2007 Austin Wranglers season

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2007 Austin Wranglers season
General manager Glyn Milburn
Head coach Brian Partlow
Home field Frank Erwin Center
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2007 Austin Wranglers season was the 4th season for the franchise. The team finished eighth in the conference and did not make the playoffs.

Contents

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentHome/Away GameResult
1March 4 Las Vegas Gladiators HomeW 57–36
2March 11 Georgia Force AwayL 60–51
3March 16 Orlando Predators AwayL 45–30
4March 24 Nashville Kats HomeL 70–63
5March 31 Dallas Desperados AwayL 68–64
6April 6 Utah Blaze HomeW 65–64
7April 14 Columbus Destroyers AwayL 72–49
8April 21 New Orleans VooDoo HomeW 45–38
9Bye Week
10May 6 Tampa Bay Storm HomeL 46–45
11May 12 Arizona Rattlers AwayL 53–41
12May 20Orlando PredatorsHomeL 46–45
13May 27 Philadelphia Soul HomeL 76–66
14June 2 New York Dragons AwayW 82–54
15June 9Georgia ForceHomeL 81–64
16June 17New Orleans VooDooAwayL 66–61
17June 23Tampa Bay StormAwayL 55–51

Coaching

Brian Partlow, formerly the offensive coordinator for the Colorado Crush, started his first season as head coach of the Wranglers, replacing Skip Foster, who was fired during the 2006 season. [1]

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Departures

2007 roster

Uniform #PlayerPositionHeightWeight (lb)
1 Adrian McPherson QB6'3"218
2 Damon Mason DS5'9"185
3 Mark Lewis K5'11"200
7 Deveron Harper DB5'11"200
9 Anthony Hines WR5'11"185
12 Lang Campbell QB6'1"210
17 Sakeen Wright WR/DB6'3"225
18 Otis Amey WR5'10"192
24 Nate Coggins DS6'1"215
28 Kevin Nickerson WR/DB5'8"185
32 Chad Dukes FB/LB6'1"255
37 Greg Brown LB6'1"205
40 Dane Krager FB/LB/DL6'3"240
41 Akarika Dawn FB6'0"240
49 Aaron Humphrey OL6"4"265
56 Donny Klein OL6'1"296
57 Eric Thomas OL6'3"300
73 Donovan Arp OL/DL6'3"285
75 Craig Heimburger OL/DL6'3"325
87 Derrick Lewis WR6'2"185
90 Davin Gaffney DL6'4"340
91 Ramon Richardson OL/DL6'2"295
95 Mike Williams DL6'3"245
98 Rob Schroeder OL/DL6'4"285

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT'sLongRating
Lang Campbell 18427866.22279411147111.8

Running backs

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Sedrick Robinson 17694.1612
Otis Amey 26512107
Chad Dukes 19422.2319
Dane Krager 13282.238
Lang Campbell 8253.1312
Donovan Arp 13303

Wide receivers

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Derrick Lewis 139190313.74149
Otis Amey 88103511.81845
Kevin Nickerson 90102511.41145
Sedrick Robinson 1625415.9347
Sakeen Wright 111099.9224
Chad Dukes 78011.4128
Tango McCauley 6345.7315
Don Klein 3196.3113
Donovan Arp 212609
Greg Brown 11010010
Ramon Richardson 210517
Dane Krager 19909

Touchdowns

PlayerTD'sRushRecRetPts
Derrick Lewis 410410246
Otis Amey 2810180174
Sedrick Robinson 1363484
Kevin Nickerson 11011068
Chad Dukes 431024
Lang Campbell 330018
Tango McCauley 303018
Sakeen Wright 202018
Greg Brown 10106
Don Klein 10106
Dane Krager 11006
Ramon Richardson 10106

Defense

PlayerTacklesSoloAssistedSackSoloAssistedINTYardsTD'sLong
Damon Mason 938026000438029
Nate Coggins 64.55519000119019
Monty Montgomery 5346140001202
Erin Damond 47.53917000227021
Toure Carter 34.53090001909
Sakeen Wright 33.52615000136036
Greg Brown 32.52890000000
Dane Krager 28.521153221404
Joseph Oniwor 2717202200000
Mike Williams 2519121.5110000
Rob Schroeder 181644.5410000
Chad Dukes 171380000000
Ramon Richardson 161281100000
Sedrick Robinson 127100000000
Kenny Smith 10840000000
Otis Amey 9740000000
Davin Gaffney 7.5630000000
Damien Bauman 6.5450000000
Derrick Lewis 6.5610000000
Kevin Nickerson 6520000000
Donovan Arp 5.5431100000
Kabote Sikyala 4.5410000000
Akarika Dawn 3.5310000000
Lang Campbell 3300000000
Aaron Gibson 3300000000
Tango McCauley 3300000000
Craig Heimburger 2200000000
Mark Lewis 1.5110000000
Terrance Ford 1100000000
Eric Thomas 1100000000

Special teams

Kick return

PlayerRetYardsTD'sLongAvgRetYardsTD'sLongAvg
Sedrick Robinson 64130045820.300000
Otis Amey 3361104318.524103720.5
Monty Montgomery 25503727.510000
Derrick Lewis 4210115.300000
Kevin Nickerson 1130131300000
Greg Brown 1777700000

Kicking

PlayerExtra pt.Extra pt. Att.FGFGALongPct.Pts
Kyle Robinson 1101181525330.600155

Regular season

Week 1: vs Las Vegas Gladiators

at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

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Week 5: at Dallas Desperados

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Week 7: at Columbus Destroyers

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Week 10: vs Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 11: at Arizona Rattlers

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Week 12: vs Orlando Predators

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Week 13: vs Philadelphia Soul

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References

  1. "Partlow named Wranglers head coach", Midland Reporter-Telegram , June 28, 2006. Accessed February 1, 2024. "The offensive coordinator of the Colorado Crush today was named head coach of the Austin Wranglers. Brian Partlow replaces Skip Foster, who was fired May 30th as head of the Austin arena football team."