2007 Utah Blaze season

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2007 Utah Blaze season
Head coach Danny White
Home field EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd
Playoff finishL 64–42 vs. Los Angeles Avengers
Team OPY Siaha Burley

The 2007 Utah Blaze season was the second season for the arena football franchise. They look to make the playoffs after finishing 2006 with a 7–9 record. They went 8–8 record and qualified for the playoffs.

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentHome/Away GameResult
1March 3 New Orleans VooDoo HomeW 63–61
2March 10 Arizona Rattlers AwayW 75–71
3March 18 Nashville Kats AwayL 69–55
4March 23 Grand Rapids Rampage HomeW 83–42
5April 1 Las Vegas Gladiators AwayW 57–47
6April 6 Austin Wranglers AwayL 65–64
7April 13 Los Angeles Avengers HomeW 76–63
8April 20 Arizona Rattlers HomeL 83–69
9April 28 San Jose SaberCats AwayL 69–48
10May 4 Dallas Desperados HomeL 66–59
11May 12 Kansas City Brigade AwayL 60–41
12May 18 Las Vegas Gladiators HomeL 54–53
13May 25 Orlando Predators AwayW 65–62
14June 4 Colorado Crush HomeW 51–14
15June 9 San Jose SaberCats HomeL 70–49
16ByeWeek
17June 23 Los Angeles Avengers AwayW 47–37

Playoff schedule

RoundDateOpponentHome/Away GameResult
1July 2(4) Los Angeles Avengers AwayL 64–42

Roster

(As of 2007-03-12)

NumberNamePositionHeightWeight
1 Justin Taplin WR/DB 6 ft 0 in185 lb
2 Troy Mason OS 5 ft 9 in170 lb
4 Orshawante Bryant WR/DB 6 ft 0 in185 lb
5 Siaha Burley OS 6 ft 0 in185 lb
6 Sale Key WR/LB 6 ft 4 in225 lb
7 Thal Woods DS 5 ft 9 in175 lb
9 Ryan Dennard WR/LB 6 ft 3 in215 lb
10 Joe Germaine QB 6 ft 2 in220 lb
12 Garrett Smith OL/OL 6 ft 3 in285 lb
13 Steve Videtich K 6 ft 2 in185 lb
14 Kevin Moffett DS 6 ft 1 in185 lb
15 Tali Ena QB 6 ft 4 in235 lb
17 Jason Gesser QB 6 ft 1 in210 lb
20 Kevin Clemens FB/LB 6 ft 1 in275 lb
21 Kelvin Hunter DS 5 ft 10 in185 lb
23 Tom Pace WR/LB 5 ft 11 in215 lb
31 Chris Robinson FB/LB 6 ft 3 in272 lb
32 Emmett White WR/LB 6 ft 0 in217 lb
40 Craig Kobel FB/LB 6 ft 2 in265 lb
44 Ronnie Washburn OL/OL 6 ft 3 in275 lb
53 Scott Pospisil OL/OL 6 ft 2 in285 lb
59 Doug Kaufusi OL/OL 6 ft 6 in305 lb
72 Hans Olsen OL/OL 6 ft 4 in295 lb
97 Ernest Grant OL/OL 6 ft 6 in320 lb
98 Lewis Powell OL/OL 6 ft 3 in285 lb
99 Bryan Henderson OL/OL 6 ft 5 in285 lb

Coaching

Danny White entered his second season as the head coach of the Blaze.

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT'sLongRating
Joe Germaine 42261768.450051071241124.4

Running backs

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Chris Robinson 13584.5310
Kautai Olevao 10323.218
Kevin Clemens 25311.245
Joe Germaine 1780.563
Frank Carter 1160.544
Tom Pace 960.714
Ryan Dennard 15515

Wide receivers

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Siaha Burley 166212912.84941
Tom Pace 111119810.82033
Ryan Dennard 3544912.81438
Aaron Boone 3242013.1840
Orshawante Bryant 2433113.8537
Justin Skaggs*211969.3430
J'Sharlon Jones 181468.1322
Chris Robinson 44611.5016
John Kulp 44210.5315
Huey Whittaker 23316.5120
Kevin Clemens 4215.3013
Myniya Smith 214718
Frank Carter 16606
Rob Gatrell 14414

Touchdowns

PlayerTD'sRushRecRetPts
Siaha Burley 490490294
Tom Pace 211200128
Ryan Dennard 15114090
Aaron Boone 908154
Joe Germaine 660036
Orshawante Bryant 550036
Frank Carter 440026
Kevin Clemens 440024
Justin Skaggs*404024
John Culp303018
J'Sharlon Jones 303018
Chris Robinson 330018
Clarence Lawson 200212
Kautai Olevao 11008
Rob Gatrell 10106
Kevin Moffett 10016
Myniya Smith 10106
Huey Whittaker 10106

Defense

PlayerTacklesSoloAssistedSackSoloAssistedINTYardsTD'sLong
Kelvin Hunter 645812000413010
Orshawante Bryant 585114000213011
Justin Skaggs*4734261100000
Thal Woods 45.537170002000
Justin Taplin 342812000113013
Tom Pace 2717200002606
Kevin Clemens 21.514152200000
Ryan Dennard 2014120001000
Sullivan Beard 181560000000
Kautai Olevao 1510100000000
Aaron Hamilton 13.51071100000
Kevin Moffett 13.51230000000
Scott Pospisil 138101100000
Hans Olsen 11.55132200000
Chris Robinson 9.5750001202
Ernest Grant 7.5550001202
Craig Kobel 6.5610000000
Sale Key 6600000000
Ronnie Washburn 5341100000
Garrett Smith 4.5330000000
John Culp4240000000
Jermaine Younger 3.5230000000
Joe Germaine 3300000000
Jason Gesser 3300000000
Dennis Gile 3300000000
Lewis Powell 3220000000
Siaha Burley 2.5210000000
Steve Videtich 2200000000
Andy Kelly 1100000000

Special teams

Kick return

PlayerRetYardsTD'sLongAvgRetYardsTD'sLongAvg
Clarence Lawson 48911258193230117.7
Tom Pace 2962504621.600000
Siaha Burley 922104124.600000
J'Sharlon Jones 10170028172100105
Kevin Moffett 3931573100000
Aaron Boone 1919900000
Ryan Dennard 2402200000

Kicking

PlayerExtra pt.Extra pt. Att.FGFGALongPct.Pts
Steve Videtich 1131271019320.526143

*Traded, released, or deceased

Playoff Stats

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Quarterback

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT's

Running backs

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD'sLong

Wide receivers

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD'sLong

Special teams

Kick return

PlayerRetYardsAvgLong

Kicking

PlayerExtra pt.Extra pt. Att.FGFGALongPts

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Playoffs

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(4) LA1423141364

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Team1st Down.Rush. YdsPass. YdsFumbles/lostFumble ydsPenal./ydsTOP3rd Down.4th Down.
UTA 1733233/2156/3628:213/70/3
LA 20183063/305/3231:392/51/1

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References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : 2007 season - Week 4: Grand Rapids Rampage at Utah Blaze (March 23, 2007). YouTube .