Regular Season Week 1: Grizzlies at Rockets
September 06, 1998 70° Texas Sun Bowl
Attendance: 66,155 (88%)
Grizzlies 0 3 3 7 - 13
Rockets 7 3 3 3 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Rockets: 3-5-S.F 8 (4:50) 7-Howard Stiner pass complete to 16-Bobby Jones to S.F 0 for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Duty. HOU 7 S.F 0
(Qtr 2) Rockets: 4-3-S.F 17 (6:20) 18-Zachary Duty 36 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 S.F 0
(Qtr 2) Grizzlies: 4-6-HOU 6 (0:34) 18-Paul Burkhead 23 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 S.F 3
(Qtr 3) Rockets: 4-1-S.F 30 (9:44) 18-Zachary Duty 49 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 S.F 3
(Qtr 3) Grizzlies: 4-5-HOU 31 (4:16) 18-Paul Burkhead 48 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 S.F 6
(Qtr 4) Grizzlies: 3-1-HOU 1 (8:09) 37-Jeffrey Lipton ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Paul Burkhead. HOU 13 S.F 13
(Qtr 4) Rockets: 4-2-S.F 25 (0:24) 18-Zachary Duty 43 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 16 S.F 13
Team Statistics
Rockets Grizzlies
First Downs 17 12
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 234
- Offensive Plays 62 57
- Yards Per Play 5.18 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 79 86
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards Per Rush 3.59 3.44
Net Passing Yards 242 148
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 27 / 2 30 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 242 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 17
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.05 4.63
- Yards Per Completion 8.96 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 14 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 7 / 38
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 18 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 11
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:54 31:05
Drive Charts
Rockets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:27 6:40 OWN 11 11 89 Touchdown
1 2:43 1:34 OWN 36 4 20 Punt
2 14:08 7:51 OWN 21 15 61 Field Goal
2 0:31 0:31 OWN 19 1 -5 Half
3 15:00 0:54 OWN 25 4 24 Punt
3 12:47 3:07 50 5 19 Field Goal
3 4:12 1:24 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 0:33 0:36 OWN 36 2 7 Interception
4 8:07 2:47 OWN 25 5 49 Interception
4 3:51 3:30 OWN 30 12 45 Field Goal
Grizzlies
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:33 OWN 25 5 23 Punt
1 4:47 2:04 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
1 1:09 2:01 OWN 10 4 23 Punt
2 6:17 5:46 OWN 26 9 68 Field Goal
3 14:06 1:19 OWN 7 3 -3 Punt
3 9:40 5:28 OWN 25 11 44 Field Goal
3 2:47 2:14 OWN 26 3 -3 Punt
4 14:57 6:50 OWN 49 14 51 Touchdown
4 5:20 1:29 OWN 23 3 2 Punt
4 0:21 0:21 OWN 25 2 4 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 14 54 3.86 13 1 0
#30 Robert Sweet 8 25 3.13 9 0 0
Grizzlies
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Frank Vega 20 72 3.60 25 2 0
#37 Jeffrey Lipton 5 14 2.80 11 1 1
Passing Stats
Rockets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Howard Stiner 40 27 242 0 / 0 1 31 2 71.04
Grizzlies
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Lewis Barron 30 21 165 2 / 17 0 28 0 83.33
Receiving Stats
Rockets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Bryan Herrera 12 120 10.00 31 0
#16 Bobby Jones 4 55 13.75 27 1
#13 Troy Whitley 5 33 6.60 11 0
#26 Benjamin Ward 5 32 6.40 17 0
#87 Rodney Adrian 1 2 2.00 2 0
Grizzlies
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Billie McDonald 2 39 19.50 28 0
