Pre-Season Week 2: Exploding Whales at Rockets
August 22, 1998 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 48,137 (64%)
Exploding Whales 3 0 10 3 - 16
Rockets 0 3 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Exploding Whales: 4-6-HOU 9 (5:40) 7-Kenneth Williams 26 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 0 HEW 3
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 4-4-HEW 4 (6:27) 18-Zachary Duty 23 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 HEW 3
(Qtr 3) Exploding Whales: 4-5-HOU 5 (13:36) 7-Kenneth Williams 22 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 HEW 6
(Qtr 3) Exploding Whales: 1-4-HOU 4 (4:44) 33-Matthew Schmitt ran to HOU 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Kenneth Williams. HOU 3 HEW 13
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-6-HEW 11 (0:45) 18-Zachary Duty 30 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 HEW 13
(Qtr 4) Exploding Whales: 4-9-HOU 24 (0:50) 7-Kenneth Williams 41 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 HEW 16
Team Statistics
Rockets Exploding Whales
First Downs 14 10
- Rushing 0 6
- Passing 12 3
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 243 183
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards Per Play 3.68 2.90
Net Rushing Yards 45 100
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards Per Rush 2.50 2.70
Net Passing Yards 198 83
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 18 / 4 23 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 38 3 / 23
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.13 3.19
- Yards Per Completion 13.11 7.07
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 13 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 58 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 45 2 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 79 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 31
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:11 2:45 OWN 20 6 24 Punt
1 7:34 1:57 OWN 12 3 -4 Field Goal
1 5:38 3:11 OWN 25 6 40 Missed FG
2 13:37 1:29 OWN 7 3 9 Punt
2 11:20 4:55 OPP 45 9 40 Field Goal
2 4:25 2:34 OWN 28 6 30 Punt
3 15:00 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 13:33 0:11 OWN 31 2 0 Interception
3 12:00 2:05 OWN 48 3 -11 Punt
3 8:18 1:36 OPP 49 3 8 Punt
3 4:51 0:08 OWN 32 1 0 Interception
3 4:40 3:58 OWN 25 8 64 Field Goal
4 14:08 4:41 OWN 21 9 14 Punt
4 6:02 0:19 OWN 47 3 0 Punt
4 1:45 0:07 OWN 15 2 0 Interception
4 0:47 0:19 OWN 33 4 10 Downs
Exploding Whales
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:49 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 11:26 3:52 OWN 11 7 28 Punt
1 2:27 3:50 OWN 42 7 50 Fumble
2 12:07 0:47 OWN 36 2 -2 Fumble
2 6:24 1:59 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 20 3 12 Half
3 14:57 1:24 OPP 30 4 25 Field Goal
3 13:22 1:22 OPP 40 3 -1 Missed FG
3 9:54 1:36 OWN 17 3 -8 Punt
3 6:43 1:52 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 4:43 0:03 OPP 4 1 4 Touchdown
3 0:42 1:34 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 9:26 3:25 OWN 23 5 -10 Punt
4 5:42 3:57 OWN 2 9 46 Punt
4 1:38 0:52 OPP 25 3 1 Field Goal
4 0:28 0:28 OPP 33 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 5 19 3.80 11 1 0
#30 Robert Sweet 9 18 2.00 8 0 0
#5 Dale Gordon 4 8 2.00 3 0 0
Exploding Whales
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Matthew Schmitt 17 52 3.06 21 3 1
#36 Robert Peery 12 33 2.75 12 1 0
#5 Lawrence Allen 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#29 Tim Butler 6 5 0.83 5 0 0
#15 Roger Overton 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 20 13 141 0 / 0 0 20 0 85.63
#8 Robert Perez 24 5 95 4 / 38 0 42 4 3.99
Exploding Whales
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Lawrence Allen 12 9 72 0 / 0 0 26 0 89.58
#15 Roger Overton 11 6 34 3 / 23 0 8 0 60.42
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Bryan Herrera 6 57 9.50 19 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 3 45 15.00 20 0
#88 Robert Elias 1 42 42.00 42 0
#89 Eric Hintz 3 38 12.67 23 0
#85 Jackie Perdue 2 26 13.00 15 0
#82 Paul Pick 2 22 11.00 12 0
#13 Troy Whitley 1 6 6.00 6 0
Exploding Whales
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Gilberto Fitzpatrick 3 33 11.00 26 0
#13 James Flowers 2 20 10.00 11 0
#81 Jimmy Moser 3 16 5.33 8 0
#83 Vincent Seng 2 14 7.00 7 0
#88 Sidney Wright 2 11 5.50 6 0
#86 Bill Franks 1 7 7.00 7 0
#34 Tyler Sanches 1 4 4.00 4 0
#36 Robert Peery 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Pancake Tuesday 33 14 2 2
#56 Kenneth Murray 20 5 1 1
#65 Robert Miller 35 13 1 4
#75 Stanley Ullery 0 2 0 0
#60 Terry Dyer 25 17 0 0
#66 Gregory Menard 24 15 0 2
#74 Nicholas Turner 20 13 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 20 16 0 5
