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2000 Houston ThunderBears
Preseason
Apr 07at Florida28-380
Regular Season: 3-11
Apr 15at San Jose14-5414,509
Apr 22Nashville35-503,803
Apr 28Milwaukee60-572,964
May 13Iowa63-733,133
May 19at Los Angeles51-3610,781
May 26Grand Rapids58-57 (OT)3,133
Jun 03at Albany55-6210,024
Jun 08at Iowa61-669,655
Jun 17Buffalo44-554,147
Jun 23Los Angeles66-72 (OT)3,219
Jun 30at Carolina59-6312,194
Jul 08Albany41-483,377
Jul 15at Grand Rapids56-629,046
Jul 21at Milwaukee46-5513,474
 Houston ThunderBears
Arena:
Compaq Center
(Houston, TX)

Coached By:
Steve Thonn


For more franchise history see also...
Texas Terror
(1996-1997)

Awards
Individual Award Winners
 Breakout Player of the Year Ben Bronson
All-Rookie Team
 FB/LB Terrence Melton
2000 Houston Statistics
Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Terrence Melton4517911
Robert Hall328010
Damon Bowers8222
Rick Boyer9203
Shane Johnson3120
Ben Bronson381
Mike Hold Jr440
Terence Davis241
Gerald Dockery120
Edwin Howard110
Shawn Washington1-30
Team10932928
Passing
 CompAtt%YdsTDINTQB Rat.
Robert Hall32549665.540536411113.8
Mike Hold Jr133141.91552160.5
Team33852764.142086612110.6
Receiving
 ReceptYdsTD
Ben Bronson112149421
Terence Davis5362511
Gerald Dockery4860411
Damon Bowers4457010
Edwin Howard263524
Ted Long192314
Kotto Cotton14942
Robert Hall6671
Michael Harrison3331
Mathias Vavao370
Terrence Melton2541
Anthony Fogle2310
Karl Bates2160
Shane Johnson2120
Dwayne Zackery190
Rick Boyer190
Team338420866
Kick Returns
 ReturnsYdsTD
Ben Bronson6512560
Damon Bowers316072
Terence Davis4260
Kotto Cotton2330
Gerald Dockery280
Robert Hall1170
Ted Long160
Team10619532
Kicking
 FGM4ptFGA%XPM2ptXPA%Pts
Scott Szeredy901947.47008681.497
Justin Skinner004 0.0202100.02
Mike Hold Jr000-001 0.00
Team902339.17208980.999
Defensive Stats
 TackAstTotSacksPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDs
Dwayne Zackery5322640.041101160
Larry Jones381143.50.011000300
Jerrick Bledsoe348380.09010110
Terrence Melton1630311.07000000
Damon Bowers2114280.00000000
Stan Petry218250.04000100
Gerald Dockery176200.06000000
Joe Burch101517.51.51100000
Anthony Fogle10713.50.040002260
Rick Boyer88121.01000000
Edwin Howard96120.012001210
Terence Davis88120.001001171
Mathias Vavao599.50.52000000
Ted Long6690.00000000
Chris Maumalanga5681.02000000
Karl Bates3870.01010000
Ramon E Okoli376.50.01010100
Michael Harrison355.51.00000000
Ty Ardoin515.50.00000000
Larry Weathers4250.00000000
Marcus Bradley5050.02000000
Greg Davis414.50.00100000
Ryan Shuff334.50.00010000
Junior Soli Jr2440.02001000
Deryl Lane233.51.00000000
Ben Bronson313.50.00010000
Dwayne Ware2230.03000000
Kotto Cotton3030.01110000
Scott Szeredy111.50.00000000
Shane Johnson0210.01000000
Justin Skinner1010.00000000
Marcus Gunn1010.00000000
Pat Owens0210.00000000
Team3062065127.06377111811
Lifetime Records
ArenaBowl Championships0
ArenaBowl Appearances0
Overall18-39
Home9-12
Away8-22
Neutral Site1-5
Overtime2-2
Reg. Season18-38
Playoffs0-1
Attendance 101,896
Average 3,773
Most Points
At Home05-14-199975Milwaukee Mustangs
On Road06-13-199880Grand Rapids Rampage
Least Points
At Home04-22-200035Nashville Kats
On Road04-15-200014San Jose SaberCats
Largest Victory
At Home05-30-199855-21Iowa Barnstormers
On Road06-13-199880-36Grand Rapids Rampage
Worst Loss
At Home04-23-199936-69Iowa Barnstormers
On Road07-21-200127-80San Jose SaberCats
Most Points Against
At Home05-13-200073Iowa Barnstormers
On Road06-08-199883Florida Bobcats
Least Points Against
At Home05-30-199821Iowa Barnstormers
On Road07-18-199827Milwaukee Mustangs
Longest Streaks
Wins3
Home Wins2
Road Wins4
Losses9
Home Losses3
Road Losses6
Home Attendance
Highest07-31-19989,734San Jose SaberCats
Lowest05-01-19991,517Grand Rapids Rampage