1997 Texas Terror Roster
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference
Coach: Dave Ewart (6-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 29,928, Avg. 4,275 in 7 home dates
1997 Texas Terror Results
The Texas Terror of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's Central Division of the American Conference.
The Terror scored 733 points, but the leaky defense yielded 756, most in the circuit. Clint Dolezel triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,377 yards. Bernard Holmes topped all receivers, catching 100 passes for 1,204 yards.
Andy Chilcote rushed for a team-leading 60 yards for Texas, while Jason Tarkowski additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Dwayne Ware picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Carlos Fowler led pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 20 sacks.
Dave Ewart coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
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Mitchell Benson | OL/DL | May 30, 1967 | 6'4" | 302 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 |
Rodney Blackshear | WR/DB | July 25, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Tech | Houston, TX | 14 |
Jamie Bragg | OL/DL | July 28, 1971 | 6'3" | 290 | Maryland | 12 | |
Cole Cayce | QB | 6'2" | 180 | Texas A&M Commerce | 2 | ||
Andy Chilcote | FB/LB | May 27, 1971 | 6'0" | 250 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Marinette, WI | 14 |
Chad Copher | OL/DL | December 1, 1971 | 6'6" | 280 | Illinois | East Dundee, IL | 14 |
Kotto Cotton | WR/DB | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | 13 |
Richard DeFelice | K | November 12, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | North Texas | Round Rock, TX | 14 |
Clint Dolezel | QB | March 25, 1970 | 6'5" | 205 | East Texas State | Lorena, TX | 12 |
Chris Ford | WR/LB | May 20, 1967 | 6'1" | 185 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 8 |
Carlos Fowler | OL/DL | August 30, 1972 | 6'3" | 280 | Wisconsin | Cleveland, OH | 14 |
Chris George | WR/DB | November 27, 1971 | 5'11" | 190 | Glenville State (WV) | Dallas, TX | 2 |
Rodney Gober | OL/DL | 6'2" | 280 | Abilene Christian (TX) | 13 | ||
Michael Harrison | OL/DL | June 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 294 | North Carolina State | Camden, NJ | 14 |
Lloyd Hill | WR/DB | January 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Tech | Odessa, TX | 12 |
Donald Hollas | QB | November 22, 1967 | 6'3" | 215 | Rice | Kingsville, TX USA | 1 |
Bernard Holmes | OS | May 13, 1973 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX | 14 |
Edwin Howard | WR/LB | January 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 210 | Rice | Huntsville, TX | 8 |
Shannon Jones | FB/LB,LB | September 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 250 | Southern California | Houston, TX | 1 |
Deryl Lane | OL/DL | May 11, 1968 | 6'5" | 280 | Langston (OK) | Batesville, MS | 14 |
Marty Lowe | QB | September 21, 1971 | 6'1" | 210 | Louisville | Chattanooga, TN | 1 |
Demetrice Martin | DS | February 28, 1973 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan State | 5 | |
Billy Mitchell | WR/DB | December 15, 1970 | 5'10" | 185 | Texas A&M | DeSoto, TX | 13 |
Tommy Oates | WR/DB | November 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 170 | Union College | Ocala, FL | 8 |
Fred Petty | OL/DL | November 10, 1970 | 6'1" | 275 | Texas Tech | 2 | |
Louis Pinnock | FB/LB | 6'1" | 250 | Indiana | 3 | ||
Gary Porter | QB | 6'1" | 195 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 12 | ||
Jason Tarkowski | FB/LB | 6'0" | 240 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 7 | ||
Dwayne Ware | DS | November 12, 1969 | 5'10" | 195 | Michigan | Bloomington, IL | 11 |
George White | WR/DB | 5'11" | 180 | Texas A&M | 5 | ||
Luke Yarnell | OL/DL | February 10, 1974 | 6'2" | 320 | Southwestern Louisiana | Topeka, KS | 3 |