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December 19, 1976 41° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 56,721 (74%)
Stallions 5 6 0 0 - 11
Gold 0 21 3 6 - 30
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 3-9-DEN 6 (9:55) 9-Dustin Nichols sacked at DEN 0 for -6 yards (57-Tommie Harrington). Sack allowed by 58-Donald Glenn. SAFETY! (57-Tommie Harrington) DEN 0 BIR 2
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-5-DEN 15 (7:12) 6-Roger Reed 32 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 BIR 5
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-4-BIR 26 (14:05) (Hot Read) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 81-Duane Cunningham for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 7 BIR 5
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-9-DEN 13 (8:23) 6-Roger Reed 30 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (DEN 93-Sean Frisina) (Declined) DEN 7 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Gold: 2-3-BIR 40 (5:43) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 80-Dennis Poteete was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DEN 14 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Gold: 3-10-DEN 32 (3:49) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 10-Felix Perez for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. DEN 21 BIR 8
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-24-DEN 30 (1:02) 6-Roger Reed 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 21 BIR 11
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-4-BIR 29 (10:46) 11-Robert Allison 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 24 BIR 11
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-10-BIR 42 (13:11) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 12-Michael Sonnenberg for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Gold Stallions
First Downs 8 11
- Rushing 3 0
- Passing 5 10
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 311 279
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards Per Play 5.27 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 66 14
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards Per Rush 2.20 0.52
Net Passing Yards 245 265
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 10 / 1 35 / 20 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 27 4 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.45 6.79
- Yards Per Completion 27.20 14.55
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 2 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 8 / 65
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 54 4 / 34
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 59 2 / 42
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22
Drive Charts
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 10:41 0:49 OWN 5 3 -6 Safety
1 7:09 1:36 OWN 27 3 0 Punt
1 1:15 1:26 OWN 33 4 22 Punt
2 14:44 0:45 OPP 31 2 31 Touchdown
2 12:38 0:05 OWN 27 1 0 Interception
2 8:20 2:44 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 3:57 0:18 OWN 32 3 68 Touchdown
2 0:58 0:58 OWN 28 2 2 Half
3 12:49 2:07 OWN 49 4 22 Field Goal
3 8:34 1:39 OWN 37 3 -3 Punt
3 3:56 2:00 OWN 32 4 4 Punt
3 0:20 2:17 OWN 31 6 69 Touchdown
4 11:36 0:49 OWN 28 3 2 Punt
4 8:25 2:02 OWN 4 3 3 Punt
4 5:24 3:33 OWN 24 7 7 Punt
4 1:27 0:20 OWN 29 3 4 Punt
Stallions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:50 2:10 OWN 33 3 6 Punt
1 9:52 2:44 OWN 33 5 52 Field Goal
1 5:33 4:18 OWN 29 7 44 Missed FG
2 14:49 0:04 OWN 15 1 0 Interception
2 13:59 1:21 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 12:34 4:14 OPP 48 7 35 Field Goal
2 5:36 1:39 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 3:39 2:41 OWN 25 7 45 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 -12 Punt
3 10:42 2:08 OWN 12 3 9 Punt
3 6:55 2:59 OWN 2 5 27 Punt
3 1:56 1:35 OWN 16 3 9 Punt
4 13:03 1:27 OWN 25 4 1 Punt
4 10:47 2:21 OWN 28 4 25 Punt
4 6:23 0:59 OWN 34 3 5 Punt
4 1:51 0:25 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
4 1:06 1:06 OWN 32 3 3 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 19 47 2.47 17 2 0
#49 Carlos Miller 10 17 1.70 11 1 0
#61 Francesco Chang 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Stallions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Willie Clemente 7 10 1.43 7 0 0
#49 Jordan Devers 16 5 0.31 8 0 0
#40 Lorenzo Grant 4 -1 -0.25 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 25 10 272 4 / 27 4 68 1 103.67
Stallions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Agustin Crook 30 17 252 2 / 13 0 32 1 70.42
