1996 Albany Firebirds Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Hohensee (10-4)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 83,061, Avg. 11,866 in 7 home dates
1996 Albany Firebirds RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Hohensee (10-4)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 83,061, Avg. 11,866 in 7 home dates
1996 Albany Firebirds Results
The Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, Albany topped the league with 873 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 622 points. Mike Perez triggered the aerial attack, passing for 4,153 yards. Eddie Brown paced pass catchers, snagging 113 passes for 1,685 yards.
Chad Dukes ran for a team-best 75 yards for the Firebirds.
David McLeod picked off 11 errant tosses from the opposition. Jerome Brown dropped opposing passers 8 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 19 sacks.
Mike Hohensee coached the team. The 1996 Albany Firebirds lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Perez | 435 | 262 | 60.2 | 4153 | 9.5 | 84 | 19.3 | 16 | 3.7 | 47 | 5 | 24 | 116.3 |
| Mike Pawlawski | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 296 | 8.5 | 5 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 131.7 |
| Khari Jones | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 115.6 |
| Totals | 474 | 288 | 60.8 | 4498 | 9.5 | 89 | 18.8 | 16 | 3.4 | 47 | 7 | 39 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Dukes | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 6 | |
| Jim Kitts | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 3 | |
| Eddie Brown | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 8 | |
| Rodney Smith | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 2 | |
| Matt Carman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Pawlawski | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Ellis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Fred Gayles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Elezovic | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Perez | 6 | -15 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 76 | 225 | 3.0 | 0 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | 113 | 1685 | 14.9 | 41 | |
| Fred Gayles | 47 | 712 | 15.1 | 8 | |
| David McLeod | 35 | 761 | 21.7 | 16 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 26 | 302 | 11.6 | 5 | |
| Willie Culpepper | 20 | 419 | 21.0 | 9 | |
| Steven Jerry | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 3 | |
| Rodney Smith | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Terry Smith | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Chad Dukes | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Matt Carman | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| David Caldwell | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| David Patten | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Bowick | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Michael Clark | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kitts | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Valvo | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 288 | 4498 | 15.6 | 0 | 89 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Elezovic | 110 | 98 | 89.1 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 155 |
| Totals | 110 | 98 | 89.1 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 155 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | 63 | 1307 | 20.7 | 2 | |
| Fred Gayles | 13 | 236 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| Steven Jerry | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| David McLeod | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Willie Culpepper | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Matt Carman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Hopkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 91 | 1750 | 19.2 | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McLeod | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| Larry Jones | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Fred Gayles | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Willie Culpepper | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Steven Jerry | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Marshall Roberts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Matt Carman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Chad Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Brown | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rodney Smith | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chad Dukes | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Leroy Thompson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Fred Gayles | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Anthony Stinnett | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mitch Suplee | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Bowick | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Kitts | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clark | 87.5 | 80 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David McLeod | 71 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Larry Jones | 58.5 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Gayles | 41 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chad Dukes | 30 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Steven Jerry | 29 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Stinnett | 30 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Smith | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marshall Roberts | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerome Brown | 16.5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kyle Moore-Brown | 15.5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Leroy Thompson | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Kitts | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Caldwell | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Culpepper | 8.5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mark Valvo | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Carman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Elezovic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tony Bowick | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greg Hopkins | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Brannon | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Pawlawski | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alan Symonette | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mitch Suplee | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Reggie Barlow | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Charlie Davidson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 503.5 | 427 | 153 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Eddie Brown | 8 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | ||||||
| Pete Elezovic | 0 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 155 | ||||||||
| David McLeod | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |||||||
| Willie Culpepper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Fred Gayles | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Chad Dukes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Anthony Stinnett | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Jim Kitts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Steven Jerry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Rodney Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Leroy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Terry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Greg Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Marshall Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Bowick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Matt Carman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jerome Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 22 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 851 |
