2001 Inaugural Season


BIRMINGHAM THUNDERBOLTS		 
BIRMINGHAM SEASON LOG
                                                 ----OFFENSIVE---- ----DEFENSIVE----
                   W-L                       T.O -RUSHING PASSING- -RUSHING PASSING-
  DATE   OPPONENT  S A LINE TOTL FINAL RESCR RAT YDS RYPA YDS PYPC YDS RYPA YDS PYPC
-------- --------- - - ---- ---- ----- ----- --- ----------------- -----------------
02/04/01 MEMPHIS   L L  1.5 43.5 20-22 21-21  -1  52 3.25 309 12.9 153 4.64 159 14.5
02/11/01 ny/nj     W W -3.0 37.0 19-12 20-16   1 122 4.21 185 10.9  76 2.30 193 14.8
02/18/01 CHICAGO   W W -3.5 46.0 14- 3 19-13   3  90 3.10 152  9.5 101 4.21 169 11.3
02/24/01 orlando   L L  4.5 36.0  6-30  6-30   0  40 2.22 223  8.6 138 4.31 164 11.7
03/03/01 s.f.      L L  2.0 32.0 10-39  6-21  -4  48 3.43 129 14.3 161 4.24 100 10.0
03/11/01 L.A       L L  3.5 37.0 26-35 19-26  -3  65 3.42 295 16.4 123 4.10 229 13.5
03/17/01 las vegas L L  7.0 35.0 12-34  6-14  -1  17 0.81  95  5.6 103 4.68  97  7.5
03/25/01 chicago   L L  6.5 37.0  0-13 17-23  -3  67 3.19 268 12.2 181 7.54 129 11.7
03/31/01 ORLANDO   L W  6.0 35.5 24-29 24-18   3 116 5.27 207 12.2 105 5.25 245 14.4
04/08/01 NY/NJ     L L  2.0 35.5  0-22  6-25  -6  55 4.58 153  8.1  36 1.57 243 30.4


REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

                                       -----OFFENSIVE---- ----DEFENSIVE-----
                  ATS   AVG   AVG  T.O -RUSHING  PASSING- -RUSHING  PASSING-
                  W-L  SCORE RESCR RAT YDS  RYPA YDS PYPC YDS  RYPA DEF PYPC
                 ----- ----- ----- --- --------- -------- --------- --------
Birmingham        3- 7 13-24 14-21 -11  67  3.34 202 10.9 118  4.22 173 13.4

W-L S - straight up win/loss.
W-L A - win/loss versus spread.
RESCR - rescore of game based on yardage and turnovers.
ATS   - spread record
TO RAT- takeaways minus giveaways
RYPA  - rushing yards per attempt
PYPC  - passing yards per completion


