Regular Season Week 1: Sharks at Rangers
September 07, 1997 70° Texas Mega Dome
Attendance: 47,491 (63%)
Sharks 3 7 7 3 - 20
Rangers 0 0 0 0 - 0
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Sharks: 4-7-DAL 28 (2:38) 4-Robert Goldblatt 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 0 S.D 3
(Qtr 2) Sharks: 2-8-DAL 8 (13:43) 9-Marvin Speegle pass complete to 82-Will Hayden for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Goldblatt. DAL 0 S.D 10
(Qtr 3) Sharks: 3-5-DAL 17 (7:34) 9-Marvin Speegle pass complete to 19-Joe Moon for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Robert Goldblatt. DAL 0 S.D 17
(Qtr 4) Sharks: 4-6-DAL 11 (2:53) 4-Robert Goldblatt 29 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 0 S.D 20
Team Statistics
Rangers Sharks
First Downs 10 16
- Rushing 1 9
- Passing 8 5
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 233 282
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards Per Play 4.09 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 46 155
- Rushing Attempts 15 42
- Yards Per Rush 3.07 3.69
Net Passing Yards 187 127
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 28 / 1 22 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 29 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.45 5.77
- Yards Per Completion 7.71 9.07
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 50 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 27 3 / 18
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 78 1 / 30
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21
Drive Charts
Rangers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:55 2:51 OWN 1 4 55 Punt
1 7:39 2:49 OWN 12 5 25 Interception
1 2:34 1:42 OWN 20 3 -19 Punt
2 13:39 4:17 OWN 25 7 14 Punt
2 8:00 1:33 OWN 38 3 6 Punt
2 4:15 2:10 OWN 36 3 8 Punt
2 1:44 1:44 OWN 27 5 26 Half
3 15:00 1:27 OWN 29 3 4 Punt
3 7:28 1:57 OWN 29 3 5 Punt
3 1:28 3:41 OWN 6 8 55 Punt
4 9:17 2:43 OWN 29 7 35 Missed FG
4 2:50 0:42 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 1:45 1:03 OWN 23 3 7 Punt
Sharks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:05 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
1 11:04 3:25 OWN 20 5 16 Punt
1 4:50 2:16 OPP 47 6 20 Field Goal
1 0:52 2:12 OPP 44 6 44 Touchdown
2 9:23 1:23 OWN 14 3 6 Punt
2 6:27 2:12 OWN 6 4 21 Punt
2 2:05 0:21 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
3 13:33 6:05 OWN 16 10 84 Touchdown
3 5:31 4:03 OWN 19 6 29 Punt
4 12:47 3:30 OWN 10 5 18 Punt
4 6:34 3:44 OWN 43 7 46 Field Goal
4 2:08 0:23 OWN 18 3 8 Punt
4 0:42 0:42 OWN 28 3 5 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Nathan Regis 10 41 4.10 12 2 0
#22 David Hupp 5 5 1.00 4 0 0
Sharks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Douglas Duke 24 95 3.96 12 5 0
#28 Joseph Cloutier 16 60 3.75 14 3 0
#9 Marvin Speegle 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Josef Smith 39 28 216 3 / 29 0 45 1 74.31
Sharks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Marvin Speegle 22 14 127 0 / 0 2 30 0 109.47
Receiving Stats
Rangers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Scott Cespedes 3 80 26.67 45 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 8 38 4.75 7 0
#80 William Alexander 3 34 11.33 16 0
#23 Nathan Regis 6 33 5.50 14 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 2 8 4.00 7 0
#19 David Noble 2 8 4.00 6 0
#15 Stephen Perry 1 8 8.00 8 0
#41 Darius Barrett 1 7 7.00 7 0
#81 John Giblin 1 2 2.00 2 0
#22 David Hupp 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0
Sharks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Dallas Riley 1 30 30.00 30 0
#19 Joe Moon 3 26 8.67 17 1
#22 Douglas Duke 2 24 12.00 12 0
#15 Drew Scarlett 2 19 9.50 10 0
#82 Will Hayden 2 16 8.00 8 1
#28 Joseph Cloutier 4 12 3.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Rangers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Fausto Johnson 53 27 1 2
