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Week 1: Georgia Force at Washington Federals

September 07, 1997
66°
RFK Stadium (Washington, D. C., DC) Attendance: 48,929 (86%)
Force 10 3 10 14 - 37
Federals 7 7 0 3 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Force: 4-9-WAS 10 (8:27) 2-James May 28 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 0 GAF 3
(Qtr 1) Force: 2-2-WAS 2 (3:44) 4-Robert Hernandez pass complete to 16-Glen Hampton for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-James May. WAS 0 GAF 10
(Qtr 1) Federals: 2-1-GAF 23 (1:45) 6-Tristan Arnold pass complete to 88-Andrew Favela for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Steve Jones. WAS 56-Paul Sok was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. WAS 7 GAF 10
(Qtr 2) Federals: 2-1-GAF 0 (4:56) 6-Tristan Arnold pass complete to 33-Jayson Shepherd for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Steve Jones. WAS 14 GAF 10
(Qtr 2) Force: 4-10-WAS 36 (1:13) 2-James May 55 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 14 GAF 13
(Qtr 3) Force: 1-1-WAS 1 (11:33) 16-Glen Hampton ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-James May. WAS 14 GAF 20
(Qtr 3) Force: 4-5-WAS 27 (5:35) 2-James May 45 yard field goal is GOOD. GAF 67-Robert Cully was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. WAS 14 GAF 23
(Qtr 4) Force: 4-9-WAS 9 (13:42) 2-James May 27 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 14 GAF 26
(Qtr 4) Federals: 4-18-GAF 31 (10:19) 12-Steve Jones 50 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 17 GAF 26
(Qtr 4) Force: 1-10-WAS 2 (7:12) 6-Tristan Arnold sacked at WAS -8 for -11 yards (92-Kenneth Richardson). Sack allowed by 59-Ronald Peterson. SAFETY! (92-Kenneth Richardson) WAS 17 GAF 28
(Qtr 4) Force: 1-10-WAS 24 (4:12) 4-Robert Hernandez ran for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-James May. WAS 17 GAF 35
(Qtr 4) Force: 4-11-WAS 23 (0:26) Punt BLOCKED by 44-Timothy Arnold! WAS 17 GAF 37

Team Statistics

Federals Force
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 270 242
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards Per Play 3.91 3.84
Net Rushing Yards 99 123
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards Per Rush 3.96 3.51
Net Passing Yards 171 119
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 25 / 1 28 / 17 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 46 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.89 4.25
- Yards Per Completion 8.68 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 35 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 23 2 / 58
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 21
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 46
Time of Possession 30:08 29:49

Drive Charts

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:25 0:45 OWN 43 2 2 Fumble
1 8:24 2:37 OWN 25 4 7 Downs
1 3:40 2:00 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 0:14 0:24 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
2 13:18 8:26 OWN 4 15 96 Touchdown
2 1:08 1:08 OWN 22 2 -2 Half
3 15:00 1:30 OWN 25 4 9 Downs
3 11:30 1:58 OWN 25 4 19 Downs
3 5:31 4:12 OWN 25 6 23 Fumble
3 0:33 0:20 OWN 24 3 5 Interception
4 13:40 3:25 OWN 25 6 44 Field Goal
4 7:12 0:03 OWN 2 1 -11 Safety
4 4:03 2:11 OWN 25 9 28 Punt
4 1:29 1:09 OWN 24 3 -1 Safety

Georgia Force

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:35 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 12:40 4:16 OPP 36 7 26 Field Goal
1 5:47 2:07 OPP 22 4 22 Touchdown
1 1:40 1:26 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 14:50 1:31 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
2 4:52 3:44 OWN 25 8 39 Field Goal
3 13:30 2:00 OPP 30 4 30 Touchdown
3 9:32 4:00 OPP 41 6 15 Field Goal
3 1:19 0:46 OPP 41 2 2 Interception
3 0:13 1:33 OPP 23 5 14 Field Goal
4 10:15 3:03 OWN 25 7 35 Punt
4 7:09 3:05 OWN 37 8 63 Touchdown
4 1:53 0:23 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
4 0:20 0:20 OWN 37 2 8 Game

Rushing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Alfred Buster 14 51 3.64 13 3 0
Jayson Shepherd 8 33 4.13 10 3 0
Timothy McVeigh 2 9 4.50 5 0 0
Jonathon Fuller 1 6 6.00 6 0 0

Georgia Force

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Glen Hampton 16 56 3.50 13 2 1
Henry Young 13 26 2.00 8 0 0
Robert Hernandez 1 24 24.00 24 1 1
Thomas Sanchez 3 12 4.00 8 0 0
Wallace Watson 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Richard Sisson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tristan Arnold 39 25 217 5 / 46 2 45 1 85.10

Georgia Force

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Robert Hernandez 28 17 119 0 / 0 1 13 1 67.41

Receiving Stats

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Sheppard 3 61 20.33 45 0
Alfred Buster 5 30 6.00 13 0
Andrew Favela 2 29 14.50 23 1
James Larson 4 29 7.25 10 0
Ronald Matthews 3 27 9.00 12 0
Matthew Cuevas 2 20 10.00 15 0
Timothy McVeigh 1 14 14.00 14 0
Jack Blankenship 1 3 3.00 3 0
Jonathon Fuller 1 2 2.00 2 0
Jayson Shepherd 3 2 0.67 2 1

