MFL Super Bowl Championship: Big Horns vs. Generals
January 25, 1998 70° Texas Mega Dome
Attendance: 68,465 (91%)
Big Horns 7 10 0 10 - 27
Generals 7 7 13 7 - 34
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-10-DEN 39 (10:50) 1-Bob Young pass complete to 18-Paul Slater to DEN 0 for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-William Hurley. N.Y 7 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Big Horns: 1-10-N.Y 19 (4:16) 16-Thomas Dixon pass complete to 32-Harry Stuhldreher for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Richard Pressley. N.Y 7 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 3-8-DEN 11 (11:17) 1-Bob Young pass complete to 85-Gus Henson for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-William Hurley. N.Y 14 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Big Horns: 4-3-N.Y 10 (7:29) 2-Richard Pressley 27 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 14 DEN 10
(Qtr 2) Big Horns: 1-10-N.Y 12 (1:22) 16-Thomas Dixon pass complete to 23-Garrett Peace for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Richard Pressley. N.Y 14 DEN 17
(Qtr 3) Generals: 2-3-DEN 25 (8:45) 1-Bob Young pass complete to 85-Steven Horn for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-William Hurley. N.Y 21 DEN 17
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-4-DEN 17 (2:23) 3-William Hurley 35 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 24 DEN 17
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-4-DEN 22 (0:09) 3-William Hurley 40 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 27 DEN 17
(Qtr 4) Big Horns: 2-18-N.Y 45 (8:16) 16-Thomas Dixon pass complete to 80-Davante Adams for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Richard Pressley. N.Y 27 DEN 24
(Qtr 4) Big Horns: 4-4-N.Y 30 (1:16) 2-Richard Pressley 47 yard field goal is GOOD. N.Y 27 DEN 27
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-1-DEN 41 (0:52) 1-Bob Young pass complete to 85-Steven Horn for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-William Hurley. N.Y 34 DEN 27
Team Statistics
Generals Big Horns
First Downs 10 14
- Rushing 4 2
- Passing 5 11
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 337 304
- Offensive Plays 68 76
- Yards Per Play 4.96 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 97 50
- Rushing Attempts 28 11
- Yards Per Rush 3.46 4.55
Net Passing Yards 240 254
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 22 / 1 58 / 32 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 260 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 7 / 54
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.00 3.91
- Yards Per Completion 11.82 9.63
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 16 2 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 6 1 / 8
Punt Returns/Yards 8 / 115 2 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 56
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:44 29:18
Drive Charts
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:26 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 12:06 1:24 OWN 29 3 71 Touchdown
1 8:23 0:51 OWN 19 3 6 Punt
1 4:12 1:55 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 0:08 3:56 OWN 48 9 52 Touchdown
2 9:43 0:55 OWN 29 3 3 Fumble
2 7:26 2:07 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 25 3 8 Half
3 12:46 1:28 OWN 12 3 -4 Punt
3 11:15 0:19 OPP 44 3 0 Punt
3 9:24 0:45 OPP 32 2 32 Touchdown