#1 Daniel Contreras 20 14 0 1
#49 Justin Zachary 9 11 0 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 6 0 0 0
#86 Bryan Herrera 2 4 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 37 10 0 0
#29 Cory Santos 15 7 0 0
#53 James Green 37 12 0 3
#99 Will Lofton 0 3 0 0
#87 Rodney Adrian 0 16 0 0
#89 Marion Hiser 0 4 0 1
#85 Jackie Perdue 0 6 0 0
#16 Bobby Jones 0 8 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 6 17 0 0
#13 Troy Whitley 0 8 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 2 2 0 0
#40 Frank Brack 0 2 0 1
#50 Glen Bilodeau 1 1 0 0
#82 Paul Pick 0 10 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 0 1 0 0
#30 Robert Sweet 13 8 0 0
#71 Gordon Luna 0 5 0 1
#45 William Hashimoto 0 6 0 1
#92 Ronald McCloud 1 4 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 2 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 0 4 0 0
#2 Paul Lachapelle 0 2 0 0
#92 Bobby McCormick 0 4 0 0
#54 Greg Clauson 0 3 0 0
#61 Richard Benge 22 8 0 0
#5 Dale Gordon 6 0 0 0
#88 Robert Elias 0 2 0 0
#96 William Cousins 0 2 0 2
Exploding Whales
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#88 Sidney Wright 9 26 1 3
#59 James Conner 11 7 1 1
#70 Charles Shupe 24 21 1 3
#75 Matthew Vickers 16 16 0 0
#60 Raymond Perez 16 18 0 1
#76 Philip Bull 16 19 0 1
#67 Jeremy Colley 16 21 0 1
#36 Robert Peery 5 2 0 0
#34 Tyler Sanches 33 25 0 0
#69 Michael Maestas 16 17 0 0
#14 Gilberto Fitzpatrick 0 7 0 1
#68 Michael Hemphill 27 24 0 1
#97 Robert Riser 6 4 0 0
#25 Danny Vasquez 4 10 0 1
#83 Vincent Seng 0 16 0 0
#81 Jimmy Moser 0 14 0 0
#50 Billy Ventura 0 1 0 0
#72 Darius Harvey 15 19 0 1
#60 Paul Story 5 13 0 0
#90 Kyle Baltimore 1 0 0 0
#82 Albert Claypool 7 8 0 1
#53 Ronald Anderson 1 1 0 0
#13 James Flowers 0 14 0 0
#45 Isaac Baker 0 3 0 0
#86 Bill Franks 0 8 0 0
#63 Antwan Thomas 14 21 0 0
#29 Tim Butler 3 0 0 0
#80 Brian Diaz 9 1 0 0
#85 Jake Polk 9 0 0 0
#87 Robert Weekes 4 1 0 0
#91 William Damron 4 1 0 0
#59 Warren Taylor 0 2 0 0
#33 Matthew Schmitt 5 1 0 0
#47 Melvin Albert 0 1 0 0
#57 James Gonzales 1 1 0 0
#50 William Jackson 0 1 0 0
#70 Erick Quillen 0 1 0 0
#36 Arthur Colbert 0 1 0 0
#93 John Harley 0 1 0 0
#11 Jonathan Zimmerman 0 2 0 0
#96 Shane Doherty 0 1 0 0
#1 Joseph Green 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Exploding Whales
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 Isaac Baker 1 32 32.00 0
#97 Robert Riser 1 0 0.00 0
#47 Melvin Albert 2 -1 -0.50 0
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 2 1 0 0
#41 Jack Robinson 0 2 1 0
#59 Charles Duggan 0 0 1 0
#96 William Cousins 0 0 1 0
Exploding Whales
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Robert Peery 1 0 0 0
#5 Lawrence Allen 1 0 0 0
#33 Matthew Schmitt 1 0 0 0
#78 Danny Oviedo 0 1 1 0
#72 Darius Harvey 0 1 0 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 7 321 45.86 39.43 50 3
Exploding Whales
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Jeffery Lund 8 384 48.00 43.13 55 3
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 30 0 / 0
Exploding Whales
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Kenneth Williams 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 41 1 / 1
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Robert Sweet 4 26 6.5 13 0
#82 Paul Pick 2 19 9.5 11 0
Exploding Whales
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Jimmy Moser 1 1 1.0 1 0
#14 Gilberto Fitzpatrick 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Paul Pick 2 79 39.5 0
Exploding Whales
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Russell McNeill 8 0
#41 Jack Robinson 7 0
#59 Charles Duggan 4 0
#2 Paul Lachapelle 4 2
#57 Jacob Mendoza 3 0
#91 Albert Shelton 3 0
#48 Jonathan Moldenhauer 3 0
#45 William Hashimoto 3 0
#78 Ricky Pal 2 0
#44 Gary Williams 2 0
#30 Robert Sweet 2 0
#96 William Cousins 2 0
#93 Jonathan Lawson 2 1
#52 Terrence Carlton 2 0
#23 Lucas Roberts 1 0
#71 Gordon Luna 1 0
#40 Frank Brack 1 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 1 0
#89 Eric Hintz 1 0
#85 Jackie Perdue 1 0
#3 David Frazier 1 0
#50 Glen Bilodeau 1 0
#87 Rodney Adrian 1 0
#73 Thomas Vincent 1 0
Exploding Whales
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Warren Taylor 7 1
#50 William Jackson 4 2
#53 Ronald Anderson 3 0
#47 Melvin Albert 3 0
#78 Danny Oviedo 3 0
#82 Albert Claypool 3 0
#97 Robert Riser 3 0
#42 Emmett Rodriguez 2 0
#71 Daniel Kelly 2 0
#35 Jeffrey Gunter 2 0
#7 Kenneth Williams 2 0
#96 Shane Doherty 2 1
#1 Joseph Green 2 0
#93 John Harley 2 0
#54 James Grubbs 1 0
#36 Robert Peery 1 0
#83 Vincent Seng 1 0
#90 Kyle Baltimore 1 0
#31 Gayle Zapata 1 0
#50 Billy Ventura 1 0
#28 Richard Guerrero 1 0
#70 Erick Quillen 1 0
#68 Michael Hemphill 1 0