![]() Under Plank, the Force recorded a 6-2 regular season record in the tough Southern Division and also held a 9-3 overall mark in National Conference games. In 2005, Plank guided the Force to a league-best record or 11-5 (.709) during the regular season and won a pair of playoff games before falling to Colorado in ArenaBowl XIX, 51-48. 634ĭoug Plank returns for his second season as head coach of the Georgia Force after bringing his team to a brink of a championship in his first year. That total includes a 53-33 mark (.602) mark in regular season games and a stellar 9-4 record (.692) in post-season play. Now in his seventh year as head coach of the Predators, Gruden owns an all-time record of 64-37-0 (.634 winning percentage). Whether as a head coach, player or offensive coordinator, Jay Gruden's name has been synonymous with success in the Arena Football League. DS Kenny McEntyre on the re-match with Georgiaįifteen seasons in the Arena Football League. It's a new season and this is the first step towards reaching our goal of playing in the ArenaBowl." "For the guys who played in the game last year, there may be some extra motivation, but we're a different team today then we were last year. Instead, the Predators will counter with a mixture of proven veterans and seven first-year players in taking the first step in what they hope will be a return to the ArenaBowl. The 2006 edition of the Predators will not include WR/LB Cory Fleming (trade with Nashville), star OL/DL EJ Burt (free agency), or core players DS Reggie Doster (free agency), WR/DB Michael Brown (free agency), OL/DL Buck Gurley (free agency), WR/DB Bret Cooper (retired), or DS Johnnie Harris (free agency). But Orlando failed to convert a two-point conversion and saw its season come to a close.īut the new season brings many changes. But Orlando fought back and closed the gap to 60-58 on Jimmy Fryzel's 1-yard touchdown catch with no time remaining. Two late safeties in the game resulted in a huge momentum swing as Georgia took a 57-46 lead with four minutes to go. The Orlando Predators (0-0) kickoff the 2006 Arena Football League Season in the same place where their 2005 campaign ended when they travel to Atlanta to face Southern Division rival Georgia Force (0-0) on Saturday.Īfter leading for the majority of the game, the Predators saw their hopes of making it back to the ArenaBowl vanish with a 60-58 loss to the Force back on June 4 of last year. 684)Ĭell: 40 E-Mail: Brian Cearns - Office: 77 cell: 77 e-mail: NEW SEASON BEGINS WHERE OLD ONE LEFT OFF Series Streak: Georgia has won one in a rowĬoaches: Orlando: Jay Gruden (7th season, 64-37. TV: Comcast Sports South (Eli Gold and Charles Davis) Radio: WQTM 740 AM (Tom Morgan and Dan Pearson) Head Linesman: Kavin McGrath Line Judge: Darrel Leftwich Officials: Referee: Dennis Lipski Umpire: Rick Nelson Orlando Predators (0-0) at Georgia Force (0-0) JanuArena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) - Orlando Predators News Release
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