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2001 Indiana Firebirds Statistics
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Dailey (9-5)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 77,026, Avg. 11,004 in 7 home dates
2001 Indiana Firebirds Results
The Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Firebirds piled up points with 814 points, while the defense conceded 717. Ray Philyaw triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,518 yards. Eddie Brown paced the receiving corps, snagging 118 passes for 1,540 yards. Greg Hopkins provided receiving help, too.
Leroy Thompson carried the ball for a team-best 162 yards for Indiana.
Jay Jones seized 4 opponent throws. Leroy Thompson topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks.
Mike Dailey coached the team. The 2001 Indiana Firebirds lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Philyaw | 404 | 276 | 68.3 | 3518 | 8.7 | 68 | 16.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 131.8 | |
John Rayborn | 61 | 44 | 72.1 | 476 | 7.8 | 8 | 13.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 127.5 | |
Eddie Brown | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |
Totals | 467 | 322 | 69.0 | 3999 | 8.6 | 78 | 16.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leroy Thompson | 59 | 162 | 2.7 | 10 | |
Eddie Brown | 25 | 70 | 2.8 | 8 | |
Umar Muhammad | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 3 | |
Ray Philyaw | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | |
Jay Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Van Johnson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
John Rayborn | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
Kevin Ingram | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | |
Totals | 135 | 323 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Brown | 118 | 1540 | 13.1 | 37 | |
Greg Hopkins | 100 | 1216 | 12.2 | 18 | |
Jay Jones | 50 | 719 | 14.4 | 13 | |
Van Johnson | 45 | 471 | 10.5 | 9 | |
Carl Sacco | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Cornelius Coe | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Leroy Thompson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
Kevin Ingram | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Umar Muhammad | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Totals | 322 | 4005 | 12.4 | 0 | 78 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nelson Garner | 102 | 96 | 94.1 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 150 |
Totals | 102 | 96 | 94.1 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 150 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jay Jones | 47 | 927 | 19.7 | 0 | |
Van Johnson | 33 | 765 | 23.2 | 2 | |
Eddie Brown | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Kevin Ingram | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Totals | 91 | 1781 | 19.6 | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jay Jones | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | |
Carl Sacco | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | |
Cornelius Coe | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Greg Hopkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
Lamar Grant | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Cedric Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Van Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Greg Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Totals | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Leroy Thompson | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Kyle Moore-Brown | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Chris Snyder | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Ricky Hall | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Carl Sacco | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Greg Hopkins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius Coe | 114 | 95 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |||
Greg Hopkins | 45 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Jay Jones | 37.5 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
Cedric Walker | 34.5 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||
Lamar Grant | 29.5 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
Van Johnson | 16.5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Umar Muhammad | 15.5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Carl Sacco | 18 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
Chris Snyder | 12.5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Greg Williams | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
Leroy Thompson | 10.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Nelson Garner | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kyle Moore-Brown | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Mike Gantous | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ray Philyaw | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ricky Hall | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Ray Jackson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
John Sikora | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mark Valvo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Aaron Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kevin Ingram | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 377 | 297 | 160 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Eddie Brown | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |||||||
Nelson Garner | 0 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 150 | |||||||||
Greg Hopkins | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||||||||
Jay Jones | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
Van Johnson | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
Leroy Thompson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
Umar Muhammad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Ray Philyaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Carl Sacco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 24 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 780 |