1996 Tampa Bay Storm Statistics
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Tim Marcum (12-2)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 104,307, Avg. 14,901 in 7 home dates
1996 Tampa Bay Storm Results
The Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Storm relinquished 504 points, fewest in the league. Tampa Bay ran up 699 points. Jay Gruden led the charge, passing for 3,626 yards. George LaFrance hauled in 100 passes for 1,258 yards. Stevie Thomas was targeted regularly, too.
Cedric McKinnon carried the ball for a team-leading 166 yards.
Johnnie Harris intercepted 6 opponent throws. Lynn Rowland topped pass rushers with 5 sacks, part of an overall team total of 24 sacks.
Tim Marcum coached the team. The 1996 Tampa Bay Storm won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Gruden | 447 | 275 | 61.5 | 3626 | 8.1 | 70 | 15.7 | 14 | 3.1 | 44 | 15 | 93 | 113.7 |
| Connell Maynor | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 46 | 7.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 115.3 |
| Totals | 453 | 278 | 61.4 | 3672 | 8.1 | 71 | 15.7 | 14 | 3.1 | 44 | 15 | 93 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric McKinnon | 49 | 166 | 3.4 | 8 | |
| Tony Jones | 25 | 57 | 2.3 | 7 | |
| Ivan Caesar | 27 | 57 | 2.1 | 4 | |
| Lynn Rowland | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Stevie Thomas | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Robert Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Connell Maynor | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Jay Gruden | 8 | -14 | -1.8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 119 | 274 | 2.3 | 0 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George LaFrance | 100 | 1258 | 12.6 | 30 | |
| Stevie Thomas | 74 | 1089 | 14.7 | 21 | |
| Lonnie Turner | 43 | 576 | 13.4 | 9 | |
| Wayne Williams | 22 | 338 | 15.4 | 5 | |
| Lawrence Samuels | 18 | 237 | 13.2 | 1 | |
| Joe March | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Caesar | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Rowland | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 3 | |
| Antoine Worthman | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Cedric McKinnon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Tony Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Tracey Perkins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Lamar Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 278 | 3672 | 13.2 | 0 | 71 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 89 | 74 | 83.1 | 27 | 6 | 22.2 | 92 |
| Totals | 89 | 74 | 83.1 | 27 | 6 | 22.2 | 92 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George LaFrance | 85 | 1570 | 18.5 | 2 | |
| Lonnie Turner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Samuels | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Wayne Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Stevie Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 95 | 1592 | 16.8 | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Harris | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Tracey Perkins | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Wayne Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Stevie Thomas | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Lawrence Samuels | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| Richard Carey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 154 | 7.3 | 0 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Rowland | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe March | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Cedric McKinnon | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Sylvester Bembery | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kent Wells | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Willie Fears | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Jones | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lawrence Samuels | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Willie Wyatt | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jerold Jeffcoat | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Perkins | 51.5 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawrence Samuels | 42.5 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Johnnie Harris | 40.5 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Carey | 35 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stevie Thomas | 32 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Williams | 30.5 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lynn Rowland | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Corris Ervin | 22.5 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antoine Worthman | 18.5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Jones | 18.5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Fears | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cedric McKinnon | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kent Wells | 10.5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sylvester Bembery | 10.5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 9.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ivan Caesar | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe March | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Tracy Sanders | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Wyatt | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lamar Rogers | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerold Jeffcoat | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jay Gruden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Beauford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 417 | 375 | 84 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| George LaFrance | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | ||||||||
| Stevie Thomas | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | ||||||
| Jorge Cimadevilla | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 92 | ||||||||
| Cedric McKinnon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Lonnie Turner | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Tony Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Wayne Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Lynn Rowland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Ivan Caesar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Lawrence Samuels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Antoine Worthman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tracey Perkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 21 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 674 |