#74 Francis Smotherman 42 20 1 2
#63 Justin Easterday 42 22 1 2
#51 Cody Dantzler 48 20 0 0
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 53 24 0 1
#12 Elmer Pineda 0 8 0 2
#80 William Alexander 3 15 0 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 11 9 0 0
#81 John Giblin 0 5 0 1
#41 Darius Barrett 1 2 0 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 6 4 0 0
#64 Louis Nolan 11 9 0 0
#58 James Duffy 11 11 0 1
#73 Jack Troia 11 0 0 0
#56 Aaron Pawlak 11 0 0 0
#23 Nathan Regis 13 3 0 0
#61 Louis Malcolm 0 3 0 1
#79 Robert Westbrook 0 5 0 0
#65 Joseph Eells 0 3 0 0
#52 Tyrone Thompson 0 5 0 1
#90 Donald Olvera 0 4 0 0
#99 Thomas Rex 0 4 0 0
#31 Merrill Smith 0 5 0 0
#22 David Hupp 6 0 0 0
#19 David Noble 0 4 0 0
#82 Scott Cespedes 0 4 0 0
#97 Reuben Ruiz 1 1 0 0
Sharks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#97 Steven Caton 0 2 0 0
#42 Chad Cota 0 2 0 1
#20 Gregory Bailey 0 3 0 0
#54 Dong Ayers 0 3 0 0
#58 Robert Jones 0 5 0 1
#90 John Coleman 0 1 0 0
#55 Floyd Hampton 8 3 0 0
#93 Armand McQuade 0 2 0 0
#24 David Lima 0 2 0 0
#50 Greg Powell 0 2 0 1
#71 Trent Brown 33 44 0 1
#67 Glenn Kent 33 40 0 0
#28 Joseph Cloutier 3 16 0 0
#88 Perry Sanders 0 21 0 2
#74 Michael Dixon 32 42 0 3
#60 Charles Halverson 33 44 0 3
#82 Will Hayden 7 38 0 3
#74 Greg Berthold 26 44 0 3
#75 Matthew Vickers 12 1 0 0
#68 Chester Winters 12 0 0 0
#77 Charles Outten 12 0 0 0
#12 George Kennedy 0 21 0 0
#15 Drew Scarlett 0 17 0 0
#19 Joe Moon 0 11 0 0
#86 Frederick Martinez 0 12 0 1
#41 Gary White 0 1 0 0
#96 John Griffith 0 1 0 0
#26 Henry Johnson 0 1 0 0
#22 Douglas Duke 7 14 0 1
#17 Dallas Riley 0 2 0 0
#70 Andrew Jones 4 0 0 0
#84 Bo Brinkley 0 2 0 0
#92 Carlos Gerner 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rangers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Sharks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 David Lima 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rangers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Nathan Regis 1 1 0 0
Sharks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Joseph Cloutier 1 0 0 0
#57 Michael Gaylord 0 0 1 0
#54 Dong Ayers 0 1 0 0
Punting
Rangers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Sylvester Brown 10 479 47.90 41.90 59 5
Sharks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 James Long 8 409 51.13 48.38 66 3
Kicking
Rangers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Heath Rasmussen 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 0
Sharks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Robert Goldblatt 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 2 / 2
Punt Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 3 27 9.0 11 0
Sharks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Joseph Cloutier 3 18 6.0 8 0
Kick Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 William Alexander 3 78 26.0 0
Sharks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Joseph Cloutier 1 30 30.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rangers
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Merrill Smith 14 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 6 0
#26 Randall Villarreal 5 0
#96 Rodrigo Ulrey 5 0
#90 Donald Olvera 4 0
#46 Robert Volkman 4 0
#52 Tyrone Thompson 4 0
#58 James Duffy 3 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 3 0
#61 Louis Malcolm 3 0
#45 Kendall Bolduc 2 0
#99 Thomas Rex 2 0
#65 Joseph Eells 1 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 1 0
#76 Charles Beall 1 0
Sharks
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Chad Cota 7 0
#58 Robert Jones 6 0
#24 David Lima 6 0
#26 Henry Johnson 5 0
#50 Greg Powell 5 0
#41 Gary White 4 0
#97 Steven Caton 4 1
#59 Joseph Lane 3 0
#55 Floyd Hampton 3 0
#20 Gregory Bailey 2 0
#90 John Coleman 2 0
#93 Armand McQuade 1 1
#96 John Griffith 1 1
#60 Charles Halverson 1 0
#30 Donald James 1 0
#54 Dong Ayers 1 0