Regular Season Week 5: Rangers at Rockets
October 06, 1996 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 60,522 (81%)
Rangers 3 0 3 0 - 6
Rockets 7 7 6 7 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 2-10-DAL 11 (12:14) 26-Benjamin Ward ran for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 7 DAL 0
(Qtr 1) Rangers: 4-5-HOU 5 (0:37) 9-Steven Perkins 22 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 DAL 3
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 2-2-DAL 2 (8:33) 26-Benjamin Ward ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 14 DAL 3
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-5-DAL 34 (10:51) 18-Zachary Duty 52 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 DAL 3
(Qtr 3) Rangers: 4-3-HOU 32 (7:25) 9-Steven Perkins 49 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 DAL 6
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-8-DAL 25 (0:06) 18-Zachary Duty 43 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 20 DAL 6
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 1-1-DAL 0 (2:45) 5-Dale Gordon ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 27 DAL 6
Team Statistics
Rockets Rangers
First Downs 19 8
- Rushing 8 2
- Passing 11 5
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 356 164
- Offensive Plays 71 49
- Yards Per Play 5.01 3.35
Net Rushing Yards 135 36
- Rushing Attempts 44 17
- Yards Per Rush 3.07 2.12
Net Passing Yards 221 128
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 19 / 0 30 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.19 4.00
- Yards Per Completion 11.63 7.83
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 14 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 40 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 86 2 / 68
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 36:41 23:19
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:51 2:40 OPP 38 6 38 Touchdown
1 8:12 2:13 OWN 6 3 8 Punt
1 4:25 2:26 OWN 25 4 39 Missed FG
1 0:34 7:04 OWN 38 14 62 Touchdown
2 5:35 1:29 OWN 21 3 2 Punt
2 0:53 0:53 OWN 12 2 3 Half
3 15:00 4:13 OWN 25 7 41 Field Goal
3 7:21 7:18 OWN 31 12 44 Field Goal
4 11:40 5:48 OWN 26 11 60 Fumble
4 4:35 1:53 OPP 27 4 27 Touchdown
4 2:02 0:30 OWN 38 4 18 Punt
4 0:14 0:14 OWN 30 1 0 Game
Rangers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:09 OWN 39 1 0 Interception
1 12:10 3:58 OWN 25 6 23 Punt
1 6:00 1:35 OWN 43 3 -3 Punt
1 1:59 1:25 OWN 43 4 52 Field Goal
2 8:30 2:56 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
2 4:06 3:13 OWN 30 6 18 Punt
3 10:47 3:26 OWN 36 5 32 Field Goal
3 0:02 3:22 OWN 25 6 11 Punt
4 5:52 1:17 OWN 14 6 14 Downs
4 2:43 0:40 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 1:32 1:18 OWN 6 5 19 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 32 102 3.19 23 3 2
#5 Dale Gordon 11 33 3.00 8 0 1
#7 Howard Stiner 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Rangers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Raymond Ross 12 30 2.50 10 1 0
#24 Russell Russell 4 6 1.50 5 0 0
#12 Josef Smith 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 27 19 221 0 / 0 0 37 0 94.83
Rangers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Josef Smith 30 18 141 2 / 13 0 37 1 57.78
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Paul Pick 4 73 18.25 37 0
#5 Dale Gordon 2 46 23.00 24 0
#89 Eric Hintz 5 34 6.80 9 0
#89 Marion Hiser 3 32 10.67 12 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 4 24 6.00 13 0
#85 Troy Whitley 1 12 12.00 12 0
Rangers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 William Alexander 6 56 9.33 19 0
#37 Raymond Ross 4 38 9.50 37 0
#10 Nathan Palmer 3 27 9.00 10 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 3 15 5.00 8 0
#19 David Noble 1 5 5.00 5 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#2 Paul Lachapelle 0 1 0 0
#60 Terry Dyer 35 54 0 1
#89 Eric Hintz 8 46 0 0
#63 Gregory Menard 33 50 0 0
#85 Troy Whitley 0 41 0 0
#85 Paul Pick 0 32 0 1
