1997 Iowa Barnstormers Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Gregory (11-3)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 85,232, Avg. 10,654 in 8 home dates

1997 Iowa Barnstormers Roster
1997 Iowa Barnstormers Results

The Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

On offense, Iowa topped the league with 803 points. At the same time, the defensive squad yielded 645 points. Kurt Warner directed the offense, passing for 4,149 yards. Lamart Cooper led all receivers, snagging 83 receptions for 1,186 yards. Willis Jacox was targeted regularly, too.

John Motton carried the ball for a team-high 132 yards for the Barnstormers, while Andre Allen also buoyed the ground attack.

Todd Harrington intercepted 8 opponent throws. Andre Allen paced pass rushers with 5 sacks, topping a defense credited with 17 sacks.

John Gregory coached the team. The 1997 Iowa Barnstormers lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kurt Warner	498	322	64.7	4149	8.3	79	15.9	14	2.8	46	118.5
Jarrod DeGeorgia	18	7	38.9	107	5.9	0	0.0	1	5.6	19	36.1
Totals	516	329	63.8	4256	8.2	79	15.3	15	2.9	46

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Motton	33	132	4.0		8
Andre Allen	25	114	4.6		4
Willis Jacox	12	33	2.8		4
Kurt Warner	12	22	1.8		5
Leonard Conley	3	10	3.3		1
Lamart Cooper	3	3	1.0		0
Jarrod DeGeorgia	1	2	2.0		0
Ron Moran	1	2	2.0		0
Shawn Collins	1	1	1.0		1
Totals	91	319	3.5	0	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lamart Cooper	83	1186	14.3		21
Willis Jacox	70	879	12.6		16
Leonard Conley	58	636	11.0		16
Chris Spencer	50	657	13.1		13
Carlos James	36	546	15.2		10
John Motton	9	98	10.9		1
Toney Catchings	5	59	11.8		1
Andre Allen	5	58	11.6		0
Shawn Collins	5	52	10.4		0
Mike Horacek	4	29	7.2		1
John Anderson	1	20	20.0		0
Steve Houghton	1	19	19.0		0
Hiawatha Phifer	1	14	14.0		0
Vernon Broughton	1	3	3.0		0
Totals	329	4256	12.9	0	79

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Black	106	96	90.6	25	13	52.0	135
Totals	106	96	90.6	25	13	52.0	135

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lamart Cooper	37	708	19.1		3
Willis Jacox	37	607	16.4		0
Leonard Conley	13	179	13.8		0
Chris Spencer	3	42	14.0		0
Shawn Collins	1	6	6.0		0
Carlos James	2	5	2.5		0
Hiawatha Phifer	1	0	0.0		0
Todd Harrington	2	0	0.0		0
Totals	96	1547	16.1	0	3

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Todd Harrington	8	34	4.2		1
Carlos James	4	6	1.5		0
Hiawatha Phifer	2	24	12.0		0
Leonard Conley	1	32	32.0		1
John Anderson	1	31	31.0		0
Chris Spencer	1	2	2.0		0
John Motton	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	18	129	7.2	0	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Andre Allen	5.0
Steve Houghton	4.0
Vernon Broughton	2.0
Toney Catchings	2.0
John Motton	2.0
Dave Witthum	1.0
Matt Eller	1.0
Totals	17.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Todd Harrington	91	83	16	22		0			2	0
Hiawatha Phifer	53	47	12	8		0			0	0
Carlos James	52	47	10	13		0			0	0
John Motton	33.5	29	9	0		3			0	0
Leonard Conley	25	21	8	1		0			0	0
John Anderson	22	19	6	1		0			1	0
Lamart Cooper	20.5	19	3	4		0			0	0
Chris Spencer	22	18	8	3		2			1	2
Greg Eaglin	19.5	18	3	2		1			0	0
Andre Allen	24.5	17	15	2		3			1	0
Toney Catchings	22	17	10	4		1			0	0
Steve Houghton	18	12	12	4		0			0	0
Vernon Broughton	13	9	8	0		0			0	0
David Bush	9	7	4	0		0			0	0
Ron Moran	8.5	6	5	0		0			0	0
Dave Witthum	7	5	4	0		0			0	0
Mike Sunvold	6.5	5	3	0		1			1	0
Garry Howe	6.5	4	5	0		1			0	0
Shawn Collins	4	3	2	1		2			1	0
Anthony Hutch	3.5	3	1	1		0			0	0
Larry Blue	2.5	2	1	0		1			1	0
Matt Eller	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Rossie Johnson	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Willis Jacox	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Mike Black	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Kurt Warner	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Jarrod DeGeorgia	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Mike Horacek	1	0	2	0		2			0	0
Totals	471.5	398	147	66	0	17	0	0	8	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lamart Cooper	0	21		3		0			0	0	0			144
Mike Black						0			13	96	0			135
Willis Jacox	4	16		0		0			0	0	0			120
Leonard Conley	1	16		0		1			0	0	0			108
Chris Spencer		13		0		0			0	0	0			78
Carlos James		10		0		0			0	0	0			60
John Motton	8	1				0			0	0	0			54
Kurt Warner	5					0			0	0	0			30
Andre Allen	4	0				0			0	0	0			24
Todd Harrington				0		1			0	0	0			6
Mike Horacek		1				0			0	0	0			6
Shawn Collins	1	0		0		0			0	0	0			6
Toney Catchings		1				0			0	0	0			6
Totals	23	79	0	3	0	2	0	0	13	96	0	0	0	777