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Divisional Round: Denver Gold at Houston Gamblers

January 01, 1989
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 66,094 (97%)
Gold 7 3 7 3 - 20
Gamblers 0 10 10 7 - 27

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-HOU 18 (0:14) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 81-Richard Huff for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. HOU 0 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-9-DEN 16 (8:25) 19-Daniel McCormack 33 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 3-14-DEN 15 (2:01) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 24-Chase Miles for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 10 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-1-HOU 38 (1:01) 8-Anthony Schaefer 55 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 DEN 10
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-10-DEN 45 (14:12) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 80-Gabriel Ahrens for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 17 DEN 10
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-9-HOU 9 (6:13) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 86-Richard Funkhouser for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. HOU 17 DEN 17
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-12-DEN 31 (1:45) 19-Daniel McCormack 48 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 20 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-DEN 44 (7:18) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 80-Gabriel Ahrens for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 27 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-11-HOU 11 (4:05) 8-Anthony Schaefer 29 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 27 DEN 20

Team Statistics

Gamblers Gold
First Downs 10 27
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 8 19
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 329 463
- Offensive Plays 56 80
- Yards Per Play 5.88 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 59 140
- Rushing Attempts 22 20
- Yards Per Rush 2.68 7.00
Net Passing Yards 270 323
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 24 / 0 55 / 33 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 283 373
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 13 5 / 50
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.94 5.38
- Yards Per Completion 11.79 11.30
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 4.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 11 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 2 / 57
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 5 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:30 OWN 25 5 10 Punt
1 7:54 2:53 OWN 20 5 79 Downs
1 0:08 6:46 OWN 25 11 59 Field Goal
2 7:33 5:38 OWN 49 11 51 Touchdown
2 0:57 0:57 OWN 25 2 9 Half
3 14:11 0:06 OPP 45 1 45 Touchdown
3 11:55 0:54 OWN 44 3 1 Punt
3 6:08 1:40 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
3 3:08 1:27 OPP 29 3 -2 Field Goal
4 14:53 3:20 OWN 27 5 21 Punt
4 10:36 1:22 OWN 45 3 1 Punt
4 7:17 0:06 OPP 44 1 44 Touchdown
4 4:02 0:55 OPP 50 3 5 Punt

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:30 3:36 OWN 21 7 35 Punt
1 5:01 4:53 OWN 9 8 91 Touchdown
2 8:22 0:49 OWN 25 3 8 Fumble
2 1:55 0:59 OWN 25 7 37 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:49 OWN 20 3 12 Interception
3 14:05 2:10 OWN 25 5 26 Interception
3 11:02 4:53 OWN 13 9 87 Touchdown
3 4:28 1:19 OWN 17 3 12 Interception
3 1:41 1:48 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 11:33 0:57 OWN 7 3 0 Punt
4 9:15 1:57 OWN 20 4 8 Interception
4 7:11 3:09 OWN 25 10 64 Field Goal
4 3:07 3:07 OWN 12 15 77 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ryan Dearing 16 37 2.31 15 1 0
Chase Miles 6 22 3.67 14 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Funkhouser 14 108 7.71 14 4 0
Richard Huff 5 34 6.80 11 2 0
Jose Buford 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 33 24 283 1 / 13 3 63 0 128.72

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Brewer 55 33 373 5 / 50 2 23 4 62.16

