Regular Season Week 10: Cowboys at Rangers
November 09, 1997 70° Texas Mega Dome
Attendance: 52,423 (70%)
Cowboys 0 7 0 10 - 17
Rangers 0 3 0 3 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Rangers: 4-6-S.A 27 (9:42) 10-Heath Rasmussen 45 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 S.A 0
(Qtr 2) Cowboys: 1-10-S.A 35 (3:57) 8-Jerry Bryant pass complete to 87-Douglas Luz for 65 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. DAL 3 S.A 7
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 4-2-DAL 2 (14:58) 4-Don Lambert 19 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 S.A 10
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 3-7-DAL 7 (6:14) 25-Ernest German ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. DAL 3 S.A 17
(Qtr 4) Rangers: 4-11-S.A 14 (3:07) 10-Heath Rasmussen 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 6 S.A 17
Team Statistics
Rangers Cowboys
First Downs 9 17
- Rushing 4 13
- Passing 5 3
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 185 320
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards Per Play 3.49 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 45 176
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards Per Rush 2.65 4.51
Net Passing Yards 140 144
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 20 / 1 26 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 20 3 / 30
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.89 4.97
- Yards Per Completion 8.00 10.24
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 8 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 2 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:09 34:52
Drive Charts
Rangers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:08 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
1 9:27 5:21 OWN 20 9 29 Punt
1 2:04 0:52 OWN 37 3 10 Punt
2 13:29 3:51 OWN 40 7 33 Field Goal
2 7:27 1:38 OWN 21 3 8 Punt
2 3:48 2:33 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 11:34 1:21 OWN 21 3 4 Punt
3 9:26 0:46 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
4 14:55 0:46 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 13:17 2:47 OWN 20 6 22 Interception
4 6:10 3:06 OWN 25 8 61 Field Goal
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:52 3:25 OWN 26 6 41 Fumble
1 4:06 2:02 OWN 9 3 8 Punt
1 1:12 2:43 OWN 13 5 2 Punt
2 9:38 2:11 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 5:49 2:00 OWN 23 4 77 Touchdown
2 1:16 1:16 OWN 20 2 4 Half
3 15:00 3:26 OWN 25 5 8 Punt
3 10:13 0:47 OWN 29 3 -2 Punt
3 8:40 8:45 OWN 23 16 75 Field Goal
4 14:09 0:53 OWN 31 3 2 Punt
4 10:30 4:20 OPP 49 10 49 Touchdown
4 3:04 3:04 OWN 49 8 29 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Nathan Regis 13 40 3.08 11 1 0
#41 Darius Barrett 4 5 1.25 11 1 0
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Frederick Marshall 22 99 4.50 13 2 0
#25 Ernest German 10 36 3.60 11 1 1
#31 Roy Nathan 3 32 10.67 12 2 0
#33 Randall Pickett 2 9 4.50 10 1 0
#8 Jerry Bryant 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Rangers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Josef Smith 33 20 160 3 / 20 0 44 1 60.16
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jerry Bryant 26 17 174 3 / 30 1 65 0 97.28
Receiving Stats
Rangers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 5 70 14.00 44 0
#82 Scott Cespedes 4 30 7.50 12 0
#41 Darius Barrett 3 29 9.67 10 0
#19 David Noble 2 14 7.00 9 0
#23 Nathan Regis 3 14 4.67 7 0
#32 Raymond Coulter 3 3 1.00 1 0
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Douglas Luz 3 91 30.33 65 1
#41 Frederick Marshall 4 27 6.75 16 0
#80 Tony Otte 2 21 10.50 12 0
#31 Roy Nathan 3 12 4.00 8 0
