Shane Stafford

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Shane Stafford
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1976-03-14) March 14, 1976 (age 48)
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: West Lawn (PA) Wilson
College: Connecticut
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:2,113 / 3,293
Passing yards:24,525
TD-INT:451-79
QB Rating:110.83
Rushing TD:35
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Shane Stafford (born March 14, 1976) is a former arena football quarterback and coach. He was signed by the Tallahassee Thunder as a street free agent in 2000. He played college football at Connecticut.

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Prior to signing with Orlando, he played with the Tampa Bay Storm for five seasons. Stafford holds Storm single-season records for completions (408), passing yards (4,793) and touchdown passes (86) and career marks for completions (1,357), passing yards (15,667) and touchdown passes (289). Stafford also played for the Tallahassee Thunder of af2, and the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe. He was the offensive coordinator for the Atlantic City Blackjacks of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2019.

Early years

Stafford attended Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, where he starred in both football and basketball. In 2005 he was inducted into the Wilson High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.

College career

At the University of Connecticut, Stafford finished his college career as the second in career passing yards (8,975), attempts (1,026), completions (563) and total offense (8,829) in school history. He is also tied as the school's all-time touchdown passing leader with 73, had a passer rating of 143.4 which is the best in school history.

Professional Career

Stafford signed as a street free agent with the Tallahassee Thunder of the afl2 for the 2000 season. Stafford led the afl2 with 85 Touchdown passes, although the Thunder finished in last place in the afl2's National Conference with a record of 5-11.



Career AFL statistics

SeasonCompAttComp%YardsTDINTRating
2001 Tampa Bay Storm season 639864.3770142115.6
2002 Tampa Bay Storm season 20332362.82164397103.5
2004 Tampa Bay Storm season 28244263.834216713113.1
2005 Tampa Bay Storm season 40563463.945228314108.5
2006 Tampa Bay Storm season 40865062.847958618106.6
2007 Orlando Predators season 36857164.443177610113.2
2008 Orlando Predators season 35352866.941628115117.2
2010 Dallas Vigilantes season 314766.037450116.8
Career statistics2113329364.22452545179110.8

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