1997 Iowa Barnstormers (Arena) |
| 1st place • American Conference • Central Division • 11-3-0 .785 |
| Head Coach: John Gregory |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| 6/8/1987 | A | Portland Forest Dragons | 56 | 36 | W | Portland, OR | Rose Garden | 9475 | ||
| 5/2/1997 | A | Texas Terror | 63 | 45 | W | Houston, TX | The Summit | 3674 | ||
| 5/9/1997 | A | New Jersey Red Dogs | 21 | 45 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Continental Airlines Arena | 13185 | ||
| 5/17/1997 | H | Portland Forest Dragons | 60 | 13 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11250 | ||
| 5/24/1997 | A | Albany Firebirds | 68 | 57 | W | Albany, NY | Knickerbocker Arena | 11413 | ||
| 5/31/1997 | A | Anaheim Piranhas | 63 | 42 | W | Anaheim, CA | Arrowhead Pond | 11250 | ||
| 6/14/1997 | H | San Jose SaberCats | 31 | 37 | L | OT | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11250 | |
| 6/20/1997 | A | Milwaukee Mustangs | 72 | 53 | W | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center | 15717 | ||
| 6/27/1997 | H | Florida Bobcats | 55 | 68 | L | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 6846 | ||
| 7/5/1997 | H | Milwaukee Mustangs | 47 | 29 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 10725 | ||
| 7/12/1997 | H | Orlando Predators | 60 | 56 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11250 | ||
| 7/19/1997 | A | Tampa Bay Storm | 61 | 38 | W | Tampa, FL | Ice Palace | 11818 | ||
| 7/26/1997 | H | Texas Terror | 70 | 62 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11250 | ||
| 8/2/1997 | H | Albany Firebirds | 76 | 64 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 11250 | ||
| Quarterfinal Playoff | ||||||||||
| 8/8/1997 | H | San Jose SaberCats | 68 | 59 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 10381 | ||
| Semifinal Playoff | ||||||||||
| 8/16/1997 | H | Orlando Predators | 52 | 34 | W | Des Moines, IA | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | 10432 | ||
| Arena Bowl XI | ||||||||||
| 8/25/1997 | A | Ariziona Rattlers | 33 | 55 | L | Phoenix, AZ | America West Arena | 17436 | ||
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Andre Allen | 10 | FB/LB | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Northern Iowa | 14 | |
| John Anderson | WR/DB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Oklahoma | 4 | ||
| Mike Black | 2 | K | 5-6 | 145 | 28 | Boise State | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Blue | OL/DL | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Iowa | 2 | ||
| Vernon Broughton | 78 | OL/DL | 6-6 | 290 | 26 | Fayetteville State | 13 | |
| David Bush | 65 | OL/DL | 6-1 | 280 | 24 | South Dakota | 10 | |
| Toney Catchings | 95 | OL/DL | 6-3 | 236 | 32 | Copiah-Lincoln CC; Cincinnati | 13 | |
| Shawn Collins | WR/LB | 6-2 | 207 | 30 | Northern Arizona | 4 | ||
| Leonard Conley | 28 | WR/LB | 5-8 | 168 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | |
| Lamart Cooper | 9 | WR | 5-7 | 170 | 24 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 14 | |
| Jarrod DeGeorgia | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 8 | |
| Greg Eaglin | WR/LB | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Texas; Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4 | ||
| Matt Eller | OL/DL | 6-6 | 280 | 27 | Bethel (Minnesota) | 5 | ||
| Todd Harrington | 19 | WR/DB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Northern Iowa | 14 | |
| Mike Horacek | 15 | WR/LB | 6-1 | 203 | 24 | Iowa State | 6 | |
| Steve Houghton | 53 | OL/DL | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Ferris State | 14 | |
| Garry Howe | OL/DL | 6-1 | 288 | 29 | Drake; Colorado | 6 | ||
| Anthony Hutch | 82 | OL/DL | 6-3 | 295 | 24 | Murray State | 4 | |
| Willis Jacox | 85 | WR/DB | 5-7 | 170 | 32 | North Dakota | 11 | |
| Carlos James | 5 | WR/DB | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Iowa | 14 | |
| Rossie Johnson | OL/DL | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | ||
| Ron Moran | FB/LB | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Southern Illinois | 6 | ||
| John Motton | 42 | FB/LB | 6-1 | 234 | 30 | Arizona Western JC; Akron | 14 | |
| Hiawatha Phifer | WR/DB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Western Illinois | 13 | ||
| Chris Spencer | 22 | WR/LB | 6-4 | 235 | 27 | Iowa State | 14 | |
| Mike Sunvold | 74 | OL/DL | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Minnesota | 10 | |
| Kurt Warner | 13 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Northern Iowa | 14 | |
| Dave Witthum | 55 | OL/DL | 6-3 | 210 | 28 | Portland State | 14 | |
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