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December 09, 1979 43° American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 29,453 (59%)
Gold 14 21 14 21 - 70
Hornets 0 7 10 0 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-CHA 27 (12:12) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 0 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Gold: 3-6-CHA 8 (5:57) 19-Adam Cates pass complete to 13-Robert Ross for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 92-Frank Greenbaum was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHA 0 DEN 14
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-DEN 40 (13:37) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 0 DEN 21
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-CHA 32 (10:23) (Hot Read) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 25-Cedric Finn for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 0 DEN 28
(Qtr 2) Hornets: (10:18) 3-Lucio Grant kicks 72 yards from DEN 35 to CHA -7. 48-Jerry Roux for 107yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. CHA 7 DEN 28
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-2-CHA 2 (4:49) 27-Corey True ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 7 DEN 35
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 3-1-DEN 0 (3:08) 12-Wayne Cole pass complete to 48-Jerry Roux for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. CHA 14 DEN 35
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-DEN 26 (3:01) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 16-Joseph Garner for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 14 DEN 42
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-2-CHA 2 (2:19) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 27-Corey True for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 14 DEN 49
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 4-7-DEN 7 (0:03) 17-Willie Putnam 24 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 17 DEN 49
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-3-CHA 3 (5:56) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 17 DEN 56
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-1-CHA 31 (4:13) 17-Joseph Dailey ran for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 17 DEN 63
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-11-DEN 11 (1:26) (Hot Read) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 89 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. CHA 17 DEN 70
Team Statistics
Hornets Gold
First Downs 13 13
- Rushing 2 3
- Passing 10 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 184 590
- Offensive Plays 76 73
- Yards Per Play 2.42 8.08
Net Rushing Yards 18 163
- Rushing Attempts 11 33
- Yards Per Rush 1.64 4.94
Net Passing Yards 166 427
- Att/Comp/Int 49 / 21 / 6 35 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 294 465
- Sacks/Yards Lost 16 / 128 5 / 38
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.55 10.68
- Yards Per Completion 14.00 20.22
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 17 9 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 6 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 6 / 236 2 / 47
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 39
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:30 32:15
Drive Charts
Hornets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 28 Fumble
1 12:07 2:57 OWN 25 6 50 Downs
1 5:52 0:50 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
1 4:16 4:04 OPP 46 6 6 Punt
2 13:26 1:00 OWN 25 3 1 Interception
2 10:01 1:37 OPP 25 3 0 Punt
2 8:24 0:50 OWN 30 2 -10 Interception
2 4:46 2:27 OWN 24 5 2 Punt
2 1:50 1:50 OWN 1 3 4 Half
3 10:09 2:20 OWN 8 8 33 Punt
3 6:15 0:33 50 3 -11 Punt
3 5:36 0:25 OPP 2 2 -11 Interception
3 3:43 0:38 50 6 50 Touchdown
3 2:51 0:33 OWN 24 3 -10 Fumble
3 2:15 2:15 OWN 28 8 65 Field Goal
4 13:27 1:12 OWN 34 4 9 Punt
4 7:16 0:04 OWN 8 1 0 Interception
4 5:52 0:30 OWN 26 2 -7 Interception
4 4:06 1:49 OWN 25 6 20 Punt
4 1:13 0:07 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:31 1:24 OPP 43 3 43 Touchdown
1 9:10 3:18 OWN 33 7 67 Touchdown
1 5:02 0:46 OWN 36 2 -1 Fumble
1 0:13 1:47 OWN 5 5 95 Touchdown
2 12:25 2:08 OPP 44 4 44 Touchdown
2 7:34 2:48 OPP 31 5 31 Touchdown
2 2:20 0:30 OWN 31 3 5 Punt
3 15:00 4:51 OWN 25 10 45 Punt
3 7:49 1:34 OWN 11 3 -8 Punt
3 5:42 0:06 OWN 15 1 0 Fumble
3 5:12 1:28 OWN 9 3 -5 Punt
3 3:05 0:14 OWN 26 1 74 Touchdown
3 2:18 0:03 OPP 2 1 2 Touchdown
3 0:00 1:33 OWN 19 3 0 Punt
4 12:15 4:59 OWN 8 8 44 Punt
4 7:13 1:21 OPP 4 3 4 Touchdown
4 5:21 1:15 OPP 41 3 41 Touchdown
4 2:17 1:04 OWN 12 3 88 Touchdown
4 1:06 1:06 OPP 25 2 8 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Hornets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 11 18 1.64 6 0 0
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 13 111 8.54 60 2 1
#87 Joseph Dailey 1 31 31.00 31 1 1
#12 Corey True 15 23 1.53 11 1 1
#31 Cedric Finn 4 -2 -0.50 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Hornets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Wayne Cole 49 21 294 16 / 128 1 50 6 30.02
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 34 22 457 5 / 38 6 89 0 147.67
#8 Adam Cates 1 1 8 0 / 0 1 8 0 139.58
Receiving Stats
Hornets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Samuel Kiefer 8 166 20.75 50 0
