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September 19, 1976 70° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 47,747 (63%)
Gamblers 0 10 3 10 - 23
Gold 17 24 12 0 - 53
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-DEN 33 (14:10) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 3-10-DEN 45 (10:04) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 14 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-1-HOU 23 (2:29) 11-Robert Allison 41 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 17 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-1-HOU 15 (12:52) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 80-Dennis Poteete for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 24 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-16-HOU 26 (10:08) 11-Robert Allison 44 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 27 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gold: 3-3-HOU 41 (6:29) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 80-Dennis Poteete for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 34 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-10-HOU 47 (4:50) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 30-George Webb for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DEN 34 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-DEN 25 (4:41) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 80-Dennis Poteete for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 41 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-17-DEN 17 (1:49) 19-Daniel McCormack 35 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 81-Wayne Postma was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 41 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-7-HOU 7 (5:18) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 18-Michael Atkinson for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-16-DEN 25 (4:06) 19-Daniel McCormack 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 47 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Gold: 2-10-DEN 20 (1:57) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 3-6-DEN 6 (12:45) 12-Chester Dougherty pass tipped by 49-Ronald Green, tipped by 41-Gary Brown, complete to 40-Omar Guzman for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DEN 53 HOU 20
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-9-DEN 25 (11:47) 19-Daniel McCormack 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 53 HOU 23
Team Statistics
Gold Gamblers
First Downs 12 13
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 8 8
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 543 338
- Offensive Plays 78 77
- Yards Per Play 6.96 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 120 103
- Rushing Attempts 38 13
- Yards Per Rush 3.16 7.92
Net Passing Yards 423 235
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 18 / 1 56 / 24 / 7
- Gross Passing Yards 473 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 50 8 / 57
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.58 3.67
- Yards Per Completion 26.28 12.17
Fumbles/Lost 5 / 4 5 / 4
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 3 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 34 3 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 22 3 / 82
Int Returns/Yards 7 / 2 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 37
Time of Possession 35:40 24:20
Drive Charts
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:00 OWN 22 2 78 Touchdown
1 11:12 1:15 OWN 45 3 55 Touchdown
1 5:47 3:22 OWN 39 6 39 Field Goal
1 0:30 2:43 OWN 45 6 55 Touchdown
2 12:37 2:32 OPP 33 5 7 Field Goal
2 9:20 3:00 OWN 28 7 72 Touchdown
2 4:41 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
2 2:16 0:05 OWN 15 1 0 Fumble
2 1:46 0:56 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 14:08 4:04 OWN 29 8 50 Missed FG
3 9:32 4:19 50 8 50 Touchdown
3 4:03 0:56 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
3 2:00 0:14 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
3 1:43 0:04 OPP 23 1 0 Interception
3 1:09 0:05 OPP 15 1 0 Fumble
3 0:24 1:53 OWN 23 3 -5 Punt
4 13:11 0:03 OWN 7 1 0 Fumble
4 12:40 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
4 11:43 1:23 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 9:25 1:34 OWN 7 3 1 Punt
4 7:15 2:06 OWN 18 3 -10 Punt
4 4:39 1:32 OWN 39 3 6 Punt
4 2:40 2:02 OPP 14 3 -8 Missed FG
4 0:15 0:15 OWN 33 1 8 Game
Gamblers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:00 2:48 OWN 25 5 24 Interception
1 9:56 4:09 OWN 25 9 44 Interception
1 2:25 1:55 OWN 25 4 23 Fumble
2 12:47 0:10 OWN 28 1 0 Fumble
2 10:05 0:44 OWN 25 2 15 Interception
2 6:21 1:40 OWN 31 4 69 Touchdown
2 4:28 2:12 OWN 27 4 15 Punt
2 2:11 0:25 OPP 4 3 -12 Field Goal
2 0:50 0:50 OWN 29 3 1 Half
3 15:00 0:52 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 10:04 0:31 OWN 28 3 -6 Interception
3 5:14 1:11 OWN 25 4 50 Field Goal
3 3:07 1:07 OWN 40 5 23 Punt
3 1:45 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 1:39 0:30 OWN 28 2 -2 Fumble
3 1:05 0:41 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
4 13:31 0:20 OWN 43 3 0 Punt
4 13:08 0:28 OPP 8 3 8 Touchdown
4 12:36 0:53 OPP 26 3 -1 Field Goal
4 10:20 0:55 OWN 35 3 22 Interception
4 7:52 0:36 OWN 46 3 -7 Punt
4 5:09 0:30 OWN 35 3 25 Fumble
4 3:07 0:27 OWN 20 2 -8 Interception
4 0:38 0:23 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 25 81 3.24 14 2 0
#49 Carlos Miller 11 25 2.27 8 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 2 14 7.00 14 1 0
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#15 Robert Richards 9 56 6.22 17 2 0
#83 James Connelly 1 38 38.00 38 1 0
#40 August Madrid 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
#22 Brian Rosenberger 2 3 1.50 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 34 18 473 6 / 50 7 80 1 125.61
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 55 24 292 8 / 57 2 57 7 33.11
