Regular Season Week 4: Storm at Gold
September 23, 1979 65° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 67,681 (89%)
Storm 28 0 0 10 - 38
Gold 7 17 10 16 - 50
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Storm: 1-10-DEN 11 (13:40) 4-William Hill pass complete to 15-Michael Black for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. DEN 0 POR 7
(Qtr 1) Storm: 2-10-DEN 12 (6:39) 4-William Hill pass complete to 80-John Sanders for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. DEN 0 POR 14
(Qtr 1) Storm: 1-10-DEN 46 (4:39) (Hot Read) 4-William Hill pass complete to 80-John Sanders for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. DEN 0 POR 21
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-POR 12 (2:28) 19-Adam Cates pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 7 POR 21
(Qtr 1) Storm: 1-11-DEN 14 (0:16) 4-William Hill pass complete to 19-Grant Cano for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. DEN 7 POR 28
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-DEN 49 (7:32) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 51 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 14 POR 28
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-POR 14 (7:18) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 17-Joseph Dailey for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 21 POR 28
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-14-POR 27 (2:00) 3-Lucio Grant 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 24 POR 28
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-6-POR 6 (11:23) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. DEN 31 POR 28
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-10-POR 26 (7:41) 3-Lucio Grant 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (POR 92-Richard Ross) (Declined) DEN 34 POR 28
(Qtr 4) Gold: 2-8-POR 8 (7:55) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! DEN 16-Joseph Garner was injured on the play. DEN 42 POR 28
(Qtr 4) Storm: 1-10-POR 25 (7:50) 4-William Hill pass complete to 80-John Sanders for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. DEN 42 POR 35
(Qtr 4) Storm: 4-6-DEN 36 (3:35) 1-Donald Dosch 54 yard field goal is GOOD. POR 83-James Orourke was injured on the play. DEN 42 POR 38
(Qtr 4) Gold: 1-13-POR 3 (1:31) 4-William Hill sacked at POR -3 for -6 yards (95-George Turner). Sack allowed by 60-Willie Brooks. SAFETY! (95-George Turner) DEN 44 POR 38
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-4-POR 6 (0:42) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Gold Storm
First Downs 27 20
- Rushing 12 0
- Passing 15 18
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 616 552
- Offensive Plays 94 68
- Yards Per Play 6.55 8.12
Net Rushing Yards 245 28
- Rushing Attempts 27 8
- Yards Per Rush 9.07 3.50
Net Passing Yards 371 524
- Att/Comp/Int 64 / 28 / 3 55 / 30 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 392 563
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 21 5 / 39
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.54 8.73
- Yards Per Completion 14.00 18.77
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 17 2 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 40 5 / 38
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 40 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 91
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 3 / 9
2pt Conversions 1 / 2 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 0 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:46 28:15
Drive Charts
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:36 3:37 OWN 25 9 51 Interception
1 6:36 0:59 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
1 4:32 2:09 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 0:12 2:22 OWN 25 6 38 Punt
2 8:16 0:53 OWN 11 2 89 Touchdown
2 7:18 0:03 OPP 14 1 14 Touchdown
2 6:26 1:37 OWN 11 6 30 Punt
2 3:47 1:51 OPP 44 4 17 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:41 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 10:43 3:06 OWN 38 6 36 Field Goal
3 6:38 0:59 OWN 28 3 -11 Punt
3 4:20 0:08 OWN 43 1 0 Fumble
3 0:49 0:59 OWN 37 4 20 Punt
4 12:44 4:54 OWN 34 10 66 Touchdown
4 7:38 0:53 OWN 25 3 3 Interception
4 5:09 0:51 OWN 13 3 22 Interception
4 3:30 1:53 OWN 25 7 25 Punt
4 1:28 0:51 OPP 26 4 26 Touchdown
Storm
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:24 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
1 9:59 3:24 OWN 4 7 96 Touchdown
1 5:37 1:05 OWN 8 5 92 Touchdown
1 2:23 2:11 OWN 21 4 79 Touchdown
2 12:50 4:34 OWN 6 11 53 Punt
2 7:23 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
2 7:14 0:48 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 4:49 1:02 OWN 11 3 -10 Punt
2 1:57 1:57 OWN 11 3 10 Half
3 11:19 0:36 OWN 28 3 -4 Punt
3 7:37 0:59 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
3 5:39 1:19 OWN 37 3 -8 Interception
3 4:11 1:50 OPP 25 5 -12 Punt
3 2:21 1:32 OWN 18 3 4 Punt
4 14:50 2:05 OWN 2 4 47 Interception
4 7:50 0:12 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 6:46 1:36 OPP 47 3 2 Punt
4 4:18 0:48 OPP 40 3 4 Field Goal
4 1:37 0:09 OWN 6 1 -10 Safety
4 0:38 0:38 OWN 25 4 72 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 11 140 12.73 51 6 2
#12 Corey True 13 78 6.00 21 3 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 2 26 13.00 16 2 0
#31 Cedric Finn 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Storm
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#89 Michael Leonard 7 24 3.43 11 2 0
