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1991 Albany Firebirds

Regular Season: 6-4
Jun 01	New Orleans	45-20	10,189
Jun 07	at Denver	27-51	4,365
Jun 15	Detroit	42-43	11,051
Jun 22	at Columbus	34-17	3,964
Jun 29	at Tampa Bay	53-57	13,961
Jul 06	Orlando	44-36	9,772
Jul 12	at Orlando	28-25	13,104
Jul 20	Dallas	48-26	11,901
Jul 27	at New Orleans	49-50	9,502
Aug 03	Columbus	57-17	12,116
Playoffs
Aug 09	at Detroit	35-37	18,112

Arena:
MVP Arena
(Albany, NY)

Coached By:
Rick Buffington

For more franchise history see also...
Indiana Firebirds
(2001-2004)

Other franchises that have played in this area are ...
Albany Conquest
(2002-2008)
Albany Firebirds
(2009)
Albany Empire
(2018-2019)
Albany Empire (NAL)
()
Albany Firebirds
(2024)

Awards
First Team All-Arena Team
	QB	Tom Porras
	OL/DL	Sylvester Bembery
Second Team All-Arena Team
	WR/DB	Merv Mosely
	WR/DB	Fred Gayles

Rushing
1991 Albany Statistics
	Rush	Yds	TD
Tom Porras	32	67	11
Rodney Smith	14	51	1
Dave Jakob	3	28	1
Alvin Blount	13	25	1
Jeff Blankenship	8	14	0
Darryl Hammond	3	10	0
Fred Gayles	3	7	0
Ed Rubbert	3	4	1
Myron Jefferson	1	-6	0
Team	80	200	15

Passing
	Comp	Att	%	Yds	TD	INT	QB Rat.
Tom Porras	171	292	58.6	1941	34	10	93.4
Ed Rubbert	9	23	39.1	147	3	2	57.7
Darryl Hammond	1	1	100.0	27	0	0	118.8
Team	181	316	57.3	2115	37	12	91.2

Receiving
	Recept	Yds	TD
Fred Gayles	56	655	13
Myron Jefferson	31	399	5
Darryl Hammond	27	254	7
Merv Mosely	26	386	6
Curt Reed	12	100	1
Tony Slaton	11	101	0
Steve Thonn	6	113	3
Alvin Blount	5	27	0
Jeff Sniffen	3	22	1
Rodney Smith	2	6	0
Jeff Blankenship	1	29	0
Richard Huff	1	23	0
Team	181	2115	36

Kick Returns
	Returns	Yds	TD
Fred Gayles	31	698	0
Myron Jefferson	14	308	2
Merv Mosely	10	137	0
Darryl Hammond	2	39	0
Tony Slaton	1	17	0
Curt Reed	1	9	0
Team	59	1208	2

Kicking
	FGM	4pt	FGA	%	XPM	2pt	XPA	%	Pts
Gary Gussman	10	0	29	34.5	31	0	51	60.8	61
Chris Kolodziey	0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	-	0
Team	10	0	32	31.2	31	0	51	60.8	61

Defensive Stats
	Tack	Ast	Tot	Sacks	PB	FF	FR	Blk	Int	Yds	TDs
Merv Mosely	50	5	52.5	0.0	8	1	0	0	5	16	0
Darryl Hammond	38	9	42.5	0.0	11	0	0	0	5	84	2
Garland Rivers	39	5	41.5	0.0	4	0	1	0	2	27	0
Alvin Blount	27	6	30	1.5	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
Tony Slaton	19	3	20.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	25	1
Sylvester Bembery	19	2	20	8.5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Porcelli	17	5	19.5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rodney Smith	15	3	16.5	3.0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
Fred Gayles	12	3	13.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Harris	12	0	12	2.0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Jeff Blankenship	8	2	9	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Neal	7	4	9	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Curt Reed	5	3	6.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Sniffen	5	2	6	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
John Zinser	3	4	5	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Chaney	5	0	5	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Fred Smalls	4	0	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Gussman	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Ferguson	2	1	2.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Levelis	2	0	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myron Jefferson	2	0	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	10	0
Dave Jakob	1	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Porras	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Huff	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Thonn	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	18	0
Team	296	57	353	21.0	33	6	8	3	18	191	3

Lifetime Records
ArenaBowl Championships	1
ArenaBowl Appearances	1
Overall	88-60
Home	54-22
Away	34-38
Neutral Site	0-0
Overtime	1-3
Reg. Season	82-52
Playoffs	6-8
Attendance	852,844
Average	11,221

Most Points
At Home	07-27-1996	86
On Road	06-21-1996	88

Least Points
At Home	06-09-1990	16
On Road	07-20-1990	16

Largest Victory
At Home	07-27-1996	86-24
On Road	06-21-1996	88-36

Worst Loss
At Home	07-06-1990	21-50
On Road	07-09-1993	19-65

Most Points Against
At Home	06-26-1999	77
On Road	07-26-1997	77

Least Points Against
At Home	07-17-1993	9
On Road	06-22-1991	17

Longest Streaks
Wins	10
Home Wins	8
Road Wins	4
Losses	6
Home Losses	2
Road Losses	5

Home Attendance
Highest	06-25-1994	13,652
Lowest	06-09-1990	7,813

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