Utah Blaze

Utah Blaze
Utah Blaze
	Established 2006
	File:UtahBlaze.gif
League/conference affiliations
	Current uniform
Personnel
Team history
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Home arena(s)
	Delta Center

The Utah Blaze is an Arena Football League team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

History

The Utah Blaze began play on January 28, 2006, playing the San Jose SaberCats on the road. The team is coached by longtime Arizona Rattlers coach Danny White and plays its home games at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, home of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz. The team is owned by automobile businessmen John Garff, Robert Garff, and Brett Hopkins. The team is also referred to as the Salt Lake Blaze, especially by major media outlets ESPN and CNN, but this is not an official name.

On Sunday, February 12, 2006, the Blaze lost to the New York Dragons 84-81 in the second highest scoring game in the history of the Arena Football League with a combined score of 165. The Blaze' performance was also the second highest score for a losing team in the AFL's 20-year history.

Despite a losing record of 7-9, the Blaze got into the playoffs as an AC Wildcard (the conference's #6 seed). Unfortunately, the newly formed Blaze were given the boot as they lost to the Arizona Rattlers with a final score of 57-34.

Season-by-season

Season records
Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
2006	7	9	0	3rd AC Western	Lost Week 1 (Arizona Rattlers)
Totals	7	10	0	(including playoffs)

Roster by number

(Current as of 2006-03-12)

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight
1	Justin Taplin	Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
2	Troy Mason	Offensive Specialist	5 ft 9 in	170 lb
3	Justin Skaggs	Wide Receiver/Linebacker	6 ft 2 in	202 lb
4	Orshawante Bryant	Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
5	Siaha Burley	Offensive Specialist	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
6	Sale Key	Wide Receiver/Linebacker	6 ft 4 in	225 lb
7	Thal Woods	Defensive Specialist	5 ft 9 in	175 lb
9	Ryan Dennard	Wide Receiver/Linebacker	6 ft 3 in	215 lb
10	Joe Germaine	Quarterback	6 ft 2 in	220 lb
12	Garrett Smith	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 3 in	285 lb
13	Steve Videtich	Kicker	6 ft 2 in	185 lb
14	Kevin Moffett	Defensive Specialist	6 ft 1 in	185 lb
15	Tali Ena	Quarterback	6 ft 4 in	235 lb
17	Jason Gesser	Quarterback	6 ft 1 in	210 lb
20	Kevin Clemens	Fullback/Linebacker	6 ft 1 in	275 lb
21	Kelvin Hunter	Defensive Specialist	5 ft 10 in	185 lb
23	Tom Pace	Wide Receiver/Linebacker	5 ft 11 in	215 lb
31	Chris Robinson	Fullback/Linebacker	6 ft 3 in	272 lb
32	Emmett White	Wide Receiver/Linebacker	6 ft 0 in	217 lb
40	Craig Kobel	Fullback/Linebacker	6 ft 2 in	265 lb
44	Ronnie Washburn	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 3 in	275 lb
53	Scott Pospisil	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 2 in	285 lb
59	Doug Kaufusi	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 6 in	305 lb
72	Hans Olsen	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 4 in	295 lb
97	Ernest Grant	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 6 in	320 lb
98	Lewis Powell	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 3 in	285 lb
99	Bryan Henderson	Offensive Line/Defensive Line	6 ft 5 in	285 lb

Coaches

(Current as of 2006-03-12)

Name	Coaching Position	Biography External Link
Danny White	Head Coach/General Manager	[1]
Lee Leslie	Assistant Head Coach-Defensive Coordinator	[2]
Hunkie Cooper	Assistant Coach-Offensive Coordinator	[3]
Flint Fleming	Assistant Coach-OL/DL	[4]
Lindsay Hassell	Assistant Coach-Strength Conditioning/OL/DL	[5]
Hagen Featherstone	Head Equipment Manager	[6]
Darin Featherstone	Equipment Manager	[7]
Jim Low	Intern Equipment Manager	[8]

Entire 2006 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
2006-01-28	San Jose SaberCats	Away	Win 48-35
2006-02-04	Dallas Desperados	Home	Loss 53-56
2006-02-11	New York Dragons	Home	Loss 81-84
2006-02-18	Arizona Rattlers	Away	Loss 38-45
2006-02-25	Los Angeles Avengers	Away	Win 68-66
2006-03-04	San Jose SaberCats	Home	Loss 50-65
2006-03-10	Nashville Kats	Home	Win 63-34
2006-03-16	Grand Rapids Rampage	Away	Loss 49-59
2006-03-24	Las Vegas Gladiators	Home	Loss 47-49
2006-04-01	Tampa Bay Storm	Away	Loss 41-56
2006-04-07	Arizona Rattlers	Home	Loss 52-64
2006-04-15	Los Angeles Avengers	Home	Win 63-61
2006-04-21	Colorado Crush	Away	Win 52-40
2006-04-28	Las Vegas Gladiators	Away	Win 63-52
2006-05-06	Chicago Rush	Away	Loss 48-84
2006-05-12	Kansas City Brigade	Home	Win 55-54
2006-05-20	Arizona Rattlers (Playoffs)	Away	Loss 34-57

Arena Football Hall of Famers associated with the Utah Blaze

Danny White, Head Coach 2006-

External links