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October 26, 1997 62° Florida Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 49,127 (94%)
Bandits 3 3 3 9 - 18
Blazers 0 7 3 0 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 4-2-FLA 2 (3:15) 10-Edward Walter 20 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 0 TAM 3
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 4-2-FLA 14 (6:17) 10-Edward Walter 32 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 0 TAM 6
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 2-3-TAM 3 (1:17) 5-Willie Graham pass complete to 10-Gerald Fisher for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Neal Williams. FLA 7 TAM 6
(Qtr 3) Blazers: 4-3-TAM 32 (7:19) 9-Neal Williams 49 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 TAM 6
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 4-20-FLA 26 (2:34) 10-Edward Walter 43 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 TAM 9
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-4-FLA 35 (11:33) 10-Edward Walter 53 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 TAM 12
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-15-FLA 28 (7:42) 10-Edward Walter 45 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 TAM 15
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-3-FLA 3 (1:52) 10-Edward Walter 20 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 TAM 18
Team Statistics
Blazers Bandits
First Downs 8 19
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 5 12
- Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 183 283
- Offensive Plays 48 70
- Yards Per Play 3.81 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 106 72
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards Per Rush 4.61 2.48
Net Passing Yards 77 211
- Att/Comp/Int 22 / 17 / 1 40 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 103 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 26 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.08 5.15
- Yards Per Completion 6.06 8.42
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 5 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 60 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 50 3 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 51 1 / 29
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 5
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:42 36:18
Drive Charts
Blazers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:21 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 3:12 3:20 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
2 12:36 2:09 OWN 46 4 4 Punt
2 6:14 3:07 OWN 25 6 16 Fumble
2 3:00 1:47 OPP 47 8 47 Touchdown
3 13:53 2:06 OWN 40 3 3 Punt
3 9:20 2:05 OPP 39 3 7 Field Goal
3 2:30 2:12 OWN 27 3 5 Punt
4 11:28 0:40 OWN 25 2 9 Interception
4 7:38 2:05 OWN 22 3 -5 Punt
4 1:50 1:50 OWN 25 8 41 Game
Bandits
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:39 9:26 OWN 22 15 75 Field Goal
2 14:52 2:16 OWN 17 5 16 Punt
2 10:27 4:13 OWN 20 8 66 Field Goal
2 3:07 0:06 OWN 45 2 0 Interception
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 25 3 8 Half
3 15:00 1:07 OWN 27 3 4 Punt
3 11:47 2:27 OWN 14 3 8 Punt
3 7:15 4:45 OWN 25 10 49 Field Goal
3 0:18 3:50 OWN 26 8 39 Field Goal
4 10:49 3:11 OPP 35 5 8 Field Goal
4 5:33 3:43 OWN 45 8 52 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 Robert Romero 18 75 4.17 12 2 0
#34 Stephen Hannah 5 31 6.20 12 2 0
Bandits
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Charles Granier 21 54 2.57 10 1 0
#83 Darren Cotton 7 12 1.71 4 0 0
#7 Dwayne Byrd 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Willie Graham 22 17 103 3 / 26 1 20 1 82.20
Bandits
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Dwayne Byrd 39 26 219 1 / 8 0 31 1 70.35
#10 Nicholas Irvine 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Blazers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Freddy Jones 6 42 7.00 19 0
#21 Gerald Fisher 4 30 7.50 20 1
#4 Douglas Jordan 1 12 12.00 12 0
#20 Robert Romero 3 9 3.00 9 0
#47 Manuel Aponte 1 9 9.00 9 0
#34 Stephen Hannah 2 1 0.50 2 0
Bandits
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#75 James Morse 8 57 7.13 13 0
#84 Luis Dean 3 45 15.00 22 0