#82 Emil Hoban 4 58 14.50 26 0
#34 Ricky Jackson 4 34 8.50 17 0
#49 Robert Carroll 3 31 10.33 20 0
#48 Jerry Roux 2 5 2.50 5 1
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Joseph Garner 7 182 26.00 74 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 3 119 39.67 89 3
#87 Joseph Dailey 5 71 14.20 30 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 3 36 12.00 22 0
#31 Cedric Finn 1 32 32.00 32 1
#12 Corey True 3 17 5.67 12 1
#13 Robert Ross 1 8 8.00 8 1
Blocking Stats
Hornets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Jorge Knox 76 24 4 6
#64 Norris Scott 71 21 3 3
#71 Harold White 55 10 2 2
#37 Paul Fuller 36 9 2 1
#45 Gregory Williams 33 10 2 1
#62 Michael Becker 67 15 1 5
#34 Ricky Jackson 12 13 1 1
#47 Humberto Gray 28 11 0 1
#46 Carl Hammond 10 2 0 0
#82 Emil Hoban 0 12 0 0
#22 Richard Green 5 1 0 0
#77 Greg Murtha 11 1 0 0
#73 Jesse Doolan 7 0 0 0
#2 Stanley Snyder 11 5 0 0
#48 Jerry Roux 9 4 0 1
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 5 9 0 0
#51 Alfonso Bessey 0 1 0 0
#69 Morris Sterling 0 8 0 1
#29 Robert Mason 0 7 0 1
#59 Frank Greenbaum 0 5 0 0
#66 Robert Neal 0 2 0 0
#99 Fernando Stone 0 7 0 0
#34 Thomas Vasquez 0 2 0 0
#54 Robert Mefford 0 1 0 0
#49 Robert Carroll 1 1 0 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 0 11 0 0
#35 Shawn Ayala 2 2 0 0
#91 Brian Queen 0 7 0 2
#38 Joseph Abernathy 0 7 0 0
#78 Wayne Harris 5 5 0 1
#96 Charles Lewis 0 1 0 0
#36 Jame Harrell 2 0 0 0
#26 William Dolloff 1 1 0 0
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Marc Gowdy 20 4 1 1
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 1 0 0
#94 Mark William 0 2 0 0
#38 Gabriel Meza 0 2 0 0
#92 Albert Donaldson 0 3 0 0
#95 George Turner 0 3 0 0
#54 Timothy Despres 0 8 0 1
#28 Gregory Garrison 0 5 0 0
#54 Donald Lopez 57 46 0 3
#81 John Provencal 6 15 0 0
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 50 30 0 1
#53 Keith Barge 57 38 0 6
#76 Kenneth Nelson 51 35 0 2
#13 Robert Ross 0 7 0 0
#53 Leo Warren 42 38 0 2
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 16 0 1
#87 Joseph Dailey 4 9 0 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 16 32 0 0
#43 Donald Dahlquist 20 12 0 0
#12 Corey True 19 3 0 0
#64 John Short 0 4 0 1
#31 Juan Bonnett 0 6 0 1
#90 Clyde Raines 0 3 0 0
#15 Ryan Woods 0 5 0 0
#80 Joseph Garner 0 18 0 1
#31 Cedric Finn 8 19 0 1
#81 Duane Cunningham 4 5 0 1
#41 Donald Lopez 0 2 0 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 0 5 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 1 2 0 0
#60 Blaine Hernandez 0 4 0 0
#77 Ben Temple 0 1 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 2 0 0
#60 Allen Bateman 2 2 0 1
#44 Elmer Bunting 0 1 0 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Hornets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#26 Roy Wiley 1 17 17.00 0
#41 Donald Lopez 2 11 5.50 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 1 8 8.00 0
#44 Elmer Bunting 1 3 3.00 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Hornets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Wayne Cole 2 0 0 0
#38 Joseph Abernathy 0 1 1 0
#34 Thomas Vasquez 0 0 1 0
#69 Morris Sterling 0 1 0 0
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Corey True 1 0 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
#54 Timothy Despres 0 0 1 0
#90 Clyde Raines 0 2 1 0
Punting
Hornets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Thomas Desantiago 7 312 44.57 44.00 50 2
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Wesley Bradley 7 315 45.00 44.14 63 3
Kicking
Hornets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Willie Putnam 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 24 2 / 2
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 10 / 10
Punt Return
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 2 6 3.0 4 0
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Ryan Woods 1 4 4.0 4 0
Kick Return
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 6 236 39.3 1
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Corey True 2 47 23.5 0
Defensive Stats
Hornets
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Fernando Stone 10 0
#38 Joseph Abernathy 7 3
#29 Robert Mason 5 0
#59 Frank Greenbaum 4 0
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 4 0
#96 Charles Lewis 4 1
#66 Robert Neal 3 1
#51 Alfonso Bessey 3 0
#69 Morris Sterling 3 0
#12 Wayne Cole 2 0
#34 Thomas Vasquez 2 0
#95 Michael Griffith 2 0
#54 Robert Mefford 2 0
#34 Ricky Jackson 2 0
#48 Jerry Roux 1 0
#47 Humberto Gray 1 0
#62 Michael Becker 1 0
#91 Brian Queen 1 0
#82 Emil Hoban 1 0
#96 Rex Clark 1 0
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Elmer Bunting 6 0
#95 George Turner 6 5
#28 Gregory Garrison 5 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 4 0
#26 Roy Wiley 4 0
#41 Donald Lopez 4 0
#54 Timothy Despres 3 4
#60 Blaine Hernandez 3 0
#94 Mark William 3 2
#92 Albert Donaldson 2 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 2 0
#55 Kirk Wall 2 0
#31 Cedric Finn 1 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 1 0
#43 Anthony Mashburn 1 0
#64 John Short 1 1
#53 Keith Barge 1 0
#77 Ben Temple 1 1
#90 Clyde Raines 1 2
#31 Juan Bonnett 1 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 1 1
#92 William Oates 1 0