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October 17, 1976 63° Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 72,756 (90%)
Gold 3 17 0 9 - 29
Thunderbolts 14 10 0 0 - 24
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-8-DEN 8 (11:31) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 7 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-4-CLE 4 (5:05) 11-Robert Allison 22 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 7 DEN 3
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 2-3-CLE 32 (4:17) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 14 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-20-DEN 37 (15:00) 17-Dustin Henry 55 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 17 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-9-CLE 16 (12:45) 11-Robert Allison 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 17 DEN 6
(Qtr 2) Gold: 3-17-CLE 18 (7:49) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. CLE 17 DEN 13
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 2-2-DEN 34 (3:19) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 18-Jim Aguirre to DEN 0 for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 24 DEN 13
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-10-DEN 25 (3:14) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. CLE 24 DEN 20
(Qtr 4) Gold: 2-1-CLE 0 (13:41) 81-Duane Cunningham ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-15-CLE 15 (11:54) 11-Robert Allison 34 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 24 DEN 29
Team Statistics
Thunderbolts Gold
First Downs 9 15
- Rushing 0 1
- Passing 8 13
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 291 446
- Offensive Plays 60 81
- Yards Per Play 4.85 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 20 11
- Rushing Attempts 11 24
- Yards Per Rush 1.82 0.46
Net Passing Yards 271 435
- Att/Comp/Int 43 / 20 / 3 50 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 486
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 44 7 / 51
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.53 7.63
- Yards Per Completion 15.75 18.00
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 13 8 / 21
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 57 1 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 111 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:42 35:19
Drive Charts
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:33 OWN 37 6 63 Touchdown
1 5:02 0:54 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 2:00 2:04 OWN 35 4 26 Field Goal
2 12:41 1:33 OWN 32 3 -8 Punt
2 7:44 0:57 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 4:40 1:27 OWN 38 3 62 Touchdown
2 3:04 1:08 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
3 13:30 3:02 OWN 35 7 18 Punt
3 8:02 0:43 OWN 31 2 3 Interception
3 5:46 0:06 OWN 26 1 0 Interception
3 4:43 1:33 OWN 20 4 32 Punt
4 13:39 0:50 OWN 27 4 -5 Interception
4 11:51 1:23 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 8:22 2:09 OWN 38 3 3 Punt
4 5:18 0:55 OPP 47 3 4 Punt
4 3:27 1:23 OWN 49 3 -17 Punt
4 1:51 1:02 OPP 46 4 14 Downs
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:27 6:25 OWN 25 12 71 Field Goal
1 4:08 2:08 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 14:56 2:15 OWN 25 4 59 Field Goal
2 11:09 3:24 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 6:47 2:07 OWN 28 3 -1 Punt
2 3:13 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
2 1:56 1:56 OWN 8 4 9 Half
3 15:00 1:30 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 10:28 2:26 OWN 12 5 18 Punt
3 7:18 1:32 OWN 33 3 -4 Punt
3 5:41 0:58 OWN 41 3 7 Punt
3 3:10 4:31 OWN 10 9 90 Touchdown
4 12:49 0:58 OPP 39 4 24 Field Goal
4 10:28 2:07 OWN 19 3 4 Punt
4 6:13 0:54 OWN 3 3 -1 Punt
4 4:23 0:56 OWN 20 3 -11 Punt
4 2:04 0:13 OWN 24 3 -9 Interception
4 0:49 0:49 OPP 44 5 25 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 5 19 3.80 8 0 1
#88 Fred Stevenson 6 1 0.17 1 0 0
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 18 19 1.06 9 0 1
#9 Dustin Nichols 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#49 Carlos Miller 4 -8 -2.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 34 16 293 3 / 25 2 68 3 60.05
#6 Brandon Robertson 9 4 22 3 / 19 0 15 0 51.62
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 49 26 470 6 / 45 2 75 1 91.37
#5 Shawn Whitmire 1 1 16 1 / 6 0 16 0 118.75
Receiving Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 6 120 20.00 68 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 4 99 24.75 38 1
#14 Miguel Owens 2 46 23.00 30 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 22 11.00 15 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 2 15 7.50 11 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 10 3.33 8 0
#29 William Womack 1 3 3.00 3 0
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 6 184 30.67 75 2
#83 Felix Perez 10 164 16.40 58 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 3 49 16.33 24 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 2 39 19.50 24 0
#82 Robert Johnson 3 31 10.33 20 0
#81 Donald White 2 18 9.00 9 0
#14 Brad Harris 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Antonio Preston 55 14 1 2
#58 Kevin Peck 49 20 1 2
#51 Edward Jackson 53 27 1 1
#72 William Booth 0 6 0 3
#92 George Simmons 0 7 0 2
#15 Bert Eichelberger 2 1 0 0
#51 John Shim 13 3 0 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 13 22 0 1
#88 Fred Stevenson 17 7 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 4 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 14 11 0 0
#29 William Womack 13 14 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 13 4 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 49 20 0 2
#79 Donald Dalton 49 21 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 11 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 9 0 0
#14 Miguel Owens 0 10 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 6 3 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 3 0 0
#16 Wesley Watson 0 1 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 13 7 0 1
#33 James Cruz 4 1 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 8 4 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 8 1 0 0
#92 Jonathon Padilla 0 2 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 4 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 1
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 William Reaves 66 31 2 2
#60 Allen Bateman 62 34 1 6
#83 Felix Perez 0 14 0 1
#82 Robert Johnson 2 19 0 2
#81 Donald White 2 13 0 0
#66 Donald Glenn 69 36 0 0
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 67 28 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 9 0 1
#70 Kenneth South 54 24 0 3
#49 Carlos Miller 12 6 0 0
#85 Henry Ramos 1 1 0 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 11 14 0 0
#14 Brad Harris 0 4 0 0
#86 John Coleman 0 7 0 0
#60 Tom Campbell 15 0 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 5 2 0 2
#67 Paul Wright 18 2 0 0
#79 Frank Castillo 10 0 0 0
#57 Paul Davis 7 0 0 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 4 2 0 0
#61 Francesco Chang 3 0 0 0
#41 Donald Lopez 2 1 0 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 0 1 0 0
#51 Eugene Pacheco 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Monte Cherry 1 0 0.00 0
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Bradley Leon 1 1 1.00 0
#26 Roy Wiley 2 -1 -0.50 0
Fumble Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 9 415 46.11 43.89 56 4
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 9 426 47.33 39.00 52 0
Kicking
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 3 / 3
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Robert Allison 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 2 / 2
Punt Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 6 57 9.5 13 0
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 111 37.0 0
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Brady Kizer 7 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 6 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 6 3
#28 Oliver Serrano 5 1
#33 Steven Flanagan 5 0
#51 David Brooks 4 0
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 3 2
#30 Michael Rodriguez 3 0
#91 Bob Gomez 3 0
#57 Wayne Holland 2 1
#47 Gabriel Decker 2 0
#32 Michael Woodham 1 0
#92 George Simmons 1 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 0
#14 Miguel Owens 1 0
#94 George Ye 1 0
#13 Adam Velasco 1 0
#97 Jed Hott 1 0
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 John Smith 6 1
#41 Donald Lopez 6 0
#57 Mathew Snow 5 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 5 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 3 0
#26 Roy Wiley 3 0
#64 John Short 3 1
#91 Bill Ryan 2 1
#98 Robert Allison 2 1
#51 Eugene Pacheco 2 1
#57 Paul Davis 2 1
#28 Pablo Wilson 2 0
#49 Ronald Green 1 0
#94 Gary Purpura 1 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0