1988 Los Angeles Cobras Statistics
Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the Arena League
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Ray Willsey (5-6-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 45,043, Avg. 7,507 in 6 home dates
1988 Los Angeles Cobras RosterTeam Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the Arena League
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Ray Willsey (5-6-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 45,043, Avg. 7,507 in 6 home dates
1988 Los Angeles Cobras Results
The Los Angeles Cobras of the Arena Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the Arena League. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Cobras scored 463 points, and the defense gave up 449. Matt Stevens passed for 2,535 yards. Gary Mullen topped the receiving corps, grabbing 61 passes for 823 yards. Wade Lockett provided receiving help, too.
Yepi Pauu carried the ball for a team-leading 98 yards for Los Angeles.
Wade Lockett and Matthew McKnight each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Yepi Pauu dropped opposing passers 6 times.
Ray Willsey coached the team. The 1988 Los Angeles Cobras lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stevens | 361 | 199 | 55.1 | 2535 | 7.0 | 50 | 13.9 | 13 | 3.6 | 49 | 19 | 145 | 101.9 |
| Michael Mendoza | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 269 | 5.6 | 4 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.2 | 22 | 6 | 40 | 81.0 |
| Eric Beavers | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 71.8 |
| Totals | 424 | 230 | 54.2 | 2875 | 6.8 | 55 | 13.0 | 15 | 3.5 | 49 | 27 | 199 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yepi Pauu | 43 | 98 | 2.3 | 4 | |
| Richard Prather | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Rob DeVita | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Gary Mullen | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Eric Beavers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Richard Rodgers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Stevens | 21 | -9 | -0.4 | 2 | |
| Totals | 76 | 100 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Mullen | 61 | 823 | 13.5 | 17 | |
| Wade Lockett | 48 | 674 | 14.0 | 15 | |
| Joe Kelly | 35 | 571 | 16.3 | 11 | |
| Richard Rodgers | 29 | 291 | 10.0 | 5 | |
| Cliff Branch | 25 | 250 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| Matthew McKnight | 22 | 208 | 9.5 | 4 | |
| Ed Zeman | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Yepi Pauu | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Palamara | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 230 | 2875 | 12.5 | 0 | 56 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 25 |
| Marty Zendejas | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 30 |
| Ken Olson | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 8 |
| Totals | 55 | 33 | 60.0 | 41 | 10 | 24.4 | 63 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Mullen | 16 | 271 | 16.9 | 0 | |
| Richard Rodgers | 14 | 221 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Wade Lockett | 14 | 196 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Matthew McKnight | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Kelly | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Derrick Donald | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Zeman | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Paul Green | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Benson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Yepi Pauu | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Richard Prather | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Arrington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 68 | 1015 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Lockett | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Matthew McKnight | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Derrick Donald | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | |
| Joe Kelly | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | |
| Richard Rodgers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Mullen | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Zeman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 236 | 15.7 | 0 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yepi Pauu | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Jones | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chuck Harris | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wes Walton | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Brian Clark | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Palamara | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Louis Sorrentino | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dwayne Jackson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dester Stowers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Rodgers | 44.5 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Derrick Donald | 41 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Matthew McKnight | 40 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wade Lockett | 33 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ed Zeman | 28 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Mullen | 23.5 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yepi Pauu | 23.5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brian Clark | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Harris | 21.5 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Jones | 16.5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Kelly | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Palamara | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Sorrentino | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wes Walton | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Richard Prather | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Green | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cliff Branch | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rob DeVita | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Arrington | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwayne Jackson | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Stevens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dester Stowers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Beavers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 357 | 317 | 80 | 47 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gary Mullen | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||||
| Wade Lockett | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |||||||
| Joe Kelly | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| Matthew McKnight | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Richard Rodgers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Marty Zendejas | 4 | 18 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| Yepi Pauu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Matt Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ken Olson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Richard Prather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Tony Palamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Derrick Donald | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 |
