2007 Utah Blaze season
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.
| 2007 Utah Blaze season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Danny White |
| Home field | EnergySolutions Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | L 64–42 vs. Los Angeles Avengers |
| Team OPY | Siaha Burley |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 3 | New Orleans VooDoo | Home | W 63–61 |
| 2 | March 10 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 75–71 |
| 3 | March 18 | Nashville Kats | Away | L 69–55 |
| 4 | March 23 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | W 83–42 |
| 5 | April 1 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Away | W 57–47 |
| 6 | April 6 | Austin Wranglers | Away | L 65–64 |
| 7 | April 13 | Los Angeles Avengers | Home | W 76–63 |
| 8 | April 20 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | L 83–69 |
| 9 | April 28 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 69–48 |
| 10 | May 4 | Dallas Desperados | Home | L 66–59 |
| 11 | May 12 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | L 60–41 |
| 12 | May 18 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Home | L 54–53 |
| 13 | May 25 | Orlando Predators | Away | W 65–62 |
| 14 | June 4 | Colorado Crush | Home | W 51–14 |
| 15 | June 9 | San Jose SaberCats | Home | L 70–49 |
| 16 | Bye | Week | ||
| 17 | June 23 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | W 47–37 |
Playoff schedule
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 2 | (4) Los Angeles Avengers | Away | L 64–42 |
Roster
(As of 2007-03-12)
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Taplin | WR/DB | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 2 | Troy Mason | OS | 5 ft 9 in | 170 lb |
| 4 | Orshawante Bryant | WR/DB | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 5 | Siaha Burley | OS | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lb |
| 6 | Sale Key | WR/LB | 6 ft 4 in | 225 lb |
| 7 | Thal Woods | DS | 5 ft 9 in | 175 lb |
| 9 | Ryan Dennard | WR/LB | 6 ft 3 in | 215 lb |
| 10 | Joe Germaine | QB | 6 ft 2 in | 220 lb |
| 12 | Garrett Smith | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 285 lb |
| 13 | Steve Videtich | K | 6 ft 2 in | 185 lb |
| 14 | Kevin Moffett | DS | 6 ft 1 in | 185 lb |
| 15 | Tali Ena | QB | 6 ft 4 in | 235 lb |
| 17 | Jason Gesser | QB | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lb |
| 20 | Kevin Clemens | FB/LB | 6 ft 1 in | 275 lb |
| 21 | Kelvin Hunter | DS | 5 ft 10 in | 185 lb |
| 23 | Tom Pace | WR/LB | 5 ft 11 in | 215 lb |
| 31 | Chris Robinson | FB/LB | 6 ft 3 in | 272 lb |
| 32 | Emmett White | WR/LB | 6 ft 0 in | 217 lb |
| 40 | Craig Kobel | FB/LB | 6 ft 2 in | 265 lb |
| 44 | Ronnie Washburn | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 275 lb |
| 53 | Scott Pospisil | OL/OL | 6 ft 2 in | 285 lb |
| 59 | Doug Kaufusi | OL/OL | 6 ft 6 in | 305 lb |
| 72 | Hans Olsen | OL/OL | 6 ft 4 in | 295 lb |
| 97 | Ernest Grant | OL/OL | 6 ft 6 in | 320 lb |
| 98 | Lewis Powell | OL/OL | 6 ft 3 in | 285 lb |
| 99 | Bryan Henderson | OL/OL | 6 ft 5 in | 285 lb |
Coaching
Danny White entered his second season as the head coach of the Blaze.
Stats
Offense
Quarterback
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Germaine | 422 | 617 | 68.4 | 5005 | 107 | 12 | 41 | 124.4 |
Running Backs
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Robinson | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Kautai Olevao | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 |
| Kevin Clemens | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Joe Germaine | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 3 |
| Frank Carter | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Pace | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Dennard | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Wide Receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaha Burley | 166 | 2129 | 12.8 | 49 | 41 |
| Tom Pace | 111 | 1198 | 10.8 | 20 | 33 |
| Ryan Dennard | 35 | 449 | 12.8 | 14 | 38 |
| Aaron Boone | 32 | 420 | 13.1 | 8 | 40 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 24 | 331 | 13.8 | 5 | 37 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 4 | 30 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 3 | 22 |
| Chris Robinson | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| John Kulp | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 3 | 15 |
| Huey Whittaker | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Kevin Clemens | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Myniya Smith | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Frank Carter | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rob Gatrell | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Touchdowns
| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaha Burley | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 294 |
| Tom Pace | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 128 |
| Ryan Dennard | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 90 |
| Aaron Boone | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| Joe Germaine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Frank Carter | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Kevin Clemens | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| John Culp | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Clarence Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Kautai Olevao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rob Gatrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Moffett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Myniya Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Huey Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Hunter | 64 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Orshawante Bryant | 58 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Skaggs* | 47 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thal Woods | 45.5 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Taplin | 34 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Pace | 27 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Clemens | 21.5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dennard | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan Beard | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kautai Olevao | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hamilton | 13.5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Moffett | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pospisil | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hans Olsen | 11.5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Robinson | 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernest Grant | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Kobel | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale Key | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Washburn | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Smith | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Culp | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Younger | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Germaine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gesser | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Powell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siaha Burley | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Videtich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
Kick Return
| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Lawson | 48 | 911 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 7.7 |
| Tom Pace | 29 | 625 | 0 | 46 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siaha Burley | 9 | 221 | 0 | 41 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Sharlon Jones | 10 | 170 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Kevin Moffett | 3 | 93 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Boone | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dennard | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Videtich | 113 | 127 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 0.526 | 143 |
*Traded, released, or deceased
Playoff Stats
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Quarterback
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Special Teams
Kick Return
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Kicking
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Week 1: vs (4) Los Angeles Avengers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (5) UTA | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| (4) LA | 14 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 64 |
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- Offensive player of the game: Sonny Cumbie (LA)
- Defensive player of the game: Silas Demary (LA)
- Ironman of the game: Josh Jeffries (LA)
| Team | 1st Down. | Rush. Yds | Pass. Yds | Fumbles/lost | Fumble yds | Penal./yds | TOP | 3rd Down. | 4th Down. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 17 | 3 | 323 | 3/2 | 15 | 6/36 | 28:21 | 3/7 | 0/3 |
| LA | 20 | 18 | 306 | 3/3 | 0 | 5/32 | 31:39 | 2/5 | 1/1 |