Shane Stafford

Shane Stafford (born March 14, 1976) is a former arena football quarterback and coach. He was signed by the Tallahassee Thunder as a street free agent in 2000. He played college football at Connecticut.

Shane Stafford
No. 14
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1976-03-14) March 14, 1976
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:West Lawn (PA) Wilson
College:Connecticut
Undrafted:1999
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:2,113 / 3,293
Passing yards:24,525
TD-INT:451-79
QB Rating:110.83
Rushing TD:35
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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 years

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 for his accomplishments.

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.

Career AFL statistics

Season Comp Att Comp% Yards TD INT Rating
2001 Tampa Bay Storm season639864.3770142115.6
2002 Tampa Bay Storm season20332362.82164397103.5
2004 Tampa Bay Storm season28244263.834216713113.1
2005 Tampa Bay Storm season40563463.945228314108.5
2006 Tampa Bay Storm season40865062.847958618106.6
2007 Orlando Predators season36857164.443177610113.2
2008 Orlando Predators season35352866.941628115117.2
2010 Dallas Vigilantes season314766.037450116.8
Career statistics2113329364.22452545179110.8
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