2007 Chicago Rush Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Hohensee (12-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 124,878, Avg. 15,610 in 8 home dates
2007 Chicago Rush RosterTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Hohensee (12-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 124,878, Avg. 15,610 in 8 home dates
2007 Chicago Rush Results
The Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League ended the 2007 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Rush gave up 719 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Chicago ran up 869 points. Matt D'Orazio triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,803 yards. Bobby Sippio caught 125 balls for 1,742 yards.
Matt D'Orazio rushed for a team-leading 127 yards.
Dennison Robinson snatched 7 opponent throws. EJ Burt sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Mike Hohensee coached the team. The 2007 Chicago Rush lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt D'Orazio | 511 | 353 | 69.1 | 3803 | 7.4 | 82 | 16.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 122.1 | |
| Russ Michna | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 109.7 | |
| Bob McMillen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |
| Bobby Sippio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |
| Totals | 516 | 356 | 69.0 | 3849 | 7.5 | 83 | 16.1 | 10 | 1.9 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt D'Orazio | 61 | 127 | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Bob McMillen | 35 | 86 | 2.5 | 5 | |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 7 | |
| Bobby Sippio | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Rob Mager | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| Ahmad Merritt | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Peters | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Etu Molden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Russ Michna | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Buchie Ibeh | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 132 | 327 | 2.5 | 0 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sippio | 125 | 1742 | 13.9 | 53 | |
| Rob Mager | 76 | 820 | 10.8 | 13 | |
| Andy McCullough | 60 | 428 | 7.1 | 3 | |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 27 | 245 | 9.1 | 7 | |
| Ahmad Merritt | 21 | 211 | 10.0 | 2 | |
| Etu Molden | 20 | 161 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Bob McMillen | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Buchie Ibeh | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| Kevin Beard | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Robert Boss | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 2 | |
| Woodrow Dantzler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| John Moyer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 356 | 3849 | 10.8 | 0 | 83 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Frantz | 114 | 104 | 91.2 | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 137 |
| Totals | 114 | 104 | 91.2 | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 137 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Ordway | 44 | 799 | 18.2 | 3 | |
| Russell Shaw | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Woodrow Dantzler | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| Rob Mager | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Bobby Sippio | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Merritt | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| James Sadler | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Dennison Robinson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 78 | 1320 | 16.9 | 0 | 4 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison Robinson | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 3 | |
| Jeremy Unertl | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Ordway | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| John Moyer | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | |
| James Sadler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 307 | 12.8 | 0 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Burt | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Moyer | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Curtis Eason | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| D.J. Bleisath | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Peters | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison Robinson | 109 | 95 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | |||
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 92.5 | 68 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Jeremy Unertl | 72 | 63 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | |||
| James Sadler | 41.5 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Ordway | 37 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
| D.J. Bleisath | 27 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| John Moyer | 30 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Joe Peters | 25.5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| EJ Burt | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Russell Shaw | 14.5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dan Frantz | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Curtis Eason | 15.5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Andy McCullough | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bob McMillen | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ahmad Merritt | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Boss | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| John Sikora | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Sippio | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Etu Molden | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Woodrow Dantzler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt D'Orazio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rob Mager | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 524.5 | 413 | 223 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bobby Sippio | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | ||||||
| Dan Frantz | 0 | 11 | 104 | 0 | 137 | |||||||||
| DeJuan Alfonzo | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||||||
| Rob Mager | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| Matt D'Orazio | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Bob McMillen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Jonathan Ordway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Andy McCullough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| John Moyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Robert Boss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ahmad Merritt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Etu Molden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Russ Michna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joe Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 28 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 851 |
