1998 Orlando Predators Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Jay Gruden (9-5)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 103,470, Avg. 14,781 in 7 home dates
1998 Orlando Predators RosterTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Jay Gruden (9-5)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 103,470, Avg. 14,781 in 7 home dates
1998 Orlando Predators Results
The Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Predators chalked up 655 points, and the solid defense surrendered 623. Pat O'Hara triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,335 yards. Barry Wagner snagged 78 passes for 1,137 yards. Bob Gordon contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rick Hamilton carried the ball for a team-best 248 yards for Orlando.
Chris Barber picked off 7 opponent throws. Kelvin Ingram topped pass rushers with 4 sacks.
Jay Gruden coached the team. The 1998 Orlando Predators won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat O'Hara | 423 | 238 | 56.3 | 3335 | 7.9 | 67 | 15.8 | 16 | 3.8 | 46 | 105.6 |
| Connell Maynor | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 53.5 |
| Franco Grilla | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 427 | 240 | 56.2 | 3369 | 7.9 | 67 | 15.7 | 16 | 3.7 | 46 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hamilton | 66 | 248 | 3.8 | 7 | |
| Barry Wagner | 24 | 71 | 3.0 | 4 | |
| Tommy Dorsey | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 4 | |
| Jerry Odom | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Connell Maynor | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Gordon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Victor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Pat O'Hara | 11 | -11 | -1.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 130 | 433 | 3.3 | 0 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wagner | 78 | 1137 | 14.6 | 29 | |
| Bob Gordon | 61 | 855 | 14.0 | 19 | |
| Bret Cooper | 40 | 617 | 15.4 | 8 | |
| Ty Law | 22 | 317 | 14.4 | 5 | |
| Bruce LaSane | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 2 | |
| Connell Maynor | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| Rick Hamilton | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Ingram | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 2 | |
| Jerry Odom | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Faulkner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Rich McKenzie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Drakes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Parker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 240 | 3371 | 14.0 | 0 | 67 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cool | 53 | 41 | 77.4 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 83 |
| Franco Grilla | 22 | 20 | 90.9 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 26 |
| Totals | 75 | 61 | 81.3 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 109 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wagner | 69 | 1356 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Gordon | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce LaSane | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ty Law | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Connell Spain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 87 | 1533 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Barber | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 1 | |
| Bret Cooper | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Damon Mason | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | |
| Ty Law | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Victor Hall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 176 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Ingram | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Reginald Lee | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Connell Spain | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eric Drakes | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tommy Dorsey | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rick Hamilton | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rich McKenzie | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mason | 71.5 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Barry Wagner | 57 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Barber | 45 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Gaines | 33 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rick Hamilton | 27 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Bret Cooper | 19.5 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Corris Ervin | 15.5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ty Law | 14.5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kelvin Ingram | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Connell Spain | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Dorsey | 13.5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce LaSane | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Eric Drakes | 10.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Webbie Burnett | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rich McKenzie | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Storm | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Howard Smothers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Hall | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Johnson | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Cool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Gordon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat O'Hara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Odom | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Parker | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Victor Hall | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenny McEntyre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Reginald Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Franco Grilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sam Hairston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Connell Maynor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 389.5 | 333 | 113 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Barry Wagner | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | ||||||
| Bob Gordon | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||||||
| David Cool | 0 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 83 | |||||||||
| Bret Cooper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Rick Hamilton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Ty Law | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Franco Grilla | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||
| Tommy Dorsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bruce LaSane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Kelvin Ingram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Chris Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jerry Odom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jeff Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Damon Mason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Connell Maynor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Pat O'Hara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631 |
