1991 Birmingham Fire Statistics

World League of American Football (WLAF)
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 1st in the WLAF's North American West
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Chan Gailey (5-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 127,211, Avg. 25,442 in 5 home dates

1991 Birmingham Fire Roster
1991 Birmingham Fire Results

The Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football ended the 1991 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the WLAF's North American West.

The Fire labored to change the scoreboard with just 140 points, and the defensive squad allowed 140. Brent Pease passed for 922 yards, and Eric Jones spent time under center, too. Ken Bell topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 balls, while Willie Bouyer added 456 receiving yards.

Ken Bell ran for a team-leading 192 yards for Birmingham, while Joe Henderson also buoyed the ground attack.

John Miller and Art Hunter each snatched 6 opponent throws. Maurice Oliver dropped opposing passers 7 times.

Chan Gailey coached the team. The 1991 Birmingham Fire 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
Brent Pease	182	85	46.7	922	5.1	5	2.7	6	3.3	87t	15	115	57.5
Eric Jones	87	41	47.1	495	5.7	1	1.1	9	10.3	42t	4	22	29.3
Kirk Maggio	2	1	50.0	65	32.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	65t	0	0	135.4
Stacey Mobley	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	15t	0	0	158.3
Totals	272	128	47.1	1497	5.5	8	2.9	15	5.5	87	19	137

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Bell	66	192	2.9	11	0
Joe Henderson	35	175	5.0	35t	1
Steve Avery	25	102	4.1	23	1
Brent Pease	27	79	2.9	11	0
Eric Jones	15	30	2.0	11	0
Stacey Mobley	7	27	3.9	15	1
Ted Wilson	2	10	5.0	7	0
Paul McGowan	2	6	3.0	3	0
Kirk Maggio	4	-46	-11.5	0	0
Totals	183	575	3.1	35	3

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Bell	40	347	8.7	65t	1
Willie Bouyer	28	456	16.3	87t	2
Steve Avery	17	197	11.6	32t	2
Phil Ross	12	129	10.8	21	0
Stacey Mobley	8	154	19.2	55t	2
Elroy Harris	8	29	3.6	9	0
Joe Henderson	7	32	4.6	10	0
Mark Hopkins	6	86	14.3	25	0
Ted Wilson	3	28	9.3	17	0
Tony Newsom	3	12	4.0	5	0
Andreas Motzkus	2	37	18.5	28	0
Totals	134	1507	11.2	87	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Win Lyle	15	15	100.0	10	5	50.0	30
Totals	15	15	100.0	10	5	50.0	30

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kirk Maggio	61	2558	41.9	57
Totals	61	2558	41.9	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	FC	TDs
James Henry	23	247	10.7	73	5	1
Stacey Mobley	3	98	32.7	64	0	0
Totals	26	345	13.3	73	5	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ted Wilson	12	218	18.2	29
Ken Bell	8	197	24.6	28
James Henry	7	147	21.0	49
Elroy Harris	1	25	25.0	25
Joe Henderson	1	17	17.0	17
Stacey Mobley	1	15	15.0	15
Chad Thorson	2	7	3.5	7
Mark Hopkins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	626	19.0	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Miller	6	193	32.2	99t	1
Art Hunter	6	72	12.0	37t	1
John Holland	3	38	12.7	17	0
James Henry	2	83	41.5	77t	1
Steve Gage	2	15	7.5	15	0
Paul McGowan	1	12	12.0	12	0
Tracy Sanders	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	413	19.7	99	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Maurice Oliver	7.0
John Brantley	4.0
Pellom McDaniels	3.0
Tony Bowick	3.0
Steve Hyche	3.0
Darrell Phillips	2.0
Otis Moore	2.0
Junior Jackson	2.0
Paul McGowan	1.0
Totals	27.0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Win Lyle									5	15	0			30
Stacey Mobley	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
Steve Avery	1	2							0	0	0			18
James Henry			1	0		1			0	0	0			12
Willie Bouyer		2							0	0	0			12
John Miller						1			0	0	0			6
Ken Bell	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Art Hunter						1			0	0	0			6
Joe Henderson	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	3	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	15	0	0	0	114