1999 Albany Firebirds Statistics
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Mike Dailey (11-3)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 74,771, Avg. 10,682 in 7 home dates
1999 Albany Firebirds Results
The Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 1999 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
On offense, Albany paced the league with 822 points. At the same time, the defensive unit surrendered 674 points. Mike Pawlawski directed the offense, passing for 3,864 yards. Eddie Brown paced all receivers, snagging 138 passes for 1,858 yards.
Tim Brown ran for a team-best 145 yards for the Firebirds, and Leroy Thompson also contributed to the rushing attack.
Chris Lawson picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Joe Jacobs sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Mike Dailey coached the team. The 1999 Albany Firebirds won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Mike Pawlawski | 442 | 294 | 66.5 | 3864 | 8.7 | 79 | 17.9 | 7 | 1.6 | 45 | 126.9 | Jeff Loots | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 350 | 8.3 | 7 | 16.7 | 1 | 2.4 | 38 | 118.1 | Van Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 158.3 |
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| Totals | 485 | 321 | 66.2 | 4256 | 8.8 | 87 | 17.9 | 8 | 1.6 | 45 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tim Brown | 47 | 145 | 3.1 | 6 | Leroy Thompson | 25 | 124 | 5.0 | 2 | Jamie McGourty | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | Mike Pawlawski | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 2 | Mike Waldron | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 2 | Eddie Brown | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | Jay Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | Jeff Loots | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | Van Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | Greg Hopkins | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 100 | 379 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Eddie Brown | 138 | 1858 | 13.5 | 45 | Greg Hopkins | 66 | 892 | 13.5 | 18 | Van Johnson | 52 | 709 | 13.6 | 13 | Jay Jones | 32 | 410 | 12.8 | 6 | Carl Sacco | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 1 | Na'il Benjamin | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | Leroy Thompson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | Tim Brown | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | Jamie McGourty | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 | Mark Valvo | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Chris Snyder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Cornelius White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Jon Krick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 321 | 4256 | 13.3 | 0 | 87 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Don Silvestri | 111 | 102 | 91.9 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 111 | 102 | 91.9 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 120 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Van Johnson | 38 | 767 | 20.2 | 1 | Jay Jones | 31 | 616 | 19.9 | 1 | Na'il Benjamin | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 0 | Eddie Brown | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 1 | Joe Jacobs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | Cornelius White | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | Greg Hopkins | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | Sean Tremblay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | John Summerday | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 94 | 1677 | 17.8 | 0 | 4 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chris Lawson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | Greg Hopkins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 2 | Derek Stingley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | Van Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | Evan Hlavacek | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Carl Sacco | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Montrell Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 0 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Joe Jacobs | 6.0 | 0.0 | Jon Krick | 5.0 | 0.0 | John Sikora | 2.0 | 0.0 | John Summerday | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk | Derek Stingley | 79 | 64 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Lawson | 67.5 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl Sacco | 40.5 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Greg Hopkins | 33.5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Van Johnson | 24.5 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Brown | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Evan Hlavacek | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Jon Krick | 15.5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tommy Johnson | 15.5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Jacobs | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Jay Jones | 14.5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leroy Thompson | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Snyder | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Na'il Benjamin | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montrell Williams | 10.5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Moore-Brown | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Don Silvestri | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnnie Hicks | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jamie McGourty | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Sikora | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sean Tremblay | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cedric White | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eddie Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Waldron | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Pawlawski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mark Valvo | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Summerday | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 425.5 | 321 | 209 | 86 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Eddie Brown | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | Greg Hopkins | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | Don Silvestri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 120 | Van Johnson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Tim Brown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Jay Jones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Leroy Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Mike Pawlawski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jamie McGourty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mike Waldron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Carl Sacco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Na'il Benjamin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Derek Stingley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jeff Loots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 18 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 792 |
