2001 Birmingham Thunderbolts Statistics

XFL (XFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finishing 4th in the XFL's East Division
Coach: Gerry DiNardo (2-8-)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 85,012, Avg. 17,002 in 5 home dates

2001 Birmingham Thunderbolts Roster
2001 Birmingham Thunderbolts Results

The Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL ended the 2001 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the XFL's East Division.

Birmingham managed just 131 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 239, most in the circuit. Casey Weldon threw for 1,228 yards. Stepfret Williams led the receiving corps, hauling in 51 receptions for 828 yards. Quincy Jackson was targeted regularly also.

James Bostic rushed for a team-high 536 yards for the Thunderbolts.

Eric Sloan picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Quinton Reese and Cedric Pittman each topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks.

Gerry DiNardo coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Casey Weldon	164	102	62.2	1228	7.5	7	4.3	5	3.0	80t	7	44	86.6
Graham Leigh	97	44	45.4	499	5.1	1	1.0	6	6.2	36	8	62	39.0
Jay Barker	65	37	56.9	425	6.5	1	1.5	5	7.7	92t	10	64	49.8
Joe Douglass	1	1	100.0	22	22.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	22t	0	0	158.3
Totals	327	184	56.3	2174	6.6	10	3.1	16	4.9	92	25	170

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Bostic	153	536	3.5	56	2
Curtis Alexander	18	81	4.5	19	0
Casey Weldon	20	30	1.5	16	0
Jay Barker	5	26	5.2	17	0
Graham Leigh	2	14	7.0	12	0
Steve Smith	1	13	13.0	13	0
Joe Douglass	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	200	695	3.5	56	2

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stepfret Williams	51	828	16.2	92t	2
Quincy Jackson	45	531	11.8	36t	6
Ed Smith	25	195	7.8	16	1
Kaipo McGuire	23	181	7.9	23	0
James Bostic	12	172	14.3	50	0
Joe Douglass	10	114	11.4	27	0
Steve Smith	8	54	6.8	15	0
Reggie Johnson	3	15	5.0	8	0
Damon Gourdine	2	31	15.5	16	1
Kevin Drake	2	29	14.5	27	0
Curtis Alexander	2	15	7.5	12	0
Nick Savoie	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	184	2174	11.8	92	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Brad Palazzo				14	7	50.0	21
Totals	0	0		14	7	50.0	21

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brad Palazzo	40	1447	36.2	50
Totals	40	1447	36.2	50

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stepfret Williams	22	166	7.5	95t	1
Quincy Jackson	4	14	3.5	11	0
Eric Sloan	2	8	4.0	9	0
Toya Jones	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Calvin Jackson	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Totals	31	186	6.0	95	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Curtis Alexander	15	318	21.2	63
Eric Sloan	13	247	19.0	29
Damon Gourdine	6	95	15.8	23
Steve Smith	6	84	14.0	36
Eric Hickson	3	55	18.3	32
Cedric Pittman	2	22	11.0	18
Quincy Jackson	1	18	18.0	18
Reggie Johnson	1	14	14.0	14
Kaipo McGuire	1	5	5.0	5
Scott Thompson	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	49	862	17.6	63

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Sloan	4	163	40.8	70t	2
Duane Butler	1	98	98.0	98t	1
Johnny Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Toya Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Calvin Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	8	261	32.6	98	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Cedric Pittman	3.0	0	0.0
Quinton Reese	3.0	0	0.0
Johnny Mitchell	2.0	0	0.0
Charles Preston	2.0	0	0.0
Fred Perry	1.0	0	0.0
Sedrick Curry	1.0	0	0.0
Keith Franklin	1.0	0	0.0
Jimmy Brumbaugh	1.0	0	0.0
Patrick Scott	1.0	0	0.0
Totals	15.0	0	0.0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
James Willis	70	52	18
Chris Shelling	53	43	10
Duane Butler	46	38	8
Calvin Jackson	35	28	7
Dion Foxx	35	24	11
Eric Sloan	32	26	6
Charles Preston	29	23	6
Jimmy Brumbaugh	22	17	5
Patrick Scott	21	12	9
Quinton Reese	16	12	4
Jarrett Loggins	14	10	4
Johnny Mitchell	14	10	4
Keith Franklin	14	10	4
Malcolm Hamilton	13	10	3
Cedric Pittman	12	11	1
Kyle Schroeder	11	7	4
David Knott	10	8	2
Sedrick Curry	8	7	1
Toya Jones	5	5	0
Fred Perry	3	2	1
Fred White	3	2	1
Stepfret Williams	1	1	0
Kaipo McGuire	1	1	0
Matt Hogg	1	0	1
Totals	469	359	110	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Quincy Jackson	0	6	0	0		0			0	0	0		0	36
Brad Palazzo	0	0	0	0		0			7	0	0		0	21
Stepfret Williams	0	2	1	0		0			0	2	0		0	20
James Bostic	2	0	0	0		0			0	1	0		0	13
Eric Sloan	0	0	0	0		2			0	0	0		0	12
Duane Butler	0	0	0	0		1			0	0	0		0	6
Damon Gourdine	0	1	0	0		0			0	0	0		0	6
Keith Franklin	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0	0		0	6
Ed Smith	0	1	0	0		0			0	2	0		0	8
Curtis Alexander	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0		0	1
Kaipo McGuire	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0		0	1
Steve Smith	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0		0	1
Totals	2	10	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	131