2006 Kansas City Brigade season explained

Team:	Kansas City Brigade
Year:	2006
Record:	3–13
Division Place:	5th
Coach:	Kevin Porter
Stadium:	Kemper Arena
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Previous:	none
No Prevseason:	true
Shortnavlink:	Brigade seasons

The Kansas City Brigade season was the opening season for the franchise. After the announcement that the New Orleans VooDoo would suspend operations for the 2006 AFL season due to Hurricane Katrina, the AFL awarded an expansion franchise to Kansas City.^[1] Kevin Porter was the team's first head coach.^[1] They would be placed in the NC Southern, where they would take New Orleans' spot for the year.

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Home/Away Game	Result
1	January 29	Dallas Desperados	Away	L 58–44
2	February 3	Orlando Predators	Away	L 48–41
3	February 12	Austin Wranglers	Home	L 37–33
4	February 19	Columbus Destroyers	Home	W 45–24
5	February 24	Georgia Force	Away	L 51–19
6	March 5	Tampa Bay Storm	Home	L 69–59
7	March 13	Philadelphia Soul	Home	L 54–24
8	March 18	Austin Wranglers	Away	L 64–37
9	March 24	New York Dragons	Away	L 54–48
10	April 1	Georgia Force	Home	L 55–47
11	April 9	Los Angeles Avengers	Home	W 62–45
12	April 16	Colorado Crush	Home	L 55–49
13	April 22	Nashville Kats	Away	W 58–52
14	April 29	Tampa Bay Storm	Away	L 58–42
15	May 6	Orlando Predators	Home	L 63–42
16	May 12	Utah Blaze	Away	L 55–54

Coaching

Kevin Porter was the Brigade's first head coach.

Stats

Offense

Passing

Player	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Rating
Andy Kelly	177	294	60.2	1856	24	13	80.5
Chris Sanders	185	279	66.3	2025	36	10	104.9
Raymond Philyaw	43	63	68.3	424	7	1	108.2

Rushing

Player	Car.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
Chris Sander	46	115	2.5	13	13
Dawan Moss	33	90	2.7	6	19
Byron Douzart	24	53	2.2	5	18
Jerel Myers	7	17	2.4	2	7
Jeremy Beutler	7	11	1.6	0	7
Raymond Philyaw	2	8	4	1	9
Sam Simmons	1	6	6	0	6
Aaron Boone	1	4	4	0	4
John Booth	1	0	0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD's	Long
Jerel Meyers	122	1245	10.2	16	46
James Jordan	69	797	11.6	14	45
Aaron Boone	66	748	11.3	19	40
Sam Simmons	24	221	9.2	2	34
Calvin Spears	15	152	10.1	2	17
Rob Johnson	15	137	9.1	2	32
John Booth	11	104	9.5	2	39
Brian Poli-Dixon	6	40	6.7	0	11
Aaron Hamilton	4	32	8	0	8
Bryan Henderson	3	34	11.3	2	23
B.J. Cohen	3	33	11	0	11
Nathan Black	2	15	7.5	0	9
Tremaine Neal	3	14	4.7	0	6
Jeremy Beutler	1	12	12	0	12
Cyron Brown	1	9	9	0	9

Touchdowns

Player	TD's	Rush	Rec	Ret	Pts
Aaron Boone	19	0	19	0	118
Jerel Myers	18	2	16	0	110
James Jordan	14	0	14	0	84
Chris Sanders	13	13	0	0	80
Dawan Moss	6	6	0	0	36
Bryon Douzart	5	5	0	0	30
Sam Simmons	3	0	2	1	18
John Booth	2	0	2	0	12
Bryan Henderson	2	0	2	0	12
Rob Johnson	2	0	2	0	12
Calvin Spears	2	0	2	0	12
Raymond Philyaw	1	1	0	0	6
Lucas Yarnell	1	0	0	1	6

Defense

Player	Tackles	Solo	Assisted	Sack	Solo	Assisted	INT	Yards	TD's	Long
Chris Pointer	74.5	61	27	0	0	0	1	16	0	16
Travis Coleman	59	50	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denario Smalls	58	50	16	0	0	0	3	39	1	39
Calvin Spears	51.5	41	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Byron Douzart	42.5	32	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
James Jordan	32.5	27	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Simmons	19.5	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B.J. Cohen	19	13	12	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0
Gillis Wilson	17.5	10	15	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cyron Brown	15.5	11	9	4.5	4	1	0	0	0	0
Rob Johnson	15	8	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Beutler	14.5	7	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerel Myers	13.5	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dawan Moss	12.5	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Henderson	11	9	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Landry	11	6	10	.5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Poli-Dixon	8	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Hamilton	8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Boone	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Pegues	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Yarnell	6	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alvin Porter	5.5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tremaine Neal	5	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Sanders	4.5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Seder	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Green	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Rasmussen	2.5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MacKenzie Hoambrecker	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jon McCall	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Black	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Booth	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Special teams

