2007 Arena Football League season
Sports season
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The 2007 Arena Football League season was the 21st season of the Arena Football League. The regular season began play on March 1, 2007 and concluded on June 25. The league broke its regular-season total attendance record, with 1,887,054 people in attendance this season.[1]
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationMarch 1, 2007 – July 29, 2007
Season championsDallas Desperados
| 2007 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | March 1, 2007 – July 29, 2007 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Dallas Desperados |
| AFL playoffs | |
| National Conference champions | Columbus Destroyers |
| National Conference runners-up | Georgia Force |
| American Conference champions | San Jose SaberCats |
| American Conference runners-up | Chicago Rush |
| ArenaBowl XXI | |
| Champions | San Jose SaberCats |
| Runners-up | Columbus Destroyers |
| Finals MVP | Mark Grieb, SJ |
Bridgade
Crush
Kats
Rampage
Rush
Avengers
Blaze
Gladiators
Rattlers
SaberCats
Force
Predators
Storm
VooDoo
Wranglers
Desperados
Destroyers
Dragons
Soul
National: 
Eastern, 
Southern
American:
Western, 
Central
Eastern, 
SouthernAmerican:
Western, 
CentralFollowing a year-long hiatus last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise resumed play this season to return the league to a 19-team format. New Orleans also hosted ArenaBowl XXI. This was the last of three non-consecutive AFL seasons in which the league fielded 19 teams, the most in AFL history.
The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Columbus Destroyers in ArenaBowl XXI.
Final standings
| National Conference | |||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Desperados | 15 | 1 | .938 | 1016 | 816 | 8–0 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 7–1 |
| Philadelphia Soul | 8 | 8 | .500 | 900 | 835 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| Columbus Destroyers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 802 | 793 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 5–3 | 2–6 |
| New York Dragons | 5 | 11 | .313 | 787 | 967 | 1–4 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 3–5 |
| Southern Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| Georgia Force | 14 | 2 | .875 | 1007 | 836 | 8–0 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 6–2 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 7 | .563 | 809 | 825 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
| Orlando Predators | 8 | 8 | .500 | 814 | 766 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| New Orleans VooDoo | 5 | 11 | .313 | 833 | 928 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 4–4 | 1–7 |
| Austin Wranglers | 4 | 12 | .250 | 879 | 950 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| American Conference | |||||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| Chicago Rush | 12 | 4 | .750 | 869 | 719 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 7–1 | 5–3 |
| Kansas City Brigade | 10 | 6 | .625 | 840 | 776 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 |
| Colorado Crush | 8 | 8 | .500 | 793 | 858 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
| Nashville Kats | 7 | 9 | .438 | 851 | 876 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 3–5 | 4–4 |
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 4 | 12 | .250 | 835 | 1014 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| Western Division | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| San Jose SaberCats | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1012 | 761 | 8–0 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 5–3 |
| Los Angeles Avengers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 843 | 848 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 4–4 |
| Utah Blaze | 8 | 8 | .500 | 955 | 933 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 4–4 | 4–4 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 4 | 12 | .250 | 846 | 915 | 3–5 | 2–9 | 2–6 | 2–6 |
| Las Vegas Gladiators | 2 | 14 | .125 | 769 | 895 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 0–8 | 2–6 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates division champion and conference's best record
Source: ArenaFan.com[2]
Playoffs
| 6 | Columbus | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Columbus | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| National Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Columbus | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Orlando | 26 | National Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philadelphia | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Columbus | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | San Jose | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 42 | ArenaBowl XXI | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colorado | 49 | American Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colorado | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kansas City | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Quarterback
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Greisen (GEO) | 392 | 530 | 74 | 4851 | 117 | 12 | 49 | 132 |
| Clint Dolezel (DAL) | 375 | 533 | 70.4 | 4475 | 107 | 9 | 49 | 128.2 |
| Mark Grieb (SJS) | 398 | 561 | 70.9 | 4605 | 100 | 13 | 47 | 125.3 |
| Joe Germaine (UTA) | 422 | 617 | 68.4 | 5005 | 107 | 12 | 41 | 124.4 |
| Raymond Philyaw (KC) | 371 | 538 | 69 | 4338 | 85 | 11 | 42 | 124.1 |
Running backs
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander (NSH) | 165 | 426 | 2.6 | 41 | 25 |
| Adrian McPherson* (AUS) | 55 | 360 | 6.5 | 9 | 39 |
| Josh White (DAL) | 93 | 278 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| Bo Kelly (ARI) | 81 | 222 | 2.7 | 13 | 16 |
| Harold Wells (CLB) | 73 | 197 | 2.7 | 13 | 13 |
*McPherson is a Quarterback, he was on the rushing yards list at arenafootball.com
Wide receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaha Burley (UTA) | 166 | 2129 | 12.8 | 49 | 41 |
| Chris Jackson (GEO) | 145 | 1915 | 13.2 | 47 | 46 |
| Derrick Lewis (AUS) | 139 | 1903 | 13.7 | 41 | 49 |
| Bobby Sippio (CHI) | 125 | 1739 | 13.9 | 53 | 48 |
| Troy Bergeron (GEO) | 132 | 1736 | 13.2 | 41 | 49 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sippio (CHI) | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 318 |
| Chris Jackson (GEO) | 51 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 306 |
| Siaha Burley (UTA) | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 294 |
| Damian Harrell (COL) | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 282 |
| Will Pettis (DAL) | 46 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 278 |
Defense
| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Floyd (COL) | 156 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 111 | 2 | 25 |
| Keyuo Craver (ARI) | 113 | 97 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 21 |
| Lin-J Shell (ORL) | 110.5 | 105 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hefflin (CLB) | 105 | 88 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams
Kick return
| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timon Marshall (GR) | 83 | 1901 | 6 | 58 | 22.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sedrick Robinson (AUS) | 64 | 1300 | 4 | 58 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShane Dennis (NYD) | 58 | 1282 | 3 | 57 | 22.1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 14.5 |
| Will Pettis (DAL) | 58 | 1229 | 4 | 58 | 21.2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Darrell Jones (ARI) | 56 | 1080 | 1 | 56 | 19.3 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 55 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Haglund* (SJ) | 128 | 138 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 0.556 | 158 |
| Mark Lewis (AUS) | 110 | 118 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 0.600 | 155 |
| Remy Hamilton (LA) | 101 | 114 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 0.533 | 149 |
| Steve Videtich (UTA) | 113 | 127 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 0.526 | 143 |
| Jason Ball (COL) | 90 | 105 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 0.607 | 141 |
*Set AFL record for tackles by a Kicker with 15.5.
Awards
Individual season awards
| Award | Player/Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year | Doug Plank | Georgia Force |
| Rookie of the Year (tie) | Brett Dietz Charles Frederick | Tampa Bay Storm Kansas City Brigade |
| Lineman of the Year | Greg White | Orlando Predators |
| Kicker of the Year | Mark Lewis | Austin Wranglers |
| Ironman of the Year | Will Pettis | Dallas Desperados |