1997 Arizona Rattlers Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Danny White (12-2)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 111,858, Avg. 15,980 in 7 home dates
1997 Arizona Rattlers RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Danny White (12-2)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 111,858, Avg. 15,980 in 7 home dates
1997 Arizona Rattlers Results
The Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Rattlers scored 713 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 540. Sherdrick Bonner directed the offense, passing for 3,331 yards. Calvin Schexnayder paced pass catchers, snagging 93 passes for 1,513 yards.
Brian Easter ran for a team-best 131 yards for Arizona, while Bo Kelly additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Randy Gatewood intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition. John Burch topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Danny White coached the team. The 1997 Arizona Rattlers won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Sherdrick Bonner | 400 | 241 | 60.2 | 3331 | 8.3 | 67 | 16.8 | 6 | 1.5 | 120.3 | Donnie Davis | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 208 | 5.9 | 3 | 8.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 88.8 |
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| Totals | 436 | 261 | 59.9 | 3534 | 8.1 | 70 | 16.1 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Brian Easter | 42 | 131 | 3.1 | 6 | Bo Kelly | 38 | 122 | 3.2 | 9 | Bob McMillen | 26 | 70 | 2.7 | 2 | Hunkie Cooper | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 3 | Donnie Davis | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | Junior Green | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | Herb Duncan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | Sherdrick Bonner | 14 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 136 | 409 | 3.0 | 0 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Calvin Schexnayder | 93 | 1513 | 16.3 | 29 | Randy Gatewood | 62 | 892 | 14.4 | 20 | Hunkie Cooper | 50 | 580 | 11.6 | 11 | Herb Duncan | 13 | 207 | 15.9 | 3 | Sir Mawn Wilson | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 2 | Cedric Tillman | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 2 | Junior Green | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | Bob McMillen | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | Tony Henderson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | Keith Browner | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | Richard Ashe | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | Bo Kelly | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | Flint Fleming | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Brian Easter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Barry Voorhees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 261 | 3555 | 13.6 | 0 | 71 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Anthony Brenner | 85 | 77 | 90.6 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 113 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 85 | 77 | 90.6 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 113 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Hunkie Cooper | 58 | 1098 | 18.9 | 0 | Calvin Schexnayder | 17 | 208 | 12.2 | 0 | Bruce Plummer | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | Cedric Walker | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | Junior Green | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Bob McMillen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 87 | 1395 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Randy Gatewood | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | Cedric Walker | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | Bruce Plummer | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | Sir Mawn Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Bob McMillen | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | Cecil Doggette | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | Junior Green | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | Cedric Tillman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Hunkie Cooper | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 233 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | John Burch | 4.0 | 0.0 | Tony Henderson | 3.0 | 0.0 | Bo Kelly | 2.0 | 0.0 | Charles Miller | 1.0 | 0.0 | Junior Green | 1.0 | 0.0 | Flint Fleming | 1.0 | 0.0 | Brian Easter | 1.0 | 0.0 | Mark Tucker | 1.0 | 0.0 | Hunkie Cooper | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk | Cedric Walker | 93 | 78 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bruce Plummer | 45 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Gatewood | 37.5 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hunkie Cooper | 33 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Junior Green | 24.5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cecil Doggette | 15.5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sir Mawn Wilson | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | John Burch | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bo Kelly | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Henderson | 16.5 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Easter | 12 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Mark Tucker | 12.5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shawn Parnell | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob McMillen | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Flint Fleming | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Holt | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Darrin Kenney | 9.5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jayme Washel | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Keith Browner | 8.5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Herb Duncan | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Barry Voorhees | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Ashe | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cedric Tillman | 6.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Anthony Brenner | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Hooks | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Warner Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calvin Schexnayder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Gibson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charles Miller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Ritter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 426.5 | 333 | 187 | 84 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | Calvin Schexnayder | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | Randy Gatewood | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | Anthony Brenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 113 | Hunkie Cooper | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Bo Kelly | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Brian Easter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Bob McMillen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Sherdrick Bonner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Herb Duncan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Sir Mawn Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Cedric Tillman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Richard Ashe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tony Henderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Donnie Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 24 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 689 |
