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October 12, 1997 76° Gator Bowl
Attendance: 65,979 (82%)
Blazers 0 0 0 0 - 0
Bulls 3 0 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bulls: 4-1-FLA 7 (13:37) 1-Salvador Denison 24 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 3 FLA 0
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 4-1-FLA 8 (9:10) 1-Salvador Denison 25 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 6 FLA 0
Team Statistics
Bulls Blazers
First Downs 10 12
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 3 3
- Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 163 231
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards Per Play 2.91 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 53 123
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards Per Rush 2.79 3.73
Net Passing Yards 110 108
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 24 / 0 30 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 116
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.97 3.48
- Yards Per Completion 5.00 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 5 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 26 8 / 62
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 5 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:17 31:45
Drive Charts
Bulls
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:53 1:20 OPP 17 3 10 Field Goal
1 10:10 2:47 OWN 6 6 22 Punt
1 6:26 2:14 OWN 23 4 9 Punt
1 0:46 2:47 OWN 2 5 27 Punt
2 11:25 3:56 OWN 29 6 24 Punt
2 2:59 0:56 OWN 45 3 9 Punt
3 15:00 3:40 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
3 11:10 2:04 OPP 17 3 9 Field Goal
3 5:48 2:16 OWN 7 3 4 Punt
3 1:25 0:54 OWN 22 4 11 Punt
4 12:41 2:01 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
4 7:02 2:23 OWN 20 5 13 Punt
4 2:02 0:59 OPP 37 5 11 Missed FG
Blazers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:07 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
1 13:34 3:24 OWN 25 6 20 Punt
1 7:23 0:57 OWN 21 3 10 Punt
1 4:12 3:26 OWN 21 8 38 Punt
2 12:59 1:34 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 7:29 4:31 OWN 20 7 42 Missed FG
2 2:03 2:03 OWN 11 5 19 Half
3 11:20 0:09 OWN 20 2 -4 Interception
3 9:07 3:18 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
3 3:32 2:08 OWN 32 3 7 Punt
3 0:31 2:50 OWN 21 5 8 Punt
4 10:40 3:38 OWN 20 6 31 Punt
4 4:39 2:36 OWN 18 7 19 Downs
4 1:04 1:04 OWN 32 3 5 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Bulls
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Fredrick Whidden 15 42 2.80 11 2 0
#83 Willie Ward 2 12 6.00 6 0 0
#20 Jason Grande 2 -1 -0.50 3 0 0
Blazers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Stephen Hannah 20 91 4.55 23 2 0
#48 Ronald Kirby 9 22 2.44 11 1 0
#47 Manuel Aponte 4 10 2.50 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Bulls
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Derek Joyce 36 24 120 1 / 10 0 11 0 71.53
Blazers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Willie Graham 30 18 116 1 / 8 0 33 1 54.31
Receiving Stats
Bulls
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 William Morrison 6 36 6.00 9 0
#84 Johnny Pritchett 4 26 6.50 11 0
#87 Albert Bergstrom 3 23 7.67 8 0
#83 Willie Ward 4 19 4.75 11 0
#89 Dennis Wilder 1 10 10.00 10 0
#80 Leon Gutierrez 1 6 6.00 6 0
#32 Fredrick Whidden 4 3 0.75 3 0
#20 Jason Grande 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0
Blazers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Ronald Kirby 2 43 21.50 33 0
