Regular Season Week 1: Tropics at Rangers
September 08, 1996 70° Texas Mega Dome
Attendance: 53,301 (71%)
Tropics 3 0 10 0 - 13
Rangers 3 0 0 3 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rangers: 4-3-MIA 26 (10:14) 9-Steven Perkins 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 MIA 0
(Qtr 1) Tropics: 4-8-DAL 20 (0:43) 2-Henry Powers 38 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 MIA 3
(Qtr 3) Tropics: 3-3-DAL 3 (10:02) 14-Stewart Sacco pass complete to 84-Cecil Scott for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Henry Powers. DAL 3 MIA 10
(Qtr 3) Tropics: 4-13-DAL 13 (2:43) 2-Henry Powers 31 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 MIA 13
(Qtr 4) Rangers: 4-19-MIA 38 (4:58) 9-Steven Perkins 55 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 6 MIA 13
Team Statistics
Rangers Tropics
First Downs 8 18
- Rushing 4 8
- Passing 4 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 142 248
- Offensive Plays 45 70
- Yards Per Play 3.16 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 75 116
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards Per Rush 3.75 3.52
Net Passing Yards 67 132
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 10 / 1 35 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 76 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 2 / 17
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.68 3.57
- Yards Per Completion 7.60 5.52
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 7 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 3 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 37 1 / 39
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 9
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 20:19 39:41
Drive Charts
Rangers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:03 1:53 OPP 33 3 7 Field Goal
1 8:37 2:08 OWN 12 4 13 Punt
1 0:39 2:07 OWN 25 5 10 Punt
2 11:21 1:27 OWN 22 3 4 Punt
2 4:37 2:45 OWN 11 6 35 Punt
3 15:00 0:13 OWN 35 1 0 Interception
3 9:59 0:58 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 2:40 2:51 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
4 12:17 1:32 OWN 29 3 7 Punt
4 8:26 3:33 OWN 41 8 21 Field Goal
4 0:52 0:52 OWN 20 4 25 Game
Tropics
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:57 OWN 31 5 -2 Interception
1 10:10 1:33 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 6:29 5:50 OWN 29 10 52 Field Goal
2 13:32 2:11 OWN 24 3 10 Punt
2 9:54 5:17 OWN 27 8 30 Punt
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 12 3 14 Half
3 14:47 4:48 OPP 41 9 41 Touchdown
3 9:01 6:21 OWN 40 12 46 Field Goal
4 14:49 2:32 OWN 6 5 18 Punt
4 10:45 2:19 OWN 19 3 1 Punt
4 4:53 4:01 OWN 25 9 33 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Raymond Ross 16 35 2.19 9 0 0
#23 Nathan Regis 3 21 7.00 12 2 0
#12 Josef Smith 1 19 19.00 19 1 0
Tropics
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Joe Windham 22 91 4.14 11 3 0
#46 Gregorio Winslow 10 25 2.50 10 1 0
#85 Edwin Burgan 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Josef Smith 24 10 76 1 / 9 0 12 1 32.64
Tropics
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Stewart Sacco 35 27 149 2 / 17 1 13 1 81.73
Receiving Stats
Rangers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 David Noble 3 28 9.33 12 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 2 13 6.50 10 0
#37 Raymond Ross 1 11 11.00 11 0
#23 Nathan Regis 1 10 10.00 10 0
#80 William Alexander 1 6 6.00 6 0
#10 Nathan Palmer 1 5 5.00 5 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 1 3 3.00 3 0
Tropics
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Cecil Scott 9 64 7.11 13 1
#81 Arthur West 4 29 7.25 13 0
#10 George Pickens 4 18 4.50 7 0
#82 Scott Simmons 3 17 5.67 9 0
#34 Joe Windham 2 13 6.50 9 0
#85 Edwin Burgan 4 9 2.25 5 0
#46 Gregorio Winslow 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Rangers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 34 27 1 1
#36 Barry Yazzie 0 3 0 0
#70 Eldridge Long 2 2 0 1
#98 Joseph Lawler 0 1 0 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 0 1 0 0
#10 Nathan Palmer 0 6 0 1
