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September 16, 1979 69° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 63,366 (83%)
Sun 7 6 0 10 - 23
Gold 21 13 17 21 - 72
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gold: 2-10-DEN 49 (12:57) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 51 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 7 SCS 0
(Qtr 1) Sun: 3-12-DEN 19 (7:52) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 87-David Tucker for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. DEN 7 SCS 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-DEN 19 (5:10) 27-Corey True ran for 81 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 14 SCS 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 2-9-DEN 50 (1:24) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 54-Donald Lopez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 21 SCS 7
(Qtr 2) Sun: 4-4-DEN 18 (10:02) 17-Alan Grossi 36 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 21 SCS 10
(Qtr 2) Gold: 3-10-SCS 17 (5:29) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 15-Ryan Woods for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-20-DEN 25 (3:36) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 34 SCS 10
(Qtr 2) Sun: 4-3-DEN 21 (0:54) 17-Alan Grossi 39 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 34 SCS 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-6-DEN 38 (12:05) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 62 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 41 SCS 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 3-4-DEN 36 (9:01) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 48 SCS 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-13-SCS 13 (2:58) 3-Lucio Grant 32 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 51 SCS 13
(Qtr 4) Sun: 4-10-DEN 10 (14:38) 17-Alan Grossi 28 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 51 SCS 16
(Qtr 4) Gold: 1-10-DEN 36 (12:40) 27-Corey True ran for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 58 SCS 16
(Qtr 4) Gold: 1-3-SCS 3 (12:21) 27-Corey True ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 65 SCS 16
(Qtr 4) Sun: 2-1-DEN 1 (10:06) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 88-Joshua Kay for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 76-Daniel Jaramillo was injured on the play. DEN 65 SCS 23
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-12-DEN 23 (8:57) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 17-Joseph Dailey for 77 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 72 SCS 23
Team Statistics
Gold Sun
First Downs 11 21
- Rushing 4 4
- Passing 6 17
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 747 425
- Offensive Plays 57 82
- Yards Per Play 13.11 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 281 58
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards Per Rush 10.41 2.64
Net Passing Yards 466 367
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 20 / 0 54 / 34 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 466 413
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 6 / 46
- Yards Per Pass Play 15.53 6.12
- Yards Per Completion 23.30 12.15
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 10 7 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 39 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 7 / 24 1 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 41 7 / 171
Int Returns/Yards 2 / -1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 25:52 34:09
Drive Charts
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:12 OWN 31 5 69 Touchdown
1 7:47 1:06 OWN 20 3 -3 Punt
1 5:09 0:11 OWN 19 1 81 Touchdown
1 3:29 2:12 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
2 9:59 1:25 OWN 33 3 1 Punt
2 6:22 0:57 OWN 34 5 66 Touchdown
2 3:48 0:26 OWN 35 2 65 Touchdown
2 0:51 0:51 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 12:48 0:52 OWN 34 2 66 Touchdown
3 10:25 1:33 OWN 30 3 70 Touchdown
3 7:19 4:25 OWN 37 9 49 Field Goal
4 14:35 2:05 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 12:21 0:02 OPP 3 1 3 Touchdown
4 10:03 1:20 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 7:23 2:23 OWN 19 3 7 Punt
4 4:56 2:04 OPP 28 3 -1 Punt
4 1:48 1:48 OWN 33 4 21 Game
Sun
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:48 5:02 OWN 26 11 74 Touchdown
1 6:41 1:31 OWN 32 3 2 Punt
1 4:58 1:30 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
1 1:17 6:18 OWN 18 10 64 Field Goal
2 8:34 2:12 OWN 18 3 2 Punt
2 5:25 1:36 OWN 12 3 6 Punt
2 3:23 2:32 OWN 25 9 54 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:12 OWN 24 3 4 Punt
3 11:56 1:30 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 8:52 1:33 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
3 2:55 3:20 OWN 25 11 65 Field Goal
4 12:30 0:09 OWN 13 1 0 Fumble
4 12:19 2:16 OWN 19 7 81 Touchdown
4 8:42 1:19 OWN 25 5 52 Interception
4 5:01 0:04 OWN 16 1 0 Interception
4 2:52 1:05 OWN 11 6 9 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#12 Corey True 14 187 13.36 81 4 3
#81 Duane Cunningham 11 92 8.36 62 2 1
#31 Cedric Finn 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Sun
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 John Horn 17 54 3.18 9 0 0