Georgia Force

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Louis Gonzalez 5 38 7.60 13 0
Marvin Reyna 3 24 8.00 13 0
Clinton Witherspoon 3 18 6.00 9 0
Frederick Sharp 2 17 8.50 13 0
Willard Brekke 2 14 7.00 11 0
Thomas Sanchez 1 6 6.00 6 0
Glen Hampton 1 2 2.00 2 1

Blocking Stats

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Todd Chipman 43 29 3 3
Ronald Peterson 47 31 1 1
Eddie Moore 11 2 1 2
Elwood Valdez 0 1 0 0
Andrew Favela 4 8 0 0
Kevin Sanchez 0 2 0 0
Luke Heilman 0 2 0 0
Warren Waldrop 0 1 0 0
Jayson Shepherd 5 8 0 1
Oliver Jeter 0 1 0 0
Kevin Armistead 0 3 0 0
Timothy McVeigh 4 6 0 0
James Bass 11 1 0 0
Michael Shelton 8 1 0 1
Theodore Paladino 6 4 0 1
Donald Thompson 15 5 0 0
Jonathon Fuller 18 10 0 0
Jack Blankenship 5 14 0 0
Billy McCaa 0 3 0 0
Alfred Buster 12 7 0 2
Paul Sok 50 44 0 0
Mark Morehead 46 35 0 2
William Sheppard 0 13 0 0
John Larochelle 49 33 0 1
James Larson 9 22 0 3
Ronald Matthews 0 12 0 0
Matthew Cuevas 0 3 0 0
Charles Tyson 0 3 0 0
Ernesto Rose 0 3 0 0
Jefferey Welch 0 3 0 0
Robert Mann 0 3 0 1
William Williams 0 1 0 0

Georgia Force

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
David Caldwell 31 40 0 7
Daniel Franks 0 8 0 0
Kamal Kash 0 2 0 1
Richard Sisson 1 0 0 0
Phillip McKinney 0 1 0 0
Wayne Thompson 0 3 0 0
Jackie Choudhury 0 2 0 0
Timothy Arnold 0 3 0 0
Brian Moore 0 3 0 0
Charlie Parnell 0 1 0 0
John Quigley 0 2 0 0
Henry Young 7 2 0 0
Glen Hampton 2 0 0 0
Antonio Olson 0 4 0 0
Thomas Sanchez 6 2 0 0
Clinton Witherspoon 0 5 0 0
Willard Brekke 0 13 0 0
Tim Daniels 41 37 0 3
Ernest Bean 0 1 0 0
Kenneth Richardson 0 1 0 0
Arturo Curry 0 3 0 0
John Cosgrove 16 2 0 0
Shawn Motley 12 1 0 0
Emmett Simmons 3 3 0 1
Lawrence Dummer 12 0 0 0
Marvin Reyna 1 4 0 0
Wallace Watson 10 18 0 2
Frederick Sharp 0 16 0 1
Bret Anderson 37 47 0 0
Louis Gonzalez 18 30 0 1
Joe Tye 41 42 0 1
Robert Cully 36 37 0 3
Martin Mendez 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kevin Armistead 1 0 0.00 0

Georgia Force

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ernest Bean 1 21 21.00 0

Fumble Stats

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Tristan Arnold 1 0 0 0
Steve Jones 0 1 0 0
Mark Morehead 0 1 0 0
Donald Thompson 0 1 0 0
Robert Mann 0 1 0 0
Charles Tyson 0 0 1 0

Georgia Force

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Daniel Franks 1 0 0 0
Wayne Thompson 0 1 1 0
Phillip McKinney 0 1 0 0

Punting

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Steve Jones 2 33 16.50 24.50 33 0

Georgia Force

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
George Gonzalez 5 241 48.20 41.20 58 2

Kicking

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Steve Jones 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 50 2 / 2

Georgia Force

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James May 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 3 / 3

Punt Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Andrew Favela 2 35 17.5 23 0

Georgia Force

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Daniel Franks 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Andrew Favela 1 23 23.0 0

Georgia Force

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Daniel Franks 2 58 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
Billy McCaa 6 0
Robert Mann 6 0
Luke Heilman 6 0
Ernesto Rose 5 0
William Williams 5 0
Jefferey Welch 4 0
Theodore Paladino 3 0
Robert Tejeda 3 0
Charles Peterson 3 0
Donald Reddy 3 0
Elwood Valdez 2 0
Jack Cruz 1 0
Kevin Armistead 1 0
Tristan Arnold 1 0
Charles Tyson 1 0
Steve Jones 1 0
Adam Streicher 1 0
Antoine Snowden 1 0

Georgia Force

Name Tackles Sacks
Timothy Arnold 6 0
Richard McPherson 6 0
Jackie Choudhury 6 0
Ernest Bean 6 0
Emmett Simmons 5 0
Matthew Wilson 5 0
Kenneth Richardson 4 1
Phillip McKinney 4 0
Wayne Thompson 3 3
Joseph Coan 3 0
Brian Moore 3 0
Antonio Olson 2 0
Harold Inabinet 2 1
Noel Gerrard 1 0
John Cosgrove 1 0
Clinton Witherspoon 1 0
Arturo Curry 1 0