#59 Lee Morris 34 26 0 1
#61 Arnold King 32 24 0 2
#78 Steve Corral 33 26 0 1
#19 David Noble 0 4 0 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 12 13 0 2
#74 Francis Smotherman 26 23 0 1
#12 Elmer Pineda 0 9 0 1
#80 William Alexander 0 15 0 0
#56 Aaron Pawlak 9 2 0 0
#84 Gil Allen 6 0 0 0
#66 William Adamson 1 2 0 0
#53 Luke Hardin 9 5 0 0
#73 Jack Troia 4 0 0 0
#96 Andrew Lavelle 0 2 0 0
#37 Raymond Ross 8 5 0 0
#88 Sidney Wright 0 7 0 1
#23 Nathan Regis 9 6 0 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 6 1 0 0
#22 David Hupp 2 1 0 0
#50 Daniel Bunyard 0 1 0 0
#52 Joe Tatum 0 1 0 0
#93 William Brooks 0 2 0 0
#91 Dexter Rosario 0 2 0 0
#63 Justin Easterday 3 1 0 0
Tropics
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Thomas Saenz 45 45 1 2
#70 James Massa 40 41 1 4
#96 Bruce Waddington 0 2 0 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 0 1 0 0
#28 William Richardson 0 1 0 0
#27 Luke Layden 0 1 0 0
#77 Philip Bryant 0 1 0 0
#93 Mark Kirkland 0 4 0 0
#95 Michael Denson 5 1 0 0
#92 Robert Hartzog 0 1 0 0
#24 Randy Nelson 0 5 0 1
#91 Michael Rivera 0 2 0 0
#64 John Brown 45 41 0 2
#61 Robert Lee 38 37 0 1
#34 Joe Windham 10 2 0 0
#4 Frank Smith 37 33 0 0
#85 Edwin Burgan 10 25 0 0
#81 Arthur West 7 30 0 1
#84 Cecil Scott 0 15 0 2
#57 Allen Nurse 9 0 0 0
#19 Shawn Duncan 4 0 0 0
#58 John McCarthy 10 0 0 0
#54 Dennis Crandall 10 1 0 0
#68 Robert Baker 9 0 0 0
#13 Percy Navarro 0 5 0 0
#47 Paul Jackson 0 9 0 1
#82 Scott Simmons 0 11 0 0
#78 Michael Smith 1 1 0 0
#76 Terence Lewis 1 0 0 0
#98 Thomas Youngblood 0 1 0 0
#46 Gregorio Winslow 3 10 0 0
#10 George Pickens 0 12 0 0
#52 Timothy Sims 0 1 0 0
#72 Joshua Cathey 0 1 0 0
#38 Marc Wright 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rangers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#50 Daniel Bunyard 1 0 0.00 0
Tropics
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#28 William Richardson 1 9 9.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rangers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 1 0 0 0
#37 Raymond Ross 1 0 0 0
#70 Eldridge Long 0 1 1 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 0 1 0 0
Tropics
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#46 Gregorio Winslow 1 0 0 0
#70 James Massa 0 1 0 0
#91 Michael Rivera 0 0 1 0
Punting
Rangers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Sylvester Brown 7 237 33.86 44.14 49 3
Tropics
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Daniel Epperson 6 269 44.83 40.33 55 2
Kicking
Rangers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Steven Perkins 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 0 / 0
Tropics
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Henry Powers 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 1 / 1
Punt Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 1 7 7.0 7 0
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#47 Paul Jackson 3 16 5.3 8 0
Kick Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 William Alexander 1 37 37.0 0
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#47 Paul Jackson 1 39 39.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rangers
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Robert Volkman 9 0
#37 Karl Dubose 9 0
#96 Andrew Lavelle 7 0
#31 Merrill Smith 6 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 5 0
#91 Dexter Rosario 5 0
#45 Kendall Bolduc 5 0
#50 Daniel Bunyard 4 0
#66 William Adamson 3 1
#70 Eldridge Long 3 1
#98 Joseph Lawler 2 0
#77 Thomas Lafferty 2 0
#9 Steven Perkins 1 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 1 0
#78 Steve Corral 1 0
#76 Charles Beall 1 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 1 0
Tropics
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Timothy Sims 5 0
#91 Michael Rivera 5 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 5 0
#38 Marc Wright 3 0
#95 Michael Denson 2 0
#28 William Richardson 2 0
#92 Robert Hartzog 2 0
#54 Michael Stubbs 2 0
#77 Philip Bryant 2 1
#37 Brandon Preston 2 0
#46 Gregorio Winslow 1 0
#93 Mark Kirkland 1 0
#24 Randy Nelson 1 0
#27 Luke Layden 1 0
#19 Shawn Duncan 1 0