2002 Buffalo Destroyers Statistics
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Ray Bentley (6-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 50,957, Avg. 7,280 in 7 home dates
2002 Buffalo Destroyers Results
The Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Destroyers labored to change the scoreboard with just 627 points, though they the defensive squad yielded 675. Fred McNair tossed for 2,761 yards. Lamart Cooper grabbed 80 receptions for 1,050 yards.
Jason Bratton carried the ball for a team-high 63 yards for Buffalo, while Juan Long additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Corey Johnson intercepted 7 opponent throws. Hardy Mitchell topped pass rushers with 2 sacks.
Ray Bentley coached the team. The 2002 Buffalo Destroyers lost in the Wild Card.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McNair | 384 | 209 | 54.4 | 2761 | 7.2 | 49 | 12.8 | 12 | 3.1 | 104.0 | |
| Jeff Loots | 83 | 51 | 61.4 | 643 | 7.7 | 10 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.8 | 105.1 | |
| Totals | 467 | 260 | 55.7 | 3404 | 7.3 | 59 | 12.6 | 16 | 3.4 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bratton | 20 | 63 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Juan Long | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Lamart Cooper | 27 | 47 | 1.7 | 5 | |
| Kevin Mason | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Chachere | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| John Motton | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Fred McNair | 27 | 13 | 0.5 | 7 | |
| Bret Cooper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| JJ Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Carlos James | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Loots | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 123 | 258 | 2.1 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamart Cooper | 80 | 1050 | 13.1 | 11 | |
| Bret Cooper | 51 | 643 | 12.6 | 12 | |
| Carlos James | 43 | 538 | 12.5 | 14 | |
| Thomas Bailey | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 7 | |
| Eddie Brown | 20 | 292 | 14.6 | 5 | |
| Kevin Mason | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 5 | |
| JJ Jackson | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 4 | |
| Bobby Olive | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 | |
| Jason Bratton | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Kerwin Hairston | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| John Motton | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 1 | |
| Juan Long | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 260 | 3404 | 13.1 | 0 | 59 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McLaughlin | 79 | 75 | 94.9 | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 120 |
| Totals | 79 | 75 | 94.9 | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 120 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamart Cooper | 79 | 1649 | 20.9 | 4 | |
| Carlos James | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| JJ Jackson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Bret Cooper | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Corey Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Juan Long | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Hardy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Prentice Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 90 | 1716 | 19.1 | 0 | 4 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Johnson | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Dwaine Carpenter | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Carlos James | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Bailey | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Crafts | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Kerwin Hairston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Mitchell | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Juan Long | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| David Caldwell | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kerwin Hairston | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Silas Demary | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Johnson | 70 | 60 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dwaine Carpenter | 64 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Carlos James | 44.5 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Prentice Taylor | 23 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Bailey | 23 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bret Cooper | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Juan Long | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Brown | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kerwin Hairston | 15.5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hardy Mitchell | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Derrick Chachere | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Mason | 10.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Silas Demary | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jason Bratton | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Caldwell | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Miller | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| JJ Jackson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve McLaughlin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Sharp | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jerry Crafts | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremy Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Motton | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Grooms | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lamart Cooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Olive | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 380.5 | 307 | 147 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Steve McLaughlin | 0 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 120 | |||||||||
| Lamart Cooper | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ||||||
| Carlos James | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||
| Bret Cooper | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| Fred McNair | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Thomas Bailey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Kevin Mason | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| JJ Jackson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Derrick Chachere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| John Motton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jason Bratton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jeff Loots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Juan Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jerry Crafts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kerwin Hairston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 612 |
