1997 New York CityHawks Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Coach: Lary Kuharich (2-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 44,609, Avg. 6,373 in 7 home dates

1997 New York CityHawks Roster
1997 New York CityHawks Results

The New York CityHawks of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference.

New York CityHawks scored 522 points, but the defensive unit allowed 691. Mike Perez led the charge, slinging for 3,392 yards. James Bowden led pass catchers, grabbing 47 receptions for 634 yards, while Eddie Brown, Connell Maynor and Bobby Byrd each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jason Pohopek carried the ball for a team-high 136 yards.

Eddie Brown picked off 4 opponent throws. Jearld Baylis topped the defensive unit with 3 sacks, topping a defense credited with 17 sacks.

Lary Kuharich coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Mike Perez	458	258	56.3	3392	7.4	52	11.4	18	3.9	45	11	60	101.4
Connell Maynor	1	1	100.0	18	18.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	18	1	7	158.3
Totals	459	259	56.4	3410	7.4	53	11.5	18	3.9	45	12	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jason Pohopek	42	136	3.2		4
Fred Coger	33	61	1.8		7
Lorenzo Graham	12	33	2.8		0
Eddie Brown	5	22	4.4		1
George Del Ricco	15	17	1.1		1
Mike Perez	8	8	1.0		2
James Bowden	2	5	2.5		0
Fred Gayles	2	0	0.0		0
Tommy Orr	2	0	0.0		0
Bobby Byrd	3	0	0.0		0
Connell Maynor	2	-3	-1.5		0
Totals	126	279	2.2	0	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Bowden	47	634	13.5		6
Connell Maynor	42	623	14.8		15
Eddie Brown	41	573	14.0		14
Bobby Byrd	38	473	12.4		2
Fred Gayles	29	413	14.2		6
Tommy Orr	17	164	9.6		1
Amod Field	8	106	13.2		2
Jason Pohopek	8	87	10.9		1
Lorenzo Graham	5	104	20.8		2
Fred Coger	5	69	13.8		2
Wayne Morris	5	47	9.4		0
George Del Ricco	5	38	7.6		1
Marvin Brown	4	54	13.5		0
Otis Moore	4	15	3.8		1
Joe Lepsis	1	18	18.0		0
Totals	259	3418	13.2	0	53

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Michael Geary	59	51	86.4	47	15	31.9	96
Totals	59	51	86.4	47	15	31.9	96

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Bowden	57	1029	18.1		0
Connell Maynor	27	461	17.1		1
Tony Zackery	4	47	11.8		0
Eddie Brown	5	37	7.4		0
Tommy Orr	1	26	26.0		0
Amod Field	2	25	12.5		0
Mike Middleton	1	9	9.0		0
Curtis Cotton	1	1	1.0		0
Totals	98	1635	16.7	0	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Brown	4	36	9.0
Tony Zackery	2	30	15.0
Fred Gayles	2	26	13.0
Marvin Brown	2	13	6.5
Connell Maynor	1	11	11.0
Totals	11	116	10.5	0

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jearld Baylis	3.0
Otis Moore	2.0
Fred Gayles	2.0
Jason Pohopek	2.0
Fred Coger	2.0
Patrick Jackson	1.0
Matt Hosilyk	1.0
George Del Ricco	1.0
David Caldwell	1.0
Bobby Byrd	1.0
Fran Boudreaux	1.0
Totals	17.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Tony Zackery	69.5	61	17	9		0			1	0
Eddie Brown	51.5	43	17	6		1			0	0
Chauncey Hogan	27	22	10	1		0			1	0
Fred Gayles	26	17	18	0		0			0	1
Curtis Cotton	18	16	4	2		0			0	0
Jason Pohopek	18	15	6	0		0			0	0
Tommy Orr	18	14	8	3		0			1	0
Bobby Byrd	17	11	12	0		0			0	0
George Del Ricco	15.5	11	9	0		1			0	0
Marvin Brown	11	11	0	3		1			0	0
Paul Franklin	13	9	8	2		0			0	0
Cedric Anderson	11.5	8	7	3		0			0	0
Jearld Baylis	10	8	4	1		0			0	1
Mike Middleton	10	7	6	0		0			0	0
Fred Coger	9.5	7	5	0		0			0	0
Otis Moore	9.5	7	5	3		0			1	0
Connell Maynor	8	7	2	0		0			0	0
Fran Boudreaux	7	7	0	0		0			0	0
Matt Hosilyk	7.5	6	3	1		0			0	0
Bret Kwarta	6.5	6	1	0		0			0	0
Joe Lepsis	5.5	5	1	1		0			0	0
David Caldwell	5	5	0	0		1			0	0
Franklin Stephens	5	4	2	0		0			0	0
Wayne Morris	4.5	4	1	0		1			0	0
Kevin Beverly	4.5	4	1	0		0			0	0
Michael Geary	4	4	0	0		0			0	0
James Bowden	4	3	2	1		0			0	0
Lorenzo Graham	3.5	3	1	0		0			0	0
Amod Field	3	3	0	0		0			0	0
Mark Washington	3	2	2	0		0			0	0
Patrick Jackson	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Franklin Thomas	1.5	1	1	1		0			0	0
Roosevelt Nix	1	1	0	1		0			0	0
Chris Keneally	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Jason Jenkins	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Totals	412.5	336	153	38	0	5	0	0	4	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Connell Maynor	0	15		1		0			0	0	0			96
Michael Geary						0			15	51	0			96
Eddie Brown	1	14		0		0			0	0	0			90
Fred Coger	7	2				0			0	0	0			54
James Bowden	0	6		0		0			0	0	0			36
Fred Gayles	0	6				0			0	0	0			36
Jason Pohopek	4	1				0			0	0	0			30
Lorenzo Graham	0	2				0			0	0	0			12
Mike Perez	2								0	0	0			12
Amod Field		2		0		0			0	0	0			12
George Del Ricco	1	1				0			0	0	0			12
Bobby Byrd	0	2				0			0	0	0			12
Otis Moore		1				0			0	0	0			6
Tommy Orr	0	1		0		0			0	0	0			6
Totals	15	53	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	51	0	0	0	510