Regular Season Week 15: Bulls at Big Horns
December 14, 1997 36° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 67,674 (90%)
Bulls 3 14 3 0 - 20
Big Horns 0 3 0 0 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bulls: 4-10-DEN 29 (6:46) 13-Michael Thomas 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 L.V 3
(Qtr 2) Big Horns: 4-7-L.V 7 (6:01) 2-Richard Pressley 24 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 3 L.V 3
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 2-8-DEN 8 (1:18) 16-Garry Griggs pass complete to 81-Mark Ponder for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. DEN 3 L.V 10
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 1-10-DEN 26 (1:09) 16-Thomas Dixon pass complete to 32-Harry Stuhldreher to DEN 41 for 15 yards. 32-Harry Stuhldreher FUMBLES (1-John Kinley) recovered by L.V-51-Wayne Clayton for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. DEN 3 L.V 17
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 4-8-DEN 23 (7:05) 13-Michael Thomas 41 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 3 L.V 20
Team Statistics
Big Horns Bulls
First Downs 13 7
- Rushing 1 2
- Passing 11 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 256 150
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards Per Play 3.76 2.88
Net Rushing Yards 47 28
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards Per Rush 1.47 1.27
Net Passing Yards 209 122
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 24 / 1 27 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.81 4.07
- Yards Per Completion 9.83 8.59
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 20 5 / 43
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 76 1 / 33
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 44
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33
Drive Charts
Big Horns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:32 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
1 9:20 1:37 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
1 6:42 6:19 OWN 34 9 46 Missed FG
2 13:36 7:38 OWN 28 12 65 Field Goal
2 2:36 0:03 OWN 23 1 0 Fumble
2 1:15 0:20 OWN 26 1 0 Punt
2 0:12 0:12 OWN 15 1 -2 Half
3 10:51 2:01 OWN 8 5 8 Interception
3 7:02 2:09 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 2:18 1:20 OWN 15 3 -5 Punt
4 14:49 2:03 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
4 10:02 2:00 OWN 9 3 2 Punt
4 5:51 2:28 OWN 20 8 39 Downs
4 1:45 1:45 OWN 34 6 42 Game
Bulls
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:28 2:09 OWN 21 3 10 Punt
1 7:42 1:00 OWN 36 4 35 Field Goal
1 0:23 1:47 OWN 27 3 1 Punt
2 5:58 3:23 OWN 25 5 7 Punt
2 2:33 1:18 OPP 23 4 23 Touchdown
2 0:54 0:23 OPP 25 5 -22 Downs
2 0:31 0:20 OPP 47 3 8 Punt
3 15:00 4:09 OWN 23 7 22 Punt
3 8:50 1:48 OPP 25 3 2 Field Goal
3 4:53 2:35 OWN 33 6 17 Punt
3 0:58 1:09 OWN 37 3 1 Punt
4 12:46 2:44 OWN 39 5 22 Punt
4 8:01 2:10 50 3 3 Punt
4 3:24 1:38 OWN 41 3 -11 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 11 35 3.18 20 1 0
#25 Jim Crowley 6 15 2.50 5 0 0
#28 Over Underwood 12 4 0.33 4 0 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0
#46 Don Miller 2 -5 -2.50 -1 0 0
Bulls
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 James Sotelo 13 18 1.38 6 0 0
#16 Garry Griggs 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#20 Larry Johnson 7 0 0.00 4 0 0
#30 Archie Fulton 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Thomas Dixon 33 24 236 3 / 27 0 22 1 79.86
Bulls
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Garry Griggs 27 17 146 3 / 24 1 35 0 89.43
Receiving Stats
Big Horns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Garrett Peace 5 60 12.00 22 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 3 53 17.67 21 0
#46 Don Miller 4 36 9.00 17 0
#80 Davante Adams 2 20 10.00 11 0
#83 Mack Fried 2 18 9.00 11 0
#25 Jim Crowley 2 16 8.00 10 0
#20 Leo Taylor 2 13 6.50 7 0
#28 Over Underwood 2 8 4.00 8 0
#30 Charles Raper 1 7 7.00 7 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 1 5 5.00 5 0
Bulls
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#39 James Sotelo 5 56 11.20 35 0
#85 Jeff Suarez 6 43 7.17 9 0
#87 Alden Wilder 2 16 8.00 10 0
#83 Kevin Hartshorn 1 12 12.00 12 0
#81 Mark Ponder 1 8 8.00 8 1
