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Conference Championship: Houston Gamblers at Denver Gold

January 08, 1984
48°
Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO) Attendance: 73,298 (96%)
Gamblers 7 6 0 0 - 13
Gold 0 7 10 0 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 1-1-DEN 1 (5:07) 23-Mark Lambert ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DEN 0 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-1-DEN 23 (15:00) 19-Daniel McCormack 41 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-8-HOU 40 (11:21) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 27-Corey True for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Samuel Hoye. DEN 7 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-1-DEN 15 (5:11) 19-Daniel McCormack 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 7 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-7-HOU 32 (5:30) 4-Samuel Hoye 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-11-DEN 23 (3:11) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 85-Jose Buford for 77 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Samuel Hoye. DEN 17 HOU 13

Team Statistics

Gold Gamblers
First Downs 6 18
- Rushing 0 4
- Passing 4 13
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 255 345
- Offensive Plays 57 82
- Yards Per Play 4.47 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 23 72
- Rushing Attempts 19 21
- Yards Per Rush 1.21 3.43
Net Passing Yards 232 273
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 22 / 1 58 / 33 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 242 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 3 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.11 4.48
- Yards Per Completion 11.00 9.09
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 6 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 6 4 / 26
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 4 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 3 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:10 34:49

Drive Charts

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:44 2:00 OWN 38 5 15 Fumble
1 5:05 2:03 OWN 25 5 16 Interception
2 14:57 1:36 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 11:56 0:43 OPP 42 2 42 Touchdown
2 5:08 2:00 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 1:53 0:34 OWN 41 5 17 Punt
3 15:00 2:51 OWN 25 6 34 Punt
3 9:14 1:30 OWN 33 3 1 Punt
3 6:53 1:27 OPP 34 3 3 Field Goal
3 3:55 0:55 OWN 24 2 76 Touchdown
3 2:11 1:51 OWN 22 3 10 Punt
4 14:07 1:28 OWN 27 3 1 Punt
4 10:16 2:14 OWN 10 4 24 Punt
4 7:08 2:07 OWN 19 3 9 Punt
4 3:37 1:28 OWN 36 3 5 Punt
4 1:12 0:19 OWN 11 3 4 Punt
4 0:04 0:04 OPP 50 1 0 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:16 OWN 25 9 44 Missed FG
1 7:43 2:38 OPP 35 7 35 Touchdown
1 3:02 3:05 OWN 42 6 34 Field Goal
2 13:20 1:24 OWN 16 4 15 Fumble
2 11:13 6:06 OWN 25 10 60 Field Goal
2 3:08 1:15 OWN 20 3 -11 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 4 2 9 Half
3 12:09 2:56 OWN 3 5 19 Punt
3 7:43 0:50 OWN 18 2 10 Interception
3 5:26 1:30 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 3:00 0:49 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 0:21 1:13 OWN 21 4 14 Punt
4 12:40 2:24 OWN 27 6 20 Punt
4 8:02 0:54 OWN 18 3 5 Punt
4 5:01 1:23 OWN 22 3 -6 Punt
4 2:09 0:58 OWN 20 8 73 Downs
4 0:53 0:49 OWN 38 4 2 Interception

Rushing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Corey True 14 14 1.00 5 0 0
Duane Cunningham 3 6 2.00 3 0 0
Denver Siegel 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Dustin Nichols 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 17 49 2.88 14 2 1
James Connelly 2 18 9.00 10 1 0
Wayne Boutwell 2 5 2.50 3 0 0

Passing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 37 22 242 1 / 10 2 77 1 85.64

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
William Trombly 58 33 300 3 / 27 0 55 2 56.68

Receiving Stats

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jose Buford 5 98 19.60 77 1
Corey True 3 60 20.00 40 1
Joseph Garner 7 23 3.29 7 0
Michael Sonnenberg 2 20 10.00 19 0
Daniel Tedrow 1 18 18.00 18 0
Ronald Tatman 2 13 6.50 7 0
Duane Cunningham 1 7 7.00 7 0
Denver Siegel 1 3 3.00 3 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Edwards 3 76 25.33 55 0
Mark Lambert 8 75 9.38 15 0
James Connelly 3 31 10.33 14 0
Thomas Knotts 5 30 6.00 10 0
Daniel Carter 4 30 7.50 13 0
Willie Nelson 3 22 7.33 14 0
Wayne Boutwell 3 15 5.00 9 0
Quincy Turley 3 14 4.67 6 0
Danny Keating 1 7 7.00 7 0

