Regular Season Week 16: Liberty at Cowboys
December 21, 1997 70° San Antonio Super Dome
Attendance: 50,899 (68%)
Liberty 0 9 0 0 - 9
Cowboys 7 3 14 16 - 40
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cowboys: 1-4-PHI 4 (9:51) 33-Randall Pickett ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. S.A 7 PHI 0
(Qtr 2) Cowboys: 4-10-PHI 17 (7:33) 4-Don Lambert 34 yard field goal is GOOD. S.A 10 PHI 0
(Qtr 2) Liberty: 1-10-S.A 8 (5:06) 8-Jerry Bryant sacked at S.A -3 for -11 yards (58-Harold Smith). Sack allowed by 60-Stephen Mapp. 8-Jerry Bryant FUMBLES (58-Harold Smith) recovered by S.A-8-Jerry Bryant at S.A -3. 8-Jerry Bryant sacked at S.A -3 for -10 yards (54-Philip Bryant). Sack allowed by 69-Joseph Wyatt. SAFETY! (54-Philip Bryant) S.A 10 PHI 2
(Qtr 2) Liberty: 3-3-S.A 4 (1:58) 44-Jon Wood ran to S.A 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Tom Ahl. S.A 10 PHI 9
(Qtr 3) Cowboys: 3-5-PHI 14 (8:18) 33-Randall Pickett ran to PHI 0 for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. S.A 17 PHI 9
(Qtr 3) Cowboys: 3-7-PHI 20 (2:21) 31-Roy Nathan ran for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. S.A 24 PHI 9
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 3-10-PHI 10 (13:24) 5-John Maness sacked at PHI 0 for -10 yards (96-Tyler Francis). Sack allowed by 55-John Purvis. SAFETY! (96-Tyler Francis) S.A 26 PHI 9
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-1-PHI 0 (7:51) 33-Randall Pickett ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. S.A 33 PHI 9
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 2-2-PHI 6 (5:36) 31-Roy Nathan ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Don Lambert. S.A 40 PHI 9
Team Statistics
Cowboys Liberty
First Downs 27 8
- Rushing 17 1
- Passing 8 6
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 452 110
- Offensive Plays 81 43
- Yards Per Play 5.58 2.56
Net Rushing Yards 300 16
- Rushing Attempts 51 5
- Yards Per Rush 5.88 3.20
Net Passing Yards 152 94
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 18 / 0 34 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 163 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 11 4 / 35
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.07 2.47
- Yards Per Completion 9.06 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 10 / 14 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 2 / 14
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 70 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 33 2 / 73
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 40:52 19:09
Drive Charts
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:59 4:11 OWN 43 9 57 Touchdown
1 8:48 2:16 OWN 34 3 7 Punt
1 3:16 2:51 OWN 28 5 19 Punt
2 12:07 4:37 OWN 8 11 75 Field Goal
2 5:06 0:04 OWN 8 1 -12 Safety
2 1:54 1:54 OWN 25 5 25 Half
3 15:00 6:47 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
3 6:33 4:18 OWN 45 7 55 Touchdown
3 0:02 1:33 OWN 29 5 24 Punt
4 13:21 5:33 OWN 41 10 59 Touchdown
4 7:44 2:12 OPP 27 4 27 Touchdown
4 4:36 4:36 OWN 42 9 55 Game
Liberty
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:01 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 9:48 1:00 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 6:32 3:16 OWN 20 5 15 Punt
1 0:25 3:18 OWN 11 6 27 Punt
2 7:30 2:24 OWN 33 6 27 Punt
2 5:01 3:08 OWN 42 7 58 Touchdown
3 8:13 1:40 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
3 2:15 2:13 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 13:30 0:09 OWN 10 3 -11 Safety
4 7:48 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 5:32 0:56 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Randall Pickett 20 126 6.30 14 7 3
#31 Roy Nathan 12 85 7.08 20 5 2
#41 Frederick Marshall 14 80 5.71 10 3 0
#8 Jerry Bryant 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
#25 Ernest German 4 3 0.75 8 0 0
Liberty
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Philip Smith 4 12 3.00 15 1 0
#44 Jon Wood 1 4 4.00 4 0 1
Passing Stats
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jerry Bryant 26 17 148 1 / 11 0 38 0 80.29
