2001 Indiana Firebirds Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Dailey (9-5)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 77,026, Avg. 11,004 in 7 home dates

2001 Indiana Firebirds Roster
2001 Indiana Firebirds Results

The Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Indiana piled up points with 814 points, while the defense conceded 717. Ray Philyaw triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,518 yards. Eddie Brown paced the receiving corps, snagging 118 passes for 1,540 yards. Greg Hopkins was targeted regularly, too.

Leroy Thompson carried the ball for a team-best 162 yards for the Firebirds.

Jay Jones seized 4 opponent throws. Leroy Thompson topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks.

Mike Dailey coached the team. The 2001 Indiana Firebirds lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ray Philyaw	404	276	68.3	3518	8.7	68	16.8	3	0.7		131.8
John Rayborn	61	44	72.1	476	7.8	8	13.1	1	1.6		127.5
Eddie Brown	2	2	100.0	5	2.5	2	100.0	0	0.0		118.8
Totals	467	322	69.0	3999	8.6	78	16.7	4	0.9	0

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Thompson	59	162	2.7		10
Eddie Brown	25	70	2.8		8
Umar Muhammad	12	35	2.9		3
Ray Philyaw	31	27	0.9		3
Jay Jones	1	24	24.0		0
Van Johnson	2	8	4.0		0
John Rayborn	4	7	1.8		0
Kevin Ingram	1	-10	-10.0		0
Totals	135	323	2.4	0	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Brown	118	1540	13.1		37
Greg Hopkins	100	1216	12.2		18
Jay Jones	50	719	14.4		13
Van Johnson	45	471	10.5		9
Carl Sacco	3	30	10.0		0
Cornelius Coe	2	10	5.0		0
Leroy Thompson	2	9	4.5		1
Kevin Ingram	1	9	9.0		0
Umar Muhammad	1	1	1.0		0
Totals	322	4005	12.4	0	78

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nelson Garner	102	96	94.1	36	18	50.0	150
Totals	102	96	94.1	36	18	50.0	150

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jay Jones	47	927	19.7		0
Van Johnson	33	765	23.2		2
Eddie Brown	9	63	7.0		0
Kevin Ingram	2	26	13.0		0
Totals	91	1781	19.6	0	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jay Jones	4	17	4.2		0
Carl Sacco	3	16	5.3		1
Cornelius Coe	3	15	5.0		0
Greg Hopkins	2	19	9.5		0
Lamar Grant	2	12	6.0		0
Cedric Walker	2	0	0.0		0
Van Johnson	1	6	6.0		0
Greg Williams	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	18	85	4.7	0	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Leroy Thompson	3.0
Kyle Moore-Brown	2.0
Chris Snyder	2.0
Ricky Hall	2.0
Carl Sacco	1.0
Greg Hopkins	1.0
Totals	11.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Cornelius Coe	114	95	38	12		2		1
Greg Hopkins	45	34	22	3		1		4
Jay Jones	37.5	33	9	3		2		0
Cedric Walker	34.5	29	11	11		1		0
Lamar Grant	29.5	25	9	4		0		0
Van Johnson	16.5	14	5	1		0		0
Umar Muhammad	15.5	13	5	1		1		0
Carl Sacco	18	10	16	7		1		0
Chris Snyder	12.5	8	9	0		0		1
Greg Williams	11	7	8	2		1		0
Leroy Thompson	10.5	7	7	0		1		0
Nelson Garner	5	4	2	0		0		0
Kyle Moore-Brown	4.5	4	1	1		0		1
Mike Gantous	5	3	4	2		0		0
Ray Philyaw	3	3	0	0		0		0
Ricky Hall	6	2	8	0		0		1
Ray Jackson	3	2	2	0		0		0
John Sikora	2	1	2	1		0		0
Mark Valvo	2	1	2	0		0		0
Aaron Johnson	1	1	0	0		0		0
Kevin Ingram	1	1	0	0		0		0
Totals	377	297	160	48	0	10	0	8

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eddie Brown	8	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			270
Nelson Garner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	96	0			150
Greg Hopkins	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			108
Jay Jones	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			78
Van Johnson	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Leroy Thompson	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Umar Muhammad	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ray Philyaw	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Carl Sacco	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	24	78	0	2	0	1	0	0	18	96	0	0	0	780