1992 Albany Firebirds Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's North Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Rick Buffington (5-5)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 62,907, Avg. 12,581 in 5 home dates
1992 Albany Firebirds RosterTeam Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's North Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Rick Buffington (5-5)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 62,907, Avg. 12,581 in 5 home dates
1992 Albany Firebirds Results
The Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 1992 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's North Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Firebirds scored 422 points, and the defensive squad yielded 416. Tom Porras tossed for 2,470 yards. Fred Gayles paced all receivers, snagging 69 passes for 694 yards.
Rodney Smith ran for a team-best 49 yards for Albany.
Merv Mosely picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Sylvester Bembery sacked opposing passers 6 times, part of an overall team total of 24 sacks.
Rick Buffington coached the team. The 1992 Albany Firebirds lost in the Quarterfinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Porras | 392 | 225 | 57.4 | 2470 | 6.3 | 40 | 10.2 | 17 | 4.3 | 41 | 5 | 45 | 92.1 |
| Eric Hoskins | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 63 | 21.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 |
| Darryl Hammond | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Ed Rubbert | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Gary Gussman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 400 | 228 | 57.0 | 2559 | 6.4 | 43 | 10.8 | 18 | 4.5 | 41 | 5 | 45 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Smith | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Fred Gayles | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| Jeff Blankenship | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Eric Hoskins | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Aric Anderson | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Thonn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Porras | 12 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Myron Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 60 | 122 | 2.0 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Gayles | 69 | 694 | 10.1 | 9 | |
| Jeff Blankenship | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Porras | 12 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Rodney Smith | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| Aric Anderson | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Eric Hoskins | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Thonn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Myron Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 116 | 797 | 6.9 | 0 | 14 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Gayles | 29 | 507 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Myron Jefferson | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 0 | |
| Eric Hoskins | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 2 | |
| Willie Wood | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Merv Mosely | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Blankenship | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Thonn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Missick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 61 | 1056 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Mosely | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Myron Jefferson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Hammond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hoskins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Ozzie Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Dugan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Blankenship | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Bembery | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rodney Smith | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Pete Porcelli | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Isaac Williams | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Dugan | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Aric Anderson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ricky Wells | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mitch Suplee | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Neal | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Blankenship | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Mosely | 69 | 62 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darryl Hammond | 57.5 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Dugan | 44 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Blankenship | 29 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pete Porcelli | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Myron Jefferson | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sylvester Bembery | 19.5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Smith | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Aric Anderson | 15.5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Hoskins | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaac Williams | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ozzie Jackson | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mitch Suplee | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Neal | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Missick | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Gayles | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eldridge Avery | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BT Thompson | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ricky Wells | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Chaney | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Rhodes | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Warne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Gussman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alfred Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Thonn | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 370.5 | 328 | 85 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Fred Gayles | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| Gary Gussman | 0 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 62 | |||||||||
| Tom Porras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Rodney Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Eric Hoskins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Totals | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
