2006 Utah Blaze season

2006 Utah Blaze season
Head coachDanny White
Home fieldDelta Center
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd
Playoff finishL 57–34 vs. Arizona

The 2006 Utah Blaze season was the first season for the franchise. They finished 7–9 record and qualified for the playoffs, although they lost 57–34 against Arizona to lose their first franchise playoff game.

Roster

Roster at beginning of season

(As of 2006-03-12)

Number Name Position Height Weight
1 Justin Taplin Wide receiver/defensive back 6 ft 0 in 185 lb
2 Troy Mason Offensive Specialist 5 ft 9 in 170 lb
3 Justin Skaggs Wide receiver/linebacker 6 ft 2 in 202 lb
4 Orshawante Bryant Wide receiver/defensive back 6 ft 0 in 185 lb
5 Siaha Burley Offensive Specialist 6 ft 0 in 185 lb
6 Sale Key Wide receiver/linebacker 6 ft 4 in 225 lb
7 Thal Woods Defensive Specialist 5 ft 9 in 175 lb
9 Ryan Dennard Wide receiver/linebacker 6 ft 3 in 215 lb
10 Joe Germaine Quarterback 6 ft 2 in 220 lb
12 Garrett Smith Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 3 in 285 lb
13 Steve Videtich Kicker 6 ft 2 in 185 lb
14 Kevin Moffett Defensive Specialist 6 ft 1 in 185 lb
15 Tali Ena Quarterback 6 ft 4 in 235 lb
17 Jason Gesser Quarterback 6 ft 1 in 210 lb
20 Kevin Clemens Fullback/linebacker 6 ft 1 in 275 lb
21 Kelvin Hunter Defensive Specialist 5 ft 10 in 185 lb
23 Tom Pace Wide receiver/linebacker 5 ft 11 in 215 lb
31 Chris Robinson Fullback/Linebacker 6 ft 3 in 272 lb
32 Emmett White Wide receiver/linebacker 6 ft 0 in 217 lb
40 Craig Kobel Fullback/Linebacker 6 ft 2 in 265 lb
44 Ronnie Washburn Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 3 in 275 lb
53 Scott Pospisil Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 2 in 285 lb
59 Doug Kaufusi Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 6 in 305 lb
72 Hans Olsen Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 4 in 295 lb
97 Ernest Grant Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 6 in 320 lb
98 Lewis Powell Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 3 in 285 lb
99 Bryan Henderson Offensive line/Defensive line 6 ft 5 in 285 lb

Schedule

Coaching

Danny White entered his first season as the head coach of the Blaze.

Stats

Offense

Quarterback

Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Long Rating
Joe Germaine 184 273 67.3 2330 41 5 42 123.7
Jason Gesser 89 145 61.4 1092 23 7 45 104.1
Andy Kelly 292 456 64 3258 51 17 48 97.6
Dennis Gile 11 25 44 141 2 3 40 42.7

Running backs

Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Kevin Clemens 44 67 1.5 10 7
Kautai Olevao 12 46 3.8 2 9
Chris Robinson 10 25 2.5 2 8
Tom Pace 14 19 1.4 2 10
Jermaine Younger 6 18 3 1 6

Wide receivers

Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long

Touchdowns

Player TD's Rush Rec Ret Pts

Defense

Player Tackles Solo Assisted Sack Solo Assisted INT Yards TD's Long