1997 Nashville Kats Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Ed Khayat (10-4)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 85,984, Avg. 12,283 in 7 home dates
1997 Nashville Kats Results
The Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 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 0-1.
The Kats moved the ball well, scoring 740 points, and the defensive squad allowed 660. Andy Kelly led the charge, passing for 3,821 yards. Cory Fleming topped pass catchers, hauling in 89 balls for 1,104 yards.
Terry Samuels ran for a team-leading 94 yards for Nashville, while Joe Campbell also contributed to the rushing attack.
Mark Ricks picked off 5 opponent throws. James Baron blasted opposing passers 7 times.
Ed Khayat coached the team. The 1997 Nashville Kats lost in the Quarterfinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Kelly | 497 | 309 | 62.2 | 3821 | 7.7 | 82 | 16.5 | 14 | 2.8 | 45 | 8 | 63 | 113.8 |
| Totals | 497 | 309 | 62.2 | 3821 | 7.7 | 82 | 16.5 | 14 | 2.8 | 45 | 8 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Samuels | 55 | 94 | 1.7 | 8 | |
| Joe Campbell | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Peter Tuffo | 36 | 47 | 1.3 | 4 | |
| Andy Kelly | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Guy Howard | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 122 | 235 | 1.9 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Fleming | 89 | 1104 | 12.4 | 32 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 50 | 607 | 12.1 | 4 | |
| Bill Rutledge | 44 | 522 | 11.9 | 10 | |
| Khevin Pratt | 43 | 598 | 13.9 | 11 | |
| Lonnie Turner | 35 | 485 | 13.9 | 9 | |
| Joe Campbell | 16 | 156 | 9.8 | 5 | |
| Terry Samuels | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 2 | |
| James Baron | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 3 | |
| Nate Johnson | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Peter Tuffo | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Willie Harris | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Joe March | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Kelly | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Papasedero | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 309 | 3821 | 12.4 | 0 | 82 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 96 | 81 | 84.4 | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 120 |
| Totals | 96 | 81 | 84.4 | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 120 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Turner | 28 | 460 | 16.4 | 1 | |
| Joe Campbell | 20 | 361 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 17 | 228 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| Bill Rutledge | 12 | 177 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Khevin Pratt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Ricks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Peter Tuffo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 82 | 1260 | 15.4 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ricks | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Jamie Coleman | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Cory Fleming | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Joe March | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| William Yarborough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 121 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Baron | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Fran Papasedero | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Peter Tuffo | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Gaddy | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Terry Samuels | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Willie Fears | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| John DeWitt | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ricks | 53 | 48 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jamie Coleman | 42.5 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Darryl Hammond | 41 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peter Tuffo | 26 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Weyland Harding | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fran Papasedero | 22.5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Baron | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| William Yarborough | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Joe Campbell | 17.5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cory Fleming | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 12.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derrick Atterberry | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| John DeWitt | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Rutledge | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Samuels | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Gaddy | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nate Johnson | 8.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Guy Howard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Fears | 6.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe March | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Charlie Davidson | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Junior Ili | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khevin Pratt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derek Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lonnie Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Harris | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andy Kelly | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 390.5 | 325 | 131 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 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 |
| Cory Fleming | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | ||||||||
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 0 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 120 | |||||||||
| Terry Samuels | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Khevin Pratt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Lonnie Turner | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Bill Rutledge | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Joe Campbell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Darryl Hammond | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Peter Tuffo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| James Baron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Charlie Davidson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Joe March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Andy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Fran Papasedero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jamie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 714 |
