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1997 New York CityHawks
Regular Season: 2-12
May 05Orlando42-507,244
May 10at Nashville39-4211,318
May 16at Milwaukee46-5416,411
May 23at New Jersey27-599,698
Jun 02Portland45-275,216
Jun 09Florida40-446,721
Jun 14at Albany62-419,723
Jun 21at Tampa Bay9-2711,461
Jun 30Nashville58-597,533
Jul 07Albany50-715,723
Jul 12(N) Florida12-526,252
 Fleet Center (Boston, MA)
Jul 18Texas28-665,431
Jul 24New Jersey28-616,741
Jul 31at Arizona36-3816,214
 New York CityHawks
Arena:
Madison Square Garden
(New York, NY)

Coached By:
Lary Kuharich

For more franchise history see also...
New England SeaWolves
(1999-2000)
Toronto Phantoms
(2001-2002)

Other franchises that have played in this area are ...
New York Knights
(1988)
New York Dragons
(2001-2008)

1997 New York Statistics
Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Jason Pohopek421364
Fred Coger33617
Lorenzo Graham12330
Eddie Brown5221
George Del Ricco15171
Mike Perez882
James Bowden250
Bobby Byrd300
Thomas Orr200
Fred Gayles200
Connell Maynor2-30
Team12627915
Passing
 CompAtt%YdsTDINTQB Rat.
Mike Perez25845856.33392521891.9
Connell Maynor11100.01810158.3
Team25945956.43410531892.6
Receiving
 ReceptYdsTD
James Bowden476346
Connell Maynor4262315
Eddie Brown4157314
Bobby Byrd384732
Fred Gayles294136
Thomas Orr171641
Amod Field81062
Jason Pohopek8871
Lorenzo Graham51042
Fred Coger5692
Wayne Morris5470
George Del Ricco5381
Marvin Brown4540
Otis Moore4151
Joe Lepsis1180
Team259341853
Kick Returns
 ReturnsYdsTD
James Bowden5710290
Connell Maynor274611
Eddie Brown5370
Tony Zachary4470
Amod Field2250
Thomas Orr1260
Mike Middleton190
Curtis Cotton110
Team9816351
Kicking
 FGM4ptFGA%XPM2ptXPA%Pts
Michael Geary1504731.95105986.496
Team1504731.95105986.496
Defensive Stats
 TackAstTotSacksPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDs
Tony Zachary611769.50.091002300
Eddie Brown431751.50.060104360
Chauncey Hogan2210270.01100000
Fred Gayles1718262.000012260
Jason Pohopek156182.00000000
Thomas Orr148180.03100000
Curtis Cotton164180.02000000
Bobby Byrd1112171.00000000
George Del Ricco11915.51.00010000
Paul Franklin98130.02000000
Cedric Anderson8711.50.03000000
Marvin Brown110110.030102130
Jerald Baylis84103.01001000
Mike Middleton76100.00000000
Fred Coger759.52.00000000
Otis Moore759.52.03100000
Connell Maynor7280.000001110
Matt Hosilyk637.51.01000000
Fran Boudreaux7071.00000000
Bret Kwarta616.50.00000000
Joe Lepsis515.50.01000000
David Caldwell5051.00010000
Franklin Stephens4250.00000000
Wayne Morris414.50.00010000
Kevin Beverly414.50.00000000
James Bowden3240.01000000
Michael Geary4040.00000000
Lorenzo Graham313.50.00000000
Amod Field3030.00000000
Mark Washington2230.00000000
Patrick Jackson2021.00000000
Franklin Thomas111.50.01000000
Roosevelt Nix1010.01000000
Chris Keneally1010.00000000
Jason Jenkins1010.00000000
Team33615348917.038452111160
Lifetime Records
ArenaBowl Championships0
ArenaBowl Appearances0
Overall5-23
Home2-12
Away3-10
Neutral Site0-1
Overtime0-0
Reg. Season5-23
Playoffs0-0
Attendance 91,249
Average 6,517
Most Points
At Home06-30-199758Nashville Kats
On Road06-14-199762Albany Firebirds
Least Points
At Home07-18-199728Texas Terror
On Road06-21-19979Tampa Bay Storm
Largest Victory
At Home06-02-199745-27Portland Forest Dragons
On Road06-14-199762-41Albany Firebirds
Worst Loss
At Home07-31-199836-77Albany Firebirds
On Road05-23-199727-59New Jersey Red Dogs
Most Points Against
At Home07-31-199877Albany Firebirds
On Road06-06-199865Tampa Bay Storm
Least Points Against
At Home06-02-199727Portland Forest Dragons
On Road06-21-199727Tampa Bay Storm
Longest Streaks
Wins2
Home Wins1
Road Wins2
Losses9
Home Losses10
Road Losses4
Home Attendance
Highest05-04-19988,271New Jersey Red Dogs
Lowest07-10-19984,817Portland Forest Dragons