BOLTS
DEMONS
ENFORCERS
HITMEN
MANIAX
OUTLAWS
RAGE
XTREME

BOLTS TEAM ROSTER
Number Name Pos HT. WT. College Hometown
32 Curtis Alexander RB 6-1 205 Alabama Memphis, TN
7 Jay Barker QB 6-3 220 Alabama Birmingham, AL
33 James Bostic RB 5-11 227 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, FL
96 James Brumbaugh DT 6-1 287 Auburn Keystone Heights, FL
92 Kendrick Burton DE 6-5 290 Alabama Hartselle, AL
31 Duane Butler S 6-7 203 Illinois State Trotwood, OH
23 Sedrick Curry CB 6-1 197 Texas A & M Houston, TX
85 Kevin Drake WR 6-3 187 Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL
77 Mike Edwards OT 6-6 310 Nevada Auburn, CA
63 Antonio Fleming OG 6-3 309 Georgia Edison, GA
57 Dion Foxx LB 6-3 243 James Madison Richmond, VA
18 Keith Franklin LB 6-1 225 South Carolina Los Angeles, CA
4 Damon Gourdine WR 5-7 165 San Diego State Palos Verdes, CA
56 Malcolm Hamilton LB 6-2 251 Baylor Dallas, TX
89 Alex Haas TE 6-4 260 Minnesota St. Peter, MN
24 Eric Hickson RB 5-8 203 Kansas State Fort Lauderdale, FL
66 Matt Hogg OG 6-5 306 Youngstown State Grove City, PA
38 Calvin Jackson S 5-10 200 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, FL
  Reggie Johnson TE     Florida State Palm Harbor, FL
25 Toya Jones DB 6-1 199 Texas A & M Sugarland, TX
99 Eric Kerley DT 6-0 306 Alabama Birmingham, AL
79 Ed King OL 6-4 315 Auburn Columbus, GA
21 David Knott S 6-1 201 Mississippi Huntsville, AL
13 Graham Leigh QB 6-1 212 New Mexico Chandler, AZ
71 Michael Lies OG 6-3 309 Kansas Wichita, KA
90 Jarett Loggins DT 6-2 295 Northern Arizona San Diego, CA
35 Tony McCall CB 5-8 180 North Carolina Irmo, SC
70 Jason McDonald OG 6-4 324 Alabama Calera, AL
81 Kaipo McGuire WR 5-11 185 Brigham Young Federal Way, WA
94 Johnny Mitchell DT 6-4 318 Louisiana State Marrero, LA
5 Brad Palazzo K 5-9 185 Tulane Gulfport, MS
44 Fredrick Perry LB 6-1 236 Southern Arkansas Fort Smith, AK
98 Cedric Pittman DE 6-2 261 Nevada Reno, NV
78 Ozell Powell OT 6-4 302 Alabama Greenville, AL
58 Charles Preston DE 6-5 270 Hampton NW Washington, D.C.
95 Quinton Reese DE 6-4 252 Auburn Birmingham, AL
42 Nicky Savoie TE 6-5 265 Louisiana State Matthews, LA
55 Patrick Scott LB 6-5 265 Soutn Carolina State Charlotte, NC
27 Chris Shelling DB 5-10 193 Auburn Columbus, GA
37 Eric Sloan CB 5-8 171 Troy State Dothan, AL
86 Ed Smith TE 6-4 260 No College Trenton, NJ
84 Steve T. Smith WR 5-9 190 Utah State Bella Grade, FL
65 Ryan Thomassie C 6-2 290 Louisiana State Cutoff, LA
87 Scott Thompson TE 6-3 245 Fresno State Whittier, CA
11 Casey Weldon QB 6-1 206 Florida State Tallahassee, FL
36 Fred White DB 5-10 205 Tennessee Griffin, GA
80 Stepfret Williams WR 6-1 170 Univ. Louisiana - Monroe Minden, FL
50 James Willis LB 6-2 250 Auburn Huntsville, AL

QUARTERBACKS

Casey Weldon - Threw for 4,628 yards and 42 touchdowns with Florida State from 1988-91; runner-up in the 1991 Heisman voting; chosen by Philadelphia in the fourth round in 1992; appeared in 26 NFL games with Tampa Bay and Washington from 1993-1998, completing 60-of-120 passes for 713 yards and one touchdown.

Jay Barker - All-time winningest quarterback at Alabama, going 34-2-1 as a starter from 1991-94; guided Crimson Tide to undefeated season and national championship in 1992; chosen by Green Bay in fifth round of 1995 NFL draft; played three seasons for Toronto of CFL from 1998-2000, throwing for 3,433 yards and 11 TDs.

FAMILIAR FACES

James Bostic - RB - Seventh-leading rusher in Auburn history with 2,804 yards from 1990-94; chosen by Los Angeles Rams in third round of 1994 draft; appeared in 11 games with Philadelphia from 1998-99, rushing for 19 yards on five carries.

Kevin Drake - WR - Among NFL Europe leading receivers with 37 catches for 525 yards and 12 TDs for Rhein in 2000; at Alabama-Birmingham, began career at quarterback but switched to wide receiver; signed with Arizona of NFL as a free agent in 1998.

Calvin Jackson - DB - Send six years in NFL with Miami from 1994-1999, started 57 of 75 games and recorded 267 tackles and four interceptions; appeared in six NFL playoff games.

Nicky Savoie - FB - Played for DiNardo at LSU; started 10 games as senior as H-back in 1996, catching 15 passes for 209 yards; played with New Orleans of NFL from 1997-98, catching one pass for 14 yards.

Stepfret Williams - WR - set 15 school records at Louisiana-Monroe, including receiving yards (3,177), touchdowns (33) and 100-yard games; chosen by Dallas in third round of 1996 draft; played in 21 games with Cowboys from 1996-97; played five games with NFL Cincinnati in 1998.

OTHER

Head Coach Gerry DiNardo :
Coached Louisiana State University from 1995-98, guiding the Tigers to three straight bowl appearances from 1995-97; coached Vanderbilt, 1991-94; assistant at Colorado, 1982-90; offensive guard for Notre Dame, 1972-74.

