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Conference Championship: Florida Blazers at New Jersey Generals

January 12, 1997
41°
Giants Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) Attendance: 74,518 (93%)
Blazers 3 7 0 0 - 10
Generals 7 21 0 28 - 56

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Blazers: 4-4-NJG 15 (5:55) 19-Gerald Harmon 32 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 0 FLA 3
(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-5-FLA 5 (1:26) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 44-Eric Davis for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 7 FLA 3
(Qtr 2) Generals: 3-4-FLA 4 (12:40) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 82-Happy Gilmore for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 14 FLA 3
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 2-8-NJG 8 (7:22) 21-Jeffrey Morris ran to NJG 0 for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Gerald Harmon. NJG 14 FLA 10
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-9-NJG 37 (4:52) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 85-Duncan Meyer for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 21 FLA 10
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-FLA 44 (2:00) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 85-Duncan Meyer for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 79-Kirby Puckett was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NJG 28 FLA 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 1-10-FLA 10 (12:10) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 83-Redd Foxx for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 35 FLA 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-3-FLA 3 (9:43) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 83-Redd Foxx for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 42 FLA 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 3-20-NJG 12 (4:22) 9-Don Ferguson pass complete to 17-Franklin Cherry for 88 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 49 FLA 10
(Qtr 4) Generals: 3-3-NJG 45 (2:46) 46-David Koresh ran for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Al Borland. NJG 56 FLA 10

Team Statistics

Generals Blazers
First Downs 19 7
- Rushing 8 2
- Passing 11 5
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 658 204
- Offensive Plays 80 63
- Yards Per Play 8.23 3.24
Net Rushing Yards 193 61
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards Per Rush 6.43 2.65
Net Passing Yards 465 143
- Att/Comp/Int 49 / 30 / 4 40 / 14 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 475 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.30 3.58
- Yards Per Completion 15.83 10.21
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 11 / 17 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 26 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 34 2 / 42
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 42
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 1 4 / 12
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:34 23:25

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:32 1:57 OPP 36 5 26 Interception
1 8:40 0:41 OWN 22 3 8 Interception
1 5:51 4:30 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 14:50 2:13 OWN 29 7 71 Touchdown
2 12:20 2:46 OWN 27 6 19 Interception
2 7:18 2:35 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 4:26 2:32 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:37 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
3 12:04 4:51 OWN 20 9 37 Punt
3 3:13 1:36 OWN 0 3 7 Punt
4 14:57 2:51 OWN 33 5 67 Touchdown
4 11:32 1:52 OPP 19 5 19 Touchdown
4 8:47 0:41 OWN 27 2 2 Interception
4 7:37 2:08 OWN 22 3 8 Punt
4 5:03 0:54 OWN 21 3 79 Touchdown
4 3:26 0:50 OWN 38 3 62 Touchdown
4 2:00 2:00 OWN 42 4 18 Game

Florida Blazers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:28 OWN 25 3 1 Interception
1 11:35 2:55 OWN 5 5 36 Punt
1 7:59 2:08 OPP 34 5 20 Field Goal
1 1:22 1:32 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
2 12:37 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 9:34 2:16 OPP 43 4 43 Touchdown
2 4:43 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 1:54 1:54 OWN 25 3 7 Half
3 13:23 1:20 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
3 7:13 3:59 OWN 9 8 29 Punt
3 1:37 1:40 OWN 40 6 34 Missed FG
4 12:06 0:33 OWN 17 2 5 Interception
4 9:40 0:53 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 8:06 0:29 OPP 37 4 10 Interception
4 5:28 0:25 OPP 43 2 8 Interception
4 4:09 0:43 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
4 2:36 0:36 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
David Koresh 20 145 7.25 55 5 1
Kurt Cobain 9 40 4.44 18 2 0
Sam Beckett 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Florida Blazers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Romero 14 53 3.79 35 1 0
Jeffrey Morris 5 16 3.20 8 0 1
Edward Dumais 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Manuel Aponte 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Stephen Hannah 1 -7 -7.00 -7 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Don Ferguson 49 30 475 1 / 10 7 88 4 99.06

Florida Blazers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Willie Graham 40 14 143 0 / 0 0 41 4 6.56

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Franklin Cherry 8 181 22.63 88 1
Duncan Meyer 3 122 40.67 63 2
David Koresh 7 57 8.14 13 0
Kurt Cobain 2 54 27.00 43 0
Redd Foxx 3 21 7.00 10 2
Eric Davis 2 12 6.00 7 1
Frasier Crane 2 12 6.00 7 0
Donald Langlois 1 7 7.00 7 0
Sam Beckett 1 5 5.00 5 0
Happy Gilmore 1 4 4.00 4 1

