2008 Dallas Desperados Statistics
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Will McClay (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 97,230, Avg. 12,154 in 8 home dates
2008 Dallas Desperados Results
The Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Desperados scored 861 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 798. Clint Dolezel threw for 3,046 yards. Marcus Nash led the receiving corps, snagging 109 receptions for 1,318 yards. Anthony Armstrong and Will Pettis provided receiving help, too.
Josh White carried the ball for a team-high 265 yards for Dallas.
Bobby Perry picked off 6 opponent throws. Colston Weatherington topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 22 sacks.
Will McClay coached the team. The 2008 Dallas Desperados lost in the Wild Card.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Clint Dolezel | 388 | 257 | 66.2 | 3046 | 7.9 | 66 | 17.0 | 10 | 2.6 | 118.8 | Chris Sanders | 171 | 99 | 57.9 | 1196 | 7.0 | 20 | 11.7 | 3 | 1.8 | 111.1 | Will Pettis | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 561 | 358 | 63.8 | 4248 | 7.6 | 88 | 15.7 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Josh White | 88 | 265 | 3.0 | 8 | Chris Sanders | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 5 | Will Pettis | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 5 | Clint Dolezel | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 6 | Marcus Nash | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | David Dixon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | Anthony Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | Andrae Thurman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 139 | 364 | 2.6 | 0 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Marcus Nash | 109 | 1318 | 12.1 | 33 | Will Pettis | 95 | 1048 | 11.0 | 25 | Anthony Armstrong | 85 | 1162 | 13.7 | 18 | Andrae Thurman | 25 | 292 | 11.7 | 7 | Josh Bush | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 2 | Josh White | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 1 | Terrance Dotsy | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 | Bobby Perry | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | Jeremy Calahan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 358 | 4248 | 11.9 | 0 | 88 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Remy Hamilton | 119 | 101 | 84.9 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 125 |
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| Totals | 119 | 101 | 84.9 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 125 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Josh Bush | 45 | 948 | 21.1 | 4 | Will Pettis | 49 | 820 | 16.7 | 0 | Anthony Armstrong | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | DaShane Dennis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | Duke Pettijohn | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | Andrae Thurman | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | Donvetis Franklin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 107 | 1855 | 17.3 | 0 | 4 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bobby Perry | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 2 | Jermaine Jones | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | Will Pettis | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 1 | Donvetis Franklin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | Andrae Thurman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | Pete Hunter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | Rickie Simpkins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 235 | 15.7 | 0 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Colston Weatherington | 11.0 | 0.0 | Duke Pettijohn | 4.0 | 0.0 | Rickie Simpkins | 2.0 | 0.0 | Winfield Garnett | 1.0 | 0.0 | Robert Pollard | 1.0 | 0.0 | Daleroy Stewart | 1.0 | 0.0 | David Dixon | 1.0 | 0.0 | Cyron Brown | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk | Bobby Perry | 78.5 | 68 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jermaine Jones | 61 | 56 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke Pettijohn | 59 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Johnnie Harris | 45.5 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | DaShane Dennis | 31 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Donvetis Franklin | 31.5 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pete Hunter | 26.5 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Will Pettis | 22.5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colston Weatherington | 24 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Josh White | 19.5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Winfield Garnett | 14.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Dixon | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Josh Bush | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Keyes | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rickie Simpkins | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrae Thurman | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Remy Hamilton | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Pollard | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Anthony Armstrong | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeremy Calahan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Terrance Dotsy | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Daleroy Stewart | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cyron Brown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Troy Reddick | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Sutton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 504.5 | 434 | 141 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 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 | Marcus Nash | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | Will Pettis | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | Remy Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 125 | Anthony Armstrong | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | Josh White | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Andrae Thurman | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Clint Dolezel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Josh Bush | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Chris Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Bobby Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | David Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jeremy Calahan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Terrance Dotsy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 25 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845 |
