Shane Stafford (born March 14, 1976) is an American former professional football quarterback and coach. He was signed by the Tallahassee Thunder as a street free agent in 2000. He played college football at Connecticut.
Prior to signing with Orlando, he played with the Tampa Bay Storm for five seasons. Stafford holds Storm single-season records for completions (408), passing yards (4,793) and touchdown passes (86) and career marks for completions (1,357), passing yards (15,667) and touchdown passes (289). Stafford also played for the Tallahassee Thunder of af2, and the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe. He was the offensive coordinator for the Atlantic City Blackjacks of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2019.
Early life Stafford attended Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, where he starred in both football and basketball. In 2005, he was inducted into the Wilson High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
College career At the University of Connecticut, Stafford finished his college career as the second in career passing yards (8,975), attempts (1,026), completions (563) and total offense (8,829) in school history. He is also tied as the school's all-time touchdown passing leader with 73, had a passer rating of 143.4 which is the best in school history.
Professional career Stafford signed as a street free agent with the Tallahassee Thunder of the afl2 for the 2000 season. Stafford led the af2 with 85 touchdown passes, although the Thunder finished in last place in the af2's National Conference with a record of 5–11.
AFL statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high Year Team Passing Rushing 2001 Tampa Bay639864.3770142115.605812002 Tampa Bay20332362.82,164397103.53181822004 Tampa Bay28244263.83,4216713113.14203652005 Tampa Bay40563463.94,5228314108.562930102006 Tampa Bay40865062.84,7958618106.673257102007 Orlando36857164.44,3177610113.27183042008 Orlando35352866.94,1628115117.16243132010 Dallas314766.037450116.804-250Career 2,1133,29364.224,52545179110.8315018535
References
External links Shane Stafford at ArenaFan.com