#18 Alan Gray 1 8 8.00 8 0
#30 Archie Fulton 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Big Horns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Scott Roundtree 40 41 2 3
#69 Jeffrey Johnson 39 39 1 1
#62 Jerome Daniel 42 35 0 2
#61 Kenneth Goodloe 44 46 0 0
#28 Over Underwood 5 9 0 0
#60 John Mays 20 30 0 0
#46 Don Miller 7 24 0 2
#43 Trent Richardson 21 21 0 1
#83 Mack Fried 0 20 0 1
#80 Davante Adams 0 16 0 1
#65 Ulysses Grant 17 13 0 1
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 11 7 0 1
#75 Thomas Sage 4 2 0 0
#30 Charles Raper 9 8 0 0
#20 Leo Taylor 3 10 0 1
#56 James Howell 0 2 0 0
#53 James Moore 0 4 0 0
#79 John Ford 0 2 0 0
#72 Armand Thornton 0 2 0 0
#39 Donald Doman 0 5 0 1
#19 Ronnie Lott 0 3 0 0
#57 Christian Reid 0 3 0 0
#59 Donovan Parker 0 2 0 0
#88 Robert Soares 0 3 0 0
#23 Garrett Peace 0 10 0 0
#63 Trevor White 6 3 0 0
#25 Jim Crowley 2 5 0 2
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 5 7 0 0
#95 Robert Erickson 0 3 0 0
#34 Denny Ward 0 1 0 0
Bulls
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#85 Jeff Suarez 21 17 1 1
#65 Robert Brown 37 25 1 1
#98 Cyril Thomas 0 3 0 0
#19 Morris Whitford 0 26 0 1
#99 Chris Castleberry 0 5 0 0
#1 John Kinley 0 5 0 0
#40 Charles Butts 0 3 0 0
#23 Michael Lewis 0 5 0 1
#73 Michael Smith 45 23 0 1
#68 Bill Drayton 43 26 0 0
#69 Joseph Phelps 43 20 0 2
#83 Kevin Hartshorn 0 12 0 0
#74 Leonard Keenan 31 29 0 1
#18 Alan Gray 4 3 0 0
#30 Archie Fulton 28 9 0 0
#81 Mark Ponder 0 11 0 2
#39 James Sotelo 8 7 0 2
#55 John Jacobs 8 1 0 0
#62 Chad Wright 14 2 0 0
#51 Wayne Clayton 0 2 0 0
#92 Kenneth Ingram 0 5 0 0
#31 John Carothers 0 3 0 0
#89 David Marcus 0 2 0 0
#69 Louis Sanders 2 1 0 1
#58 Carl Maynard 6 0 0 0
#20 Larry Johnson 9 3 0 0
#57 Carlton Delano 0 2 0 0
#72 Billy Hill 0 2 0 0
#22 Steve Ryan 0 2 0 1
#79 Aurelio Ford 0 1 0 0
#53 Steven Bearden 0 1 0 0
#99 Kenneth Schutte 0 1 0 0
#96 Douglas Davis 0 2 0 0
#54 James Stjohn 0 1 0 0
#97 James Raymond 0 1 0 0
#71 Eric Boyer 0 1 0 0
#33 Trent Simmons 0 1 0 0
#69 Courtney Wilson 0 2 0 0
#87 Alden Wilder 0 3 0 1
Interception Stats
Big Horns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bulls
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Michael Lewis 1 3 3.00 0
Fumble Stats
Big Horns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 2 0 0 0
#72 Armand Thornton 0 0 1 0
Bulls
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#85 Jeff Suarez 1 0 0 0
#96 Douglas Davis 0 1 1 0
#51 Wayne Clayton 0 1 0 1
#1 John Kinley 0 0 1 0
Punting
Big Horns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Rolando Wilson 6 291 48.50 41.83 54 0
Bulls
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Willie Zabel 10 423 42.30 38.20 51 5
Kicking
Big Horns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Richard Pressley 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 24 0 / 0
Bulls
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Michael Thomas 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 47 2 / 2
Punt Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 4 20 5.0 13 0
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Mark Ponder 5 43 8.6 13 0
Kick Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 2 76 38.0 0
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Larry Johnson 1 33 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
Big Horns
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 James Moore 7 0
#37 Randy Purcell 5 0
#46 Don Miller 3 0
#59 Donovan Parker 3 1
#44 Tom Hudson 3 0
#56 James Howell 3 0
#79 John Ford 3 1
#55 Jim Youngblood 3 0
#27 Don Shula 3 0
#22 Manny Lovems 2 0
#39 Donald Doman 2 0
#19 Ronnie Lott 2 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 2 0
#30 Charles Raper 1 0
#72 Armand Thornton 1 0
#20 Leo Taylor 1 0
#75 Thomas Sage 1 1
#83 Mack Fried 1 0
#71 Alfredo Conceicao 1 0
#24 Felix Wright 1 0
Bulls
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 James Raymond 11 0
#1 John Kinley 9 0
#57 Carlton Delano 6 0
#96 Douglas Davis 5 2
#40 Charles Butts 4 0
#51 Wayne Clayton 4 0
#99 Chris Castleberry 4 0
#23 Michael Lewis 3 0
#33 Trent Simmons 3 0
#31 John Carothers 3 0
#98 Cyril Thomas 2 0
#85 Jeff Suarez 2 0
#22 Steve Ryan 2 0
#19 Morris Whitford 1 0
#6 Justin Wright 1 0
#55 John Jacobs 1 1