3 7:48 5:28 OWN 32 8 51 Field Goal
3 2:08 2:03 OPP 28 3 6 Field Goal
4 13:41 0:04 OPP 47 1 0 Interception
4 13:18 1:29 OWN 15 3 2 Punt
4 10:27 1:33 OWN 12 3 -5 Punt
4 8:08 2:14 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
4 4:50 0:49 OPP 37 3 -2 Punt
4 1:12 0:28 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 0:11 0:11 OPP 26 1 -1 Game
Big Horns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:34 1:28 OWN 28 4 13 Punt
1 10:42 2:19 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
1 7:32 3:20 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 2:17 2:09 OWN 21 3 -7 Punt
2 11:12 1:29 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 8:48 1:22 OPP 17 3 7 Field Goal
2 5:18 4:00 OWN 15 10 85 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:14 OWN 25 5 26 Punt
3 11:18 0:03 OWN 46 1 0 Interception
3 10:57 1:33 OWN 16 3 -3 Punt
3 8:39 0:51 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 2:20 0:12 OWN 17 2 0 Interception
3 0:05 1:24 OWN 20 3 -14 Punt
4 13:37 0:20 OWN 46 3 0 Punt
4 11:49 1:22 OWN 33 3 10 Punt
4 8:54 0:46 OPP 37 2 37 Touchdown
4 5:53 1:04 OWN 16 3 3 Punt
4 4:01 2:49 OWN 20 9 50 Field Goal
4 0:44 0:33 OWN 25 4 1 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#9 James Barnett 19 54 2.84 10 1 0
#85 Gus Henson 7 38 5.43 11 2 0
#86 James Barbosa 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#1 Bob Young 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Big Horns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Over Underwood 5 22 4.40 8 0 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 4 14 3.50 5 0 0
#16 Thomas Dixon 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
#25 Jim Crowley 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Bob Young 38 22 260 2 / 20 4 41 1 102.96
Big Horns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Thomas Dixon 58 32 308 7 / 54 3 45 2 73.06
Receiving Stats
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Steven Horn 5 96 19.20 41 2
#18 Paul Slater 2 52 26.00 39 1
#40 Greg Newton 5 32 6.40 26 0
#89 David Boothby 3 26 8.67 13 0
#85 Gus Henson 2 19 9.50 11 1
#23 Felix Huddleston 1 15 15.00 15 0
#9 James Barnett 2 12 6.00 7 0
#49 Victor Cooley 1 7 7.00 7 0
#86 James Barbosa 1 1 1.00 1 0
Big Horns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Davante Adams 6 115 19.17 45 1
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 6 47 7.83 22 1
#83 Mack Fried 4 34 8.50 26 0
#49 Paul Martinez 3 24 8.00 12 0
#23 Garrett Peace 3 22 7.33 12 1
#25 Jim Crowley 2 21 10.50 15 0
#20 Leo Taylor 1 12 12.00 12 0
#28 Over Underwood 2 11 5.50 7 0
#43 Trent Richardson 2 9 4.50 10 0
#88 Robert Soares 1 8 8.00 8 0
#30 Charles Raper 1 5 5.00 5 0
#46 Don Miller 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Robert Hardy 54 34 1 1
#76 Clyde Baker 55 38 1 2
#65 Robert Moyers 48 35 0 2
#70 Robert Morris 56 38 0 0
#23 Felix Huddleston 28 35 0 0
#72 Eric Vigil 42 35 0 2
#89 David Boothby 3 20 0 1
#40 Greg Newton 0 10 0 0
#57 William Sledge 16 1 0 0
#66 Monroe Price 16 1 0 0
#52 Kirk Tao 5 5 0 0
#68 Sonny Espinoza 16 0 0 0
#59 Lawrence Nimmo 0 5 0 1
#58 Robert Buck 0 7 0 0
#47 Andre Kenworthy 0 3 0 0
#98 Justin Gray 0 5 0 0
#21 Donald Cummings 0 2 0 0
#2 William Blake 0 8 0 0
#34 Joshua Brinson 0 7 0 1
#81 Cory Alley 0 14 0 0
#9 James Barnett 9 2 0 0
#85 Gus Henson 2 0 0 0
#80 Frankie Dawson 7 6 0 0
#97 Joseph Bentley 0 4 0 0
#4 Matthew Baird 0 2 0 0
#18 Paul Slater 0 7 0 0
