1997 Arizona Rattlers Statistics

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Championship
Coach: Danny White (12-2)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 111,858, Avg. 15,980 in 7 home dates

1997 Arizona Rattlers Roster
1997 Arizona Rattlers Results

The Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the Arena League's West Division of the American Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The Rattlers scored 713 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 540. Sherdrick Bonner directed the offense, passing for 3,331 yards. Calvin Schexnayder paced pass catchers, snagging 93 passes for 1,513 yards.

Brian Easter ran for a team-best 131 yards for Arizona, while Bo Kelly additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Randy Gatewood intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition. John Burch topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.

Danny White coached the team. The 1997 Arizona Rattlers won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sherdrick Bonner	400	241	60.2	3331	8.3	67	16.8	6	1.5		120.3
Donnie Davis	35	19	54.3	208	5.9	3	8.6	1	2.9		88.8
Totals	436	261	59.9	3534	8.1	70	16.1	7	1.6	0

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Easter	42	131	3.1		6
Bo Kelly	38	122	3.2		9
Bob McMillen	26	70	2.7		2
Hunkie Cooper	9	53	5.9		3
Donnie Davis	4	18	4.5		1
Junior Green	2	11	5.5		0
Herb Duncan	1	3	3.0		0
Sherdrick Bonner	14	1	0.1		3
Totals	136	409	3.0	0	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Calvin Schexnayder	93	1513	16.3		29
Randy Gatewood	62	892	14.4		20
Hunkie Cooper	50	580	11.6		11
Herb Duncan	13	207	15.9		3
Sir Mawn Wilson	10	93	9.3		2
Cedric Tillman	9	86	9.6		2
Junior Green	9	69	7.7		0
Bob McMillen	4	55	13.8		1
Tony Henderson	2	14	7.0		1
Keith Browner	2	14	7.0		0
Richard Ashe	2	11	5.5		1
Bo Kelly	2	10	5.0		1
Flint Fleming	1	6	6.0		0
Brian Easter	1	5	5.0		0
Barry Voorhees	1	0	0.0		0
Totals	261	3555	13.6	0	71

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Anthony Brenner	85	77	90.6	22	12	54.5	113
Totals	85	77	90.6	22	12	54.5	113

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hunkie Cooper	58	1098	18.9
Calvin Schexnayder	17	208	12.2
Bruce Plummer	6	52	8.7
Cedric Walker	3	27	9.0
Junior Green	1	10	10.0
Bob McMillen	2	0	0.0
Totals	87	1395	16.0	0

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Randy Gatewood	5	50	10.0		0
Cedric Walker	4	54	13.5		0
Bruce Plummer	4	26	6.5		0
Sir Mawn Wilson	2	1	0.5		0
Bob McMillen	1	33	33.0		0
Cecil Doggette	1	31	31.0		0
Junior Green	1	15	15.0		0
Cedric Tillman	1	12	12.0		0
Hunkie Cooper	1	11	11.0		1
Totals	20	233	11.6	0	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
John Burch	4.0
Tony Henderson	3.0
Bo Kelly	2.0
Charles Miller	1.0
Junior Green	1.0
Flint Fleming	1.0
Brian Easter	1.0
Mark Tucker	1.0
Hunkie Cooper	1.0
Totals	15.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF	K Blk
Cedric Walker	93	78	30	16		3			1	0
Bruce Plummer	45	40	10	7		0			0	0
Randy Gatewood	37.5	31	13	6		2			0	0
Hunkie Cooper	33	25	16	2		2			2	0
Junior Green	24.5	18	13	2		0			0	0
Cecil Doggette	15.5	14	3	5		0			0	0
Sir Mawn Wilson	13	12	2	2		0			1	0
John Burch	16	11	10	3		0			0	0
Bo Kelly	15	11	8	3		0			0	0
Tony Henderson	16.5	10	13	1		1			0	0
Brian Easter	12	10	4	9		1			1	0
Mark Tucker	12.5	9	7	3		0			0	1
Shawn Parnell	11	9	4	2		0			0	0
Bob McMillen	13	7	12	7		0			0	0
Flint Fleming	9.5	7	5	2		0			0	0
Richard Holt	8	7	2	0		0			0	0
Darrin Kenney	9.5	6	7	3		0			0	0
Jayme Washel	7.5	6	3	4		1			0	0
Keith Browner	8.5	5	7	4		0			0	0
Herb Duncan	4.5	4	1	0		0			0	0
Barry Voorhees	4	3	2	2		0			0	0
Richard Ashe	4	3	2	0		0			0	0
Cedric Tillman	6.5	2	9	0		0			1	0
Anthony Brenner	1.5	1	1	0		0			0	0
Bryan Hooks	1.5	1	1	0		0			0	0
Warner Smith	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Calvin Schexnayder	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Tom Gibson	1	1	0	0		0			0	0
Charles Miller	1	0	2	0		0			0	0
Craig Ritter		0	0	1		0			0	0
Totals	426.5	333	187	84	0	10	0	0	6	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Calvin Schexnayder		29		0		0			0	0	0			174
Randy Gatewood		20				0			0	0	0			120
Anthony Brenner						0			12	77	0			113
Hunkie Cooper	3	11		0		1			0	0	0			90
Bo Kelly	9	1				0			0	0	0			60
Brian Easter	6	0				0			0	0	0			36
Bob McMillen	2	1		0		0			0	0	0			18
Sherdrick Bonner	3								0	0	0			18
Herb Duncan	0	3				0			0	0	0			18
Sir Mawn Wilson		2				0			0	0	0			12
Cedric Tillman		2				0			0	0	0			12
Richard Ashe		1				0			0	0	0			6
Tony Henderson		1				0			0	0	0			6
Donnie Davis	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	24	71	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	77	0	0	0	689