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Conference Championship: Houston Gamblers at Denver Gold

January 12, 1997
40°
Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO) Attendance: 76,234 (100%)
Gamblers 7 10 3 3 - 23
Gold 7 3 0 10 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gold: 3-10-HOU 13 (7:53) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 80-James Riley to HOU 0 for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Deacon. DEN 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 3-8-DEN 10 (3:15) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 81-Jett Black for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Earl Castro. DEN 7 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 3-10-DEN 11 (11:33) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 85-Donald Turner to DEN 0 for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Earl Castro. DEN 7 HOU 14
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-3-DEN 18 (6:37) 15-Earl Castro 35 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 7 HOU 17
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-HOU 28 (0:04) 9-Robert Deacon 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 HOU 17
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-DEN 28 (0:40) 15-Earl Castro 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 HOU 20
(Qtr 4) Gold: 1-3-HOU 3 (2:06) 12-Andrew Brewer pass complete to 45-Brian Turner for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Deacon. DEN 17 HOU 20
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-9-HOU 30 (1:19) 9-Robert Deacon 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 20 HOU 20
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-1-DEN 39 (0:03) 15-Earl Castro 56 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 63-Delmer Sullivan was injured on the play. DEN 20 HOU 23

Team Statistics

Gold Gamblers
First Downs 25 22
- Rushing 9 6
- Passing 15 13
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 401 379
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards Per Play 5.73 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 146 107
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards Per Rush 6.35 4.12
Net Passing Yards 255 272
- Att/Comp/Int 47 / 33 / 1 36 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.43 7.56
- Yards Per Completion 7.73 10.88
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 11 5 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 3 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 65 5 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 1 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 42 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 3 1 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:30 31:31

Drive Charts

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:44 4:56 OWN 22 9 78 Touchdown
1 3:12 1:33 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 11:28 0:56 OWN 34 3 27 Fumble
2 6:34 2:41 OWN 25 6 21 Interception
2 2:22 2:21 OWN 19 7 53 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:36 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 9:48 6:00 OWN 5 10 60 Fumble
3 0:36 2:54 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
4 7:36 5:33 OWN 7 16 93 Touchdown

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:16 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 7:48 4:36 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 1:39 5:10 OWN 29 12 71 Touchdown
2 10:32 3:59 OWN 38 7 44 Field Goal
2 3:52 1:31 OPP 49 3 31 Interception
3 13:24 3:37 OWN 18 6 36 Punt
3 3:48 3:12 OWN 28 8 45 Field Goal
4 12:42 5:07 OWN 16 8 38 Punt
4 2:03 0:48 OWN -5 8 35 Field Goal
4 1:15 1:15 OWN 25 5 36 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Erik Younker 12 73 6.08 13 3 0
Max Ellis 7 61 8.71 13 4 0
Brian Turner 3 9 3.00 10 1 0
Ray Anderson 1 3 3.00 3 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Donald Turner 19 92 4.84 14 5 0
Francisco Russell 6 18 3.00 8 0 0
Jose Ridgeway 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0

Passing Stats

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Brewer 47 33 255 0 / 0 2 19 1 88.52

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 36 25 272 0 / 0 2 26 1 98.38

Receiving Stats

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steven Riley 7 61 8.71 13 0
James Riley 4 47 11.75 15 1
Erik Younker 6 39 6.50 19 0
Douglas Crowley 3 28 9.33 14 0
William Allen 2 26 13.00 15 0
Gary Cortez 3 22 7.33 11 0
Ray Anderson 1 14 14.00 14 0
Max Ellis 4 12 3.00 5 0
Brian Turner 3 6 2.00 3 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jett Black 4 52 13.00 19 1
Hugh Chance 5 43 8.60 11 0
Steve Austin 2 41 20.50 26 0
Ozzie Newsome 4 39 9.75 16 0
Jim Dallas 2 39 19.50 20 0
Donald Turner 4 32 8.00 14 1
Lloyd Ellis 4 26 6.50 10 0