#49 Victor Cooley 8 5 0 0
#20 Carl Shepard 0 5 0 2
#19 Lamont Jackson 0 6 0 1
#69 Michael Alphin 0 3 0 0
#36 Carlos James 0 1 0 1
#43 Charles Dawson 0 2 0 0
#41 William Adkins 0 2 0 0
#99 Floyd Bischoff 0 1 0 0
#85 Steven Horn 0 1 0 0
Big Horns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Bubba Moore 73 22 2 2
#62 Jerome Daniel 69 28 1 2
#60 John Mays 63 20 1 1
#63 Trevor White 11 3 1 1
#61 Kenneth Goodloe 76 27 0 0
#66 Melvin Caverly 74 23 0 0
#28 Over Underwood 9 1 0 0
#83 Mack Fried 0 4 0 0
#46 Don Miller 48 14 0 0
#23 Garrett Peace 3 5 0 1
#80 Davante Adams 0 7 0 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 13 4 0 0
#69 Jeffrey Johnson 19 2 0 0
#49 Paul Martinez 14 11 0 3
#65 Ulysses Grant 8 1 0 0
#25 Jim Crowley 2 1 0 0
#30 Charles Raper 14 10 0 0
#19 Ronnie Lott 4 5 0 0
#20 Leo Taylor 1 6 0 0
#88 Robert Soares 0 2 0 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 0 4 0 0
#57 Christian Reid 1 4 0 0
#43 Trent Richardson 1 1 0 0
#75 Thomas Sage 0 4 0 0
#54 James Moore 0 4 0 1
#37 Randy Purcell 0 1 0 0
#27 Don Shula 0 1 0 0
#79 John Ford 0 3 0 0
#72 Armand Thornton 0 4 0 1
#44 Tom Hudson 0 1 0 0
#24 Felix Wright 0 1 0 0
#55 Jim Youngblood 0 1 0 0
#56 James Howell 0 3 0 0
#39 Donald Doman 0 2 0 0
#59 Donovan Parker 0 2 0 0
#52 Gino Marchetti 0 1 0 0
#71 Gary Rivera 5 1 0 0
#58 Joshua Simmons 0 1 0 0
#74 Merlin Olsen 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#39 Joseph Hartig 1 0 0.00 0
#47 Andre Kenworthy 1 0 0.00 0
Big Horns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Don Shula 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Felix Huddleston 1 0 0 0
Big Horns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Don Shula 0 0 1 0
#59 Donovan Parker 0 1 0 0
Punting
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Arthur Bernal 10 454 45.40 41.20 53 3
Big Horns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Rolando Wilson 11 496 45.09 35.00 50 4
Kicking
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 William Hurley 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 40 4 / 4
Big Horns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Richard Pressley 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 3 / 3
Punt Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#40 Greg Newton 8 115 14.4 32 0
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 2 23 11.5 21 0
Kick Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 2 56 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#39 Joseph Hartig 10 0
#98 Justin Gray 7 0
#97 Joseph Bentley 4 2
#4 Matthew Baird 3 1
#43 Charles Dawson 3 0
#19 Lamont Jackson 3 1
#20 Carl Shepard 3 0
#2 William Blake 3 2
#41 William Adkins 2 0
#47 Andre Kenworthy 2 0
#34 Joshua Brinson 2 0
#59 Lawrence Nimmo 2 0
#36 Carlos James 2 0
#21 Donald Cummings 2 0
#69 Michael Alphin 1 1
#9 James Barnett 1 0
#58 Robert Buck 1 0
Big Horns
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Jim Youngblood 7 0
#37 Randy Purcell 6 0
#44 Tom Hudson 4 0
#58 Joshua Simmons 4 0
#54 James Moore 4 0
#59 Donovan Parker 4 1
#27 Don Shula 3 0
#24 Felix Wright 3 0
#79 John Ford 2 0
#30 Charles Raper 2 0
#19 Ronnie Lott 2 0
#57 Christian Reid 2 0
#71 Alfredo Conceicao 2 0
#46 Don Miller 1 0
#22 Manny Lovems 1 0
#28 Over Underwood 1 0
#31 John Lang 1 0
#88 Robert Soares 1 0
#75 Thomas Sage 1 0
#56 James Howell 1 0
#52 Gino Marchetti 1 1
#72 Armand Thornton 1 0
#3 Rolando Wilson 1 0
#39 Donald Doman 1 0