Wild Card: Liberty at Generals
December 29, 1996 70° MSG Stadium
Attendance: 73,363 (98%)
Liberty 0 0 0 0 - 0
Generals 2 3 3 3 - 11
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-20-PHI 8 (5:34) 17-James Ball sacked at PHI -1 for -9 yards (97-Joseph Bentley). Sack allowed by 68-Frank Shirley. SAFETY! (97-Joseph Bentley) 68-Frank Shirley missed that block completely. 68-Frank Shirley missed that block completely. N.Y 2 PHI 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-3-PHI 4 (11:56) 3-William Hurley 22 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 5 PHI 0
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-1-PHI 8 (0:47) 3-William Hurley 27 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 8 PHI 0
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-5-PHI 6 (10:04) 3-William Hurley 24 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 11 PHI 0
Team Statistics
Generals Liberty
First Downs 12 10
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 2 6
- Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 213 152
- Offensive Plays 60 54
- Yards Per Play 3.55 2.81
Net Rushing Yards 182 71
- Rushing Attempts 51 22
- Yards Per Rush 3.57 3.23
Net Passing Yards 31 81
- Att/Comp/Int 9 / 7 / 0 27 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 31 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 5 / 49
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.44 2.53
- Yards Per Completion 4.43 9.29
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 4 / 23 5 / 48
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 80 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 40 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 3 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 16
Time of Possession 35:21 24:39
Drive Charts
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:52 6:12 OWN 20 9 42 Punt
1 5:23 2:09 OWN 41 3 5 Punt
1 1:31 4:38 OPP 34 8 30 Field Goal
2 7:47 5:36 OWN 13 8 23 Punt
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 12:12 2:04 OPP 49 3 3 Punt
3 8:07 3:11 OWN 48 5 12 Punt
3 2:47 2:02 OWN 45 5 47 Field Goal
4 14:06 4:05 OWN 38 7 56 Field Goal
4 7:54 2:07 OWN 38 3 9 Punt
4 4:47 2:10 OWN 45 3 10 Punt
4 1:25 0:19 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
Liberty
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:08 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
1 5:40 0:18 OWN 10 2 -14 Safety
1 3:14 1:43 OWN 6 3 8 Punt
2 11:53 4:06 OWN 25 7 30 Punt
2 2:12 2:12 OWN 3 4 27 Half
3 14:12 2:00 OWN 18 3 -12 Punt
3 10:08 2:00 OWN 5 4 9 Punt
3 4:56 2:09 OWN 3 3 9 Punt
3 0:45 1:38 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 10:01 2:07 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 5:48 1:00 OWN 20 7 39 Downs
4 2:37 1:12 OWN 18 7 16 Punt
4 1:06 1:06 OWN 21 3 17 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Greg Newton 29 92 3.17 12 2 0
#85 Gus Henson 18 78 4.33 14 2 0
#88 Jeffrey Gaines 2 11 5.50 9 0 0
#23 Felix Huddleston 2 1 0.50 1 0 0
Liberty
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Matthew Schmitt 18 48 2.67 11 3 0
#34 Philip Smith 3 15 5.00 10 1 0
#17 James Ball 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
Passing Stats
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Bob Young 9 7 31 0 / 0 0 9 0 81.02
Liberty
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 James Ball 27 14 130 5 / 49 0 32 0 65.35
Receiving Stats
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Joshua Skidmore 2 15 7.50 8 0
#89 David Boothby 1 9 9.00 9 0
#40 Greg Newton 3 5 1.67 4 0
#85 Gus Henson 1 2 2.00 2 0
Liberty
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Eric Williams 7 60 8.57 18 0
#80 John Lawson 5 36 7.20 17 0
#86 John Reddy 1 32 32.00 32 0
#36 Irving Sprinkle 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Monroe Price 12 53 0 1
#65 Robert Moyers 12 50 0 1
#70 Robert Morris 21 52 0 10
#57 William Sledge 21 54 0 5
#49 Victor Cooley 1 8 0 2
#23 Felix Huddleston 6 43 0 2
#62 Robert Hardy 21 51 0 7
#82 Frankie Dawson 0 10 0 0
#89 David Boothby 0 45 0 1
#84 Joshua Skidmore 0 22 0 1
#13 Robert Parson 0 15 0 1
#82 Bryan Chavis 0 8 0 0
#73 Edward Villegas 12 0 0 0
#56 Herbert Miller 12 1 0 0
#19 Lamont Jackson 7 8 0 0
#72 Eric Vigil 6 1 0 0
#68 Sonny Espinoza 12 0 0 0
#42 Taylor Hall 0 5 0 1
#29 Isaac Baker 0 1 0 0
#52 Kirk Tao 0 1 0 0
#59 Lawrence Nimmo 0 1 0 0
#58 Robert Buck 0 7 0 0
#41 William Adkins 0 7 0 0
#98 Justin Gray 0 1 0 0
#4 Matthew Baird 0 6 0 1
#95 Daniel Schrock 0 6 0 0
#40 Greg Newton 1 2 0 0
#96 Tyrone Thompson 0 4 0 1
#36 Carlos James 0 3 0 1
#97 Joseph Bentley 0 5 0 0
#2 William Blake 0 4 0 0
#85 Gus Henson 1 0 0 0
Liberty
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 John Purvis 40 27 2 5
#68 Frank Shirley 42 31 2 3
#70 Arturo Ammerman 33 27 1 1
#65 William Taylor 42 24 0 1
#56 Michael Hemphill 40 28 0 1
#83 Eric Williams 2 19 0 0
#85 Arthur Collazo 3 5 0 1
#24 Randy Burns 4 3 0 0
#36 Irving Sprinkle 11 10 0 0
#86 John Reddy 0 14 0 0
#80 John Lawson 0 8 0 0
#30 Matthew Schmitt 12 5 0 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 0 12 0 0
#72 Christopher Pruett 9 2 0 0
#77 Adolph Herring 10 0 0 0
#38 Steve Gillespie 0 1 0 0
#34 Philip Smith 10 0 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 4 0 0 0
#23 Lemuel Rye 0 1 0 0
#90 Christopher Thomas 1 0 0 0
#44 Jon Wood 2 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Liberty
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Liberty
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Arthur Bernal 9 405 45.00 41.89 61 7
Liberty
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Kendrick Halstead 9 413 45.89 35.22 54 1
Kicking
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 William Hurley 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 27 0 / 0
Liberty
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Punt Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#40 Greg Newton 5 59 11.8 25 0
#88 Jeffrey Gaines 1 21 21.0 21 0
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#40 Greg Newton 1 40 40.0 0
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Carlos James 7 0
#93 Leslie Houle 5 2
#52 Kirk Tao 5 1
#20 Carl Shepard 5 0
#47 Rick Taylor 4 0
#4 Matthew Baird 4 0
#41 William Adkins 3 0
#98 Justin Gray 2 0
#97 Joseph Bentley 2 2
#39 Joseph Hartig 2 0
#67 Stanley Wood 1 0
Liberty
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Horace Street 12 0
#95 William Napoleon 11 0
#51 David Branson 7 0
#31 Peter Moore 5 0
#62 Hershel Wyman 4 0
#50 Russell McNeill 4 0
#90 Christopher Thomas 4 0
#46 Brian Armstrong 3 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 3 0
#52 Scott Reid 2 0
#56 Michael Hemphill 2 0
#56 Norman Veilleux 2 0
#7 Tom Ahl 1 0
#12 Kendrick Halstead 1 0
#68 Frank Shirley 1 0
#47 Joseph Giblin 1 0
#38 Steve Gillespie 1 0
#85 Arthur Collazo 1 0