Regular Season Week 2: Rangers at Rockets
September 14, 1997 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 56,458 (75%)
Rangers 0 0 0 0 - 0
Rockets 9 0 3 7 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 1-10-DAL 5 (7:16) 12-Josef Smith sacked at DAL -4 for -10 yards (75-Stanley Ullery). Sack allowed by 74-Francis Smotherman. SAFETY! (75-Stanley Ullery) HOU 2 DAL 0
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 2-5-DAL 5 (5:04) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 86-Bryan Herrera for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 9 DAL 0
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-7-DAL 23 (9:04) 18-Zachary Duty 41 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 12 DAL 0
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 2-8-DAL 19 (1:52) 26-Benjamin Ward ran to DAL 0 for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 19 DAL 0
Team Statistics
Rockets Rangers
First Downs 10 13
- Rushing 6 5
- Passing 4 5
- Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 234 210
- Offensive Plays 65 69
- Yards Per Play 3.60 3.04
Net Rushing Yards 114 62
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards Per Rush 3.68 3.26
Net Passing Yards 120 148
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 17 / 1 45 / 29 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 19 5 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.53 2.96
- Yards Per Completion 8.18 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 17 2 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 5 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 60 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:22 4:13 OWN 36 6 23 Punt
1 8:17 1:01 OWN 47 3 -4 Punt
1 7:12 2:11 OPP 49 4 49 Touchdown
2 14:57 1:34 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 9:54 0:57 OWN 24 3 5 Punt
2 5:26 0:52 OWN 29 3 2 Punt
2 3:01 1:08 OWN 23 3 -7 Punt
2 1:04 0:46 OWN 17 3 26 Interception
3 15:00 5:59 OWN 29 9 48 Field Goal
3 7:22 2:57 OWN 10 8 24 Punt
3 0:00 1:21 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
4 10:23 0:52 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 7:56 3:59 OWN 17 6 16 Punt
4 2:48 1:02 OPP 32 5 32 Touchdown
4 0:42 0:42 OWN 11 3 2 Game
Rangers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:38 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 9:09 0:52 OWN 3 3 4 Punt
1 7:15 0:03 OWN 5 1 -11 Safety
1 5:01 5:04 OWN 25 11 55 Fumble
2 13:23 3:29 OWN 20 5 14 Punt
2 8:58 3:31 OWN 23 6 55 Missed FG
2 4:35 1:33 OWN 22 3 8 Punt
2 1:53 0:50 OWN 37 3 -2 Punt
2 0:18 0:18 OWN 47 3 0 Punt
3 9:01 1:39 OWN 21 4 23 Punt
3 4:25 4:25 OWN 21 10 39 Punt
4 13:39 3:16 OWN 27 5 10 Punt
4 9:30 1:35 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
4 3:56 1:08 OWN 25 4 7 Downs
4 1:46 1:05 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 26 109 4.19 25 3 1
#30 Robert Sweet 3 5 1.67 2 0 0
#7 Howard Stiner 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Rangers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Nathan Regis 13 41 3.15 12 2 0
#22 David Hupp 6 21 3.50 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 32 17 139 2 / 19 1 39 1 61.85
Rangers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Josef Smith 45 29 185 5 / 37 0 37 0 72.92
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Bobby Jones 2 44 22.00 39 0
#86 Bryan Herrera 5 33 6.60 10 1
#85 Troy Whitley 4 29 7.25 19 0
#85 Paul Pick 3 19 6.33 14 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 2 10 5.00 5 0
#80 Larry Hubbard 1 4 4.00 4 0
Rangers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Scott Cespedes 8 81 10.13 37 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 7 41 5.86 17 0
#80 William Alexander 5 34 6.80 10 0
#23 Nathan Regis 6 16 2.67 8 0
#19 David Noble 1 12 12.00 12 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 2 1 0.50 1 0
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#1 Daniel Contreras 34 35 1 3
#38 Michael Foley 0 3 0 1
#60 Terry Dyer 47 37 0 1
#16 Bobby Jones 0 29 0 1
#63 Gregory Menard 40 36 0 1
#85 Troy Whitley 0 11 0 1
#85 Paul Pick 0 18 0 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 34 35 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 34 42 0 12
#86 Bryan Herrera 8 32 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 19 26 0 1
#26 Benjamin Ward 17 3 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 13 0 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 13 0 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 13 0 0 0
#53 James Green 13 1 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 10 7 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 2 0 1
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 2 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 4 2 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 2 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 2 0 0
#80 Larry Hubbard 0 9 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 0 2 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 3 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 3 1 0 0
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 1 2 0 0
#5 Dale Gordon 0 1 0 0
Rangers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Justin Easterday 50 33 2 4
#75 Fausto Johnson 62 35 1 1
#74 Francis Smotherman 48 30 1 2
#32 Raymond Coulter 15 12 0 0
#51 Cody Dantzler 51 27 0 0
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 61 31 0 1
#19 David Noble 0 6 0 0
#12 Elmer Pineda 0 18 0 0
#22 David Hupp 12 3 0 0
#23 Nathan Regis 25 7 0 0
#64 Louis Nolan 12 6 0 0
#58 James Duffy 12 5 0 0
#73 Jack Troia 12 0 0 0
#56 Aaron Pawlak 12 0 0 0
#31 Merrill Smith 0 2 0 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 6 2 0 2
#81 John Giblin 0 3 0 1
#80 William Alexander 4 17 0 0
#82 Scott Cespedes 0 10 0 0
#41 Darius Barrett 2 1 0 0
#97 Reuben Ruiz 2 0 0 0
#65 Joseph Eells 0 2 0 0
#52 Tyrone Thompson 0 2 0 0
#46 Robert Volkman 0 1 0 0
#76 Charles Beall 0 1 0 0
#61 Louis Malcolm 0 1 0 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 0 1 0 0
#90 Donald Olvera 0 1 0 0
#99 Thomas Rex 0 1 0 0
#15 Stephen Perry 0 1 0 1
#85 Stephen Foreman 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Rangers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Karl Dubose 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 1 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 1 1 0
Rangers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#22 David Hupp 1 0 0 0
#65 Joseph Eells 0 0 1 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 10 461 46.10 46.10 53 3
Rangers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Sylvester Brown 11 512 46.55 41.64 61 4
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 2 / 2
Rangers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Heath Rasmussen 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 0 / 0
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 1 5 5.0 5 0
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Paul Pick 2 60 30.0 0
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 William Alexander 1 25 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#23 Lucas Roberts 8 0
#41 Jack Robinson 7 0
#44 Gary Williams 6 0
#43 William Muir 6 0
#91 Albert Shelton 5 2
#78 Ricky Pal 4 2
#92 Ronald McCloud 4 0
#40 Frank Brack 4 0
#3 David Frazier 3 0
#57 Jacob Mendoza 3 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 1 1
#45 William Hashimoto 1 0
#85 Paul Pick 1 0
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 1 0
Rangers
Name Tackles Sacks
#65 Joseph Eells 12 1
#46 Robert Volkman 9 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 6 0
#90 Donald Olvera 4 0
#31 Merrill Smith 3 0
#26 Randall Villarreal 3 0
#61 Louis Malcolm 3 0
#37 Karl Dubose 2 1
#48 Christopher Morgan 2 0
#10 Heath Rasmussen 1 0
#55 Kevin Sparks 1 0
#75 Fausto Johnson 1 0
#96 Rodrigo Ulrey 1 0
#52 Tyrone Thompson 1 0