#29 Craig Icenhour 3 41 13.67 19 0
#28 Willie Dubreuil 1 31 31.00 31 0
#33 Charles Granier 4 20 5.00 15 0
#88 Benjamin Clark 2 16 8.00 11 0
#69 Milan Gonzales 1 4 4.00 4 0
#81 Julio Jones 1 3 3.00 3 0
#83 Darren Cotton 3 2 0.67 2 0
Blocking Stats
Blazers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Paul Birdsall 32 27 1 1
#68 Phillip Branham 27 21 1 4
#48 Ronald Kirby 2 4 1 1
#86 Freddy Jones 0 15 0 0
#88 Perry Salgado 2 22 0 1
#77 John Avila 33 26 0 1
#21 Gerald Fisher 0 8 0 0
#76 Joseph Patterson 23 27 0 5
#4 Douglas Jordan 0 19 0 0
#67 Gerard Combs 32 26 0 1
#20 Robert Romero 8 6 0 0
#75 Michael Callahan 12 4 0 0
#67 Matthew Oneal 7 5 0 1
#62 James Wood 8 0 0 0
#64 John Pope 8 0 0 0
#82 Justin Dixon 1 5 0 0
#47 Manuel Aponte 7 15 0 0
#81 George Miles 0 4 0 0
#94 Darren Krause 0 4 0 0
#50 David Flock 0 5 0 0
#24 John Osbourne 0 5 0 0
#97 Elliott West 0 4 0 0
#94 Frank White 0 4 0 0
#26 Gregory Kohlmeier 0 5 0 2
#29 Robert Brown 0 5 0 0
#90 John Robertson 0 5 0 0
#34 Stephen Hannah 5 1 0 0
#99 Clifton Whittle 0 2 0 0
#74 Raymond Engle 0 4 0 0
#23 Shannon Oglesby 0 1 0 1
#52 Frederick Griffin 5 0 0 0
#86 Stephen Tavera 0 1 0 0
Bandits
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 James Morse 16 22 1 1
#56 Leif A Mark 0 4 0 0
#35 Donald Penick 3 3 0 3
#72 Herbert Vasquez 47 35 0 1
#83 Darren Cotton 18 13 0 1
#69 Jeffery Stover 51 37 0 2
#69 Milan Gonzales 40 32 0 2
#77 Thomas Cooper 49 42 0 2
#65 Robert Walston 45 30 0 6
#63 Gerald Pittman 10 10 0 2
#33 Charles Granier 8 3 0 0
#84 Luis Dean 6 8 0 0
#69 David Schroeder 13 5 0 1
#29 Craig Icenhour 0 11 0 0
#89 Garry Fowler 0 16 0 0
#62 Chad Delong 1 0 0 0
#25 James Ware 1 1 0 0
#54 David Stanford 1 0 0 0
#97 Elton Roberts 0 2 0 0
#20 Jerry Harper 0 5 0 1
#32 Brett Glover 0 1 0 1
#31 Daniel Davis 0 4 0 0
#51 David Pottorff 0 2 0 0
#77 George Shoemaker 0 1 0 0
#28 Claude Newman 0 2 0 1
#92 Michael Kyle 0 1 0 0
#81 Julio Jones 0 2 0 0
#89 Matthew Garcia 0 1 0 0
#28 Willie Dubreuil 0 1 0 0
#93 Faustino Marquis 0 1 0 0
#53 William Ferry 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blazers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 Darren Krause 1 0 0.00 0
Bandits
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 James Ware 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blazers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#20 Robert Romero 2 1 0 0
Bandits
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Claude Newman 0 1 1 0
Punting
Blazers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Calvin Rey 6 270 45.00 39.50 59 2
Bandits
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 John Lynde 3 146 48.67 21.67 51 0
Kicking
Blazers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Neal Williams 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 1 / 1
Bandits
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Edward Walter 6 / 6 3 / 3 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Punt Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#20 Robert Romero 2 50 25.0 30 0
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#29 Craig Icenhour 3 6 2.0 4 0
Kick Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Robert Romero 2 51 25.5 0
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Garry Fowler 1 29 29.0 0
Defensive Stats
Blazers
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Frank White 11 0
#99 Clifton Whittle 7 0
#24 John Osbourne 6 0
#95 Cornell Torres 6 0
#40 Brian Gusman 5 0
#23 Shannon Oglesby 4 0
#94 Darren Krause 4 0
#97 Elliott West 3 0
#26 Gregory Kohlmeier 3 0
#81 George Miles 3 0
#96 David Alexander 2 0
#94 Charles Wallace 1 0
#4 Douglas Jordan 1 0
#50 David Flock 1 0
#49 James McCormick 1 0
#86 Freddy Jones 1 0
#67 Matthew Oneal 1 1
#21 Joseph Henninger 1 0
Bandits
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Daniel Davis 7 0
#25 James Ware 6 0
#53 William Ferry 6 1
#20 Jerry Harper 5 0
#32 Brett Glover 4 0
#97 Elton Roberts 3 0
#28 Claude Newman 2 0
#18 John Lynde 2 0
#93 Faustino Marquis 2 0
#75 David Hernadez 1 0
#51 David Pottorff 1 0
#56 Leif A Mark 1 1
#75 James Morse 1 0
#77 George Shoemaker 1 0
#69 Milan Gonzales 1 0
#91 Eugene Ford 1 0
#54 David Stanford 1 1
#35 Donald Penick 1 0
#52 Robert Szeto 1 0