Blocking Stats

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jonathan Crabtree 51 28 1 1
Paul Allen 46 28 0 2
Roy Wiley 0 1 0 0
Timothy Despres 0 1 0 0
Don Wilkerson 0 2 0 0
Kirk Wall 0 1 0 0
Brian Buckley 1 1 0 0
Joseph Dailey 0 1 0 0
Matthew Kluesner 4 3 0 0
Charles Martin 10 1 0 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 3 0 0
Robert Givens 0 2 0 0
Donald Woody 0 2 0 1
Julian Dejesus 1 3 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 1 0 0
George Turner 0 1 0 0
Carl Denning 38 21 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 2 0 0
Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
Gregory Garrison 10 5 0 1
Corey True 10 4 0 1
Daniel Tedrow 1 15 0 0
Joseph Garner 0 6 0 0
Duane Cunningham 5 1 0 0
Jose Buford 0 5 0 0
Ronald Tatman 6 17 0 0
Denver Siegel 23 9 0 0
Daniel Seaman 49 29 0 1
Gilbert Christensen 49 27 0 0
Norman Anderson 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Luis Davidson 64 30 1 2
Thomas Knotts 11 13 1 2
Douglas Cormier 63 26 1 5
Stanley Thompson 1 1 0 0
Malcolm Nazario 5 3 0 0
Zane Baker 9 0 0 0
Pedro Lee 0 3 0 2
Roderick Carver 0 2 0 1
Mark Lambert 4 1 0 0
James Connelly 6 4 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 1 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 4 0 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 1 0 0
Philip King 0 2 0 0
August Peterson 0 2 0 0
Christopher Jarman 22 7 0 0
David Peralta 0 1 0 0
Stuart Plemons 23 5 0 0
Danny Keating 1 9 0 0
Wayne Boutwell 3 3 0 0
Martin Cabrera 20 9 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 21 0 0
Daniel Carter 0 15 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 20 0 0
Philip Johnson 53 22 0 1
Quincy Turley 35 19 0 0
Keith Barge 61 28 0 5
Carl Lawlor 63 30 0 1
Jerry Aiello 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Don Wilkerson 2 3 1.50 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
Étienne Boulay 0 1 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Wayne Boutwell 1 1 0 0
Quincy Turley 1 0 0 0
Leo Thompson 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 0 1 0

Punting

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 11 535 48.64 45.18 63 5

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 8 385 48.13 47.00 59 2

Kicking

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Samuel Hoye 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 50 2 / 2

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 41 1 / 1

Punt Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tim Horton 2 10 5.0 6 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wayne Boutwell 4 16 4.0 7 0

Kick Return

Denver Gold

Houston Gamblers

Defensive Stats

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Étienne Boulay 9 0
Robert Givens 7 0
Kirk Wall 5 0
Blaine Hernandez 5 0
Roy Wiley 4 0
George Turner 4 1
James Guth 3 0
Timothy Despres 3 2
Gregory Garrison 3 0
Julian Dejesus 3 0
Freddie Gilbert 3 0
Don Wilkerson 2 0
Chad Kroeger 2 0
Robert Falkner 2 0
Clyde Raines 2 0
Norman Anderson 1 0
Carl Denning 1 0
Lucius Vernon 1 0
Jose Buford 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Luis Torres 12 0
Pedro Lee 6 0
Philip King 6 0
Jonathan Fenn 4 0
David Peralta 3 0
August Peterson 2 0
Terry Keeton 2 0
Quincy Turley 1 0
Robert Sokol 1 0
Leo Thompson 1 0
Thomas Knotts 1 0
Stanley Thompson 1 0
Malcolm Nazario 1 0
Daniel Carter 1 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 1