Kick return

Player	Kick Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg	FG Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg
Sam Simmons	30	593	1	55	19.8	0	0	0	0	0
Denario Smalls	7	133	0	29	19	0	0	0	0	0
Jerel Myers	6	107	0	26	17.8	1	17	0	17	17
Aaron Boone	4	52	0	21	13	0	0	0	0	0
Calvin Spears	1	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Sanders	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Time Seder	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Yarnell	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	Extra pt.	Extra pt. Att.	FG	FGA	Long	Pct.	Pts
MacKenzie Hoambrecker	47	57	2	8	34	0.250	53
Tim Seder	23	32	8	21	43	0.381	47

Week 1: at Dallas Desperados

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

Game time: January 29, 2006 at 2:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 11,571
Officials: Steve Pamon, Wes Fritz, Neil Brunner, R.G. Detillier, Tony Lombardo

Week 2: at Orlando Predators

at TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida

Game time: February 3, 2006 at 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 13,512
Officials: Riley Johnson, Rick Podraza, Julian Mapp, Paul Engelberts, Bud McCleskey, Buddy Ward

Week 3: vs Austin Wranglers

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: February 12, 2006 at 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 16,523
Officials: David Cutaia, Doug Wilson, Kavin McGrath, Darrel Leftwich, Rich Wilborn, Bob Mantooth
Offensive Player of the Game: Jerel Myers (KC)
Defensive Player of the Game: Donvetis Franklin (AUS)
Ironman of the Game: Kevin Nickerson (AUS)

Week 4: vs Columbus Destroyers

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: February 19, 2006 at 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 14,632
Officials: Tom McCabe, Paul Frerking, Brent Durbin, Bob McElwee, Keith Washington

Week 5: at Georgia Force

at Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

Game time: February 24, 2006 at 6:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 11,623
Officials: Dennie Lipski, Rick Nelson, Kavin McGrath, Darrell Leftwich, Rich Wilbon, Bob Mantooth

Week 6: vs Tampa Bay Storm

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: March 5, 2006 at 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 15,227
Officials: Pat Garvey, Paul King, Mike McCabe, Wayne Mackie, Dino Paganelli

Week 7: vs Philadelphia Soul

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: March 13, 2006 at 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 15,379
Officials: Bill LeMonnier, Mike Delaney, Kelly Saalfeld, Paul Engleberts, Billy Beckett

Week 8: at Austin Wranglers

at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Game time: March 18, 2006 at 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 9,184
Officials: Steve Pamon, Wes Fritz, Neil Brunner, R.G. Detillier, Tony Lombardo

Week 9: at New York Dragons

at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

Game time: March 24, 2006 at 7:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 10,758
Officials: Bill Athan, Matt Jordan, Tom Podraza, Tom Symonette, Greg Wilson

Week 10: vs Georgia Force

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: April 1, 2006 at 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 16,032
Officials: Bill McCabe, Jeff Carr, Julian Mapp, Darrell Leftwich, Bud McCleskey

Week 11: vs Los Angeles Avengers

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: April 9, 2006 at 12:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,173
Officials: David Cutaia, Paul Frerking, Greg Shields, Dave Chesney, James Cole

Week 12: vs Colorado Crush

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: April 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 12,814
Officials: Steve Pamon, Wes Fritz, Neil Brunner, R.G. Detillier, Tony Lombardo

Week 13: at Nashville Kats

at Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: April 22, 2006 at 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,214
Officials: Riley Johnson, Rick Podraza, Allen Baynes, Paul Engelberts, Bud McCleskey

Week 14: at Tampa Bay Storm

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

Game time: April 29, 2006 at 7:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 17,143
Officials: Bill Athan, Rick Podraza, Tim Podraza, Tim Symonette, Greg Wilson

Week 15: vs Orlando Predators

at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: May 6, 2006 at 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 16,095
Officials: Dennis Lipski, Rick Nelson, Kavin McGrath, Darrell Leftwich, Rich Wilborn

Week 16: at Utah Blaze

at Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Game time: May 12, 2006 at 7:00 PM MDT
Game attendance: 16,855
Officials: David Cutaia, Doug Wilson, Greg Shields, Dave Chesney, James Cole

Notes and References

News: KC arena team set for home opener. Dave. Skretta. Salina Journal. February 12, 2006. February 6, 2024. 21. NewspaperArchive.