#17 Sean Ecker 3 1 15 0 / 0 0 15 0 50.69
Liberty
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 John Maness 34 19 129 4 / 35 0 21 1 52.21
Receiving Stats
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Daniel Longino 6 54 9.00 14 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 2 42 21.00 38 0
#31 Roy Nathan 3 32 10.67 15 0
#80 Tony Otte 2 20 10.00 13 0
#87 Douglas Luz 1 6 6.00 6 0
#33 Randall Pickett 2 5 2.50 3 0
#84 Alan Martin 2 4 2.00 4 0
Liberty
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Eric Williams 7 60 8.57 15 0
#31 George Blandon 3 31 10.33 21 0
#80 John Lawson 4 25 6.25 13 0
#13 Alton Pham 1 7 7.00 7 0
#34 Philip Smith 4 6 1.50 3 0
Blocking Stats
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Joseph Wyatt 40 52 1 3
#60 Stephen Mapp 40 54 1 2
#63 Jordan Sandoval 0 4 0 0
#51 John White 0 3 0 0
#23 Walter Ryan 2 5 0 0
#52 Norman Walker 0 4 0 0
#53 Ernest Crawford 0 4 0 0
#64 Lester Moran 0 3 0 0
#87 Douglas Luz 0 41 0 1
#76 Robert Baxter 32 53 0 1
#75 Clifton Davis 40 52 0 0
#73 Paul Hughes 40 52 0 4
#84 Alan Martin 0 27 0 1
#33 Randall Pickett 5 8 0 1
#89 Daniel Longino 0 32 0 2
#80 Tony Otte 3 35 0 1
#88 Kelly Gonzalez 0 4 0 0
#71 Byron McVeigh 8 1 0 0
#64 Marvin Young 6 0 0 0
#74 Colin Colwell 9 1 0 0
#67 Patrick Duncan 13 8 0 1
#31 Roy Nathan 4 6 0 0
#78 Matthew Bellamy 0 2 0 0
#57 Damion Stephens 0 2 0 0
#20 Ray Davenport 0 4 0 0
#41 Frederick Marshall 0 6 0 3
#25 Ernest German 0 3 0 0
#14 Oscar Spradlin 0 6 0 1
#93 Norman Uribe 0 3 0 0
#92 Jorge Perez 0 1 0 0
#42 Thomas Wade 0 2 0 1
#94 Joshua Gomez 0 1 0 0
Liberty
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 William Taylor 47 14 2 4
#55 John Purvis 40 13 2 3
#78 Gary Newton 46 15 0 0
#83 Eric Williams 4 4 0 0
#71 James Campbell 47 11 0 0
#75 Benjamin Webster 39 12 0 0
#44 Jon Wood 5 3 0 0
#31 George Blandon 13 3 0 0
#77 James Perkins 9 0 0 0
#79 Willie Jones 9 2 0 0
#95 Christopher Thomas 9 4 0 0
#39 Donald Severino 4 1 0 0
#13 Alton Pham 0 8 0 0
#34 Philip Smith 13 5 0 1
#80 John Lawson 0 5 0 0
#53 Bruce Waddington 0 2 0 0
#23 Horace Street 0 2 0 0
#28 William Richardson 0 2 0 0
#54 Philip Bryant 0 2 0 0
#59 William Brooks 0 2 0 0
#58 Harold Smith 0 2 0 0
#70 Eldridge Long 1 2 0 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 4 3 0 0
#40 Mark Rowe 0 2 0 0
#10 Jeffery Nelson 0 3 0 0
#85 Arthur Collazo 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Walter Ryan 1 0 0.00 0
Liberty
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#8 Jerry Bryant 1 1 0 0
Liberty
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#58 Harold Smith 0 0 1 0
Punting
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 William Graddy 3 117 39.00 39.00 42 3
Liberty
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Stephen Williams 8 373 46.63 38.50 56 2
Kicking
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Don Lambert 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 5 / 5
Liberty
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Tom Ahl 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Ernest German 6 70 11.7 24 0
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Ernest German 1 33 33.0 0
Liberty
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Jeffery Nelson 2 73 36.5 0
Defensive Stats
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Ray Davenport 4 0
#43 Zackary George 4 0
#96 Tyler Francis 3 2
#42 Thomas Wade 3 0
#94 Joshua Gomez 3 2
#53 Ernest Crawford 2 0
#40 Timothy Lewis 2 0
#51 John White 2 0
#4 Don Lambert 2 0
#54 Luke Hardin 1 0
#92 Jorge Perez 1 0
#52 Norman Walker 1 0
Liberty
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Mark Hove 12 0
#95 Christopher Thomas 11 0
#28 William Richardson 8 0
#93 Dexter Rosario 7 0
#35 Richard Bailey 6 0
#52 Brian Wilkerson 5 0
#23 Horace Street 4 0
#63 Allan Bradford 4 0
#56 Norman Veilleux 3 0
#53 Bruce Waddington 2 0
#70 Eldridge Long 2 0
#40 Mark Rowe 2 0
#58 Harold Smith 2 1
#59 William Brooks 1 0
#54 Philip Bryant 1 1
#13 Alton Pham 1 0