#5 Karl Moore 5 3 39 2 / 13 0 16 0 84.58
Receiving Stats
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 4 114 28.50 42 2
#83 Felix Perez 3 95 31.67 68 1
#82 Robert Johnson 1 27 27.00 27 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 1 26 26.00 26 1
#14 Brad Harris 1 10 10.00 10 0
Stallions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Lee Rice 8 144 18.00 32 0
#86 Tom Stein 3 48 16.00 18 0
#82 Matthew Morgan 4 45 11.25 19 0
#84 Bruno Fredericks 1 22 22.00 22 0
#49 Jordan Devers 1 20 20.00 20 0
#82 William Stromberg 2 12 6.00 7 0
#41 Willie Clemente 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Donald Glenn 39 38 1 2
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 43 39 1 1
#61 Francesco Chang 4 21 0 0
#21 Dennis Poteete 9 14 0 0
#63 William Reaves 42 30 0 4
#82 Robert Johnson 1 27 0 4
#85 Henry Ramos 0 7 0 0
#70 Kenneth South 28 36 0 0
#60 Allen Bateman 30 37 0 4
#14 Brad Harris 0 18 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 14 0 0
#88 Andrew Madrigal 11 2 0 0
#57 Paul Davis 6 4 0 2
#60 Tom Campbell 12 0 0 0
#67 Paul Wright 13 0 0 0
#41 Donald Lopez 0 3 0 0
#71 John Herrera 0 2 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 0 2 0 1
#64 John Short 0 2 0 1
#51 Eugene Pacheco 0 5 0 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 0 2 0 0
#57 Mathew Snow 0 3 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 0 3 0 0
#49 Ronald Green 0 1 0 0
#56 Larry Patterson 4 0 0 0
#79 Frank Castillo 4 0 0 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 7 1 0 1
#49 Carlos Miller 7 3 0 0
#83 Felix Perez 0 3 0 0
#51 John Smith 0 3 0 0
#93 Sean Frisina 0 2 0 0
Stallions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Anthony Quinn 39 33 2 5
#86 Tom Stein 20 24 1 1
#77 Thomas Nedd 53 29 0 2
#56 Earl Murtagh 44 33 0 0
#69 Milton Keeton 39 34 0 3
#64 Ben Arnold 47 37 0 5
#40 Lorenzo Grant 18 15 0 0
#84 Bruno Fredericks 0 16 0 0
#49 Jordan Devers 5 4 0 0
#99 Mark Stetler 11 6 0 0
#38 Francis Deleon 23 3 0 0
#54 Christopher Taylor 4 3 0 1
#82 Matthew Morgan 0 14 0 1
#22 Keith Marsh 0 3 0 1
#47 Charles Stark 0 3 0 1
#50 Carlos Johnson 0 2 0 0
#16 Lee Rice 0 11 0 0
#82 William Stromberg 3 7 0 0
#69 Robert Clayton 16 2 0 0
#59 Eric Benson 0 2 0 0
#41 Willie Clemente 5 9 0 0
#57 Tommie Harrington 0 1 0 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
#68 Leslie Knudson 1 1 0 0
#58 Noel Kaiser 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#26 Roy Wiley 1 0 0.00 0
Stallions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 Dusty Edwards 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#81 Duane Cunningham 1 0 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 1 0 0 0
#70 Kenneth South 1 1 0 0
#82 Robert Johnson 0 1 0 0
Stallions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#57 Tommie Harrington 0 0 1 0
#22 Keith Marsh 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 9 436 48.44 44.78 63 1
Stallions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Jack Carle 11 532 48.36 43.55 55 2
Kicking
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Robert Allison 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 3 / 3
Stallions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Roger Reed 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 47 0 / 0
Punt Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 6 54 9.0 12 0
Stallions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Bruno Fredericks 2 22 11.0 12 0
#49 Jordan Devers 2 12 6.0 9 0
Kick Return
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 2 59 29.5 0
Stallions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#49 Jordan Devers 2 42 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Donald Lopez 10 0
#49 Ronald Green 7 0
#93 Sean Frisina 5 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 4 0
#57 Mathew Snow 4 1
#91 Bill Ryan 4 0
#51 Eugene Pacheco 3 0
#57 Paul Davis 3 0
#74 Marvin Waldron 3 0
#51 John Smith 3 0
#64 John Short 3 2
#26 Roy Wiley 2 0
#53 William Kyle 2 1
#21 Dennis Poteete 1 0
#88 Andrew Madrigal 1 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0
#66 David Aguila 1 0
#32 Bradley Leon 1 0
Stallions
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Ivan Alexander 6 0
#93 Wallace Andrews 5 0
#22 Keith Marsh 5 0
#99 Mark Stetler 4 0
#43 James Morejon 4 2
#75 Barrett Hughes 4 0
#50 Carlos Johnson 4 0
#43 James Greer 4 0
#25 Dusty Edwards 3 0
#57 Tommie Harrington 2 1
#47 Charles Stark 2 0
#54 Christopher Taylor 2 1
#40 Lorenzo Grant 2 0
#82 Matthew Morgan 1 0
#39 Charles Beach 1 0
#58 Noel Kaiser 1 0