The 2007 San Jose SaberCats season is 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.
| 2007 San Jose SaberCats season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Darren Arbet |
| Home Field | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| Results | |
| Record | 13-3 |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff Finish | W ArenaBowl XXI 55-33 vs. Columbus |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2006 | 2008 |
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.
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 Dwyain Glover | 12 | 10 | .8 | 5 | 3 |
| Rodney Bernard Wright, Jr. | 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 Bernard Wright, Jr. | 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 | 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 Bernard Wright, Jr. | 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Trestin George | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Mark Greib | 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 Dwyain 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 | 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 Bernard Wright, Jr. | 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 Yaw 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 Bernard Wright, Jr. | 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 |
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