2007 San Jose SaberCats season

2007 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coach	Darren Arbet
Home field	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	W ArenaBowl XXI 55–33 vs. Columbus

The 2007 San Jose SaberCats season was the 13th season for the franchise. They defeated the Columbus Destroyers 55–33 in ArenaBowl XXI to capture their 3rd Arena Football League title. San Jose ended the year on a 13-game winning streak including playoff games.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Home/Away Game	Result
1	March 4	Los Angeles Avengers	Away	W 66–58
2	March 9	Chicago Rush	Away	L 48–45
4	March 24	Georgia Force	Away	L 64–62
5	March 31	Tampa Bay Storm	Home	W 69–49
6	April 6	Colorado Crush	Home	W 72–44
7	April 13	New Orleans VooDoo	Away	L 67–54
8	April 21	Los Angeles Avengers	Home	W 73–49
9	April 28	Utah Blaze	Home	W 69–48
10	May 5	Arizona Rattlers	Away	W 56–49
11	May 12	Las Vegas Gladiators	Home	W 61–34
12	May 19	Grand Rapids Rampage	Home	W 69–44
13	May 25	Nashville Kats	Away	W 48–34
14	June 1	Orlando Predators	Home	W 59–52
15	June 9	Utah Blaze	Away	W 70–49
16	June 16	Arizona Rattlers	Home	W 66–26
17	June 23	Las Vegas Gladiators	Away	W 73–46
Divisional	July 7	Colorado Crush	Home	W 76–67
AC Championship	July 14	Chicago Rush	Home	W 61–49
ArenaBowl XXI	June 23	Columbus Destroyers	Neutral	W 55–33

Coaching

Darren Arbet entered his ninth season as SaberCats head coach.

Final roster

2007 San Jose SaberCats roster
Quarterbacks 16 Mark Grieb  5 Craig Whelihan Fullbacks 27 Brian Johnson 25 Matt Kinsinger Wide receivers  3 Jason Geathers 80 Ben Nelson  9 James Roe 17 Rodney Wright		Offensive linemen 93 Julius Gant 23 Ronald Jones 91 Dan Loney 87 William Obeng Defensive linemen 77 Patrick Afif 90 Garrett McIntyre 97 George Williams III		Linebackers 31 Phil Glover 34 Steve Watson Defensive backs 19 Marquis Floyd  4 Trestin George 14 Omarr Smith  8 Clevan Thomas Kickers 11 A. J. Haglund		Injured reserve -- Jeff Littlejohn DL -- Tim Martin OL -- Chuck Reed OL 15 Cleannord Saintil WR League suspension Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Refuse to report Currently vacant Other league exempt Currently vacant Inactive Reserve Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated February 7, 2014 22 Active, 4 Inactive

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Long	Rating
Mark Grieb	398	561	70.9	4605	100	13	47	125.3
Craig Whelihan	13	21	61.9	110	1	0	17	87.4

Running backs

Player	Car.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
Brian Johnson	44	100	2.3	9	20
Matt Kinsinger	25	47	1.9	6	16
Mark Grieb	7	27	3.9	2	10
Phil Glover	12	10	.8	5	3
Rodney Wright	9	8	.9	2	3
Jason Geathers	2	0	0	0	1
Craig Whelihan	1	0	0	0	0

Wide receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
James Roe	127	1560	12.3	40	34
Ben Nelson	101	1258	12.2	25	40
Rodney Wright	97	1072	11.1	10	43
Jason Geathers	54	509	9.4	11	34
Cleannord Saintil	16	182	11.4	7	47
Brian Johnson	8	104	13	0	19
George Williams III	5	16	3.2	5	5
Julius Grant	1	6	6	1	6
Garrett McIntyre	1	6	6	1	6
Matt Kinsinger	1	2	2	1	2

Touchdowns

Player	TD's	Rush	Rec	Ret	Pts
James Roe	40	0	40	0	240
Ben Nelson	25	0	25	0	150
Rodney Wright	15	2	10	3	90
Jason Geathers	11	0	11	0	66
Brian Johnson	10	9	0	1	60
Cleannord Saintil	7	0	7	0	48
Matt Kinsinger	7	6	1	0	42
Phil Glover	5	5	0	0	30
George Williams III	5	0	5	0	30
Trestin George	2	0	0	2	12
Mark Grieb	2	2	0	0	12
Marquis Floyd	1	0	0	1	12
Julius Gant	1	0	1	0	6
Garrett McIntyre	1	0	1	0	6

Defense

Player	Tackles	Solo	Assisted	Sack	Solo	Assisted	INT	Yards	TD's	Long
Omarr Smith	87.5	79	17	0	0	0	5	86	2	50
Clevan Thomas	86	76	20	0	0	0	9	119	2	45
Steve Watson	59.5	43	33	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Marquis Floyd	56	46	20	0	0	0	6	55	1	46
Phil Glover	37	28	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Geathers	24.5	15	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Harper	20.5	15	11	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ronald Jones	19.5	18	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
A. J. Haglund	15.5	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Williams III	15.5	13	5	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0
Trestin George	9	6	6	0	0	0	1	20	0	20
Tim Martin	8.5	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cleannord Saintil	8.5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Wright	8.5	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Johnson	5.5	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Nelson	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Littlejohn	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Roe	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Grieb	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Obeng	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julius Gant	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Kinsinger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Afif	.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Special teams

Kick return

Player	Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg	Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg
Trestin George	37	872	2	56	23.6	1	10	0	10	10
Rodney Wright	31	720	3	57	23.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Geathers	8	102	0	24	12.8	0	0	0	0	0
Omarr Smith	5	9	0	5	1.8	2	1	0	1	.5
Cleannord Saintil	2	8	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Johnson	1	7	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Floyd	2	6	1	10	3	0	0	0	0	0
Julius Gant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clevan Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Martin	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Extra pt.	Extra pt. Att.	FG	FGA	Long	Pct.	Pts	TD's	Tackles
A. J. Haglund	128	138	10	18	39	0.556	158	1	15.5