Conference Championship: Gamblers at Gold
January 12, 1997 40° Mile High Stadium
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#2 Erik Younker 12 73 6.08 13 3 0
#42 Max Ellis 7 61 8.71 13 4 0
#37 Brian Turner 3 9 3.00 10 1 0
#15 Ray Anderson 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#85 Donald Turner 19 92 4.84 14 5 0
#82 Francisco Russell 6 18 3.00 8 0 0
#45 Jose Ridgeway 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Andrew Brewer 47 33 255 0 / 0 2 19 1 88.52
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Tony Dean 36 25 272 0 / 0 2 26 1 98.38
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Steven Riley 7 61 8.71 13 0
#75 James Riley 4 47 11.75 15 1
#2 Erik Younker 6 39 6.50 19 0
#17 Douglas Crowley 3 28 9.33 14 0
#11 William Allen 2 26 13.00 15 0
#16 Gary Cortez 3 22 7.33 11 0
#15 Ray Anderson 1 14 14.00 14 0
#42 Max Ellis 4 12 3.00 5 0
#37 Brian Turner 3 6 2.00 3 1
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Jett Black 4 52 13.00 19 1
#84 Hugh Chance 5 43 8.60 11 0
#17 Steve Austin 2 41 20.50 26 0
#88 Ozzie Newsome 4 39 9.75 16 0
#16 Jim Dallas 2 39 19.50 20 0
#85 Donald Turner 4 32 8.00 14 1
#32 Lloyd Ellis 4 26 6.50 10 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Steve Aguilar 45 29 0 0
#52 Jason Moore 45 30 0 1
#79 Robert Reynolds 50 28 0 3
#68 Vernon Lamb 53 33 0 0
#84 Steven Riley 0 14 0 0
#64 Bobby Olsen 47 31 0 0
#2 Erik Younker 12 6 0 0
#42 Max Ellis 19 9 0 0
#75 James Riley 12 22 0 1
#17 Douglas Crowley 0 15 0 0
#15 Ray Anderson 0 3 0 0
#11 William Allen 0 6 0 1
#16 Gary Cortez 0 13 0 0
#23 Peter White 1 4 0 0
#67 Calvin Hoffman 9 8 0 0
#78 Anthony Reichard 8 3 0 0
#65 Clint Melvin 9 0 0 0
#90 Bill Conlan 3 5 0 0
#53 Jerry Hyder 0 2 0 0
#26 Joshua Woodruff 0 2 0 0
#50 Herbert Patterson 0 2 0 0
#58 Rafael Powers 0 2 0 0
#93 Archie Baker 0 1 0 0
#31 Richard Garcia 0 1 0 0
#21 Gerald Jones 0 1 0 1
#33 Wilson Stanley 0 2 0 0
#51 Tony Crabtree 0 1 0 0
#54 Curt Hoffmann 0 1 0 0
#93 Lee Lowery 0 1 0 0
#52 Henry Massie 0 1 0 0
#24 Andrew Bolden 0 1 0 1
#24 James Butts 0 1 0 0
#37 Brian Turner 4 3 0 0
#67 Justin Fast 8 0 0 0
#62 Henry Cozart 1 3 0 0
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Andrew Montoya 28 26 0 0
#72 Merrill Marks 34 29 0 3
#56 Zachary Hinkson 41 39 0 1
#32 Lloyd Ellis 6 14 0 3
#74 David Dougan 44 34 0 2
#89 Jett Black 0 24 0 0
#68 Christopher Myers 33 31 0 2
#88 Ozzie Newsome 0 11 0 0
#85 Donald Turner 4 5 0 0
#73 Delmer Sullivan 10 3 0 0
#53 Isaac Long 13 6 0 1
#67 Peter Lafferty 9 3 0 0
#64 Greg Locke 16 7 0 0
#76 Roger Mitchell 10 2 0 0
#40 Joel Clark 3 3 0 0
#16 Jim Dallas 0 22 0 2
#84 Hugh Chance 0 17 0 1
#82 Francisco Russell 4 7 0 1
#45 Jose Ridgeway 3 3 0 0
#65 William Benson 5 0 0 0
#90 Kevin Bowen 0 1 0 0
#40 Michael Skaggs 0 2 0 0
#29 Thomas Hutson 0 2 0 0
#50 Robert Brown 0 3 0 2
#52 Christopher Do 0 3 0 1
#56 Joseph Taylor 0 2 0 0
#97 Billy Morse 0 1 0 0
#25 Andrew Dove 0 2 0 0
#42 Richard Oleary 0 1 0 0
#29 Christian Soriano 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#53 Jerry Hyder 1 3 3.00 0
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Kevin Bowen 1 3 3.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#42 Max Ellis 3 1 0 0
#24 James Butts 0 1 1 0
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#85 Donald Turner 1 0 0 0
#40 Joel Clark 0 0 1 0
#16 Jim Dallas 0 1 0 0
#56 Joseph Taylor 0 1 1 0
#44 Larry Laredo 0 1 1 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Henry Vogt 3 136 45.33 45.33 49 2
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 A. J. Winehouse 3 127 42.33 42.33 47 2
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Deacon 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 2 / 2
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Earl Castro 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 2 / 2
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#24 Andrew Bolden 1 1 1.0 1 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#37 Brian Turner 1 42 42.0 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#21 Gerald Jones 7 0
#53 Jerry Hyder 6 0
#24 Andrew Bolden 6 0
#50 Herbert Patterson 5 0
#24 James Butts 5 0
#58 Rafael Powers 4 0
#90 Bill Conlan 4 0
#54 Curt Hoffmann 2 0
#40 Michael Condron 2 0
#26 Joshua Woodruff 2 0
#64 Bobby Olsen 1 0
#33 Wilson Stanley 1 0
#75 James Riley 1 0
#51 Tony Crabtree 1 0
#52 Jason Moore 1 0
#60 Josiah Stiefel 1 0
#52 Henry Massie 1 0
#90 Pablo Harrell 1 0
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Joel Clark 12 0
#29 Thomas Hutson 7 0
#44 Larry Laredo 6 0
#25 Andrew Dove 6 0
#50 Robert Brown 5 0
#40 Michael Skaggs 4 0
#29 Christian Soriano 3 0
#42 Richard Oleary 3 0
#69 Raymond Huang 2 0
#90 Kevin Bowen 2 0
#55 Derrick Youngs 2 0
#97 Chip Alamo 1 0
#97 Billy Morse 1 0
#84 Hugh Chance 1 0
#52 Christopher Do 1 0