The 2007 Colorado Crush season was the fifth season for the franchise. They look to make the playoffs again, as they were 11–5 and division champs in 2006. They went 8–8 and qualified for the playoffs. After an upset over the Brigade, the Crush lost 76–67 to the San Jose SaberCats in the divisional round.
| 2007 Colorado Crush season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Elway Pat Bowlen Stan Kroenke |
| General manager | John Elway |
| Head coach | Mike Dailey |
| Home field | Pepsi Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | L 76–67 vs. San Jose |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 4 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | L 44–42 |
| 2 | March 10 | Kansas City Brigade | Home | W 44–40 |
| 3 | March 16 | Arizona Rattlers | Home | W 56–54 |
| 4 | March 22 | Philadelphia Soul | Away | L 71–47 |
| 5 | April 1 | Nashville Kats | Home | W 55–48 |
| 6 | April 6 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 72–44 |
| 7 | April 15 | New York Dragons | Away | W 49–48 |
| 8 | April 20 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Home | W 63–53 |
| 9 | April 27 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | W 45–42 |
| 10 | May 7 | Chicago Rush | Away | L 59–48 |
| 11 | May 11 | Nashville Kats | Away | W 57–35 |
| 12 | May 18 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | W 58–40 |
| 13 | May 26 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Away | L 58–56 |
| 14 | June 4 | Utah Blaze | Away | L 51–14 |
| 15 | Bye | Week | ||
| 16 | June 18 | Chicago Rush | Home | L 66–57 |
| 17 | June 25 | Dallas Desperados | Home | L 77–58 |
Playoff schedule
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 30 | (3) Kansas City Brigade | Away | W 49–42 |
| 2 | July 7 | (1) San Jose SaberCats | Away | L 76–67 |
Coaching
editMike Dailey started his fourth season as head coach of the Crush.
Personnel moves
editAcquired
editDepartures
edit2007 roster
editStats
editOffense
editQuarterback
edit| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dutton | 396 | 645 | 61.4 | 4320 | 84 | 17 | 45 | 102.7 |
Running backs
edit| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dutton | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 22 |
| Robert Thomas | 29 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Anthony Dunn | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 9 |
| John Peaua | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Brandon Kirsch | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Saul Patu | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Redd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jason Harmon | 10 | −2 | -.2 | 3 | 2 |
| Alonzo Nix | 1 | −3 | −3 | 0 | −3 |
Wide receivers
edit| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Harrell | 132 | 1537 | 11.7 | 47 | 45 |
| Brad Pyatt | 95 | 1169 | 12.3 | 19 | 46 |
| Willie Quinnie | 72 | 844 | 11.7 | 14 | 42 |
| Robert Redd | 62 | 547 | 8.8 | 5 | 34 |
| Alonzo Nix | 50 | 509 | 10.2 | 3 | 34 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| John Peaua | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 |
| Anthony Dunn | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Watton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Kirsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdowns
edit| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Harrell | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 282 |
| Brad Pyatt | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 114 |
| Willie Quinnie | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 84 |
| Robert Thomas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Robert Reed | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Jason Harmon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Alonzo Nix | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Brandon Kirsch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| John Peaua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| John Dutton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Saul Patu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
edit| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Floyd | 156 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 111 | 2 | 25 |
| Chris Angel | 88 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 30 |
| Jason Harmon | 49 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Robert Thomas | 46.5 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dunn | 36 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saul Patu | 35.5 | 25 | 21 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Hughley | 21.5 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dustin Barno | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Snyder | 13.5 | 10 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Pyatt | 11.5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Redd | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watton | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ball | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Dorsey | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Peaua | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Harrell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Nix | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Huyser | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Kirsch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special teams
editKick return
edit| Player | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg | Ret | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Harmon | 47 | 1010 | 1 | 55 | 21.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Redd | 12 | 118 | 0 | 22 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Pyatt | 3 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Floyd | 4 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 12.8 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 30 | 26 |
| Damien Harrell | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Quinnie | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
edit| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ball | 90 | 105 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 0.607 | 141 |
Playoff Stats
editOffense
editQuarterback
edit| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's |
|---|
Running backs
edit| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|
Wide receivers
edit| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|
Special teams
editKick return
edit| Player | Ret | Yards | Avg | Long |
|---|
Kicking
edit| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pts |
|---|
Regular season
editThis article needs to be updated. (November 2010) |
Week 1: vs Grand Rapids Rampage
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | 13 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| COL | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 2: vs Kansas City Brigade
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| COL | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 3: vs Arizona Rattlers
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 7 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 54 |
| COL | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 4: at Philadelphia Soul
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
| PHI | 13 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 71 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Week 5: vs Nashville Kats
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 7 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
| COL | 7 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 55 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 6: at San Jose SaberCats
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 3 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 44 |
| SJ | 14 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 72 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
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Week 7: at New York Dragons
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| NYD | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 48 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
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Week 8: vs Las Vegas Gladiators
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 13 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 53 |
| COL | 3 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 63 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 9: at Kansas City Brigade
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| KC | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week 10: at Chicago Rush
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 13 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 48 |
| CHI | 0 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 59 |
at Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois
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Week 11: at Nashville Kats
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| COL | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
| NSH | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
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Week 12: vs Columbus Destroyers
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| CLB | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 40 |
| COL | 14 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 58 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 13: at Grand Rapids Rampage
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 56 |
| GR | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 58 |
at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Week 14: at Utah Blaze
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| UTA | 14 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Week 16: vs Chicago Rush
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 7 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 66 |
| COL | 10 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 57 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Week 17: vs Dallas Desperados
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| DAL | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 77 |
| COL | 10 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 58 |
at Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
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Playoffs
editWeek 1: vs (3) Kansas City Brigade
edit| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) COL | 16 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 49 |
| (3) KC | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
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Week 2: vs (1) San Jose SaberCats
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| (6) COL | 7 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 67 |
| (1) SJ | 7 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 76 |
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