Regular Season Week 15: Blues at Tropics
December 14, 1997 77° South Beach Stadium
Attendance: 62,845 (84%)
Blues 7 3 0 7 - 17
Tropics 6 10 0 6 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blues: 1-10-MIA 26 (9:51) 10-Morris Gipson pass complete to 39-Bert Smith for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Ernest Davis. MIA 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Tropics: 2-5-MEM 7 (3:13) 34-Joe Windham ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Tropics: 1-6-MEM 6 (10:58) 34-Joe Windham ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Henry Powers. MIA 13 MEM 7
(Qtr 2) Tropics: 4-6-MEM 16 (5:34) 2-Henry Powers 34 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 16 MEM 7
(Qtr 2) Blues: 4-5-MIA 29 (2:00) 6-Ernest Davis 46 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 92-Robert Hartzog was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIA 16 MEM 10
(Qtr 4) Blues: 3-14-MIA 22 (12:23) 10-Morris Gipson pass complete to 85-Leonard Carlson for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Ernest Davis. MIA 16 MEM 17
(Qtr 4) Tropics: 1-10-MEM 21 (8:30) 8-Barry Concannon pass complete to 10-Robert Pusey for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Tropics Blues
First Downs 23 16
- Rushing 17 7
- Passing 5 6
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 380 236
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards Per Play 5.76 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 280 97
- Rushing Attempts 56 13
- Yards Per Rush 5.00 7.46
Net Passing Yards 100 139
- Att/Comp/Int 10 / 8 / 0 39 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 100 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 6 / 50
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.00 3.09
- Yards Per Completion 12.50 9.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 29 2 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 22 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 23
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:38 25:22
Drive Charts
Tropics
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:34 1:35 OWN 22 3 23 Fumble
1 9:45 5:08 OWN 25 8 28 Punt
1 3:51 0:42 OPP 12 2 12 Touchdown
1 0:47 4:52 OWN 18 10 82 Touchdown
2 8:36 3:05 OWN 32 6 52 Field Goal
2 1:57 0:52 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 15:00 1:31 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 11:05 3:04 OWN 20 4 27 Punt
3 5:16 3:53 OWN 42 6 26 Missed FG
4 12:19 3:52 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 6:23 2:04 OWN 49 3 3 Punt
4 4:00 4:00 OWN 48 10 50 Game
Blues
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:26 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 11:59 2:14 OWN 45 6 55 Touchdown
1 4:37 0:45 OWN 6 3 2 Interception
1 3:09 2:23 OWN 20 5 23 Punt
2 10:55 2:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 5:31 3:34 OWN 25 8 46 Field Goal
2 1:05 1:05 OWN 28 4 6 Half
3 13:29 2:23 OWN 21 5 29 Punt
3 8:01 2:45 OWN 7 4 5 Punt
3 1:23 4:05 OWN 39 9 61 Touchdown
4 8:26 2:03 OWN 25 6 13 Interception
4 4:19 0:19 OWN 2 3 0 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Tropics
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Joe Windham 28 140 5.00 21 4 2
#28 Jesse Tapia 19 115 6.05 18 6 0
#48 Raymond Kincaid 6 25 4.17 10 1 0
#8 Barry Concannon 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Blues
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Raymond Ross 7 72 10.29 15 4 0
#39 Bert Smith 6 25 4.17 14 2 0
Passing Stats
Tropics
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Barry Concannon 10 8 100 0 / 0 1 21 0 141.67
Blues
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Morris Gipson 39 21 189 6 / 50 2 26 2 62.87
Receiving Stats
Tropics
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Pusey 1 21 21.00 21 1
#85 Edwin Burgan 1 20 20.00 20 0
#28 Jesse Tapia 1 19 19.00 19 0