#25 Gary Denton 5 4 0.80 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 29 19 452 0 / 0 6 77 0 148.35
#8 Adam Cates 1 1 14 0 / 0 0 14 0 118.75
Sun
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Oscar Willis 54 34 413 6 / 46 2 37 2 83.33
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 10 316 31.60 75 4
#87 Joseph Dailey 1 77 77.00 77 1
#12 Corey True 1 29 29.00 29 0
#15 Ryan Woods 1 17 17.00 17 1
#80 Joseph Garner 2 8 4.00 4 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 1 8 8.00 8 0
#13 Robert Ross 2 6 3.00 5 0
#31 Cedric Finn 2 5 2.50 3 0
Sun
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Thomas Dayton 6 92 15.33 25 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 4 79 19.75 32 0
#87 David Tucker 6 69 11.50 22 1
#10 William Alanis 3 53 17.67 37 0
#83 Dan Fredericks 3 50 16.67 23 0
#86 Gregory Drayton 4 34 8.50 17 0
#25 Gary Denton 4 18 4.50 8 0
#39 Stuart Haney 2 9 4.50 5 0
#43 John Horn 1 8 8.00 8 0
#88 Joshua Kay 1 1 1.00 1 1
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 John Short 0 4 0 1
#92 Albert Donaldson 0 3 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 17 0 0
#31 Juan Bonnett 0 3 0 1
#20 Don Wilkerson 2 5 0 0
#33 Michael Rider 0 6 0 2
#87 Joseph Dailey 0 22 0 3
#54 Timothy Despres 0 5 0 0
#90 Clyde Raines 0 3 0 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 0 4 0 1
#54 Donald Lopez 45 36 0 4
#53 Leo Warren 43 32 0 1
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 39 30 0 3
#81 Duane Cunningham 4 3 0 0
#53 Keith Barge 41 34 0 3
#76 Kenneth Nelson 43 30 0 0
#81 John Provencal 4 14 0 1
#12 Corey True 17 6 0 0
#15 Ryan Woods 0 2 0 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 13 28 0 0
#73 Marc Gowdy 16 1 0 0
#43 Donald Dahlquist 16 13 0 0
#13 Robert Ross 0 2 0 0
#31 Cedric Finn 4 17 0 0
#80 Joseph Garner 0 8 0 0
#77 Ben Temple 0 1 0 0
#60 Allen Bateman 1 1 0 0
#51 Thomas Abbas 1 1 0 0
#94 Mark William 0 2 0 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
#95 George Turner 0 1 0 0
#65 Danny Simon 0 1 0 0
#41 Donald Lopez 0 1 0 1
Sun
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 John Burke 72 31 1 3
#52 Kevin Bell 66 34 1 4
#69 Guy Rojas 63 25 1 3
#51 Brent Couture 0 6 0 0
#50 Robert Carrion 0 7 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 0 8 0 0
#48 Brian Middleton 0 8 0 0
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 0 7 0 0
#99 James Kelley 0 6 0 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 6 19 0 1
#94 Jose Murphy 0 6 0 1
#43 John Horn 23 7 0 0
#58 Charles Long 57 28 0 1
#66 Thomas Regan 62 36 0 0
#39 Stuart Haney 19 18 0 0
#83 Dan Fredericks 1 7 0 0
#80 Julius Holguin 0 3 0 0
#25 Gary Denton 10 6 0 0
#87 David Tucker 0 11 0 0
#10 William Alanis 0 4 0 0
#86 Gregory Drayton 8 17 0 2
#51 Scott Dotson 17 3 0 0
#60 Daniel Jaramillo 15 0 0 0
#50 Javier Woods 1 6 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 8 0 0
#75 Steven Bunger 12 2 0 0
#22 Kenneth Marks 2 0 0 0
#88 Joshua Kay 2 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#92 William Oates 1 0 0.00 0
#26 Roy Wiley 1 -1 -1.00 0
Sun
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Corey True 1 1 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 0 1 0
#94 Mark William 0 1 0 0
#65 Danny Simon 0 0 1 0
Sun
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 John Horn 1 1 0 0
#17 Oscar Willis 1 0 0 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Wesley Bradley 4 179 44.75 43.50 58 1
Sun
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Clyde Perrotta 8 376 47.00 45.00 51 0
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 9 / 10
Sun
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Alan Grossi 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 2 / 2
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Ryan Woods 7 24 3.4 6 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Gary Denton 1 5 5.0 5 0
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Corey True 2 41 20.5 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#22 Kenneth Marks 7 171 24.4 0
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Albert Donaldson 7 0
#31 Juan Bonnett 6 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 6 0
#26 Roy Wiley 5 1
#20 Don Wilkerson 5 0
#44 Elmer Bunting 5 0
#95 George Turner 4 1
#43 Anthony Mashburn 3 0
#90 Clyde Raines 3 1
#60 Blaine Hernandez 3 1
#55 Kirk Wall 3 0
#64 John Short 2 0
#92 William Oates 2 0
#54 Timothy Despres 2 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 2 0
#41 Donald Lopez 2 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 2 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 1 0
#94 Mark William 1 0
#65 Danny Simon 1 1
#77 Ben Temple 1 0
#31 Brandon Boyd 1 0
Sun
Name Tackles Sacks
#39 Robert Ridley 7 0
#99 James Kelley 6 0
#42 Johnny Beard 5 0
#48 Brian Middleton 3 0
#32 Gary Carroll 3 0
#94 Jose Murphy 3 0
#33 Travis Rooks 3 0
#68 Ricky McLean 3 0
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 3 0
#65 Gary Greco 3 0
#75 Tony Newby 2 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 1 0
#90 Douglas Banda 1 0
#50 Javier Woods 1 0
#66 David Aguila 1 0
#86 Gregory Drayton 1 0
#43 John Horn 1 0
#71 John Burke 1 0
#25 Gary Denton 1 0
#87 David Tucker 1 0