2007 Arena Football League season

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The 2007 Arena Football League season was the 21st season of the Arena Football League. The regular season began play on March 1, 2007 and concluded on June 25. The league broke its regular-season total attendance record of 1,887,054.^[1]
Following a year-long hiatus last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise resumed play this season to return the league to a 19-team format. New Orleans also hosted ArenaBowl XXI.
The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Columbus Destroyers in ArenaBowl XXI.

Final standings

• Green indicates clinched playoff berth
• Purple indicates division champion
• Grey indicates division champion and conference's best record

Source: ArenaFan.com^[2]

Playoffs

Statistics

Quarterback

Running Backs

*McPherson is a Quarterback, he was on the rushing yards list at arenafootball.com Mrs.Dykstra

Wide Receivers

Touchdowns

Defense

Special teams

Kick Return

Kicking

*Set AFL record for tackles by a Kicker with 15.5.

Awards

2007 Arena Football League season
League	Arena Football League
Sport	Arena football
Duration	March 1, 2007 – July 29, 2007
Regular season
Season champions	Dallas Desperados
AFL Playoffs
National Conference champions	Columbus Destroyers
National Conference runners-up	Georgia Force
American Conference champions	San Jose SaberCats
American Conference runners-up	Chicago Rush
ArenaBowl XXI
Champions	San Jose SaberCats
Runners-up	Columbus Destroyers
Finals MVP	Mark Grieb, SJ
AFL seasons
← 2006 2008 →
National Conference
Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
Dallas Desperados	15	1	.938	1016	816	8–0	11–1	8–0	7–1
Philadelphia Soul	8	8	.500	900	835	5–3	7–5	4–4	4–4
Columbus Destroyers	7	9	.438	802	793	3–3	5–6	5–3	2–6
New York Dragons	5	11	.313	787	967	1–4	3–8	2–6	3–5
Southern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
Georgia Force	14	2	.875	1007	836	8–0	11–1	8–0	6–2
Tampa Bay Storm	9	7	.563	809	825	4–4	6–6	5–3	4–4
Orlando Predators	8	8	.500	814	766	5–3	7–5	4–4	4–4
New Orleans VooDoo	5	11	.313	833	928	2–6	3–9	4–4	1–7
Austin Wranglers	4	12	.250	879	950	1–7	2–10	3–5	1–7
American Conference
Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
Chicago Rush	12	4	.750	869	719	6–2	9–3	7–1	5–3
Kansas City Brigade	10	6	.625	840	776	4–4	8–4	6–2	4–4
Colorado Crush	8	8	.500	793	858	4–4	6–6	5–3	3–5
Nashville Kats	7	9	.438	851	876	3–5	6–6	3–5	4–4
Grand Rapids Rampage	4	12	.250	835	1014	3–5	3–9	3–5	1–7
Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
San Jose SaberCats	13	3	.813	1012	761	8–0	11–1	8–0	5–3
Los Angeles Avengers	9	7	.563	843	848	4–4	6–6	5–3	4–4
Utah Blaze	8	8	.500	955	933	4–4	6–6	4–4	4–4
Arizona Rattlers	4	12	.250	846	915	3–5	2–9	2–6	2–6
Las Vegas Gladiators	2	14	.125	769	895	1–7	2–10	0–8	2–6
	6	Columbus	56
						6	Columbus	66
	3	Tampa Bay	55
						1	Dallas	59
						National Conference
											6	Columbus	66
											2	Georgia	56
	5	Orlando	26								National Conference Championship
						4	Philadelphia	39
	4	Philadelphia	41
						2	Georgia	65
	Wild Card Playoffs
						Divisional Playoffs
																N6	Columbus	33
																A1	San Jose	55
	5	Utah	42													ArenaBowl XXI
						4	Los Angeles	20
	4	Los Angeles	64
						2	Chicago	52
						American Conference
											2	Chicago	49
											1	San Jose	61
	6	Colorado	49								American Conference Championship
						6	Colorado	67
	3	Kansas City	42
						1	San Jose	76
Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Long	Rating
Chris Greisen (GEO)	392	530	74	4851	117	12	49	132
Clint Dolezel (DAL)	375	533	70.4	4475	107	9	49	128.2
Mark Grieb (SJS)	398	561	70.9	4605	100	13	47	125.3
Joe Germaine (UTA)	422	617	68.4	5005	107	12	41	124.4
Raymond Philyaw (KC)	371	538	69	4338	85	11	42	124.1
Player	Car.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
Dan Alexander (NSH)	165	426	2.6	41	25
Adrian McPherson* (AUS)	55	360	6.5	9	39
Josh White (DAL)	93	278	3	10	22
Bo Kelly (ARI)	81	222	2.7	13	16
Harold Wells (CLB)	73	197	2.7	13	13
Player	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
Siaha Burley (UTA)	166	2129	12.8	49	41
Chris Jackson (GEO)	145	1915	13.2	47	46
Derrick Lewis (AUS)	139	1903	13.7	41	49
Bobby Sippio (CHI)	125	1739	13.9	53	48
Troy Bergeron (GEO)	132	1736	13.2	41	49
Player	TD's	Rush	Rec	Ret	Pts
Bobby Sippio (CHI)	53	0	53	0	318
Chris Jackson (GEO)	51	4	47	0	306
Siaha Burley (UTA)	49	0	49	0	294
Damian Harrell (COL)	47	0	47	0	282
Will Pettis (DAL)	46	2	40	4	278
Player	Tackles	Solo	Assisted	Sack	Solo	Assisted	INT	Yards	TD's	Long
Rashad Floyd (COL)	156	141	30	0	0	0	9	111	2	25
Keyuo Craver (ARI)	113	97	32	0	0	0	3	37	0	21
Lin-J Shell (ORL)	110.5	105	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Brandon Hefflin (CLB)	105	88	34	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Player	Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg	Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg
Timon Marshall (GR)	83	1901	6	58	22.9	1	7	0	7	7
Sedrick Robinson (AUS)	64	1300	4	58	20.3	0	0	0	0	0
DaShane Dennis (NYD)	58	1282	3	57	22.1	2	29	0	20	14.5
Will Pettis (DAL)	58	1229	4	58	21.2	2	18	0	18	9
Darrell Jones (ARI)	56	1080	1	56	19.3	1	55	1	55	55
Player	Extra pt.	Extra pt. Att.	FG	FGA	Long	Pct.	Pts
A.J. Haglund* (SJ)	128	138	10	18	39	0.556	158
Mark Lewis (AUS)	110	118	15	25	33	0.600	155
Remy Hamilton (LA)	101	114	16	30	36	0.533	149
Steve Videtich (UTA)	113	127	10	19	32	0.526	143
Jason Ball (COL)	90	105	17	28	38	0.607	141
Award	Player/Coach	Team
Coach of the Year	Doug Plank	Georgia Force
Rookie of the Year (tie)	Brett Dietz Charles Frederick	Tampa Bay Storm Kansas City Brigade
Lineman of the Year	Greg White	Orlando Predators
Kicker of the Year	Mark Lewis	Austin Wranglers
Ironman of the Year	Will Pettis	Dallas Desperados