1998 Houston ThunderBears Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Thonn (8-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,883, Avg. 4,698 in 7 home dates
1998 Houston ThunderBears RosterTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Thonn (8-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,883, Avg. 4,698 in 7 home dates
1998 Houston ThunderBears Results
The Houston ThunderBears of the Arena Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Houston chalked up 734 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 732. Clint Dolezel directed the offense, throwing for 4,228 yards. Robert Hall led pass catchers, catching 95 balls for 1,208 yards.
Shawn Washington rushed for a team-high 81 yards for the ThunderBears.
Rodney Blackshear snatched 4 opponent throws. Junior Soli topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks.
Steve Thonn coached the team. The 1998 Houston ThunderBears lost in the Quarterfinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Dolezel | 558 | 343 | 61.5 | 4228 | 7.6 | 81 | 14.5 | 17 | 3.0 | 47 | 111.8 |
| Mike Hold | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 136 | 6.2 | 3 | 13.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 120.5 |
| Totals | 580 | 357 | 61.6 | 4364 | 7.5 | 84 | 14.5 | 17 | 2.9 | 47 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Washington | 29 | 81 | 2.8 | 7 | |
| Jeff Mitchell | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Deryl Lane | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Clint Dolezel | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 5 | |
| Mike Hold | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 74 | 155 | 2.1 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hall | 95 | 1208 | 12.7 | 17 | |
| Rodney Blackshear | 69 | 871 | 12.6 | 17 | |
| Bernard Holmes | 46 | 640 | 13.9 | 14 | |
| Ben Bronson | 45 | 580 | 12.9 | 8 | |
| Lloyd Hill | 37 | 412 | 11.1 | 8 | |
| Chris Ford | 31 | 330 | 10.6 | 9 | |
| Terence Davis | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 4 | |
| Shawn Washington | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 2 | |
| Murray Garrett | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 3 | |
| Deryl Lane | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Edwin Howard | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Benson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Clint Dolezel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Ware | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 357 | 4364 | 12.2 | 0 | 84 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard DeFelice | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 33 |
| Kyle Bryant | 43 | 34 | 79.1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 46 |
| Rich Fall | 20 | 18 | 90.0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 21 |
| Totals | 78 | 61 | 78.2 | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 100 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Blackshear | 34 | 492 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bernard Holmes | 13 | 293 | 22.5 | 1 | |
| Ben Bronson | 16 | 260 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Ware | 17 | 239 | 14.1 | 0 | |
| Robert Hall | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| Mike Hold | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Carollo | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Thomas McGaughey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 93 | 1421 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Blackshear | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 1 | |
| Thomas McGaughey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Hill | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Maurice Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Ware | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Ford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bernard Holmes | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 136 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Soli | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Deryl Lane | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Mitchell | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Murray Garrett | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Ford | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dwayne Ware | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Shawn Washington | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McGaughey | 45.5 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lance Thomas | 36 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maurice Smith | 27.5 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Blackshear | 26 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Ray | 24.5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Deryl Lane | 22.5 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Fernando Thomas | 19.5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Mitchell | 18.5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwayne Ware | 17.5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Junior Soli | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Shawn Washington | 15.5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Ford | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Verone McKinley | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Yarnell | 11.5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lloyd Hill | 16.5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bernard Holmes | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Murray Garrett | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Michael Harrison | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carlos Fowler | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mitchell Benson | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ben Bronson | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carlos Timmons | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Carollo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Hold | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard DeFelice | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Hall | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyle Bryant | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rich Fall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clint Dolezel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Edwin Howard | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terence Davis | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawann Latson | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walter Shelton | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 389 | 314 | 150 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Rodney Blackshear | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |||||||
| Robert Hall | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| Bernard Holmes | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |||||||
| Shawn Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Chris Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Ben Bronson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Lloyd Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Kyle Bryant | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 46 | |||||||||
| Richard DeFelice | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||
| Clint Dolezel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Terence Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Rich Fall | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Murray Garrett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Deryl Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jeff Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mitchell Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 706 |
