2007 San Jose SaberCats season explained

Team:	San Jose SaberCats
Year:	2007
Record:	13–3
Division Place:	1st
Coach:	Darren Arbet
Stadium:	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Playoffs:	W ArenaBowl XXI 55–33 vs. Columbus
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The 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.^[1] San Jose ended the year on a 13-game winning streak including playoff games.^[1]

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 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
	87.5	79	17	0	0	0	5	86	2	50
	86	76	20	0	0	0	9	119	2	45
Steve Watson	59.5	43	33	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
	56	46	20	0	0	0	6	55	1	46
	37	28	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
	24.5	15	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	20.5	15	11	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0
	19.5	18	3	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
	15.5	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	15.5	13	5	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0
	9	6	6	0	0	0	1	20	0	20
	8.5	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
	8.5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	8.5	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.5	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Special teams

Kick return

Ret	Yards	TD's	Long	Avg	Ret	Yards	Long	Avg
37	872	2	56	23.6	1	10	10	10
31	720	3	57	23.2	0	0	0	0
8	102	0	24	12.8	0	0	0	0
5	9	0	5	1.8	2	1	1	.5
2	8	0	6	4	0	0	0	0
1	7	0	7	7	0	0	0	0
2	6	1	10	3	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Notes and References

News: SaberCats win third title in six years. Darren. Sabedra. San Jose Mercury News. July 30, 2007. February 1, 2024.