Week 12: Denver Gold at San Antonio Gunslingers

November 18, 1979
71°
Alamo Stadium (San Antonio, TX) Attendance: 40,913 (82%)
Gold 10 3 14 14 - 41
Gunslingers 7 7 0 10 - 24

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gunslingers: 2-1-DEN 21 (13:03) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 81-Lee Williams for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 7 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-STO 13 (7:57) 19-Adam Cates pass complete to 15-Ryan Woods for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. STO 7 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-1-STO 1 (1:29) 3-Lucio Grant 19 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 7 DEN 10
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-5-STO 14 (7:41) 3-Lucio Grant 32 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 7 DEN 13
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 1-10-DEN 34 (6:54) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 80-Freddie Mercury for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 14 DEN 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-8-STO 8 (3:58) 27-Corey True ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. STO 14 DEN 20
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-7-STO 43 (2:31) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. STO 14 DEN 27
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-9-STO 16 (9:22) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 85-John Provencal for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 19-Adam Cates pass complete to 16-Joseph Garner for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! STO 14 DEN 35
(Qtr 4) Gunslingers: 3-10-STO 48 (8:06) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 82-Harold Erdmann for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 21 DEN 35
(Qtr 4) Gold: 2-4-STO 4 (5:04) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gunslingers: 4-10-DEN 31 (0:36) 4-Ronald Hensley 49 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 24 DEN 41

Team Statistics

Gunslingers Gold
First Downs 14 23
- Rushing 0 11
- Passing 12 12
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 438 599
- Offensive Plays 63 82
- Yards Per Play 6.95 7.30
Net Rushing Yards 6 198
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards Per Rush 0.43 6.19
Net Passing Yards 432 401
- Att/Comp/Int 49 / 28 / 3 48 / 29 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 432 414
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.82 8.02
- Yards Per Completion 15.43 14.28
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 6 / 65
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 60 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 9 3 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 4 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:25 36:34

Drive Charts

San Antonio Gunslingers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:02 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 7:53 1:40 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 1:27 2:14 OWN 25 6 37 Punt
2 12:47 1:06 OWN 36 4 12 Punt
2 7:38 0:50 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 3:52 1:58 OWN 5 3 5 Punt
2 1:34 0:47 OWN 23 2 1 Fumble
3 12:43 2:12 OWN 9 3 -2 Punt
3 8:22 2:10 OWN 5 3 6 Punt
3 3:55 0:47 OWN 25 2 -2 Interception
3 2:24 1:45 OWN 24 5 38 Punt
4 11:27 0:42 OWN 13 1 -1 Interception
4 9:16 1:23 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 5:01 2:36 OWN 31 9 68 Interception
4 1:45 1:13 OWN 31 8 38 Field Goal

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:58 5:05 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 6:13 4:47 OWN 27 8 72 Field Goal
2 14:12 1:25 OWN 5 3 9 Punt
2 11:42 4:03 OWN 20 7 66 Field Goal
2 6:48 2:56 OWN 25 6 36 Punt
2 1:53 0:20 OPP 48 3 -1 Interception
2 0:46 0:46 OPP 33 3 1 Missed FG
3 15:00 2:17 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
3 10:31 2:09 OPP 49 5 12 Punt
3 6:12 2:18 OPP 49 5 49 Touchdown
3 3:07 0:43 OPP 45 2 45 Touchdown
3 0:39 4:13 OWN 20 9 71 Interception
4 10:44 1:28 OPP 48 4 48 Touchdown
4 7:54 2:52 OPP 50 5 50 Touchdown
4 2:25 0:40 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
4 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 3 10 Game

Rushing Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Tony Smith 2 10 5.00 5 0 0
Jeffrey Graham 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Travis Tucker 11 -5 -0.45 6 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Corey True 13 112 8.62 19 5 1
Duane Cunningham 15 69 4.60 11 4 1
Cedric Finn 3 17 5.67 9 0 0
Adam Cates 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Smith 49 28 432 0 / 0 3 52 3 81.34

