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Week 3: Denver Gold at Arizona Wranglers

September 21, 1975
87°
Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, AZ) Attendance: 58,030 (83%)
Gold 9 6 11 9 6 - 41
Wranglers 7 14 14 0 0 - 35

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 1-10-ARZ 25 (15:00) 18-Steve Cody FUMBLES 18-Steve Cody ran for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 7 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-14-ARZ 29 (11:48) 11-Douglas Hernandez 47 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 7 DEN 3
(Qtr 1) Gold: 2-1-DEN 49 (1:01) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 18-Leland Dudley for 51 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-13-DEN 37 (13:44) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 18-Leland Dudley for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 2-12-DEN 12 (12:06) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 42-Curtis Scott for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 14 DEN 15
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 1-4-DEN 4 (1:15) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 85-Keith Greene for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 21 DEN 15
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-ARZ 4 (12:54) 1-Ralph Trowbridge sacked at ARZ -3 for -7 yards (53-Samuel Kelley) SAFETY! (53-Samuel Kelley) ARZ 21 DEN 17
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-19-ARZ 19 (9:12) 11-Douglas Hernandez 38 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 21 DEN 20
(Qtr 3) Wranglers: 1-10-ARZ 37 (7:56) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 42-Curtis Scott for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 28 DEN 20
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-ARZ 50 (6:28) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 40-Robert Acosta for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Wranglers: 2-9-DEN 21 (2:13) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 85-Keith Greene for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 35 DEN 26
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-10-ARZ 22 (14:20) 11-Douglas Hernandez 40 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 35 DEN 29
(Qtr 4) Gold: 2-17-DEN 24 (11:42) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 18-Leland Dudley for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(OT) Gold: 2-18-DEN 34 (0:27) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 86-Jimmy Rupe for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Wranglers Gold
First Downs 19 19
- Rushing 8 5
- Passing 9 12
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 564 619
- Offensive Plays 81 82
- Yards Per Play 6.96 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 244 121
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards Per Rush 6.59 5.26
Net Passing Yards 320 498
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 17 / 0 50 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 366 565
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 46 9 / 67
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.27 8.44
- Yards Per Completion 21.53 21.73
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 3 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 1 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.7 11.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 9 / 85 8 / 75
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 26 2 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 90 1 / 45
Int Returns/Yards 1 / -1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:11 37:33

Drive Charts

Arizona Wranglers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 11:44 3:32 OWN 25 6 48 Fumble
1 6:39 2:17 OWN 38 5 19 Punt
1 0:53 0:26 OWN 34 4 0 Punt
2 13:34 1:34 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 9:50 3:14 OWN 20 7 9 Punt
2 6:31 1:34 OPP 36 4 35 Fumble
2 2:56 1:44 OPP 26 4 26 Touchdown
3 12:54 0:03 OWN 4 1 -8 Safety
3 9:08 1:21 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 6:19 4:10 OWN 21 8 79 Touchdown
4 14:17 2:01 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 11:31 3:42 OWN 26 6 5 Punt
4 6:09 0:55 OWN 39 3 27 Fumble
4 4:23 2:42 OWN 4 9 54 Punt
4 0:57 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
OT 10:00 2:08 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
OT 6:27 4:57 OWN 37 8 34 Missed FG
OT 1:25 0:20 OWN 35 3 -5 Punt

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:49 3:05 OWN 25 5 46 Field Goal
1 8:12 1:33 OWN 18 3 4 Punt
1 4:22 3:29 OWN 4 6 96 Touchdown
1 0:27 1:54 OWN 21 4 79 Touchdown
2 12:00 2:10 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
2 6:36 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
2 4:56 2:00 OWN 20 4 12 Downs
2 1:11 1:11 OWN 25 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 4 26 Punt
3 12:51 3:43 OWN 44 6 37 Field Goal
3 7:47 1:29 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 2:09 2:52 OWN 25 9 53 Field Goal
4 12:16 0:45 OWN 31 2 69 Touchdown
4 7:49 1:40 OWN 17 4 3 Punt
4 5:14 0:52 OWN 42 3 6 Punt
4 1:40 0:43 OWN 20 4 11 Punt
4 0:38 5:38 OWN 24 3 -15 Half
OT 7:52 1:25 OWN 18 3 3 Punt
OT 1:30 0:05 OWN 36 1 0 Interception
OT 1:05 0:48 OWN 21 6 79 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Steve Cody 11 117 10.64 75 4 1
Curtis Scott 18 117 6.50 17 5 0
Steve Birney 8 10 1.25 9 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 16 104 6.50 28 6 0
Alan Scurry 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
Joshua Harper 5 6 1.20 6 0 0
Ray Bryant 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ralph Trowbridge 38 17 366 6 / 46 4 65 0 114.58

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 50 26 565 9 / 67 5 76 1 117.50

