1997 Iowa Barnstormers Statistics
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Gregory (11-3)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 85,232, Avg. 10,654 in 8 home dates
1997 Iowa Barnstormers Results
The Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
On offense, Iowa topped the league with 803 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad yielded 645 points. Kurt Warner directed the offense, passing for 4,149 yards. Lamart Cooper led all receivers, snagging 83 receptions for 1,186 yards. Willis Jacox provided receiving help, too.
John Motton carried the pigskin for a team-high 132 yards for the Barnstormers, while Andre Allen also buoyed the ground attack.
Todd Harrington intercepted 8 opponent throws. Andre Allen paced pass rushers with 5 sacks, topping a defense credited with 17 sacks.
John Gregory coached the team. The 1997 Iowa Barnstormers lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Kurt Warner | 498 | 322 | 64.7 | 4149 | 8.3 | 79 | 15.9 | 14 | 2.8 | 46 | 118.5 | Jarrod DeGeorgia | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 107 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 19 | 36.1 |
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| Totals | 516 | 329 | 63.8 | 4256 | 8.2 | 79 | 15.3 | 15 | 2.9 | 46 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | John Motton | 33 | 132 | 4.0 | 8 | Andre Allen | 25 | 114 | 4.6 | 4 | Willis Jacox | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 4 | Kurt Warner | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 5 | Leonard Conley | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | Lamart Cooper | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | Jarrod DeGeorgia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Ron Moran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Shawn Collins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 319 | 3.5 | 0 | 23 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lamart Cooper | 83 | 1186 | 14.3 | 21 | Willis Jacox | 70 | 879 | 12.6 | 16 | Leonard Conley | 58 | 636 | 11.0 | 16 | Chris Spencer | 50 | 657 | 13.1 | 13 | Carlos James | 36 | 546 | 15.2 | 10 | John Motton | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 1 | Toney Catchings | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | Andre Allen | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | Shawn Collins | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | Mike Horacek | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 1 | John Anderson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Steve Houghton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Hiawatha Phifer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | Vernon Broughton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 329 | 4256 | 12.9 | 0 | 79 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lamart Cooper | 37 | 708 | 19.1 | 3 | Willis Jacox | 37 | 607 | 16.4 | 0 | Leonard Conley | 13 | 179 | 13.8 | 0 | Chris Spencer | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | Shawn Collins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Carlos James | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | Hiawatha Phifer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Todd Harrington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 96 | 1547 | 16.1 | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Todd Harrington | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 1 | Carlos James | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | Hiawatha Phifer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | Leonard Conley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | John Anderson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | Chris Spencer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | John Motton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 129 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Andre Allen | 5.0 | 0.0 | Steve Houghton | 4.0 | 0.0 | Vernon Broughton | 2.0 | 0.0 | Toney Catchings | 2.0 | 0.0 | John Motton | 2.0 | 0.0 | Dave Witthum | 1.0 | 0.0 | Matt Eller | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk | Todd Harrington | 91 | 83 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Hiawatha Phifer | 53 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carlos James | 52 | 47 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Motton | 33.5 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leonard Conley | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Anderson | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Lamart Cooper | 20.5 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Spencer | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Greg Eaglin | 19.5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andre Allen | 24.5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Toney Catchings | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Houghton | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vernon Broughton | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Bush | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Moran | 8.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Witthum | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Sunvold | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Garry Howe | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shawn Collins | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Anthony Hutch | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Blue | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Matt Eller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rossie Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Willis Jacox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Black | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kurt Warner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jarrod DeGeorgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Horacek | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 471.5 | 398 | 147 | 66 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
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 | Lamart Cooper | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | Mike Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 135 | Willis Jacox | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | Leonard Conley | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | Chris Spencer | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Carlos James | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | John Motton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Kurt Warner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Andre Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Todd Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Horacek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Shawn Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Toney Catchings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 23 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 777 |
