2007 Utah Blaze season

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2007 Utah Blaze season

The 2007
2007 Arena Football League season

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....
Utah Blaze
Utah Blaze

The Utah Blaze is an Arena Football League team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play as a 2006 expansion team. They are currently coached by Ron James....
season was the second season for the franchise. They look to make the playoffs after finishing 2006 with an 7-9 record. They went 8-8 record and qualified for the playoffs.

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Home/Away Game	Result
1	March 3	New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo was a team in the Arena Football League which was owned in part by Tom Benson, who also simultaneously owned the National Football League New Orleans Saints....	Home	W 63-61
2	March 10	Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....	Away	W 75-71
3	March 18	Nashville Kats Nashville Kats The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....	Away	L 69-55
4	March 23	Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....	Home	W 83-42
5	April 1	Las Vegas Gladiators Las Vegas Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....	Away	W 57-47
6	April 6	Austin Wranglers Austin Wranglers The Austin Wranglers were an American football team from Austin, Texas in the arenafootball2. They began play as a 2004 expansion team in the Arena Football League....	Away	L 65-64
7	April 13	Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team....	Home	W 76-63
8	April 20	Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....	Home	L 83-69
9	April 28	San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....	Away	L 69-48
10	May 4	Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Southern Division of the Arena Football League.The franchise began play in 2002 as an expansion team, and have posted a winning record in all but one of their seasons in existence....	Home	L 66-59
11	May 12	Kansas City Brigade Kansas City Brigade The Kansas City Brigade is a team from the Arena Football League. The team was established before the 2006 Kansas City Brigade season season. Former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter is the current head coach....	Away	L 60-41
12	May 18	Las Vegas Gladiators Las Vegas Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....	Home	L 54-53
13	May 25	Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000....	Away	W 65-62
14	June 4	Colorado Crush Colorado Crush Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team. The Crush play in the Central Division of the American Conference....	Home	W 51-14
15	June 9	San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....	Home	L 70-49
16		Bye	Week
17	June 23	Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team....	Away	W 47-37

Playoff schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Home/Away Game	Result
1	July 2	(4) Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team....	Away	L 64-42

Roster

(Current as of 2007-03-12)

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight
1	Justin Taplin	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage....	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
2	Troy Mason	OS Offensive Specialist Offensive Specialist is a Player in Arena football whose role is solely on Offense . This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both offense and Defense , until they are replaced with a substitute....	5 ft 9 in	170 lb
4	Orshawante Bryant	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage....	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
5	Siaha Burley Siaha Burley Siaha Burley is an arena football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League. He played college football at UCF Knights football....	OS Offensive Specialist Offensive Specialist is a Player in Arena football whose role is solely on Offense . This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both offense and Defense , until they are replaced with a substitute....	6 ft 0 in	185 lb
6	Sale Key	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 4 in	225 lb
7	Thal Woods	DS Defensive Specialist Defensive Specialist is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on Defense . This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both Offense and defense, until they are subbed for....	5 ft 9 in	175 lb
9	Ryan Dennard	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 3 in	215 lb
10	Joe Germaine Joe Germaine Joseph Berton Germaine is an arena football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League. He was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St....	QB Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....	6 ft 2 in	220 lb
12	Garrett Smith Garrett Smith Garrett Smith is a former U.S. soccer defender who played professionally in the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Major Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League....	OL/OL	6 ft 3 in	285 lb
13	Steve Videtich Steve Videtich Steve Videtich is an Arena Football League Placekicker playing for the Utah Blaze. He also previously played for the Florida Bobcats, the Cleveland Gladiators, the Milwaukee Mustangs, and the Columbus Destroyers....	K	6 ft 2 in	185 lb
14	Kevin Moffett	DS Defensive Specialist Defensive Specialist is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on Defense . This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both Offense and defense, until they are subbed for....	6 ft 1 in	185 lb
15	Tali Ena	QB Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....	6 ft 4 in	235 lb
17	Jason Gesser Jason Gesser Jason John Gesser is an American football quarterback for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League. He is the grandson of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame member Joseph "Red" Dunn....	QB Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....	6 ft 1 in	210 lb
20	Kevin Clemens	FB Fullback (American football) In American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 1 in	275 lb
21	Kelvin Hunter	DS Defensive Specialist Defensive Specialist is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on Defense . This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both Offense and defense, until they are subbed for....	5 ft 10 in	185 lb
23	Tom Pace	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	5 ft 11 in	215 lb
31	Chris Robinson	FB Fullback (American football) In American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 3 in	272 lb
32	Emmett White	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 0 in	217 lb
40	Craig Kobel Craig Kobel Craig Kobel is an American football linebacker for Team Florida of the All American Football League....	FB Fullback (American football) In American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays.... /LB Linebacker File:Glennon_under_center_ACC_championship.jpgA Linebacker is a position in American football and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan....	6 ft 2 in	265 lb
44	Ronnie Washburn Ronnie Washburn Ronnie Washburn is a singer-songwriter and producer. He is a former member of The Pressure and Your Enemies Friends. He is currently a member of Seaspin in which he plays guitar and provides vocals....	OL/OL	6 ft 3 in	275 lb
53	Scott Pospisil	OL/OL	6 ft 2 in	285 lb
59	Doug Kaufusi	OL/OL	6 ft 6 in	305 lb
72	Hans Olsen	OL/OL	6 ft 4 in	295 lb
97	Ernest Grant Ernest Grant Ernest Jouoa Grant is a former American football defensive tackle of the National Football League and Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft....	OL/OL	6 ft 6 in	320 lb
98	Lewis Powell	OL/OL	6 ft 3 in	285 lb
99	Bryan Henderson	OL/OL	6 ft 5 in	285 lb

Coaching

Danny White

Wilford Daniel "Danny" White is an American football Coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an Color commentator on broadcasts of college football games....
entered his second season as the head coach of the Blaze.

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Touchdowns

Defense

Special Teams

Kick Return

Kicking

*Traded, released, or deceased

Playoff Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Special Teams