1997 Orlando Predators Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Perry Moss (10-4)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 102,528, Avg. 14,647 in 7 home dates

1997 Orlando Predators Roster
1997 Orlando Predators Results

The Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's South Division of the National Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Predators yielded 505 points, fewest in the league. Orlando netted 678 points. Scott Semptimphelter threw for 1,859 yards, and Pat O'Hara threw the ball, too. Barry Wagner snagged 99 passes for 1,527 yards.

Paul McGowan carried the ball for a team-best 209 yards, and Mike McClenton also aided the ground game.

Chris Barber picked off 7 opponent throws. Paul McGowan sacked quarterbacks 6 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.

Perry Moss coached the team. The 1997 Orlando Predators lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Scott Semptimphelter	244	137	56.1	1859	7.6	36	14.8	6	2.5	45	110.0
Pat O'Hara	156	91	58.3	1174	7.5	16	10.3	6	3.8	36	100.2
Brad Lebo	18	9	50.0	129	7.2	3	16.7	3	16.7	27	73.6
Totals	418	237	56.7	3162	7.6	55	13.2	15	3.6	45

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul McGowan	46	209	4.5		2
Mike McClenton	40	161	4.0		4
Barry Wagner	48	137	2.9		17
Jeff Parker	10	51	5.1		1
Mac Cody	1	38	38.0		1
Jerry Odom	7	33	4.7		1
Pat O'Hara	7	14	2.0		0
Scott Semptimphelter	12	10	0.8		1
Brad Lebo	1	3	3.0		0
Corris Ervin	1	2	2.0		0
John Clark	1	0	0.0		0
Tony Young	1	-1	-1.0		0
Totals	175	657	3.8	0	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Wagner	99	1527	15.4		31
Jeff Parker	44	484	11.0		4
Alex Shell	32	410	12.8		6
Bruce LaSane	17	199	11.7		3
Mac Cody	16	204	12.8		2
Victor Hall	6	55	9.2		2
Tony Young	5	91	18.2		4
Kelvin Ingram	5	63	12.6		2
Paul McGowan	5	60	12.0		0
Mike McClenton	5	35	7.0		1
Jerry Odom	1	13	13.0		0
Jeff Faulkner	1	8	8.0		0
Eric Drakes	1	3	3.0		0
Totals	237	3152	13.3	0	55

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Franco Grilla	73	62	84.9	35	13	37.1	101
Charlie Baumann	8	7	87.5	5	2	40.0	13
Totals	81	69	85.2	40	15	37.5	114

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jeff Parker	42	804	19.1		1
Mac Cody	19	466	24.5		3
Barry Wagner	16	246	15.4		2
Tony Young	3	117	39.0		0
David Pool	1	22	22.0		0
Bruce LaSane	1	1	1.0		0
Jeff Faulkner	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	83	1656	20.0	0	6

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Barber	7	2	0.3
Barry Wagner	6	47	7.8
Corris Ervin	4	16	4.0
Alex Shell	1	10	10.0
Jerry Odom	1	4	4.0
Victor Hall	1	3	3.0
Totals	20	82	4.1	0

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Paul McGowan	6.0
Jerry Sharp	5.0
Eric Drakes	4.0
Victor Hall	3.0
Jeff Faulkner	3.0
Kelvin Ingram	3.0
Webbie Burnett	2.0
Jerry Odom	2.0
Rick Schaaf	1.0
Mike McClenton	1.0
Bruce LaSane	1.0
Sam Hairston	1.0
Totals	32.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Chris Barber	58.5	57	3	26		2			2	0
Corris Ervin	52.5	48	9	8		0			0	0
Barry Wagner	39	37	4	7		2			2	0
David Pool	28	25	6	6		0			1	0
Alex Shell	22	21	2	2		1			1	0
Paul McGowan	24	19	10	2		2			1	0
Victor Hall	18	16	4	6		2			3	1
Bruce LaSane	15	13	4	1		1			1	0
Jerry Sharp	13.5	11	5	0		2			1	0
Kelvin Ingram	12.5	11	3	1		0			0	0
Mike McClenton	12	10	4	0		0			0	0
Jerry Odom	10.5	9	3	2		1			1	0
Eric Drakes	10	8	4	3		0			0	0
Jeff Faulkner	9	8	2	2		0			0	0
Webbie Burnett	6.5	6	1	0		2			2	0
Curtis Cotton	6	5	2	0		1			0	0
Skip McClendon	4	4	0	0		0			0	0
Rick Schaaf	4	3	2	1		1			0	0
Tony Young	2.5	2	1	0		0			0	0
Jeff Parker	2.5	2	1	0		0			0	0
Franco Grilla	2	2	0	0		0			0	0
Sam Hairston	1.5	1	1	0		0			0	0
Scott Semptimphelter	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Pat O'Hara	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Totals	355.5	320	71	67	0	17	0	0	15	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Barry Wagner	17	31		2		0			0	0	0			300
Franco Grilla						0			13	62	0			101
Alex Shell		6				0			0	0	0			36
Jeff Parker	1	4		1		0			0	0	0			36
Mac Cody	1	2		3					0	0	0			36
Mike McClenton	4	1				0			0	0	0			30
Tony Young	0	4		0		0			0	0	0			24
Bruce LaSane		3		0		0			0	0	0			18
Charlie Baumann									2	7	0			13
Paul McGowan	2	0				0			0	0	0			12
Victor Hall		2				0			0	0	0			12
Kelvin Ingram		2				0			0	0	0			12
Jerry Odom	1	0				0			0	0	0			6
Scott Semptimphelter	1					0			0	0	0			6
Totals	27	55	0	6	0	0	0	0	15	69	0	0	0	642