Offensive Coordinator - Dave Arslanian
Defensive Assistant - Woodrow Lowe Jr.
Running Backs Coach - Lionel James
Receivers Coach - Mark Brady
Defensive Line Coach - Don Wnek
Defensive Secondary Coach - Curley Hallman
Offensive Line Coach - Rick Rhoades

VP and General Manager :
Tim Berryman

Director of Player Personnel :
Bob Gates

PR Contact :
Kent Partridge

Address :
400 Graymont Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35204
Phone: (205) 488-2658
Fax: (205) 323-5047

Home games played at :
Legion Field (83,000)

Team colors :
Purple, Gold, and Silver

2001 Bolts Final Regular Season Stats (through week 10)
 
PASSING                   Att Cmp  Yds  Cmp% Yds/Att TD   TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Weldon                    164  102 1228  62.2  7.49   7   4.3  5   3.0  80t   7/  44   86.6
Leigh                      97   44  499  45.4  5.14   1   1.0  6   6.2  36    8/  62   39.0
Barker                     65   37  425  56.9  6.54   1   1.5  5   7.7  92t  10/  64   49.8
Douglass                    1    1   22 100.0 22.00   1 100.0  0   0.0  22t   0/   0  158.3
TEAM                      327  184 2174  56.3  6.65  10   3.1 16   4.9  92t  25/ 170   66.5
OPPONENTS                 225  129 1753  57.3  7.79  15   6.7  8   3.6  77t  15/  74   89.7

