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2000 Albany Firebirds
Preseason
Mar 30Carolina65-272,646
Apr 06at Milwaukee51-328,991
Regular Season: 9-5
Apr 13at Nashville76-6511,716
Apr 22New England41-3411,769
Apr 29Tampa Bay67-349,644
May 05at New England49-525,324
May 12Buffalo75-238,816
May 20Arizona35-599,725
May 26at New Jersey63-554,029
Jun 03Houston62-5510,024
Jun 10at Buffalo48-51 (OT)5,676
Jun 16New Jersey61-549,233
Jun 24at Florida55-453,462
Jul 08at Houston48-413,377
Jul 15at Iowa76-7710,961
Jul 23Orlando59-6111,133
Playoffs
Aug 05Arizona50-538,634
 Albany Firebirds
Arena:
MVP Arena
(Albany, NY)

Coached By:
Mike Dailey

For more franchise history see also...
Indiana Firebirds
(2001-2004)

Other franchises that have played in this area are ...
Albany Conquest
(2002-2008)
Albany Firebirds
(2009)
Albany Empire
(2018-2019)
Albany Empire (NAL)
()
Albany Firebirds
(2024)

Awards
Individual Award Winners
 Most Inspirational Player of the Year Jon Krick
First Team All-Arena Team
 OL/DL Joe Jacobs
Second Team All-Arena Team
 WR/LB Greg Hopkins
2000 Albany Statistics
Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Leroy Thompson5919114
Jon Krick271087
Van Johnson12364
Tim Brown8243
Mike Pawlawski10151
Angelo Harrison1130
Anthony Jenkins792
Quincy Jackson121
Na'il Benjamin2-40
Team12739432
Passing
 CompAtt%YdsTDINTQB Rat.
Mike Pawlawski32447967.63772708120.8
Ray Philyaw61346.28120105.0
Team33049267.13853728120.4
Receiving
 ReceptYdsTD
Greg Hopkins111129530
Van Johnson7363713
Quincy Jackson6895416
Jay Jones232071
Eddie Brown122357
Na'il Benjamin121691
Carl Sacco101401
Jake Hoffart6400
Tim Brown51031
Angelo Harrison5331
Leroy Thompson4320
Curtis Anderson181
Team330385372
Kick Returns
 ReturnsYdsTD
Van Johnson479812
Jay Jones162740
Na'il Benjamin122290
Quincy Jackson8390
Greg Hopkins3150
Eddie Brown1101
Carl Sacco180
Team8815563
Kicking
 FGM4ptFGA%XPM2ptXPA%Pts
Nelson Garner1302552.096010294.1135
Team1302552.096010294.1135
Defensive Stats
 TackAstTotSacksPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDs
Evan Hlavacek6830830.0101003160
Derek Stingley5418630.0150104390
Chris Lawson2616340.02000000
Carl Sacco192732.50.020002182
Greg Hopkins2220321.040202431
Jay Jones251331.50.07110000
Van Johnson1710220.01000250
Joe Jacobs136167.53000000
Tim Brown612121.01110000
John Sikora96121.01010000
Jon Krick839.50.00000000
Anthony Jenkins658.50.00000000
Umar Muhammad637.51.00000000
Leroy Thompson557.51.00011000
Kyle Moore-Brown5471.00000000
Na'il Benjamin5470.001101190
Curtis Anderson536.50.00000000
Chris Snyder4462.02000000
Nelson Garner4040.00000000
Sean Tremblay3240.00000000
Mark Valvo2020.01000000
Mike Pawlawski2020.00000000
Jake Hoffart031.50.00000100
Johnnie Hicks1011.01010000
Ricky Hall0210.50000000
Quincy Jackson1010.00000000
Montrell Williams1010.00000000
Team31719651317.050491151403
Lifetime Records
ArenaBowl Championships1
ArenaBowl Appearances1
Overall88-60
Home54-22
Away34-38
Neutral Site0-0
Overtime1-3
Reg. Season82-52
Playoffs6-8
Attendance 852,844
Average 11,221
Most Points
At Home07-27-199686Texas Terror
On Road06-21-199688Charlotte Rage
Least Points
At Home06-09-199016Washington Commandos
On Road07-20-199016Detroit Drive
Largest Victory
At Home07-27-199686-24Texas Terror
On Road06-21-199688-36Charlotte Rage
Worst Loss
At Home07-06-199021-50Detroit Drive
On Road07-09-199319-65Detroit Drive
Most Points Against
At Home06-26-199977Iowa Barnstormers
On Road07-26-199777Arizona Rattlers
Least Points Against
At Home07-17-19939Cincinnati Rockers
On Road06-22-199117Columbus Thunderbolts
Longest Streaks
Wins10
Home Wins8
Road Wins4
Losses6
Home Losses2
Road Losses5
Home Attendance
Highest06-25-199413,652Orlando Predators
Lowest06-09-19907,813Washington Commandos