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 2 11 5.50 7 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 1 7 7.00 7 0
#84 Alan Martin 2 5 2.50 5 0
Blocking Stats
Rangers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Fausto Johnson 46 21 2 4
#74 Francis Smotherman 36 25 1 1
#32 Raymond Coulter 9 15 0 1
#51 Cody Dantzler 39 28 0 1
#63 Justin Easterday 36 20 0 0
#69 Alexander Gonzalez 46 27 0 0
#23 Nathan Regis 13 6 0 0
#80 William Alexander 3 19 0 0
#59 Joseph Tarver 7 1 0 0
#64 Louis Nolan 10 3 0 0
#58 James Duffy 10 2 0 0
#73 Jack Troia 7 0 0 0
#56 Aaron Pawlak 10 1 0 0
#46 Robert Volkman 0 1 0 0
#96 Rodrigo Ulrey 0 2 0 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 0 1 0 1
#76 Charles Beall 0 1 0 0
#31 Merrill Smith 0 2 0 1
#19 David Noble 0 10 0 1
#12 Elmer Pineda 0 7 0 1
#82 Scott Cespedes 0 9 0 0
#87 Luis Cox 0 7 0 1
#41 Darius Barrett 5 6 0 0
#79 Robert Westbrook 0 1 0 0
#97 Reuben Ruiz 2 1 0 0
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Robert Baxter 37 37 2 3
#51 John White 0 2 0 0
#52 Norman Walker 0 1 0 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 0 16 0 3
#69 Joseph Wyatt 31 38 0 1
#75 Clifton Davis 38 40 0 5
#80 Tony Otte 4 28 0 0
#73 Paul Hughes 38 46 0 2
#60 Stephen Mapp 38 42 0 0
#84 Alan Martin 0 14 0 0
#87 Douglas Luz 0 20 0 1
#25 Ernest German 2 6 0 0
#31 Roy Nathan 5 13 0 0
#87 Alan Rogers 0 15 0 1
#41 Frederick Marshall 8 7 0 1
#56 Raymond Deane 9 1 0 0
#23 Walter Ryan 6 2 0 0
#71 Byron McVeigh 3 0 0 0
#64 Marvin Young 3 0 0 0
#74 Colin Colwell 9 5 0 0
#33 Randall Pickett 1 2 0 1
#42 Thomas Wade 0 1 0 0
#35 Jeffery Matthews 0 2 0 0
#63 Jordan Sandoval 0 1 0 0
#96 Tyler Francis 0 1 0 0
#40 Timothy Lewis 0 1 0 1
#94 Joshua Gomez 0 1 0 0
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 0 2 0 0
#43 Zackary George 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rangers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Walter Ryan 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rangers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#61 Louis Malcolm 0 1 1 0
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#25 Ernest German 1 0 0 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 0 1 0 0
Punting
Rangers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Sylvester Brown 8 382 47.75 43.88 58 2
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 William Graddy 6 284 47.33 46.17 52 0
Kicking
Rangers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Heath Rasmussen 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 0 / 0
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Don Lambert 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 2 / 2
Punt Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Elmer Pineda 1 7 7.0 7 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Ernest German 2 10 5.0 10 0
Kick Return
Rangers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Rangers
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Joseph Tarver 7 0
#26 Randall Villarreal 7 0
#37 Karl Dubose 7 0
#31 Merrill Smith 6 0
#96 Rodrigo Ulrey 6 0
#48 Christopher Morgan 6 1
#90 Donald Olvera 4 0
#61 Louis Malcolm 3 0
#76 Charles Beall 3 2
#46 Robert Volkman 3 0
#65 Joseph Eells 2 0
#45 Kendall Bolduc 1 0
#99 Thomas Rex 1 0
#58 James Duffy 1 0
#19 David Noble 1 0
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Ernest Crawford 10 0
#43 Zackary George 5 0
#23 Walter Ryan 4 0
#96 Tyler Francis 4 2
#52 Norman Walker 4 0
#40 Timothy Lewis 3 0
#42 Thomas Wade 3 0
#54 Luke Hardin 2 0
#63 Jordan Sandoval 1 1
#75 Clifton Davis 1 0
#20 Ray Davenport 1 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 1 0
#62 Charles Davis 1 0
#57 Damion Stephens 1 0