#47 Manuel Aponte 4 28 7.00 10 0
#21 Gerald Fisher 3 23 7.67 8 0
#86 Freddy Jones 4 14 3.50 10 0
#4 Douglas Jordan 1 7 7.00 7 0
#88 Perry Salgado 1 6 6.00 6 0
#34 Stephen Hannah 3 -5 -1.67 1 0
Blocking Stats
Bulls
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Robert Marshall 37 21 1 1
#28 Scot Sliger 0 3 0 0
#51 Ronald Anthony 0 2 0 0
#40 Elbert Flanders 0 1 0 1
#39 Richard Bennett 0 1 0 0
#41 Russell Rincon 0 1 0 0
#73 Wayne Michel 0 1 0 0
#59 Patrick Hall 0 1 0 0
#32 Fredrick Whidden 14 1 0 0
#76 Patrick Douglas 50 27 0 1
#54 Rico Heath 48 27 0 0
#62 Sterling Garcia 34 25 0 1
#83 Willie Ward 11 16 0 2
#64 George Howard 5 2 0 0
#87 John Garrett 12 15 0 0
#35 Robert Lee 12 3 0 0
#61 Bryan Wagar 17 11 0 2
#75 Marcus Taylor 17 13 0 0
#70 William Rouse 19 5 0 0
#89 Dennis Wilder 13 1 0 0
#87 Albert Bergstrom 0 8 0 1
#85 William Morrison 0 12 0 0
#46 Norman Guerra 10 0 0 0
#64 Daniel Taylor 11 1 0 0
#80 Leon Gutierrez 0 8 0 1
#84 Johnny Pritchett 0 12 0 0
#27 Jeremy Lane 0 1 0 1
#83 Norman Hodges 0 3 0 2
#78 Gordon Pitts 0 1 0 0
#51 Eugene Williams 0 1 0 0
#80 Robert Tabron 0 1 0 0
#20 Jason Grande 2 1 0 0
Blazers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Phillip Branham 40 38 1 11
#86 Freddy Jones 0 10 0 0
#88 Perry Salgado 3 30 0 3
#77 John Avila 40 41 0 1
#21 Gerald Fisher 0 10 0 1
#76 Joseph Patterson 32 37 0 2
#4 Douglas Jordan 0 12 0 0
#67 Gerard Combs 32 36 0 1
#78 Paul Birdsall 35 36 0 0
#47 Manuel Aponte 8 18 0 0
#34 Stephen Hannah 6 9 0 2
#82 Justin Dixon 0 11 0 0
#48 Ronald Kirby 5 11 0 0
#70 Timothy McCarty 9 0 0 0
#75 Michael Callahan 9 0 0 0
#67 Matthew Oneal 6 1 0 0
#62 James Wood 9 1 0 0
#64 John Pope 9 0 0 0
#50 David Flock 0 1 0 0
#97 Elliott West 0 1 0 0
#90 John Robertson 0 1 0 0
#86 Stephen Tavera 0 1 0 0
#13 Vicente Martinez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Bulls
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#73 Wayne Michel 1 5 5.00 0
Blazers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Bulls
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#78 Gordon Pitts 0 1 0 0
#41 Russell Rincon 0 0 1 0
#51 Eugene Williams 0 0 1 0
Blazers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Stephen Hannah 1 0 0 0
#48 Ronald Kirby 1 0 0 0
#77 John Avila 0 1 0 0
Punting
Bulls
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Donald Cox 10 486 48.60 44.20 57 3
Blazers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Calvin Rey 8 306 38.25 41.75 49 3
Kicking
Bulls
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Salvador Denison 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 25 0 / 0
Blazers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Neal Williams 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 0
Punt Return
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Bulls
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 Eugene Williams 13 1
#37 Alfonso Ballance 7 0
#73 Wayne Michel 5 0
#39 Richard Bennett 5 0
#28 Scot Sliger 4 0
#41 Russell Rincon 4 0
#40 Elbert Flanders 4 0
#59 Patrick Hall 3 0
#80 Robert Tabron 2 0
#46 Norman Guerra 1 0
#5 Barry Green 1 0
#34 James Manley 1 0
#78 Gordon Pitts 1 0
Blazers
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Frank White 7 0
#49 James McCormick 6 0
#26 Gregory Kohlmeier 6 0
#24 John Osbourne 5 0
#94 Darren Krause 4 0
#40 Brian Gusman 3 0
#97 Elliott West 3 0
#67 Matthew Oneal 3 1
#81 George Miles 2 0
#23 Shannon Oglesby 2 0
#4 Douglas Jordan 1 0
#94 Charles Wallace 1 0
#93 Bryant Garris 1 0
#77 John Avila 1 0
#96 David Alexander 1 0