1997 Portland Forest Dragons Roster
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Coach: Stan Brock (2-12)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 66,622, Avg. 9,517 in 7 home dates
1997 Portland Forest Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Coach: Stan Brock (2-12)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 66,622, Avg. 9,517 in 7 home dates
1997 Portland Forest Dragons Results
The Portland Forest Dragons of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference.
The Forest Dragons scored only 446 points, worst in the league, while the defensive squad allowed 701. Chad Davis tossed for 1,250 yards. Ryan Benjamin hauled in 61 balls for 713 yards, while Melvin Bonner provided receiving help, too.
Mose Phillips rushed for a team-leading 100 yards for Portland, while Travis McDonald additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Tom Holmes topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks.
Stan Brock coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daron Alcorn | K | May 12, 1971 | 6'3" | 255 | Akron | Vancouver, WA | 14 |
| Chris Baus | OL/DL | July 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 275 | Pacific | Menomanie, VA | 7 |
| Ryan Benjamin | WR/DB | April 23, 1970 | 5'7" | 183 | Pacific | Pixley, CA USA | 14 |
| Ben Bennett | QB | May 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Duke | Greensboro, NC USA | 4 |
| Marcus Bolivar | FB/LB | July 26, 1971 | 6'3" | 240 | Sacramento State | 4 | |
| Melvin Bonner | WR/LB | February 18, 1970 | 6'3" | 207 | Baylor | Hempstead, TX USA | 14 |
| Tom Briggs | DL | May 12, 1970 | 6'4" | 270 | West Virginia | Syracuse, NY | 9 |
| Chris Butterfield | OL/DL | June 26, 1974 | 6'0" | 295 | Humboldt State (CA) | Arcata, CA | 6 |
| Chad Carlson | WR/DB | August 14, 1971 | 6'1" | 182 | Lewis and Clark (OR) | 3 | |
| Cletus Coffey | WR/DB | January 30, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Lewis and Clark (OR) | Santa Rosa, CA | 5 |
| Rick Cruz | FB/LB | October 16, 1969 | 6'4" | 250 | Portland State | Bakersfield, CA | 2 |
| Chad Davis | QB | May 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 200 | Washington State | 10 | |
| Akaba Delaney | OL/DL | March 20, 1972 | 6'2" | 290 | Portland State | Oakland, CA | 13 |
| Barry Dillard | DS | February 14, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Memphis | McMinnville, TN | 3 |
| Dee Grayer | WR/LB | November 20, 1971 | 6'1" | 200 | San Jose State | Santa Rosa, CA | 14 |
| Brian Greene | WR/DB | February 15, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Western Oregon State | Redmond, OR | 14 |
| Tony Hilde | QB | April 8, 1974 | 6'0" | 200 | Boise State | Pendleton, OR | 2 |
| Tom Holmes | FB/LB | April 7, 1972 | 6'1" | 270 | Oregon State | North Bend, OR | 14 |
| Larry Jones | OL/DL | March 3, 1967 | 6'5" | 330 | Hawaii | Los Angeles, CA | 12 |
| John Krawczyk | OL/DL | December 28, 1971 | 6'3" | 275 | East Carolina | 6 | |
| Dante Lewis | WR/DB | June 30, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA | 13 |
| Travis McDonald | FB/LB | February 4, 1973 | 6'3" | 255 | Missouri | Columbia, MO | 9 |
| Brent Napierkowski | OL/DL | 6'6" | 280 | Portland State | 4 | ||
| Billy Owens | WR/LB | December 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 |
| Mose Phillips | FB/LB | September 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 250 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN | 14 |
| Chris Poston | WR/DB | October 4, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | Gardner-Webb | Shelby, NC | 9 |
| Steve Robinson | FB/LB | July 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 250 | Utah State | Fremont, CA | 14 |
| Justin Starck | OL/DL | November 4, 1971 | 6'6" | 300 | Oregon | Salem, OR | 14 |
| Jason Stiles | QB | June 28, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | Western Washington | Federal Way, WA | 9 |
| Bob Stockham | QB | December 20, 1970 | 6'4" | 230 | Nevada-Las Vegas | St. Petersburg, FL | 3 |
| Mike Sweat | FB/LB | February 21, 1972 | 6'3" | 250 | Western Washington | 1 | |
| LaMont Woods | DS | May 18, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Oregon | Corvallis, OR | 6 |
