Raymond Philyaw

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Raymond Philyaw
Personal information
Born: (1974-07-30) July 30, 1974 (age 49)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Caddo Parish (LA) Southwood
College:Northeast Louisiana
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:1997
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • ULM Hall of Fame Inductee (2009)
Career Arena statistics
Completions:2,230
Attempts:3,397
Yards:26,562
Touchdowns:507
Interceptions:59
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Raymond 'Ray' Philyaw (born July 30, 1974) is a former

New Orleans VooDoo in 2011, he attempted a return as a player in 2012 with the San Jose SaberCats, but later became OC for the San Antonio Talons. He holds the record for the highest career TD-to-INT ratio in AFL history and threw a school record 52 TDs while attending Northeast Louisiana
.

Early life

Philyaw attended

track & field, winning a district championship his senior year in both football and basketball.[1]

College career

Philyaw attended

Northeast Louisiana University, where he continued his football career. Philyaw started his sophomore through senior seasons for the Indians. At the completion of his career in 1996, Philyaw's 52 career touchdown passes stood as a school record until Steven Jyles broke his record in 2005.[2] In 2009, Philyaw was inducted into the ULM Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Statistics

Philyaw's college stats at the completion of the 1996 season. Source:[4]

NCAA collegiate career statistics
Northeast Louisiana Indians
Year Team Passing Rushing Receiving
Comp Att Pct Yds TD INT Rating Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
1993 Northeast Louisiana -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1994 Northeast Louisiana 131 243 53.9 1,893 13 7 131.2 64 95 2 1 25 0
1995 Northeast Louisiana 167 320 52.2 2,627 22 7 139.5 49 -43 0 0 0 0
1996 Northeast Louisiana 173 351 49.3 2,445 16 8 118.3 68 -86 3 0 0 0
Totals 471 914 51.5 6,965 52 22 129.1 181 -34 5 1 25 0

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Madison Mad Dogs

Shreveport Knights

Philyaw was backup quarterback for the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League in 1999.[5]

Albany/Indiana Firebirds

Chicago Rush

With the Chicago Rush in 2004, Philyaw lead the Rush to the conference semi-finals, but when he suffered an ACL injury, the Rush lost momentum and fell to the San Jose SaberCats.[6]

Kansas City Brigade

In 2006, Philyaw signed with expansion

Kansas City Brigade, after the Brigade released veteran Andy Kelly.[7]

Cleveland Gladiators

In 2008, Philyaw lead the Cleveland Gladiators to the National Conference finals.[8] The Gladiators lost the game 35–70 to the champion Philadelphia Soul.

Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings

San Jose SaberCats

In 2012, Philyaw attempted a comeback with the San Jose SaberCats, but was put on IR.[9]

Coaching career

New Orleans VooDoo

In 2011, Philyaw was hired by the

New Orleans VooDoo as the team's offensive coordinator.[10]

San Antonio Talons

In 2013, Philyaw as hired as the San Antonio Talons' offensive coordinator. Philyaw dealt with injuries during the year, starting five different quarterbacks in the first seven weeks of the season.[11] The Talons did not find an ownership group for the 2015 season, and the franchise was placed on suspension, leaving Philyaw jobless.

References

  1. ^ "AFL Q&A: Raymond Philyaw". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 19, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "ULM Warhawks football records" (PDF). www.ulmathletics.com. ULM. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductee Raymond Philyaw – One of ULM's Great Quarterbacks". www.ulmwarhawks.com. ULM Athletics. April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Raymond Philyaw Statistics". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  5. The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana
    . p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dave Payne (June 13, 2004). "QB injury seals Rush's fate". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Brigade Signs AFL Veteran QB Raymond Philyaw". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 6, 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "Former ULM Quarterback Raymond Philyaw Leads Cleveland Gladiators into AFL Conference Title Game". www.ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana-Monroe. July 11, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ Eric R. Ivie (February 22, 2012). "Raymond Philyaw Returns to Arena Football with SaberCats: Fan Take". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  10. ^ "New Orleans VooDoo hires Raymond Philyaw as offensive coordinator". www.nola.com. NOLA Media Group. March 31, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ Richard Oliver (May 11, 2013). "Talons' Hill ready to tough out injury". www.expressnews.com. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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