Blocking Stats

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Steve Aguilar 45 29 0 0
Tony Crabtree 0 1 0 0
Herbert Patterson 0 2 0 0
Rafael Powers 0 2 0 0
Archie Baker 0 1 0 0
Richard Garcia 0 1 0 0
Gerald Jones 0 1 0 1
Wilson Stanley 0 2 0 0
Curt Hoffmann 0 1 0 0
Jerry Hyder 0 2 0 0
Lee Lowery 0 1 0 0
Henry Massie 0 1 0 0
Andrew Bolden 0 1 0 1
James Butts 0 1 0 0
Brian Turner 4 3 0 0
Justin Fast 8 0 0 0
Joshua Woodruff 0 2 0 0
Bill Conlan 3 5 0 0
Jason Moore 45 30 0 1
James Riley 12 22 0 1
Robert Reynolds 50 28 0 3
Vernon Lamb 53 33 0 0
Steven Riley 0 14 0 0
Bobby Olsen 47 31 0 0
Erik Younker 12 6 0 0
Max Ellis 19 9 0 0
Douglas Crowley 0 15 0 0
Clint Melvin 9 0 0 0
Ray Anderson 0 3 0 0
William Allen 0 6 0 1
Gary Cortez 0 13 0 0
Peter White 1 4 0 0
Calvin Hoffman 9 8 0 0
Anthony Reichard 8 3 0 0
Henry Cozart 1 3 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Andrew Montoya 28 26 0 0
Hugh Chance 0 17 0 1
Richard Oleary 0 1 0 0
Andrew Dove 0 2 0 0
Billy Morse 0 1 0 0
Joseph Taylor 0 2 0 0
Christopher Do 0 3 0 1
Robert Brown 0 3 0 2
Thomas Hutson 0 2 0 0
Michael Skaggs 0 2 0 0
Kevin Bowen 0 1 0 0
William Benson 5 0 0 0
Jose Ridgeway 3 3 0 0
Francisco Russell 4 7 0 1
Jim Dallas 0 22 0 2
Merrill Marks 34 29 0 3
Joel Clark 3 3 0 0
Roger Mitchell 10 2 0 0
Greg Locke 16 7 0 0
Peter Lafferty 9 3 0 0
Isaac Long 13 6 0 1
Delmer Sullivan 10 3 0 0
Donald Turner 4 5 0 0
Ozzie Newsome 0 11 0 0
Christopher Myers 33 31 0 2
Jett Black 0 24 0 0
David Dougan 44 34 0 2
Lloyd Ellis 6 14 0 3
Zachary Hinkson 41 39 0 1
Christian Soriano 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Denver Gold

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Hyder 1 3 3.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kevin Bowen 1 3 3.00 0

Fumble Stats

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Max Ellis 3 1 0 0
James Butts 0 1 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Donald Turner 1 0 0 0
Joel Clark 0 0 1 0
Jim Dallas 0 1 0 0
Joseph Taylor 0 1 1 0
Larry Laredo 0 1 1 0

Punting

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Henry Vogt 3 136 45.33 45.33 49 2

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
A. J. Winehouse 3 127 42.33 42.33 47 2

Kicking

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Deacon 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 2 / 2

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Earl Castro 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 2 / 2

Punt Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Andrew Bolden 1 1 1.0 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Kick Return

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Brian Turner 1 42 42.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Defensive Stats

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Gerald Jones 7 0
Jerry Hyder 6 0
Andrew Bolden 6 0
Herbert Patterson 5 0
James Butts 5 0
Rafael Powers 4 0
Bill Conlan 4 0
Michael Condron 2 0
Curt Hoffmann 2 0
Joshua Woodruff 2 0
Jason Moore 1 0
Henry Massie 1 0
Josiah Stiefel 1 0
Bobby Olsen 1 0
Tony Crabtree 1 0
James Riley 1 0
Wilson Stanley 1 0
Pablo Harrell 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Joel Clark 12 0
Thomas Hutson 7 0
Larry Laredo 6 0
Andrew Dove 6 0
Robert Brown 5 0
Michael Skaggs 4 0
Christian Soriano 3 0
Richard Oleary 3 0
Raymond Huang 2 0
Kevin Bowen 2 0
Derrick Youngs 2 0
Chip Alamo 1 0
Billy Morse 1 0
Hugh Chance 1 0
Christopher Do 1 0