2001 Nashville Kats Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pat Sperduto (10-4)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 75,109, Avg. 10,730 in 7 home dates

2001 Nashville Kats Roster
2001 Nashville Kats Results

The Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Kats led the league with just 550 points allowed. Nashville chalked up 724 points. Andy Kelly threw for 2,699 yards. Darryl Hammond topped pass catchers, hauling in 60 balls, while Tyronne Jones added 832 receiving yards.

Travis Reece ran for a team-leading 190 yards.

Adrian Lunsford, Cory Fleming and Cliff Green each intercepted 4 opponent throws. Ben Crosland paced the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 27 sacks.

Pat Sperduto coached the team. The 2001 Nashville Kats lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Andy Kelly	382	230	60.2	2699	7.1	47	12.3	7	1.8		113.6
James Brown	30	15	50.0	158	5.3	4	13.3	0	0.0		105.3
Cory Fleming	1	1	100.0	30	30.0	0	0.0	0	0.0		118.8
Darryl Hammond	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0		112.5
Totals	414	247	59.7	2898	7.0	51	12.3	7	1.7	0

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Travis Reece	42	190	4.5		6
Jarrick Hillery	41	126	3.1		12
Rupert Grant	49	124	2.5		6
Tyronne Jones	9	38	4.2		3
Dan Curran	4	8	2.0		1
Anthony Hicks	2	7	3.5		0
James Brown	5	7	1.4		0
Ron Carpenter	2	2	1.0		0
Darryl Hammond	2	-1	-0.5		1
Andy Kelly	6	-11	-1.8		1
Totals	162	490	3.0	0	30

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darryl Hammond	60	708	11.8		10
Tyronne Jones	55	832	15.1		21
Jarrick Hillery	39	390	10.0		6
Cory Fleming	21	274	13.0		4
L.C. Stevens	17	206	12.1		4
Freddie Scott	11	92	8.4		0
Scott Thomas	9	100	11.1		2
Ron Carpenter	9	70	7.8		1
James Baron	9	42	4.7		2
Travis Reece	5	53	10.6		0
Rupert Grant	4	22	5.5		1
Adrian Lunsford	3	47	15.7		0
Anthony Hicks	2	13	6.5		0
Aaron Hamilton	1	30	30.0		0
Dan Curran	1	10	10.0		0
Totals	246	2889	11.7	0	51

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Steve McLaughlin	91	83	91.2	36	23	63.9	152
Totals	91	83	91.2	36	23	63.9	152

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Carpenter	28	648	23.1		5
Jarrick Hillery	19	347	18.3		1
Tyronne Jones	23	339	14.7		0
Darryl Hammond	6	43	7.2		0
Scott Thomas	2	10	5.0		0
Adrian Lunsford	1	2	2.0		0
Ben Crosland	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	80	1389	17.4	0	6

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cory Fleming	4	101	25.2		2
Adrian Lunsford	4	59	14.8		1
Cliff Green	4	42	10.5		3
Ron Carpenter	3	9	3.0		0
Darryl Hammond	2	10	5.0		0
Jarrick Hillery	1	34	34.0		1
Scott Thomas	1	17	17.0		0
L.C. Stevens	1	8	8.0		0
Totals	20	280	14.0	0	7

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Ben Crosland	10.0
James Baron	5.0
CJ McLain	3.0
Travis Reece	3.0
Rupert Grant	2.0
William Gaines	2.0
Aaron Hamilton	1.0
Anthony Hicks	1.0
Totals	27.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Adrian Lunsford	65.5	57	17	10		1			1	0
Cliff Green	62	56	12	16		3			0	0
Ron Carpenter	46	41	10	7		1			0	0
Jarrick Hillery	35.5	35	1	7		0			0	0
Darryl Hammond	30	24	12	8		0			0	0
CJ McLain	21.5	13	17	4		1			3	0
Travis Reece	18.5	13	11	1		0			1	0
Ben Crosland	12.5	11	3	2		1			1	0
James Baron	11	9	4	6		3			2	2
John Williams	9.5	8	3	3		0			0	0
William Gaines	9	6	6	2		1			0	0
Anthony Hicks	9	6	6	2		0			0	0
L.C. Stevens	8	6	4	3		0			0	0
Dell McGee	8	6	4	0		0			0	0
Aaron Hamilton	7	6	2	0		2			2	0
Robert Gaddy	6	5	2	1		1			0	0
Cory Fleming	6	5	2	6		0			0	0
Bruce McClure	5.5	5	1	0		1			0	0
Scott Thomas	5.5	5	1	2		1			0	0
Steve McLaughlin	5.5	5	1	0		1			0	0
Rupert Grant	7	4	6	0		0			0	0
Pat Downey	5	4	2	0		0			0	0
Rob Davis	3.5	3	1	0		0			0	0
Freddie Scott	3	2	2	0		0			0	0
Steve Johnson	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Tyronne Jones	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Kirk Pointer	1	0	2	0		1			0	0
Hunter Adams	0.5	0	1	1		0			0	0
Totals	405.5	339	133	81	0	18	0	0	10	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve McLaughlin						0			23	83	0			152
Tyronne Jones	3	21		0		0			0	0	0			144
Jarrick Hillery	12	6		1		1			0	0	0			120
Darryl Hammond	1	10		0		0			0	0	0			66
Rupert Grant	6	1				0			0	0	0			42
Travis Reece	6	0				0			0	0	0			36
Ron Carpenter	0	1		5		0			0	0	0			36
Cory Fleming		4				2			0	0	0			36
L.C. Stevens		4				0			0	0	0			24
Cliff Green						3			0	0	0			18
James Baron		2				0			0	0	0			12
Scott Thomas		2		0		0			0	0	0			12
Andy Kelly	1								0	0	0			6
Adrian Lunsford		0		0		1			0	0	0			6
Dan Curran	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	30	51	0	6	0	7	0	0	23	83	0	0	0	716