2002 Buffalo Destroyers Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
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 Roster
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.

Buffalo labored to change the scoreboard with just 627 points, while 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 the Destroyers, 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
Hardy Mitchell	2.0
Juan Long	1.0
David Caldwell	1.0
Kerwin Hairston	1.0
Silas Demary	1.0
Totals	6.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	75	0			120
Lamart Cooper	5	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			120
Carlos James	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			84
Bret Cooper	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Fred McNair	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Thomas Bailey	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Eddie Brown	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Kevin Mason	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
JJ Jackson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Derrick Chachere	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
John Motton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jason Bratton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jeff Loots	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Juan Long	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Crafts	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Kerwin Hairston	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	17	59	0	4	0	2	0	0	15	75	0	0	0	612