Regular Season Week 15: Rockets at Liberty
December 14, 1997 54° Liberty Field
Attendance: 53,315 (71%)
Rockets 3 10 10 7 - 30
Liberty 3 7 3 0 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Liberty: 4-1-HOU 19 (8:43) 7-Tom Ahl 37 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 4-2-PHI 31 (5:48) 18-Zachary Duty 49 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 4-10-PHI 20 (13:27) 18-Zachary Duty 39 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 3 HOU 6
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 3-1-HOU 11 (3:59) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 13-Troy Whitley for 89 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. PHI 3 HOU 13
(Qtr 2) Liberty: 2-3-HOU 3 (0:41) 5-John Maness pass complete to 83-Eric Williams for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Tom Ahl. PHI 10 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 2-5-PHI 5 (8:48) 26-Benjamin Ward ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. PHI 10 HOU 20
(Qtr 3) Liberty: 4-2-HOU 27 (4:19) 7-Tom Ahl 45 yard field goal is GOOD. PHI 13 HOU 20
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-7-PHI 14 (0:19) 18-Zachary Duty 32 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (PHI 52-Brian Wilkerson) (Declined) PHI 13 HOU 23
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 1-10-HOU 44 (4:53) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 82-Paul Pick for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. PHI 13 HOU 30
Team Statistics
Liberty Rockets
First Downs 14 20
- Rushing 4 11
- Passing 8 9
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 206 522
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards Per Play 3.61 7.35
Net Rushing Yards 47 183
- Rushing Attempts 17 38
- Yards Per Rush 2.76 4.82
Net Passing Yards 159 339
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 29 / 1 33 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 339
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.98 10.27
- Yards Per Completion 6.17 16.14
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 11 9 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 53
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 21
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 53 1 / 37
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:50 32:11
Drive Charts
Liberty
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:20 OWN 18 12 62 Field Goal
1 5:44 2:05 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 13:24 2:55 OWN 25 6 35 Punt
2 6:51 1:38 OWN 31 3 7 Punt
2 3:46 1:50 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 1:47 1:08 OPP 45 7 45 Touchdown
3 8:45 1:31 OWN 30 3 10 Punt
3 6:29 2:14 OPP 35 3 8 Field Goal
3 0:16 3:12 OWN 25 7 31 Punt
4 9:11 2:15 OWN 8 3 5 Punt
4 4:44 1:46 OWN 25 4 18 Punt
4 1:50 0:56 OWN 26 3 14 Interception
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:40 2:56 OWN 31 4 38 Field Goal
1 3:39 5:16 OWN 24 14 56 Field Goal
2 10:29 3:38 OWN 3 6 16 Punt
2 5:13 1:27 OWN 2 3 98 Touchdown
2 1:56 0:09 OWN 36 2 8 Interception
2 0:39 0:39 OWN 25 4 37 Half
3 15:00 6:15 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
3 7:14 0:45 OWN 20 2 2 Fumble
3 4:15 3:59 OWN 25 7 61 Field Goal
4 12:04 2:53 OWN 20 7 23 Punt
4 6:56 2:12 OWN 29 4 71 Touchdown
4 2:58 1:08 OWN 22 3 5 Punt
4 0:54 0:54 OPP 45 4 17 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Liberty
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Philip Smith 14 28 2.00 10 1 0
#44 Jon Wood 3 19 6.33 10 1 0
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 23 139 6.04 22 4 1
#30 Robert Sweet 12 39 3.25 11 1 0
#5 Dale Gordon 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#7 Howard Stiner 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Liberty
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 John Maness 38 29 179 2 / 20 1 14 1 83.11
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 33 21 339 0 / 0 2 89 1 105.49
Receiving Stats
Liberty
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Eric Williams 8 48 6.00 11 1
#13 Alton Pham 4 45 11.25 14 0
#34 Philip Smith 5 37 7.40 13 0
#80 John Lawson 6 25 4.17 6 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 1 12 12.00 12 0
#31 George Blandon 3 10 3.33 8 0
#44 Jon Wood 2 2 1.00 1 0
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 8 94 11.75 31 0
#13 Troy Whitley 1 89 89.00 89 1
#82 Paul Pick 4 66 16.50 56 1
