1997 Tampa Bay Storm Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Tim Marcum (8-6)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 96,058, Avg. 12,007 in 8 home dates

1997 Tampa Bay Storm Roster
1997 Tampa Bay Storm Results

The Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Tampa Bay netted 548 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 521. Peter Willis threw for 2,846 yards. George LaFrance hauled in 93 balls for 1,131 yards.

Les Barley ran for a team-leading 183 yards for the Storm.

Tracey Perkins intercepted 12 opponent throws. Andre Bowden topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.

Tim Marcum coached the team. The 1997 Tampa Bay Storm lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Peter Willis	413	225	54.5	2846	6.9	41	9.9	19	4.6		90.1
Dan White	45	22	48.9	240	5.3	3	6.7	3	6.7		59.5
Ron Adams	22	15	68.2	160	7.3	2	9.1	1	4.5		100.6
Totals	480	262	54.6	3246	6.8	46	9.6	23	4.8	0

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Les Barley	43	183	4.3		8
Tony Jones	34	86	2.5		5
Andre Bowden	31	81	2.6		9
Cedric McKinnon	10	21	2.1		1
Ron Adams	2	14	7.0		1
Stevie Thomas	1	-1	-1.0		0
Peter Willis	12	-3	-0.2		0
Totals	133	381	2.9	0	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George LaFrance	93	1131	12.2		22
Stevie Thomas	54	733	13.6		12
Lawrence Samuels	54	678	12.6		6
Wayne Williams	14	151	10.8		0
Wayne Walker	12	185	15.4		4
Antoine Worthman	7	74	10.6		0
Larry Kennedy	6	69	11.5		0
Grantis Bell	5	90	18.0		1
Walter Sutton	5	53	10.6		0
Flint Fleming	3	32	10.7		1
Andre Bowden	2	18	9.0		0
Lynn Rowland	2	14	7.0		0
Tony Woods	2	8	4.0		0
Tracey Perkins	2	8	4.0		0
Les Barley	1	2	2.0		0
Totals	262	3246	12.4	0	46

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Fall	38	33	86.8	20	10	50.0	63
Terry Belden	25	16	64.0	11	3	27.3	25
Totals	63	49	77.8	31	13	41.9	88

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George LaFrance	70	1200	17.1		1
Wayne Walker	9	170	18.9		0
Stevie Thomas	4	17	4.2		0
Cornell Parker	1	7	7.0		0
Tracey Perkins	1	1	1.0		0
Lawrence Samuels	1	0	0.0		0
Grantis Bell	1	0	0.0		0
Wayne Williams	1	0	0.0		0
Antoine Worthman	3	-3	-1.0		0
Totals	91	1392	15.3	0	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tracey Perkins	12	82	6.8		1
Stevie Thomas	2	48	24.0		0
Lawrence Samuels	1	6	6.0		0
Tracy Sanders	1	0	0.0		0
Johnnie Harris	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	17	136	8.0	0	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Andre Bowden	4.0
Lynn Rowland	2.0
Sylvester Bembery	2.0
Willie Wyatt	2.0
Les Barley	2.0
Tony Woods	1.0
Wilky Bazile	1.0
Tracy Sanders	1.0
Jerold Jeffcoat	1.0
Totals	16.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Tracey Perkins	42	40	4	20		0			0	0
Antoine Worthman	41	35	12	3		0			0	0
Tracy Sanders	33.5	32	3	2		1			0	0
Lawrence Samuels	31	27	8	3		2			0	0
Johnnie Harris	26.5	24	5	7		0			0	0
Stevie Thomas	25.5	23	5	2		0			0	0
Wayne Williams	21.5	16	11	4		0			0	0
Tony Jones	16.5	16	1	0		0			0	0
Les Barley	21	15	12	1		1			1	1
Flint Fleming	14.5	13	3	2		1			1	0
Sylvester Bembery	16	12	8	3		0			0	0
Andre Bowden	13	12	2	0		1			1	0
Willie Wyatt	11.5	9	5	2		1			1	2
Lynn Rowland	9.5	7	5	2		1			1	0
Tony Woods	7.5	7	1	0		0			0	0
Wilky Bazile	7	7	0	0		0			0	0
Larry Kennedy	7	6	2	0		0			0	0
Cedric McKinnon	7	6	2	0		0			0	0
Mike Kerr	6.5	6	1	2		0			0	0
Mike Thornton	6	6	0	0		0			0	0
Terry Beauford	5	5	0	0		0			0	0
Kent Wells	3.5	3	1	1		0			0	0
George LaFrance	2.5	2	1	0		0			0	0
Peter Willis	2	2	0	0		1			0	0
Earl Scott	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Jerold Jeffcoat	3.5	1	5	0		0			0	0
Jackie Kellogg	2	1	2	0		0			0	0
Wayne Walker	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Terry Belden	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Rich Fall	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Totals	387.5	338	99	54	0	9	0	0	5	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George LaFrance		22		1		0			0	0	0			138
Stevie Thomas	0	12		0		0			0	0	0			72
Rich Fall						0			10	33	0			63
Andre Bowden	9	0				0			0	0	0			54
Les Barley	8	0				0			0	0	0			48
Lawrence Samuels		6		0		0			0	0	0			36
Tony Jones	5					0			0	0	0			30
Terry Belden						0			3	16	0			25
Wayne Walker		4		0		0			0	0	0			24
Flint Fleming		1				0			0	0	0			6
Cedric McKinnon	1					0			0	0	0			6
Tracey Perkins		0		0		1			0	0	0			6
Grantis Bell		1		0					0	0	0			6
Ron Adams	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	24	46	0	1	0	1	0	0	13	49	0	0	0	520