WON 2, LOST 8                                RUSHING                   No. Yds   Avg Long TD
02/04 L 20-22    Memphis              35,321 Bostic                   153  536   3.5  56   2
02/11 W 19-12    at NY/NJ             36,458 Alexander                 18   81   4.5  19   0
02/18 W 14- 3    Chicago              17,582 Weldon                    20   30   1.5  16   0
02/24 L  6-30    at Orlando           21,947 Barker                     5   26   5.2  17   0
03/03 L 10-39    at San Francisco     33,403 Leigh                      2   14   7.0  12   0
03/11 L 26-35    Los Angeles          11,197 S.Smith                    1   13  13.0  13   0
03/17 L 12-34    at Las Vegas         23,538 Douglass                   1   -5  -5.0  -5   0
03/25 L  0-13    at Chicago           10,593 TEAM                     200  695   3.5  56   2
03/31 L 24-29    Orlando              10,163 OPPONENTS                271 1214   4.5  73t 12
04/08 L  0-22    NY/NJ                10,749 RECEIVING                 No. Yds   Avg Long TD
                         Bir.       Opp.     Williams                  51  828  16.2  92t  2
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS         146        157     Q.Jackson                 45  531  11.8  36t  6
  Rushing                  44         69     E.Smith                   25  195   7.8  16   1
  Passing                  91         76     McGuire                   23  181   7.9  23   0
  Penalty                  11         12     Bostic                    12  172  14.3  50   0
  3rd Down: Made/Att   46/122     40/100     Douglass                  10  114  11.4  27   0
  3rd Down Pct.            37.7       40.0   S.Smith                    8   54   6.8  15   0
  4th Down: Made/Att     5/10        2/8     Johnson                    3   15   5.0   8   0
  4th Down Pct.            50.0       25.0   Gourdine                   2   31  15.5  16   1
POSSESSION AVG.         30:44      29:16     Drake                      2   29  14.5  27   0
TOTAL NET YARDS          2699       2893     Alexander                  2   15   7.5  12   0
  Avg. Per Game           269.9      289.3   Savoie                     1    9   9.0   9   0
 Total Plays              552        511     TEAM                     184 2174  11.8  92t 10
  Avg. Per Play             4.9        5.7   OPPONENTS                129 1753  13.6  77t 15
NET YARDS RUSHING         695       1214     INTERCEPTIONS            No. Yds   Avg  Long TD
  Avg. Per Game            69.5      121.4   Sloan                     4  163  40.8   70t  2
  Total Rushes            200        271     Butler                    1   98  98.0   98t  1
NET YARDS PASSING        2004       1679     C.Jackson                 1    0   0.0    0   0
  Avg. Per Game           200.4      167.9   T.Jones                   1    0   0.0    0   0
  Sacked/Yards Lost    25/170      15/74     Mitchell                  1    0   0.0    0   0
  Gross Yards            2174       1753     TEAM                      8  261  32.6   98t  3
  Att./Completions    327/184    225/129     OPPONENTS                16  248  15.5   49   2
  Completion Pct.          56.3       57.3   PUNTING            No. Yds  Avg  Net TB In Lg B
  Had Intercepted          16          8     Palazzo            40 1447 36.2 24.9  1  4 50 1
PUNTS/AVERAGE           41/35.3    35/41.4   TEAM               41 1447 35.3 24.9  1  4 50 1
NET PUNTING AVG.        41/24.9    35/35.0   OPPONENTS          35 1448 41.4 35.0  2 12 58 0
PENALTIES/YARDS        71/509     59/466     PUNT RETURNS           Ret     Yds  Avg Long TD
FUMBLES/BALL LOST       17/10       10/8     Williams                22     166   7.5  95t 1
TOUCHDOWNS                 17         33     Q.Jackson                4      14   3.5  11  0
  Rushing                   2         12     Sloan                    2       8   4.0   9  0
  Passing                  10         15     C.Jackson                2      -1  -0.5   0  0
  Returns                   5          6     T.Jones                  1      -1  -1.0  -1  0
SCORE BY PERIODS      Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  OT PTS TEAM                    31     186   6.0  95t 1
TEAM                  19  48  20  44   0 131 OPPONENTS               37     406  11.0  60  1
OPPONENTS             47  77  43  72   0 239 KICKOFF RETURNS          No. Yds   Avg Long  TD
SCORING        TD-Ru-Pa-Rt          FG S PTS Alexander                15  318  21.2   63   0
Q.Jackson       6  0  6  0             0  36 Sloan                    13  247  19.0   29   0
Palazzo         0  0  0  0        7/14 0  21 Gourdine                  6   95  15.8   23   0
Williams        3  0  2  1             0  20 S.Smith                   6   84  14.0   36   0
Bostic          2  2  0  0             0  13 Hickson                   3   55  18.3   32   0
Sloan           2  0  0  2             0  12 Pittman                   2   22  11.0   18   0
E.Smith         1  0  1  0             0   8 Q.Jackson                 1   18  18.0   18   0
Butler          1  0  0  1             0   6 Johnson                   1   14  14.0   14   0
Franklin        1  0  0  1             0   6 McGuire                   1    5   5.0    5   0
Gourdine        1  0  1  0             0   6 Thompson                  1    4   4.0    4   0
Alexander       0  0  0  0             0   1 TEAM                     49  862  17.6   63   0
McGuire         0  0  0  0             0   1 OPPONENTS                29  522  18.0   42t  1
S.Smith         0  0  0  0             0   1 FIELD GOALS          1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
TEAM           17  2 10  5  0/ 0  7/14 0 131 Palazzo              1/ 1  0/ 2  5/ 6  1/ 4 0/1
OPPONENTS      33 12 15  6  0/ 0  9/14 0 239 TEAM                 1/ 1  0/ 2  5/ 6  1/ 4 0/1
XPt. Conversions: E.Smith 2, Williams 2,     OPPONENTS            1/ 1  2/ 4  3/ 3  3/ 6 0/0
Alexander, Bostic, McGuire, S.Smith,         Palazzo:   (58N)()(26B,43N,46N)(47N)(30G)(46G,
TEAM 8-17(47.1%),                                        35G)(38G,18G)(23N,37B)(37G,32G)()
OPPONENTS 14-33(42.4%)                       OPPONENTS: (40G)()(33G)(42G)(42N,22G,42G)(19G)
SACKS: Pittman 3.0, Reese 3.0, Mitchell 2.0,     (33G)(26N,22B)(26G)(43N,38G,42N)
Preston 2.0, Brumbaugh 1.0, Curry 1.0,       
Franklin 1.0, Perry 1.0, Scott 1.0
TEAM      15.0 
OPPONENTS 25.0                               
TOTTACK-TACKLES-ASSISTS: Willis 70-52-18, Shelling 53-43-10, Butler 46-38-8, C.Jackson 35-28-7, 
Foxx 35-24-11, Sloan 32-26-6, Preston 29-23-6, Brumbaugh 22-17-5, Scott 21-12-9, 
Reese 16-12-4, Franklin 14-10-4, Loggins 14-10-4, Mitchell 14-10-4, Hamilton 13-10-3, 
Pittman 12-11-1, Schroeder 11-7-4, Knott 10-8-2, Curry 8-7-1, T.Jones 5-5-0, Perry 3-2-1, White 3-2-1, 
McGuire 1-1-0, Williams 1-1-0, Hogg 1-0-1.
TEAM      469-359-110
OPPONENTS 474-358-116