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1997 San Jose SaberCats
Regular Season: 8-6
May 02at Nashville21-4711,582
May 10Anaheim47-2714,869
May 17Albany41-3714,269
May 24at Arizona50-5915,181
May 30at Texas55-614,750
Jun 09Arizona22-5914,394
Jun 14at Iowa37-31 (OT)11,250
Jun 20Portland42-2913,724
Jun 27New Jersey22-2414,196
Jul 05at Anaheim49-3510,117
Jul 11at New Jersey51-3610,499
Jul 18Florida37-2614,895
Jul 26at Portland40-3411,249
Aug 02Tampa Bay34-5815,284
Playoffs
Aug 08at Iowa59-6810,381
San Jose SaberCats
Arena:
SAP Center
(San Jose, CA)

Coached By:
Todd Shell

Awards
Second Team All-Arena Team
 OL/DL Al Noga
1997 San Jose Statistics
Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Derrick Chachere441457
Leonard Nelson311030
John Kaleo16574
Steve Papin19327
Scott Wood10131
Daryl Rogers150
Titus Dixon540
William Pollard140
Melvin Phillips111
Howard Butler1-20
Cree Morris3-150
Team13234720
Passing
 CompAtt%YdsTDINTQB Rat.
John Kaleo11521553.51385201077.4
Scott Wood10620851.0144222687.9
Cree Morris183060.018630102.9
Team23945352.83013451683.9
Receiving
 ReceptYdsTD
Titus Dixon5757111
Willie Culpepper4873211
Steve Papin374827
Bret Cooper274084
Jai Hill201872
Daryl Rogers162234
Henry Milton161912
Melvin Phillips6722
William Pollard5632
Derrick Chachere5180
Ed Berry4770
Leonard Nelson4431
Lance Thomas2210
Michael Williams170
Al Noga100
Team249309546
Kick Returns
 ReturnsYdsTD
Titus Dixon539822
Steve Papin235212
Lance Thomas4360
Willie Culpepper3120
Henry Milton2240
Daryl Rogers2110
Al Noga150
Jai Hill131
Team8915945
Kicking
 FGM4ptFGA%XPM2ptXPA%Pts
Scott Winters501827.82302979.338
Billy Stoyanovich701546.719019100.040
Terry Belden101010.01201580.015
Eric Abrams002 0.0303100.03
Team1304528.95706686.496
Defensive Stats
 TackAstTotSacksPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDs
Patrick McGuirk451552.50.05100340
Herschel Currie381344.50.0150008240
Lance Thomas321539.50.02000100
Ed Berry271735.50.05010000
Jai Hill2116292.030003660
Henry Milton141722.50.011102490
Daryl Rogers1312190.01120180
Leonard Nelson101316.52.06130000
Al Noga136167.50000000
Willie Culpepper12715.50.010101470
Ramon Luster1010152.53000000
Marlin Brown710121.00000000
Bret Cooper104120.030103160
Howard Butler78112.03010000
Theo Adams84100.01100000
Robert Presbury599.52.00010000
Derrick Chachere3139.50.01100000
Melvin Phillips6690.00000000
Charles Wright334.50.00000000
Michael Williams4040.00000000
William Pollard2230.00010000
Jeff Russell2230.00000000
Ryan Jones132.50.00000000
Titus Dixon2020.00000000
Billy Stoyanovich2020.00000000
Paul Micklebart111.50.00000000
Terry Belden1010.00000000
David Webb1010.00001000
Scott Winters1010.00000000
Scott Wood1010.00000000
Jim Spencer010.50.00000000
Team30220750919.0506121222140
Lifetime Records
ArenaBowl Championships4
ArenaBowl Appearances5
Overall217-110
Home131-39
Away84-70
Neutral Site2-1
Overtime7-3
Reg. Season198-98
Playoffs19-12
Attendance 2,114,338
Average 12,364
Most Points
At Home06-09-200085New England SeaWolves
On Road04-22-200589Colorado Crush
Least Points
At Home04-26-199618Anaheim Piranhas
On Road07-20-201420Philadelphia Soul
Largest Victory
At Home05-05-200173-17Oklahoma Wranglers
On Road07-13-201378-20Pittsburgh Power
Worst Loss
At Home06-09-199722-59Arizona Rattlers
On Road06-25-201121-82Cleveland Gladiators
Most Points Against
At Home06-23-201290Spokane Shock
On Road06-25-201182Cleveland Gladiators
Least Points Against
At Home04-15-200014Houston ThunderBears
On Road06-24-199517Iowa Barnstormers
Longest Streaks
Wins13
Home Wins18
Road Wins9
Losses7
Home Losses3
Road Losses8
Home Attendance
Highest08-18-200216,942Arizona Rattlers
Lowest08-22-20156,456Arizona Rattlers