1996 Iowa Barnstormers Statistics
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Gregory (12-2)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 78,866, Avg. 11,267 in 7 home dates
1996 Iowa Barnstormers Results
The Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Iowa piled up points with 712 points, while the defense allowed 601. Kurt Warner led the charge, passing for 3,336 yards. Willis Jacox led pass catchers, snagging 85 receptions for 1,199 yards.
Willis Jacox carried the ball for a team-high 71 yards for the Barnstormers, while Andy Chilcote also buoyed the ground attack.
Leonard Conley intercepted 3 opponent throws. Steve Houghton and Ron Moran each topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks, leading the way for a team which created 22 sacks.
John Gregory coached the team. The 1996 Iowa Barnstormers lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Kurt Warner | 422 | 259 | 61.4 | 3336 | 7.9 | 61 | 14.5 | 15 | 3.6 | 45 | 13 | 122 | 110.9 | Ron Lopez | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 325 | 9.6 | 3 | 8.8 | 2 | 5.9 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 93.4 |
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| Totals | 456 | 278 | 61.0 | 3661 | 8.0 | 64 | 14.0 | 17 | 3.7 | 45 | 16 | 139 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Willis Jacox | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 3 | Andy Chilcote | 35 | 64 | 1.8 | 13 | Ron Moran | 32 | 52 | 1.6 | 5 | Leonard Conley | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | Kurt Warner | 21 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | Ron Lopez | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 122 | 227 | 1.9 | 0 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Willis Jacox | 85 | 1199 | 14.1 | 24 | Leonard Conley | 54 | 633 | 11.7 | 8 | Chris Spencer | 47 | 576 | 12.3 | 9 | Lamart Cooper | 35 | 559 | 16.0 | 10 | Ryan Murray | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 7 | Harold Jasper | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 4 | Carlos James | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | Andy Chilcote | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | Ron Moran | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | Larry Blue | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | Tony Young | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | Toney Catchings | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 276 | 3659 | 13.3 | 0 | 64 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Willis Jacox | 58 | 1149 | 19.8 | 3 | Leonard Conley | 14 | 287 | 20.5 | 0 | Carlos James | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | Chris Spencer | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | Lamart Cooper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Larry Blue | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Ryan Murray | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 82 | 1486 | 18.1 | 0 | 4 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Leonard Conley | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | Todd Harrington | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | Chris Spencer | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | Carlos James | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | Lamart Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Harold Jasper | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Larry Blue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 121 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Ron Moran | 4.0 | 0.0 | Steve Houghton | 4.0 | 0.0 | Andy Chilcote | 3.0 | 0.0 | David Bush | 2.0 | 0.0 | Toney Catchings | 2.0 | 0.0 | Rick Schaaf | 2.0 | 0.0 | Garry Howe | 1.0 | 0.0 | Ryan Murray | 1.0 | 0.0 | Matt Eller | 1.0 | 0.0 | Matt Steeple | 1.0 | 0.0 | Larry Blue | 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 | Weyland Harding | 67 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Carlos James | 54.5 | 51 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Todd Harrington | 56 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andy Chilcote | 42.5 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Leonard Conley | 33.5 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Moran | 30.5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Chris Spencer | 25.5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Toney Catchings | 22.5 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | David Bush | 22.5 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Lamart Cooper | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Eller | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Ryan Murray | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Blue | 10.5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calvin Shakoor | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Schaaf | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harvie Herrington | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Garry Howe | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Houghton | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mike Black | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harold Jasper | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Steeple | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Young | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Willis Jacox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kurt Warner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 466 | 415 | 102 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
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 | Willis Jacox | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | Mike Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 0 | 130 | Andy Chilcote | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Lamart Cooper | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Chris Spencer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Leonard Conley | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Kurt Warner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Ryan Murray | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Ron Moran | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Harold Jasper | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Carlos James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 28 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 706 |
