The 2007 Nashville Kats season was the third season for the franchise since they resumed operations. They look to make the playoffs again after finishing 2006 with an 8–8 record. They went 7–9 and missed playoffs. This season was also the final season for the Nashville Kats. The team ceased operations again 4 months later.
| 2007 Nashville Kats season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pat Sperduto |
| Home field | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville Arena Sommet Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away Game | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | L 58–56 |
| 2 | March 9 | Philadelphia Soul | Home | L 63–30 |
| 3 | March 18 | Utah Blaze | Home | W 69–55 |
| 4 | March 24 | Austin Wranglers | Away | W 70–63 |
| 5 | April 1 | Colorado Crush | Away | L 55–48 |
| 6 | April 7 | Chicago Rush | Home | L 66–54 |
| 7 | April 14 | Arizona Rattlers | Away | W 62–36 |
| 8 | April 21 | Kansas City Brigade | Home | W 49–40 |
| 9 | April 27 | Dallas Desperados | Away | L 69–62 |
| 10 | May 5 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Away | L 71–55 |
| 11 | May 11 | Colorado Crush | Home | L 57–35 |
| 12 | May 19 | Chicago Rush | Away | W 44–27 |
| 13 | May 25 | San Jose SaberCats | Home | L 48–34 |
| 14 | Bye | Week | ||
| 15 | June 10 | Las Vegas Gladiators | Away | W 63–48 |
| 16 | June 16 | Kansas City Brigade | Away | L 66–63 |
| 17 | June 23 | Grand Rapids Rampage | Home | W 57–54 |
Coaching
editPat Sperduto started his third season of his second stint as head coach of the Kats.
Stats
editOffense
editQuarterback
edit| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Smoker | 254 | 420 | 60.5 | 3446 | 57 | 17 | 49 | 103.7 |
| Matt Kohn | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 192 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 85.3 |
Running backs
edit| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander | 165 | 426 | 2.6 | 41 | 25 |
| Ahmad Hawkins | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Terrell Browden | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Kohn | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Jeff Smoker | 15 | 6 | .4 | 3 | 4 |
| Maurice Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocco Forgione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rupert Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Higgins | 1 | −1 | −1 | 0 | −1 |
Wide receivers
edit| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Higgins | 95 | 1440 | 15.2 | 25 | 47 |
| Maurice Brown | 34 | 510 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
| C. J. Johnson | 34 | 411 | 12.5 | 8 | 30 |
| Demetris Bendross | 15 | 158 | 10.5 | 2 | 39 |
| Rocco Forgione | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 2 | 24 |
| Dan Alexander | 13 | 124 | 9.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Carlos Wright | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 15 |
| Isaiah Ross | 5 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Terrell Browden | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 12 |
| James Baron | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Joe Minucci | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ahmad Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Touchdowns
edit| Player | TD's | Rush | Rec | Ret | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alexander | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 254 |
| Kenny Higgins | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 150 |
| C. J. Johnson | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 72 |
| Maurice Brown | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Jeff Smoker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Demetris Bendross | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Terrell Browden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Rocco Forgione | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Ahmad Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| James Baron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Joe Minucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Carlos Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
edit| Player | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | Sack | Solo | Assisted | INT | Yards | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Ezekiel | 83.5 | 59 | 49 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Hawkins | 71.5 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 149 | 2 | 48 |
| Keon Raymond | 70 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 22 |
| Chris Pointer | 43 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynarise Elpheage | 32.5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Joyce | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Brown | 17 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Brenden Givan | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baron | 13.5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Howard | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Browden | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rupert Grant | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Hodges | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron McConnell | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Alexander | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Witczak | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Herron | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Minucci | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Wright | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carey Clayton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. J. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Smoker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Curry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Higgins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetris Bendross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocco Forgione | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Harrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Ingram | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Ross | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Brown | 44 | 748 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| C. J. Johnson | 24 | 659 | 0 | 57 | 27.5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 14 |
| Demetris Bendross | 19 | 380 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Wright | 13 | 263 | 0 | 38 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Hawkins | 8 | 122 | 1 | 29 | 15.3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 |
| Lynarise Elpheage | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Higgins | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Raymond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
edit| Player | Extra pt. | Extra pt. Att. | FG | FGA | Long | Pct. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witczak | 103 | 112 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 0.308 | 115 |
| Liam Ezekiel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
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