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gabriel Ahrens 7 190 27.14 63 2
Ryan Dearing 11 47 4.27 10 0
Chase Miles 2 21 10.50 15 1
Willie Nelson 1 19 19.00 19 0
Wesley Hull 3 6 2.00 2 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Richard Funkhouser 9 109 12.11 23 1
Richard Huff 7 89 12.71 18 1
Jose Buford 5 78 15.60 23 0
Ralph Beaudry 6 54 9.00 18 0
Matthew Kluesner 1 19 19.00 19 0
Rick Griffin 2 13 6.50 9 0
Jake Peralta 3 11 3.67 6 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Philip Johnson 43 33 1 1
Christopher Jarman 45 27 0 0
Robert Sokol 0 2 0 0
William Russell 0 1 0 0
Michael Skaggs 0 1 0 0
Alvin Fowler 0 1 0 0
Paul Sabella 0 2 0 1
Philip King 0 1 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 2 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 2 0 1
Luis Torres 0 2 0 0
James Nation 4 1 0 0
Edward Mayberry 0 4 0 0
Thomas Hutson 0 4 0 0
Larry Theberge 0 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 5 0 0
Zane Baker 2 1 0 0
James Tompkins 40 25 0 4
Ryan Dearing 3 1 0 1
Anthony Fulks 0 7 0 0
Kevin Leech 0 3 0 0
Chase Miles 0 1 0 0
Fredrick Skeen 0 4 0 1
Raymond Huang 4 6 0 0
Keith Barge 9 1 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 17 0 1
Gabriel Ahrens 0 16 0 0
Zachary Hinkson 45 36 0 0
Wesley Hull 12 21 0 2
Lonnie Mohr 20 21 0 4
Danny Keating 41 35 0 3
Bruce Edwards 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jorge Knox 55 24 1 6
Rick Griffin 2 2 1 1
Jonathan Crabtree 4 0 1 1
George Sullivan 48 24 1 4
Ralph Beaudry 8 22 1 1
Étienne Boulay 0 2 0 0
Julian Dejesus 0 2 0 0
Norman Anderson 0 2 0 0
Donald Woody 0 2 0 0
Robert Givens 0 2 0 0
John Pursel 0 1 0 0
Douglas Ramos 0 2 0 1
Louis Laine 6 1 0 0
Jerry Hyder 0 2 0 0
William Ruiz 3 1 0 0
Richard Huff 0 3 0 0
Timothy Despres 0 2 0 0
Lawrence Rodriguez 14 2 0 1
Richard Funkhouser 8 4 0 0
Daniel Seaman 62 24 0 0
Michael Flores 3 2 0 1
Clayton Nolan 10 0 0 0
Mark Jackson 14 1 0 0
Glenn Gillespie 3 4 0 0
Matthew Kluesner 2 3 0 0
Dean Park 0 1 0 0
Jake Peralta 0 19 0 0
Lloyd England 56 28 0 0
John Galbraith 63 24 0 0
Denver Siegel 36 22 0 1
Jose Buford 1 16 0 0
Eddie Head 2 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jonathan Fenn 2 5 2.50 0
Larry Theberge 1 0 0.00 0
John Rogers 1 0 0.00 0

Denver Gold

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Paul Sabella 0 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 0 1 0
Anthony Fulks 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Richard Funkhouser 1 0 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 6 269 44.83 41.00 57 4

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 3 142 47.33 39.33 48 0

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 3 / 3

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Anthony Schaefer 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 2 / 2

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Denver Gold

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Kevin Leech 1 29 29.0 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jake Peralta 2 57 28.5 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul Sabella 9 0
John Rogers 8 0
Edward Mayberry 6 0
Thomas Hutson 6 0
Jonathan Fenn 5 0
Ronnie Stahl 4 0
Robert Sokol 4 0
Larry Theberge 4 0
Charles Wallace 3 3
Michael Skaggs 2 0
Luis Torres 1 0
Irvin Balzer 1 1
Philip King 1 0
William Russell 1 1

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Jerry Hyder 8 0
Michael Flores 6 0
John Pursel 6 1
Étienne Boulay 5 0
Anthony Heredia 4 0
Jarrett Walsh 4 0
Douglas Ramos 4 0
Robert Givens 3 0
John Jones 2 0
Julian Dejesus 2 0
Richard Huff 2 0
Donald Woody 1 0
Ralph Beaudry 1 0
Ronald Geter 1 0
Jake Peralta 1 0
Jose Buford 1 0