 26 at San Jose SaberCats 37 | L | 2-3-0 | 2-5-0 | 4-8-0 | ||
July 26, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 22 at Tampa Bay Storm 48 | L | 2-3-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-9-0 | ||
August 1, 1997 | Florida Bobcats 35 at Orlando Predators 67 | L | 2-3-0 | 2-7-0 | 4-10-0 |