#49 Justin Zachary 12 35 0 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 27 50 0 4
#71 David Abell 27 51 0 17
#1 Daniel Contreras 27 42 0 3
#26 Benjamin Ward 7 2 0 0
#81 James Kirk 6 3 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 9 0 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 6 2 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 9 0 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 9 0 0 0
#53 James Green 9 2 0 0
#89 Marion Hiser 0 19 0 0
#71 Gordon Luna 1 4 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 6 0 0
#96 William Cousins 0 3 0 0
#56 Jay Roy 0 4 0 0
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 5 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 7 0 1
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 5 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 0 4 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 3 0 0
#51 Robert Gregory 0 3 0 0
#5 Dale Gordon 2 0 0 0
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 0
Rangers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Steve Corral 42 23 1 2
#74 Francis Smotherman 32 22 1 1
#50 Daniel Bunyard 0 2 0 0
#36 Barry Yazzie 0 2 0 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 6 3 0 0
#66 William Adamson 0 2 0 0
#53 Luke Hardin 9 8 0 1
#93 William Brooks 0 2 0 1
#70 Eldridge Long 2 5 0 0
#91 Dexter Rosario 0 3 0 0
#96 Andrew Lavelle 0 4 0 0
#31 Merrill Smith 0 3 0 0
#59 Lee Morris 42 26 0 0
#24 Russell Russell 3 4 0 0
#61 Arnold King 41 24 0 2
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 42 23 0 1
#32 Raymond Coulter 12 11 0 0
#80 William Alexander 3 16 0 1
#37 Raymond Ross 19 6 0 0
#88 Sidney Wright 0 10 0 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 0 9 0 2
#19 David Noble 0 7 0 0
#56 Aaron Pawlak 9 0 0 0
#84 Gil Allen 6 1 0 0
#10 Nathan Palmer 0 3 0 0
#22 David Hupp 0 3 0 0
#73 Jack Troia 2 0 0 0
#52 Joe Tatum 0 1 0 0
#98 Joseph Lawler 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#43 William Muir 1 1 1.00 0
Rangers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#5 Dale Gordon 1 0 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 0 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 0 1 0 0
Rangers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#66 William Adamson 0 0 2 0
#91 Dexter Rosario 0 1 0 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 3 134 44.67 42.67 49 1
Rangers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Sylvester Brown 7 315 45.00 40.00 48 3
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 2 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 2 52 3 / 3
Rangers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Steven Perkins 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 0 / 0
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 5 40 8.0 11 0
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 1 7 7.0 7 0
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Paul Pick 2 86 43.0 0
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 William Alexander 2 68 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Ronald McCloud 9 0
#43 William Muir 7 0
#40 Frank Brack 4 0
#91 Albert Shelton 4 0
#41 Jack Robinson 3 0
#51 Robert Gregory 2 0
#23 Lucas Roberts 2 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 2 1
#65 Joseph Eells 1 0
#2 Paul Lachapelle 1 1
#44 Gary Williams 1 0
#18 Zachary Duty 1 0
#93 Jonathan Lawson 1 0
#3 David Frazier 1 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 1 0
#99 Will Lofton 1 0
Rangers
Name Tackles Sacks
#98 Joseph Lawler 13 0
#66 William Adamson 10 0
#31 Merrill Smith 7 0
#26 Randall Villarreal 5 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 4 0
#50 Daniel Bunyard 4 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 3 0
#46 Robert Volkman 3 0
#91 Dexter Rosario 3 0
#96 Andrew Lavelle 2 0
#37 Karl Dubose 2 0
#93 William Brooks 2 0
#37 Raymond Ross 1 0
#36 Barry Yazzie 1 0
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 1 0
#9 Steven Perkins 1 0
#97 Reuben Ruiz 1 0
#84 Gil Allen 1 0