2007 Utah Blaze season
| 2007 Utah Blaze season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Danny White |
| Home field | EnergySolutions Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | L 64–42 vs. Los Angeles Avengers |
The 2007 Utah Blaze season was the second season for the arena football franchise. They look to make the playoffs after finishing 2006 with an 7–9 record. They went 8–8 record and qualified for the playoffs.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | W 63–61 |
| 2 | March 10 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 75–71 |
| 3 | March 18 | Nashville Kats | Away | L 69–55 |
| 4 | March 23 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | W 83–42 |
| 5 | April 1 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Away | W 57–47 |
| 6 | April 6 | Austin Wranglers | Away | L 65–64 |
| 7 | April 13 | Los Angeles Avengers | Home | W 76–63 |
| 8 | April 20 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | L 83–69 |
| 9 | April 28 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 69–48 |
| 10 | May 4 | Dallas Desperados | Home | L 66–59 |
| 11 | May 12 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | L 60–41 |
| 12 | May 18 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Home | L 54–53 |
| 13 | May 25 | Orlando Predators | Away | W 65–62 |
| 14 | June 4 | Colorado Crush | Home | W 51–14 |
| 15 | June 9 | San Jose SaberCats | Home | L 70–49 |
| 16 | Bye | Week | ||
| 17 | June 23 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | W 47–37 |
Playoff schedule
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 2 | (4) Los Angeles Avengers | Away | L 64–42 |
Roster
(Current as of 2007-03-12)
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Taplin | WR/DB | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 2 | Troy Mason | OS | 5 ft 9 in | 170 lb |
| 4 | Orshawante Bryant | WR/DB | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 5 | Siaha Burley | OS | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 6 | Sale Key | WR/LB | 6 ft 4 in | 225 lb |
| 7 | Thal Woods | DS | 5 ft 9 in | 175 lb |
| 9 | Ryan Dennard | WR/LB | 6 ft 3 in | 215 lb |
| 10 | Joe Germaine | QB | 6 ft 2 in | 220 lb |
| 12 | Garrett Smith | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 285 lb |
| 13 | Steve Videtich | K | 6 ft 2 in | 185 lb |
| 14 | Kevin Moffett | DS | 6 ft 1 in | 185 lb |
| 15 | Tali Ena | QB | 6 ft 4 in | 235 lb |
| 17 | Jason Gesser | QB | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lb |
| 20 | Kevin Clemens | FB/LB | 6 ft 1 in | 275 lb |
| 21 | Kelvin Hunter | DS | 5 ft 10 in | 185 lb |
| 23 | Tom Pace | WR/LB | 5 ft 11 in | 215 lb |
| 31 | Chris Robinson | FB/LB | 6 ft 3 in | 272 lb |
| 32 | Emmett White | WR/LB | 6 ft 0 in | 217 lb |
| 40 | Craig Kobel | FB/LB | 6 ft 2 in | 265 lb |
| 44 | Ronnie Washburn | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 275 lb |
| 53 | Scott Pospisil | OL/OL | 6 ft 2 in | 285 lb |
| 59 | Doug Kaufusi | OL/OL | 6 ft 6 in | 305 lb |
| 72 | Hans Olsen | OL/OL | 6 ft 4 in | 295 lb |
| 97 | Ernest Grant | OL/OL | 6 ft 6 in | 320 lb |
| 98 | Lewis Powell | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 285 lb |
| 99 | Bryan Henderson | OL/OL | 6 ft 5 in | 285 lb |
Coaching
Danny White entered his second season as the head coach of the Blaze.
Stats
Offense
Quarterback
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Germaine | 422 | 617 | 68.4 | 5005 | 107 | 12 | 41 | 124.4 |
Running Backs
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Robinson | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Kautai Olevao | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 |
| Kevin Clemens | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Joe Germaine | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 3 |
| Frank Carter | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Pace | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Dennard | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Wide Receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaha Burley | 166 | 2129 | 12.8 | 49 | 41 |
| Tom Pace | 111 | 1198 | 10.8 | 20 | 33 |
| Ryan Dennard | 35 | 449 | 12.8 | 14 | 38 |
| Aaron Boone | 32 | 420 | 13.1 | 8 | 40 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 24 | 331 | 13.8 | 5 | 37 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 4 | 30 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 3 | 22 |
| Chris Robinson | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| John Kulp | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 3 | 15 |
| Huey Whittaker | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Kevin Clemens | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Myniya Smith | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Frank Carter | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rob Gatrell | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaha Burley | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 294 |
| Tom Pace | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 128 |
| Ryan Dennard | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 90 |
| Aaron Boone | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| Joe Germaine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Frank Carter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Kevin Clemens | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| John Culp | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Clarence Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Kautai Olevao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rob Gatrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Moffett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Myniya Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Huey Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Hunter | 64 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 58 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 47 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thal Woods | 45.5 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Taplin | 34 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Pace | 27 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Clemens | 21.5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dennard | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan Beard | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kautai Olevao | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hamilton | 13.5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Moffett | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pospisil | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hans Olsen | 11.5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Robinson | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernest Grant | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Kobel | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale Key | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Washburn | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Smith | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Culp | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Younger | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Germaine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gesser | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Powell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siaha Burley | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Videtich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Kelly | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Lawson | 48 | 911 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 7.7 |
| Tom Pace | 29 | 625 | 0 | 46 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siaha Burley | 9 | 221 | 0 | 41 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 10 | 170 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Kevin Moffett | 3 | 93 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Boone | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dennard | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Videtich | 113 | 127 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 0.526 | 143 |
*Traded, released, or deceased
Playoff Stats
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Quarterback
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| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
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Special Teams
Kick Return
| Player | Ret | Yards | Avg | Long |
|---|
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pts |
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Week 1: vs (4) Los Angeles Avengers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| (5) UTA | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| (4) LA | 14 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 64 |
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- Offensive player of the game: Sonny Cumbie (LA)
- Defensive player of the game: Silas Demary (LA)
- Ironman of the game: Josh Jeffries (LA)
| Team | 1st Down. | Rush. Yds | Pass. Yds | Fumbles/lost | Fumble yds | Penal./yds | TOP | 3rd Down. | 4th Down. |
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| UTA | 17 | 3 | 323 | 3/2 | 15 | 6/36 | 28:21 | 3/7 | 0/3 |
| LA | 20 | 18 | 306 | 3/3 | 0 | 5/32 | 31:39 | 2/5 | 1/1 |