2007 Arena Football League season
2007 Arena Football League season
Duration March 1, 2007 – July 29, 2007
Regular season
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
AFL seasons
← 2006 2008 →
National: Eastern, Southern American: Western, Central 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.
Following 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 Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away National Conference Eastern Division 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
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 All-Arena team Offense Offense Position First team Second team Quarterback Chris Greisen , Georgia Clint Dolezel , Dallas Fullback Dan Alexander , Nashville Josh White , Dallas Center Kyle Moore-Brown , Colorado Mike Mabry , Philadelphia Offensive lineman Phil Bogle , Philadelphia Devin Wyman , Dallas Marcus Keyes , Georgia Terrance Dotsy , Dallas Wide receiver Chris Jackson , Los Angeles Bobby Sippio , Chicago Siaha Burley , Utah Damian Harrell , Colorado Troy Bergeron , Georgia James Roe , San Jose Defense Position First team Second team Defensive lineman Greg White , Orlando Colston Weatherington , Dallas LaKendrick Jones , Columbus Jermaine Smith , Georgia Ron Jones , San Jose Silas DeMary , Los Angeles Middle linebacker Duke Pettijohn , Dallas Umar Muhammad , Georgia Jack linebacker DeJuan Alfonzo , Chicago Lawrence Samuels , Tampa Bay Defensive back Eddie Moten , Philadelphia Ahmad Hawkins , Nashville Clevan Thomas , San Jose Rashad Floyd , Colorado Jeremy Unertl , Chicago Jermaine Jones , Dallas Special teams Position First team Second team Kicker Mark Lewis , Austin A. J. Haglund , San Jose Position First team Second team Quarterback Chris Greisen , Georgia Clint Dolezel , Dallas Fullback Dan Alexander , Nashville Josh White , Dallas Center Kyle Moore-Brown , Colorado Mike Mabry , Philadelphia Offensive lineman Phil Bogle , Philadelphia Devin Wyman , Dallas Marcus Keyes , Georgia Terrance Dotsy , Dallas Wide receiver Chris Jackson , Los Angeles Bobby Sippio , Chicago Siaha Burley , Utah Damian Harrell , Colorado Troy Bergeron , Georgia James Roe , San Jose Defense Position First team Second team Defensive lineman Greg White , Orlando Colston Weatherington , Dallas LaKendrick Jones , Columbus Jermaine Smith , Georgia Ron Jones , San Jose Silas DeMary , Los Angeles Middle linebacker Duke Pettijohn , Dallas Umar Muhammad , Georgia Jack linebacker DeJuan Alfonzo , Chicago Lawrence Samuels , Tampa Bay Defensive back Eddie Moten , Philadelphia Ahmad Hawkins , Nashville Clevan Thomas , San Jose Rashad Floyd , Colorado Jeremy Unertl , Chicago Jermaine Jones , Dallas Special teams Position First team Second team Kicker Mark Lewis , Austin A. J. Haglund , San Jose
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