2007 Georgia Force season
| 2007 Georgia Force season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Doug Plank |
| Home field | Philips Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–2 |
| Division place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
The 2007 Georgia Force season was the sixth season for the team in the Arena Football League. They tried to improve upon their 8–8 record from 2006 in the Southern Division, and looked to return to the playoffs. They went 14–2 and had the #2 spot in their conference in the AFL playoffs. They lost the National Conference Championship 56–66 to the Columbus Destroyers.
Coaching
Doug Plank, head coach since 2005, entered his third year as Force head coach.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 69–65 |
| 2 | March 11 | Austin Wranglers | Home | W 60–51 |
| 3 | March 17 | Tampa Bay Storm | Away | W 61–47 |
| 4 | March 24 | San Jose Sabercats | Home | W 64–62 |
| 5 | March 30 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | L 62–61 |
| 6 | April 9 | Philadelphia Soul | Away | W 57–49 |
| 7 | April 15 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Home | W 69–68 |
| 8 | April 21 | Dallas Desperados | Home | W 78–63 |
| 9 | April 27 | New Orleans VooDoo | Away | W 72–57 |
| 10 | May 4 | Orlando Predators | Home | W 55–34 |
| 11 | Bye | Week | ||
| 12 | May 19 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | L 57–51 |
| 13 | May 26 | Tampa Bay Storm | Home | W 52–38 |
| 14 | June 2 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | W 54–33 |
| 15 | June 9 | Austin Wranglers | Away | W 81–64 |
| 16 | June 15 | Orlando Predators | Away | W 55–44 |
| 17 | June 24 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | W 68–42 |
Playoff Schedule
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bye | Week | ||
| 2nd | July 8 | (4) Philadelphia Soul | Home | W 65–39 |
| 3rd | July 14 | (6) Columbus Destroyers | Home | L 56–66 |
Stats
Offense
Quarterback
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Greisen | 392 | 530 | 74 | 4851 | 117 | 12 | 49 | 132 |
Running Backs
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Huebner | 34 | 122 | 3.6 | 5 | 24 |
| Troy Bergeron | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 0 | 19 |
| John Ritcher | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 2 | 21 |
| Chris Greisen | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 6 | 12 |
| Chris Jackson | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 4 | 8 |
| Jarrick Hillery | 11 | 9 | .8 | 3 | 4 |
| Derek Lee | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce McClure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| James MacPherson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wide Receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jackson | 145 | 1915 | 13.2 | 47 | 46 |
| Troy Bergeron | 132 | 1736 | 13.2 | 41 | 49 |
| Derek Lee | 83 | 886 | 10.7 | 20 | 45 |
| Andy McCullough | 60 | 434 | 7.2 | 3 | 21 |
| Carl Morris | 14 | 145 | 10.4 | 5 | 40 |
| Matt Huebner | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 20 |
| Fitu Tu'ua | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 23 |
| Bruce McClure | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 11 |
| Jarrick Hillery | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| John Ritcher | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| Shane Grice | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Marcus Keyes | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| James Clark | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jackson | 51 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 306 |
| Troy Bergeron | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 252 |
| Derek Lee | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 120 |
| Chris Greisen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Matt Huebner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Carl Morris | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| John Ritcher | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Jarrick Hillery | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Andy McCullough | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Bruce McClure | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Fitu Tu'ua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamin Milligan | 100 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 41 |
| Reggie Doster | 78 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| David Crocker | 60.5 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gary | 59 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrick Hillery | 43 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| James Whitley | 36.5 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 35.5 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar Muhammad | 35.5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Huebner | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sutton | 19.5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Bergeron | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Allen | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Smith | 13.5 | 11 | 5 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Andy McCullough | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Metts | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prentice Purnell | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Lee | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ritcher | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Holmes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Morris | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Burnett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce McClure | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Martinez | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Gispert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Grice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Keys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitu Tu'ua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams
Kick Return
| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrick Hillery | 31 | 539 | 0 | 56 | 17.4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| Chris Jackson | 31 | 460 | 0 | 34 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Bergeron | 13 | 287 | 1 | 56 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Holmes | 4 | 59 | 0 | 19 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Crocker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Martinez | 47 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 38 | .600 | 56 |
| Xavier Beitia | 45 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1.000 | 51 |
| Keith Gispert | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 |
| Dan Burnett | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 |