Receiving Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Curtis Scott 7 128 18.29 63 2
Steve Cody 2 92 46.00 65 0
Keith Greene 6 82 13.67 28 2
Russell Lyons 1 39 39.00 39 0
Steve Birney 1 25 25.00 25 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Leland Dudley 8 256 32.00 76 3
Jimmy Rupe 2 74 37.00 66 1
William Delatorre 5 68 13.60 18 0
Patrick Burke 3 57 19.00 32 0
Robert Acosta 1 50 50.00 50 1
Michael Sonnenberg 4 40 10.00 22 0
Joshua Harper 3 20 6.67 7 0

Blocking Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joshua Wright 32 52 1 3
Richard Parker 52 48 1 1
Tyler Herman 50 49 1 4
Adam Cox 50 35 1 3
Jerry Valerio 50 56 0 3
Teodoro Holland 0 3 0 0
William Buckley 1 0 0 0
John Triplett 1 0 0 0
Daryl Henderson 0 1 0 0
Thomas Koenig 0 1 0 0
Steve Birney 1 2 0 0
James Rawlins 0 3 0 1
Willie Garcia 4 0 0 0
James White 0 2 0 0
Christopher Ratzlaff 1 7 0 0
Larry Brown 0 3 0 0
Mark William 8 3 0 1
Harold Puga 6 1 0 0
Ryan Welch 9 5 0 0
Curtis Scott 11 12 0 0
Arthur Smith 4 1 0 0
Mike Harmon 0 1 0 0
Steve Cody 3 22 0 1
Robert Oconnor 8 0 0 0
Robert Willis 6 0 0 0
William McManus 51 52 0 2
Keith Greene 2 28 0 1
Russell Lyons 15 40 0 2
Albert Welsh 0 2 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Oconnell 56 30 5 6
Paul Wright 5 1 1 1
Jonathan Crabtree 59 41 1 3
Leland Dudley 0 13 0 0
Michael Sonnenberg 0 5 0 0
Manuel West 0 1 0 0
Stephen Taylor 0 1 0 0
Roy Wiley 0 1 0 0
Dennis Rivas 0 2 0 0
James Johnson 0 2 0 1
Jimmy Rupe 0 1 0 0
Robert Acosta 1 0 0 0
Don Wilkerson 0 2 0 0
Gary Brown 0 1 0 0
Keith Marsh 0 2 0 1
Samuel Kelley 0 2 0 0
Donald Lopez 0 4 0 1
Daniel Gilstrap 7 1 0 0
Joshua Harper 6 14 0 0
Alan Scurry 10 3 0 0
John Graham 9 0 0 0
William Reaves 3 0 0 0
Harvey Dardar 3 0 0 0
Ray Bryant 15 5 0 0
Melvin Brown 9 0 0 0
Samuel Carpentier 6 1 0 0
William Delatorre 0 17 0 2
Donald Glenn 69 35 0 1
Patrick Burke 3 26 0 2
Aaron Dutton 64 33 0 1
Woodrow Stanley 59 30 0 0
Ryan Willey 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thomas Koenig 1 -1 -1.00 0

Denver Gold

Fumble Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Steve Cody 2 0 0 0
Curtis Scott 1 0 0 0
Ralph Trowbridge 1 0 0 0
Joshua Wright 0 1 0 0
Christopher Cunningham 0 1 0 0
Thomas Koenig 0 0 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Sonnenberg 1 0 0 0
James Johnson 0 1 0 0
Don Wilkerson 0 0 1 0
Keith Marsh 0 0 1 0
Dennis Rivas 0 1 0 0
Ryan Willey 0 0 1 0
Mathew Snow 0 1 0 0

Punting

Arizona Wranglers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 9 423 47.00 44.33 51 1

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Gillespie 7 345 49.29 43.43 62 2

Kicking

Arizona Wranglers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Anthony Schaefer 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 - 5 / 5

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Douglas Hernandez 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 0 / 0

Punt Return

Arizona Wranglers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Larry Brown 4 26 6.5 11 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Bradley 2 7 3.5 8 0

Kick Return

Arizona Wranglers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Curtis Scott 3 90 30.0 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Bradley 1 45 45.0 0

Defensive Stats

Arizona Wranglers

Name Tackles Sacks
Albert Welsh 9 0
Harold Puga 9 0
Arthur Smith 8 5
Thomas Koenig 6 0
Mike Harmon 5 2
William Buckley 4 0
Christopher Cunningham 4 0
Ryan Welch 3 2
Daryl Henderson 3 0
Richard Parker 2 0
Adam Cox 1 0
Fernando Abrego 1 0
Willie Garcia 1 0
Anthony Schaefer 1 0
David Kelley 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Donald Lopez 8 0
Don Wilkerson 7 0
Keith Marsh 6 0
Roy Wiley 5 0
Samuel Kelley 5 1
Stephen Taylor 5 0
James Johnson 4 1
Gary Brown 4 0
David Aguila 2 0
Douglas Cotter 2 0
Ryan Willey 2 1
George Compton 2 1
Mathew Snow 1 0
Alan Scurry 1 0
Ray Bryant 1 0
Dennis Rivas 1 1
Daniel Gilstrap 1 1
Leland Dudley 1 0
Douglas Hernandez 1 0
Corey Norwood 1 0
John Graham 1 0
Jimmy Rupe 1 0