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 43 26 395 1 / 6 2 43 2 86.87
Adam Cates 5 3 19 1 / 7 1 13 0 107.50

Receiving Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Marshall Gibson 10 179 17.90 41 0
Freddie Mercury 5 89 17.80 34 1
Lee Williams 5 60 12.00 22 1
Harold Erdmann 3 57 19.00 52 1
Travis Tucker 3 25 8.33 14 0
Jeffrey Graham 1 14 14.00 14 0
Cory Cox 1 8 8.00 8 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 9 203 22.56 43 1
Ronald Tatman 5 67 13.40 43 0
Joseph Garner 5 60 12.00 24 0
Duane Cunningham 2 17 8.50 13 0
Robert Ross 1 16 16.00 16 0
John Provencal 1 16 16.00 16 1
Joseph Dailey 4 13 3.25 4 0
Ryan Woods 1 13 13.00 13 1
Donald Dahlquist 1 9 9.00 9 0

Blocking Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kenneth Collins 62 19 0 1
Charles Martinez 2 3 0 0
Donnie Baker 0 4 0 0
Robert Acosta 1 0 0 0
John Bonham 0 1 0 0
Daniel Sims 0 2 0 0
David Wilkins 0 2 0 0
Fred Sanchez 0 3 0 0
Michael Saine 0 3 0 0
Vincent Hernandez 0 2 0 0
Richard Butler 0 2 0 1
Roger Barrett 0 2 0 0
Hilario Pardee 0 1 0 0
Kendall Burnett 0 3 0 1
Jonathan Neal 0 3 0 1
Freddie Mercury 0 12 0 0
Travis Tucker 14 4 0 0
John Coltrane 12 0 0 0
Robert Robinson 6 0 0 0
Kurt Taylor 12 6 0 0
Anthony Hicks 7 1 0 0
Jeffrey Graham 4 2 0 0
Lee Williams 0 10 0 0
David Higgins 35 16 0 1
Marshall Gibson 0 14 0 1
Harold Erdmann 6 9 0 0
Clarence Clemons 51 30 0 0
Lawrence Becker 58 26 0 1
Dwight Sullivan 58 22 0 4
Brent Gould 50 18 0 0
Willis Friesen 2 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Lopez 56 44 0 3
Corey True 12 3 0 0
Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
Mark William 0 1 0 0
Roy Wiley 0 1 0 0
Allen Bateman 5 1 0 0
Blaine Hernandez 0 2 0 0
Gregory Garrison 0 1 0 1
Cedric Finn 6 15 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 3 0 0
Timothy Despres 0 2 0 0
Michael Rider 0 3 0 1
Don Wilkerson 5 3 0 1
Ben Temple 0 2 0 0
Marc Gowdy 13 1 0 0
Leo Warren 57 40 0 0
Robert Ross 0 12 0 0
Ryan Woods 0 4 0 0
Donald Dahlquist 15 10 0 1
Joseph Dailey 0 18 0 0
John Provencal 4 16 0 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 14 0 2
Ronald Tatman 10 32 0 0
Joseph Garner 0 14 0 0
Kenneth Nelson 57 39 0 1
Keith Barge 60 41 0 3
Duane Cunningham 12 3 0 0
Jonathan Crabtree 55 39 0 1
George Turner 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Wilkins 1 9 9.00 0
Edward Blanco 1 0 0.00 0

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Donald Goad 1 2 2.00 0
Don Wilkerson 1 0 0.00 0
Donald Lopez 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Travis Tucker 1 0 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roy Wiley 0 1 1 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 1 0 0

Punting

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Luis Lee 7 319 45.57 35.43 59 1

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Wesley Bradley 5 214 42.80 42.80 52 2

Kicking

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ronald Hensley 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 3 / 3

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lucio Grant 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 32 3 / 3

Punt Return

San Antonio Gunslingers

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Ryan Woods 3 27 9.0 11 0

Kick Return

San Antonio Gunslingers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Lee Williams 2 60 30.0 0

Denver Gold

Defensive Stats