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 7 248 35.43 80 3
#21 Dennis Poteete 3 131 43.67 75 3
#83 Felix Perez 5 65 13.00 30 0
#14 Brad Harris 1 11 11.00 11 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 1 11 11.00 11 0
#18 Michael Atkinson 1 7 7.00 7 1
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 David Nelson 6 121 20.17 57 0
#41 George Webb 1 53 53.00 53 1
#82 Larry Perez 6 50 8.33 15 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 5 33 6.60 13 0
#15 Robert Richards 3 17 5.67 7 0
#40 Omar Guzman 2 14 7.00 8 1
#84 Charles Berke 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#88 Andrew Madrigal 51 49 3 4
#56 Larry Patterson 43 41 1 7
#41 Donald Lopez 1 6 0 0
#71 John Herrera 0 2 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 0 3 0 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 11 37 0 4
#90 Dennis Rivas 0 7 0 0
#51 Eugene Pacheco 0 2 0 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 2 1 0 0
#57 Paul Davis 5 8 0 0
#57 Mathew Snow 0 3 0 0
#74 Don Thompson 20 7 0 1
#66 Donald Glenn 59 39 0 2
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 58 42 0 0
#60 Allen Bateman 42 40 0 4
#83 Felix Perez 0 16 0 0
#14 Brad Harris 0 10 0 1
#63 William Reaves 20 5 0 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 11 16 0 0
#67 Paul Wright 18 6 0 0
#79 Frank Castillo 11 0 0 0
#98 Robert Allison 0 1 0 0
#91 Bill Ryan 0 5 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 4 0 1
#85 Henry Ramos 2 23 0 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 3 5 0 0
#64 John Short 0 5 0 1
#28 Pablo Wilson 0 3 0 0
#66 David Aguila 0 2 0 0
#49 Carlos Miller 3 2 0 0
#51 John Smith 0 5 0 0
#49 Ronald Green 0 2 0 0
#18 Michael Atkinson 0 2 0 0
#94 Gary Purpura 0 2 0 1
#81 Donald White 0 1 0 0
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Hector Courtney 62 21 3 5
#71 Tony Lehman 76 25 2 1
#60 William Loggins 64 18 1 2
#52 Reginald Martin 71 31 0 0
#40 August Madrid 39 19 0 0
#66 Carl Lawlor 77 23 0 1
#82 Larry Perez 19 15 0 0
#84 Charles Berke 0 7 0 0
#41 George Webb 10 9 0 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 0 6 0 0
#15 Robert Richards 8 5 0 0
#19 David Nelson 0 8 0 1
#40 Omar Guzman 0 4 0 1
#97 Michael Spencer 0 2 0 0
#50 Kevin Davis 0 4 0 1
#56 Marshall Leister 12 4 0 1
#58 Matthew Hard 1 3 0 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 3 0 0
#53 Eugene Gregory 6 5 0 0
#62 Thomas Campbell 0 5 0 0
#69 James Foster 9 0 0 0
#62 Randolph Riley 9 0 0 0
#81 Wayne Postma 10 1 0 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 0 3 0 1
#30 Cory Vargas 0 1 0 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 0 3 0 1
#83 James Connelly 2 2 0 0
#22 Brian Rosenberger 3 0 0 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 0 3 0 1
#89 Todd Summers 0 1 0 0
#58 David Burt 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#74 Marvin Waldron 1 2 2.00 0
#49 Ronald Green 1 0 0.00 0
#90 Dennis Rivas 1 0 0.00 0
#41 Donald Lopez 2 0 0.00 0
#66 David Aguila 1 0 0.00 0
#26 Roy Wiley 1 0 0.00 0
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#62 Thomas Campbell 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 3 0 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
#18 Michael Atkinson 1 1 0 0
#64 John Short 0 1 0 0
#26 Roy Wiley 0 0 1 0
#28 Pablo Wilson 0 0 1 0
#57 Mathew Snow 0 1 0 0
#91 Bill Ryan 0 1 0 0
#90 Dennis Rivas 0 0 1 0
#66 David Aguila 0 1 0 0
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Chester Dougherty 2 0 0 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 1 0 0 0
#15 Robert Richards 1 0 0 0
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 0 0 0
#53 Eugene Gregory 0 1 1 0
#52 Reginald Martin 0 1 0 0
#58 Matthew Hard 0 1 1 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 1 0 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 0 1 1 0
#62 Thomas Campbell 0 0 1 0
#71 Tony Lehman 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 7 342 48.86 43.86 56 0
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Juan Hanson 7 319 45.57 38.86 50 1
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Robert Allison 2 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 0 44 5 / 7
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Daniel McCormack 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 43 2 / 2
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 3 24 8.0 9 0
#18 Michael Atkinson 1 10 10.0 10 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Neal Boone 3 15 5.0 8 0
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 22 22.0 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 James Connelly 3 82 27.3 0
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Donald Lopez 7 0
#28 Pablo Wilson 6 0
#64 John Short 6 3
#57 Mathew Snow 4 1
#26 Roy Wiley 4 0
#49 Ronald Green 3 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 3 0
#51 John Smith 2 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 2 0
#57 Paul Davis 2 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 2 0
#91 Bill Ryan 2 1
#33 Michael Rider 1 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 1 0
#94 Gary Purpura 1 1
#56 Larry Patterson 1 0
#90 Dennis Rivas 1 2
#9 Dustin Nichols 1 0
#66 Donald Glenn 1 0
#93 Sean Frisina 1 0
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#62 Thomas Campbell 9 0
#30 Cory Vargas 7 0
#58 Matthew Hard 7 4
#53 Eugene Gregory 7 1
#58 David Burt 4 0
#39 Jason Hatch 3 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 3 0
#50 Kevin Davis 3 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 2 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 2 1
#10 Bradley Sharp 2 0
#71 Tony Lehman 2 0
#19 David Nelson 2 0
#34 William Burkey 2 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 2 0
#52 Reginald Martin 2 0
#15 Robert Richards 1 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0
#97 Michael Spencer 1 0
#21 Antony Jurado 1 0
#66 Carl Lawlor 1 0
#40 August Madrid 1 0
#89 Todd Summers 1 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 1 0