#28 John Alexander 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 51 22 317 3 / 21 3 38 3 59.03
#8 Adam Cates 13 6 75 0 / 0 1 22 0 90.22
Storm
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 William Hill 55 30 563 5 / 39 5 75 2 105.34
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Joseph Garner 9 161 17.89 38 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 6 106 17.67 38 3
#87 Joseph Dailey 3 48 16.00 22 1
#81 John Provencal 3 33 11.00 24 0
#31 Cedric Finn 1 21 21.00 21 0
#12 Corey True 2 13 6.50 10 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 2 11 5.50 8 0
#13 Robert Ross 1 3 3.00 3 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 1 -4 -4.00 -4 0
Storm
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 John Sanders 9 260 28.89 75 3
#19 Grant Cano 7 96 13.71 20 1
#85 James Orourke 5 80 16.00 23 0
#15 Michael Black 2 43 21.50 32 1
#81 Richard Glasscock 3 34 11.33 25 0
#42 Joseph West 1 20 20.00 20 0
#85 Ivory Villanueva 2 16 8.00 11 0
#89 Michael Leonard 1 14 14.00 14 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 64 25 1 2
#53 Keith Barge 80 34 1 3
#76 Kenneth Nelson 81 30 1 4
#54 Donald Lopez 81 39 0 0
#53 Leo Warren 76 39 0 0
#31 Cedric Finn 18 18 0 0
#43 Donald Dahlquist 23 13 0 1
#80 Ronald Tatman 10 28 0 2
#81 John Provencal 3 16 0 0
#15 Ryan Woods 0 5 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 11 0 1
#87 Joseph Dailey 0 10 0 0
#73 Marc Gowdy 14 3 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 7 0 0 0
#12 Corey True 16 11 0 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 5 3 0 0
#80 Joseph Garner 0 10 0 2
#77 Ben Temple 0 1 0 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 1 0 0
#95 George Turner 0 1 0 0
#60 Allen Bateman 5 4 0 1
#33 Michael Rider 0 1 0 1
#28 Gregory Garrison 0 3 0 0
#13 Robert Ross 0 3 0 0
#51 Thomas Abbas 2 3 0 0
#55 Kirk Wall 0 1 0 1
#44 Elmer Bunting 0 2 0 0
#31 Brandon Boyd 0 1 0 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 1 0 1
#54 Timothy Despres 0 1 0 0
Storm
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Adam Bolding 64 19 2 1
#76 Kenneth Addison 69 22 1 3
#58 David Sawyer 67 19 1 3
#67 Willie Brooks 6 0 1 1
#85 Ivory Villanueva 16 12 0 0
#51 Randy Squires 70 16 0 0
#74 Robert Brown 72 18 0 0
#88 John Sanders 0 11 0 0
#81 Richard Glasscock 0 8 0 0
#77 Ronald Sapp 5 0 0 0
#19 Grant Cano 0 4 0 0
#42 Joseph West 17 10 0 0
#67 Gregory Khan 8 1 0 0
#85 James Orourke 8 5 0 0
#90 Samuel Kelley 0 6 0 1
#55 Ray Watson 0 6 0 0
#70 Norman Paulk 4 4 0 0
#89 Michael Leonard 14 5 0 0
#15 Michael Black 0 12 0 1
#28 John Alexander 4 4 0 0
#5 Abram Schumacher 3 2 0 0
#51 Adam Lewis 0 4 0 1
#96 William Bennett 0 3 0 0
#99 Byron Demott 0 7 0 0
#93 Richard Ross 0 4 0 0
#54 Theodore Zheng 1 4 0 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 0 5 0 0
#20 William Williams 0 1 0 0
#52 James Armijo 0 1 0 0
#40 James Perry 0 1 0 0
#28 Douglas Hill 0 1 0 0
#35 Marcus Kramer 0 1 0 0
#91 Andre Lumley 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Clyde Raines 1 1 1.00 0
#26 Roy Wiley 1 0 0.00 0
Storm
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#21 James Wellman 1 8 8.00 0
#30 Cory Vargas 1 1 1.00 0
#51 Adam Lewis 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#9 Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
#31 Cedric Finn 1 0 0 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 0 1 1 0
#12 Corey True 0 1 0 0
#76 Kenneth Nelson 0 0 1 0
#54 Donald Lopez 0 1 0 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 1 0 0
Storm
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#3 William Hill 1 0 0 0
#90 Samuel Kelley 1 1 0 0
#70 Norman Paulk 0 0 1 0
#91 Andre Lumley 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Wesley Bradley 7 314 44.86 44.86 57 4
Storm
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Sam Savage 7 319 45.57 40.57 59 3
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 45 4 / 4
Storm
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Donald Dosch 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 5 / 5
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Ryan Woods 4 40 10.0 14 0
Storm
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Storm
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 James Orourke 4 91 22.8 0
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Elmer Bunting 6 0
#26 Roy Wiley 5 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 4 0
#38 Gabriel Meza 4 0
#43 Anthony Mashburn 3 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 3 0
#94 Mark William 3 2
#92 Albert Donaldson 2 0
#55 Kirk Wall 2 0
#60 Blaine Hernandez 2 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 1 0
#65 Danny Simon 1 0
#92 William Oates 1 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0
#90 Clyde Raines 1 1
#13 Lucio Grant 1 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 1 0
#12 Corey True 1 0
#95 George Turner 1 1
#20 Don Wilkerson 1 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 0 1
Storm
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Cory Vargas 8 0
#41 Timothy McLaughlin 7 0
#90 Samuel Kelley 4 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 4 1
#35 Marcus Kramer 4 0
#39 Ronald Rutledge 3 0
#40 James Perry 3 0
#22 Samuel Dorsey 3 0
#70 Norman Paulk 3 1
#96 William Bennett 3 0
#59 Leonard Meisel 2 0
#28 Douglas Hill 2 0
#85 James Orourke 2 0
#55 Ray Watson 2 0
#3 William Hill 1 0
#85 Ivory Villanueva 1 0
#54 Theodore Zheng 1 1
#93 Richard Ross 1 0
#42 Joseph West 1 0
#99 Byron Demott 1 0
#21 James Wellman 1 0
#99 Charles Patillo 1 0