#48 Raymond Kincaid 2 16 8.00 13 0
#81 Arthur West 1 11 11.00 11 0
#34 Joe Windham 1 8 8.00 8 0
#84 Cecil Scott 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blues
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#39 Bert Smith 8 81 10.13 26 1
#85 Leonard Carlson 4 39 9.75 22 1
#88 Stephen Sturgis 2 19 9.50 12 0
#37 Raymond Ross 2 19 9.50 13 0
#86 Micheal Bentz 2 15 7.50 12 0
#17 Greg Smith 2 14 7.00 12 0
#31 James Ramirez 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Tropics
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#48 Raymond Kincaid 6 35 0 5
#58 John McCarthy 19 55 0 4
#55 Thomas Saenz 19 57 0 5
#81 Arthur West 0 44 0 0
#84 Cecil Scott 0 19 0 1
#4 Frank Smith 19 55 0 1
#77 Leonard Park 10 20 0 0
#72 John Moore 18 53 0 4
#28 Jesse Tapia 1 13 0 2
#54 Dennis Crandall 15 31 0 1
#82 Omar Lindsey 0 14 0 0
#82 Scott Simmons 0 27 0 0
#95 Michael Denson 3 2 0 0
#70 James Massa 9 3 0 0
#72 Joshua Cathey 0 1 0 0
#10 Robert Pusey 0 13 0 0
#52 Timothy Sims 5 1 0 0
#93 Mark Kirkland 4 0 0 0
#50 Larry Regan 0 3 0 1
#92 Robert Hartzog 0 3 0 0
#24 Randy Nelson 0 3 0 2
#91 Michael Rivera 0 2 0 0
#34 Joe Windham 3 8 0 0
#45 James Donovan 0 2 0 0
#23 Lemuel Rye 0 2 0 0
#97 Richard Matherly 0 2 0 0
#75 Michael Moody 0 2 0 0
#3 Joseph Ochoa 0 1 0 1
Blues
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Sylvester Cook 45 26 1 1
#63 Zack Martin 44 22 1 1
#79 Elijah Thompson 53 20 0 2
#77 Kenneth Rodriguez 54 20 0 0
#64 Andrew Hughes 54 20 0 1
#88 Stephen Sturgis 16 11 0 0
#82 Arthur Logston 9 7 0 0
#80 Randy Lang 0 10 0 0
#28 Stephen Ortiz 37 15 0 1
#30 Christopher Leigh 2 1 0 0
#21 Jose Goodman 0 2 0 1
#20 Todd Saldivar 0 2 0 0
#39 Bert Smith 7 0 0 0
#17 Greg Smith 0 6 0 0
#85 Leonard Carlson 0 10 0 0
#86 Micheal Bentz 0 3 0 0
#55 Sheldon Hume 4 0 0 0
#61 Ernest Wolfe 1 0 0 0
#81 John Carr 5 1 0 0
#33 Paul Williams 0 1 0 0
#70 Walter Casey 0 1 0 0
#34 Jeffery Leblanc 0 1 0 0
#75 Jack Anderson 0 1 0 0
#73 Alfredo Russell 0 1 0 0
#99 Franklin Jones 0 1 0 0
#37 Raymond Ross 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Tropics
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#52 Timothy Sims 1 2 2.00 0
#24 Randy Nelson 1 0 0.00 0
Blues
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Tropics
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Joe Windham 1 0 0 0
Blues
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#75 Jack Anderson 0 1 1 0
Punting
Tropics
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Daniel Epperson 5 229 45.80 45.80 49 3
Blues
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Roy Moreno 6 299 49.83 42.83 53 1
Kicking
Tropics
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Henry Powers 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 34 1 / 2
Blues
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Ernest Davis 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 2 / 2
Punt Return
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Scott Simmons 3 22 7.3 9 0
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#37 Raymond Ross 1 23 23.0 0
Defensive Stats
Tropics
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Michael Rivera 5 1
#97 Richard Matherly 4 3
#45 James Donovan 4 0
#27 Luke Layden 4 0
#62 David Johnson 4 0
#50 Larry Regan 3 0
#52 Timothy Sims 3 0
#24 Randy Nelson 3 0
#23 Lemuel Rye 2 0
#72 Joshua Cathey 2 2
#72 John Moore 1 0
#38 Marc Wright 1 0
#93 Mark Kirkland 1 0
#95 Michael Denson 1 0
#3 Joseph Ochoa 1 0
Blues
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Todd Saldivar 12 0
#99 Franklin Jones 9 0
#21 Jose Goodman 7 0
#33 Paul Williams 6 0
#96 Ryan Moran 5 0
#75 Jack Anderson 4 0
#30 Christopher Leigh 3 0
#69 Carl Cothern 3 0
#95 Jason McNew 3 0
#73 Alfredo Russell 3 0
#24 Bill Segers 1 0
#85 Leonard Carlson 1 0
#81 John Carr 1 0
#56 David Gentile 1 0
#80 Randy Lang 1 0
#43 Louis Spruill 1 0