Florida Blazers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Douglas Jordan 3 61 20.33 36 0
Manuel Aponte 1 41 41.00 41 0
William Merkel 3 19 6.33 8 0
Antonio Calvo 1 10 10.00 10 0
Freddy Jones 1 7 7.00 7 0
Robert Romero 4 6 1.50 6 0
Edward Dumais 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Billy Hatcher 59 40 1 3
John McClane 0 1 0 0
Happy Gilmore 0 6 0 0
David Numbers 0 1 0 0
Jay Leno 0 1 0 0
Christopher Reeve 0 1 0 0
Dan Conner 0 3 0 0
Jason Hinkle 0 2 0 0
Jose Rijo 0 1 0 0
Sam Beckett 1 0 0 0
Kurt Cobain 2 2 0 0
Richard Jewell 7 1 0 0
Carl Winslow 10 3 0 0
Kirby Puckett 12 1 0 0
Forrest Gump 0 1 0 0
Donald Langlois 0 13 0 3
David Koresh 5 4 0 0
Homer Simpson 4 1 0 0
Jeff Gillooly 0 2 0 1
Terry Nichols 0 1 0 0
Isaac Asimov 0 3 0 1
Harry Fang 0 2 0 0
Barry Larkin 4 3 0 0
Frasier Crane 23 19 0 0
Drew Carey 51 44 0 2
Lloyd Christmas 62 41 0 0
Cordell Walker 55 33 0 0
Franklin Cherry 0 18 0 0
Tim Brewer 57 33 0 1
Redd Foxx 3 25 0 4
Eric Davis 0 19 0 1
Duncan Meyer 0 29 0 0
Fox Mulder 0 1 0 0

Florida Blazers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jared Navarrete 42 31 0 2
James Wood 12 0 0 0
David Flock 0 1 0 1
William Sheppard 0 1 0 0
Bryant Garris 0 1 0 0
Elliott West 0 1 0 0
James McCormick 0 1 0 0
Cornell Torres 0 1 0 0
Robert Brown 0 3 0 0
Gregory Kohlmeier 0 4 0 0
George Miles 0 4 0 0
Kenneth Forbes 0 4 0 0
Matthew Oneal 0 6 0 0
Richard Smith 0 2 0 0
John Osbourne 0 3 0 1
Darren Krause 0 4 0 1
Ronald Kirby 12 4 0 0
Jeffrey Morris 2 1 0 1
William Merkel 18 26 0 0
John Avila 50 34 0 0
Joseph Patterson 38 31 0 2
Gerard Combs 36 24 0 4
Paul Birdsall 48 26 0 0
Edward Dumais 7 14 0 1
Perry Salgado 1 7 0 0
Donald Russell 19 10 0 1
Robert Romero 3 2 0 0
Manuel Aponte 7 4 0 0
Shannon Oglesby 6 6 0 0
Frank White 0 5 0 1
Antonio Calvo 0 8 0 0
Douglas Jordan 0 19 0 1
Freddy Jones 0 11 0 0
Anthony Fant 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Reno Raines 1 1 1.00 0
Jay Leno 1 0 0.00 0
Fox Mulder 1 0 0.00 0
Jose Rijo 1 0 0.00 0

Florida Blazers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
John Osbourne 1 10 10.00 0
James McCormick 2 2 1.00 0
Brian Gusman 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dan Conner 0 0 1 0

Florida Blazers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Manuel Aponte 1 0 0 0
Jared Navarrete 0 1 0 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clark W. Griswold 4 186 46.50 36.25 52 1

Florida Blazers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Calvin Rey 9 440 48.89 45.33 61 1

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Al Borland 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 8 / 8

Florida Blazers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gerald Harmon 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 32 1 / 1

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Forrest Gump 3 34 11.3 13 0

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Douglas Jordan 2 42 21.0 38 0

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Romero 2 42 21.0 0

Defensive Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
David Numbers 9 0
Jeff Gillooly 6 0
Jay Leno 5 0
Barry Larkin 4 0
Reno Raines 3 0
David Koresh 2 0
Telly Savalas 2 0
Fox Mulder 2 0
Arthur Carpino 2 0
Shawn Hicks 2 0
Nuke LaLoosh 2 0
Franklin Cherry 1 0
Jose Rijo 1 0
Ricky Vaughn 1 0
Eric Davis 1 0

Florida Blazers

Name Tackles Sacks
George Miles 7 0
Shannon Oglesby 7 0
Brian Gusman 6 0
Darren Krause 6 0
John Osbourne 5 0
Frank White 5 0
James McCormick 5 0
Richard Smith 3 0
David Flock 2 0
Elliott West 2 0
Perry Salgado 1 0
Mike Kelly 1 0
Ronald Kirby 1 0
Anthony Fant 1 1
Freddy Jones 1 0
William Merkel 1 0
Robert Romero 1 0
Kenneth Forbes 1 0
David Alexander 1 0
Gregory Kohlmeier 1 0
Cornell Torres 1 0