1991 Birmingham Fire Statistics
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 1st in the WLAF's North American West
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Chan Gailey (5-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 127,211, Avg. 25,442 in 5 home dates
1991 Birmingham Fire Results
The Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football ended the 1991 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the WLAF's North American West.
The Fire labored to change the scoreboard with just 140 points, while the defensive squad allowed 140. Brent Pease passed for 922 yards, and Eric Jones spent time under center, too. Ken Bell topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 balls, while Willie Bouyer added 456 receiving yards.
Ken Bell ran for a team-leading 192 yards for Birmingham, while Joe Henderson also buoyed the ground attack.
John Miller and Art Hunter each snatched 6 opponent throws. Maurice Oliver dropped opposing passers 7 times.
Chan Gailey coached the team. The 1991 Birmingham Fire lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brent Pease | 182 | 85 | 46.7 | 922 | 5.1 | 5 | 2.7 | 6 | 3.3 | 87t | 15 | 115 | 57.5 |
Eric Jones | 87 | 41 | 47.1 | 495 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 9 | 10.3 | 42t | 4 | 22 | 29.3 |
Kirk Maggio | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65t | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
Stacey Mobley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15t | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
Totals | 272 | 128 | 47.1 | 1497 | 5.5 | 8 | 2.9 | 15 | 5.5 | 87 | 19 | 137 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 66 | 192 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
Joe Henderson | 35 | 175 | 5.0 | 35t | 1 |
Steve Avery | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 23 | 1 |
Brent Pease | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
Eric Jones | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
Stacey Mobley | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 |
Ted Wilson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
Paul McGowan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Kirk Maggio | 4 | -46 | -11.5 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 183 | 575 | 3.1 | 35 | 3 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 40 | 347 | 8.7 | 65t | 1 |
Willie Bouyer | 28 | 456 | 16.3 | 87t | 2 |
Steve Avery | 17 | 197 | 11.6 | 32t | 2 |
Phil Ross | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 |
Stacey Mobley | 8 | 154 | 19.2 | 55t | 2 |
Elroy Harris | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
Joe Henderson | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
Mark Hopkins | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 25 | 0 |
Ted Wilson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
Tony Newsom | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
Andreas Motzkus | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
Totals | 134 | 1507 | 11.2 | 87 | 7 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kirk Maggio | 61 | 2558 | 41.9 | 57 |
Totals | 61 | 2558 | 41.9 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | FC | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Henry | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 73 | 5 | 1 |
Stacey Mobley | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 345 | 13.3 | 73 | 5 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Wilson | 12 | 218 | 18.2 | 29 | 0 |
Ken Bell | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 28 | 0 |
James Henry | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 49 | 0 |
Elroy Harris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Joe Henderson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Stacey Mobley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Chad Thorson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
Mark Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 33 | 626 | 19.0 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Miller | 6 | 193 | 32.2 | 99t | 1 |
Art Hunter | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 37t | 1 |
John Holland | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
James Henry | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 77t | 1 |
Steve Gage | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
Paul McGowan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Tracy Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 21 | 413 | 19.7 | 99 | 3 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Maurice Oliver | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
John Brantley | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
Pellom McDaniels | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Tony Bowick | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Steve Hyche | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Darrell Phillips | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Otis Moore | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Junior Jackson | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Paul McGowan | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 27.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Win Lyle | 5 | 15 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
Stacey Mobley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
Steve Avery | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
James Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
Willie Bouyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
John Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Ken Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Art Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Joe Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |