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1998 Albany Firebirds
Regular Season: 10-4
May 02Portland65-5810,347
May 11at New Jersey52-388,817
May 16San Jose56-3010,140
May 23New York46-5710,121
May 31at Portland48-459,683
Jun 05at Nashville52-4913,887
Jun 13Florida66-4911,503
Jun 20at Tampa Bay42-6310,297
Jun 27New Jersey48-559,732
Jul 02at Iowa48-559,173
Jul 13Arizona58-3410,221Web Rebroadcast
Jul 17at San Jose56-5314,799
Jul 25Orlando79-7012,345
Jul 31at New York77-366,617
Playoffs
Aug 08New Jersey59-6610,636
 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
 Ironman of the Year Chad Dukes
 Tinactin Athletic Trainer Excellence Award Jack Moser
First Team All-Arena Team
 FB/LB Chad Dukes
 OL/DL Joe Jacobs
Second Team All-Arena Team
 WR/LB Greg Hopkins
 OS Eddie Brown
All-Ironman Team
 FB/LB Chad Dukes
 OL/DL Joe Jacobs
1998 Albany Statistics
Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Chad Dukes6536410
Tim Brown23765
Eddie Brown6373
Mike Pawlawski18315
Leroy Thompson210
Team11450923
Passing
 CompAtt%YdsTDINTQB Rat.
Mike Pawlawski29344765.537957411121.4
Team29344765.537957411121.4
Receiving
 ReceptYdsTD
Eddie Brown120167343
Greg Hopkins85102318
Cornelius White425734
Jay Jones111431
Stan Petry111272
Chad Dukes7411
Tim Brown6752
Mark Valvo4521
Andy Jacobs3561
Leroy Thompson2210
Carl Sacco180
Jon Krick131
Team293379574
Kick Returns
 ReturnsYdsTD
Chad Dukes5712744
Eddie Brown213521
Cornelius White102060
Stan Petry5570
Jay Jones3681
Tommy Johnson2130
Don Silvestri1370
Jon Krick120
Greg Hopkins1-10
Team10120086
Kicking
 FGM4ptFGA%XPM2ptXPA%Pts
Pete Elezovic1102445.86206891.295
Don Silvestri30560.03303691.742
Team1402948.395010491.3137
Defensive Stats
 TackAstTotSacksPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDs
Tommy Johnson551964.50.0101003882
Derek Stingley422353.50.0131004170
Carlton Johnson382952.50.019300000
Cornelius White2116290.070001290
Chad Dukes211126.52.02320000
Greg Hopkins1424261.041204362
Stan Petry2010250.07210000
Carl Sacco1610210.01210000
Jon Krick1314203.03110000
Tim Brown13917.51.00100000
Joe Jacobs714148.01030000
Jay Jones11312.50.010002250
Kyle Moore-Brown7911.50.00020000
Chris Lawson8080.01000000
Andy Jacobs477.53.010201121
Leroy Thompson5261.01110000
Pete Elezovic355.50.00000000
Matt Cravens4250.02000000
Eddie Brown4040.00000000
Sean Tremblay313.51.01000000
Cedric White132.50.00000000
Don Silvestri1220.00000000
Mike Pawlawski2020.00000000
Emerson Martin031.50.00000000
Mike Jones0210.00000000
Mark Valvo010.52.00101000
Team31321953222.07417151152075
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