#16 Bobby Jones 3 29 9.67 16 0
#86 Bryan Herrera 3 27 9.00 11 0
#85 Jackie Perdue 1 21 21.00 21 0
#30 Robert Sweet 1 13 13.00 13 0
Blocking Stats
Liberty
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 John Purvis 46 25 1 2
#53 Bruce Waddington 0 3 0 0
#23 Horace Street 0 3 0 1
#28 William Richardson 0 2 0 0
#54 Philip Bryant 0 3 0 0
#59 William Brooks 0 2 0 0
#58 Harold Smith 0 2 0 0
#70 Eldridge Long 3 3 0 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 7 5 0 0
#65 William Taylor 51 26 0 0
#34 Philip Smith 21 6 0 0
#78 Gary Newton 51 28 0 1
#44 Jon Wood 9 4 0 0
#71 James Campbell 51 30 0 1
#75 Benjamin Webster 40 31 0 1
#85 Arthur Collazo 0 10 0 0
#13 Alton Pham 0 6 0 1
#83 Eric Williams 5 16 0 2
#31 George Blandon 15 10 0 0
#39 Donald Severino 0 6 0 0
#80 John Lawson 0 7 0 0
#77 James Perkins 11 0 0 0
#72 Christopher Pruett 3 1 0 0
#79 Willie Jones 11 2 0 0
#95 Christopher Thomas 11 6 0 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 0 7 0 1
#89 Darryl Taylor 0 2 0 0
#35 Richard Bailey 0 2 0 1
#63 Allan Bradford 0 1 0 0
#26 Randy Burns 1 1 0 0
#86 John Reddy 0 1 0 0
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#38 Michael Foley 0 4 0 1
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 0 2 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 9 3 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 4 0 2
#57 Jacob Mendoza 0 1 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 2 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 1 3 0 0
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 0 3 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 2 0 0
#60 Terry Dyer 42 47 0 0
#16 Bobby Jones 0 26 0 1
#66 Gregory Menard 38 46 0 0
#13 Troy Whitley 0 40 0 1
#74 Nicholas Turner 32 42 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 33 44 0 10
#1 Daniel Contreras 33 41 0 2
#86 Bryan Herrera 7 46 0 1
#85 Jackie Perdue 0 9 0 0
#82 Paul Pick 0 14 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 12 32 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 11 5 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 9 2 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 9 1 0 0
#58 Jose Gordon 9 0 0 0
#53 James Green 9 0 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 6 0 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 3 0 0
#99 Will Lofton 0 2 0 1
#61 Richard Benge 2 0 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 2 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Liberty
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Mark Hove 1 1 1.00 0
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#57 Jacob Mendoza 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Liberty
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 1 0 0 0
#70 Eldridge Long 0 1 1 0
#83 Eric Williams 0 1 0 0
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 0 0 0
#40 Frank Brack 0 0 1 0
Punting
Liberty
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Stephen Williams 8 404 50.50 42.50 64 2
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 3 147 49.00 49.00 50 1
Kicking
Liberty
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Tom Ahl 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 1 / 1
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 3 / 3
Punt Return
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 2 19 9.5 11 0
#16 Bobby Jones 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 2 53 26.5 0
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Paul Pick 1 37 37.0 0
Defensive Stats
Liberty
Name Tackles Sacks
#28 William Richardson 9 0
#23 Horace Street 7 0
#32 Mark Hove 7 0
#35 Richard Bailey 6 0
#72 Christopher Pruett 6 0
#56 Norman Veilleux 4 0
#54 Philip Bryant 4 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 3 0
#52 Brian Wilkerson 2 0
#63 Allan Bradford 2 0
#95 Christopher Thomas 2 0
#7 Tom Ahl 1 0
#70 Eldridge Long 1 0
#78 Gary Newton 1 0
#53 Bruce Waddington 1 0
#59 William Brooks 1 0
#85 Arthur Collazo 1 0
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Ronald McCloud 10 0
#43 William Muir 7 0
#44 Gary Williams 6 0
#41 Jack Robinson 5 0
#23 Lucas Roberts 5 0
#40 Frank Brack 5 0
#91 Albert Shelton 3 0
#57 Jacob Mendoza 2 0
#99 Will Lofton 2 1
#68 Marvin Jaramillo 1 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 1 0
#16 Bobby Jones 1 0
#18 Zachary Duty 1 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 0
#38 Michael Foley 1 1