#8 Howard Reyes 4 28 7.00 10 0
#22 Frank Vega 5 27 5.40 16 0
#10 Robert Stephens 1 23 23.00 23 0
#43 Joseph Burns 5 20 4.00 10 0
#87 Martin Lewis 3 20 6.67 8 0
#13 Harold Klein 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Rockets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Terry Dyer 47 30 0 1
#66 Gregory Menard 45 27 0 1
#13 Troy Whitley 0 22 0 1
#82 Paul Pick 0 13 0 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 39 30 0 2
#26 Benjamin Ward 15 6 0 0
#63 Ronald Thrasher 40 32 0 6
#1 Daniel Contreras 40 31 0 3
#16 Bobby Jones 0 27 0 0
#49 Justin Zachary 19 20 0 1
#86 Bryan Herrera 4 20 0 1
#30 Robert Sweet 6 2 0 0
#56 Kenneth Murray 7 0 0 0
#77 Benjamin Loy 7 0 0 0
#53 James Green 7 1 0 0
#64 Pancake Tuesday 4 0 0 0
#65 Robert Miller 7 0 0 0
#89 Eric Hintz 2 4 0 0
#78 Ricky Pal 3 1 0 0
#45 William Hashimoto 0 3 0 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 0 4 0 1
#87 Rodney Adrian 0 4 0 0
#57 Jacob Mendoza 0 1 0 0
#44 Gary Williams 0 2 0 1
#91 Albert Shelton 0 1 0 0
#50 Russell McNeill 0 1 0 0
#59 Charles Duggan 0 2 0 0
#3 David Frazier 0 2 0 0
Grizzlies
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#61 Richard Tillman 41 31 1 2
#68 David Partida 41 32 0 1
#60 Robert Mahoney 35 27 0 0
#87 Martin Lewis 5 27 0 0
#73 Walker Sheffield 41 29 0 2
#21 Daniel Hill 6 15 0 0
#81 Billie McDonald 0 14 0 0
#66 Eddie Edge 41 35 0 2
#8 Howard Reyes 4 13 0 1
#43 Joseph Burns 16 16 0 1
#37 Jeffrey Lipton 2 0 0 0
#78 Raymond Doty 9 0 0 0
#77 Benjamin Payton 9 0 0 0
#22 Frank Vega 20 2 0 0
#10 Robert Stephens 0 11 0 3
#13 Harold Klein 0 10 0 0
#96 Burton Deangelis 0 1 0 0
#71 Ryan Goldberg 0 1 0 0
#70 Marvin Carroll 0 2 0 0
#54 Levi Robinson 3 2 0 0
#85 Anthony Flores 0 1 0 0
#37 Kevin Dowler 0 2 0 0
#76 Christopher Resto 0 1 0 0
#90 Eric Melanson 0 1 0 1
#16 Alan Westmoreland 0 2 0 0
#65 Archie Hurlburt 0 2 0 0
#40 Robert Young 0 1 0 0
#95 Joseph Maple 0 1 0 0
#46 Thomas Manske 0 1 0 0
#25 John Trinidad 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Rockets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Grizzlies
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#56 Norman Veilleux 1 9 9.00 0
#93 Harry Lago 1 2 2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Rockets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Benjamin Ward 1 0 0 0
#60 Terry Dyer 0 1 0 0
Grizzlies
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#46 Darrin Brody 0 0 1 0
Punting
Rockets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Mark Juan 3 124 41.33 41.33 46 2
Grizzlies
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 John Espinosa 6 283 47.17 44.67 54 1
Kicking
Rockets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Zachary Duty 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 1 / 1
Grizzlies
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Paul Burkhead 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Punt Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Bobby Jones 3 18 6.0 8 0
Grizzlies
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Rockets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Paul Pick 1 29 29.0 0
Grizzlies
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#8 Howard Reyes 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Rockets
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 Charles Duggan 6 0
#41 Jack Robinson 6 0
#40 Frank Brack 5 0
#48 Jonathan Moldenhauer 4 0
#44 Gary Williams 4 0
#78 Ricky Pal 4 1
#23 Lucas Roberts 3 0
#50 Russell McNeill 3 0
#75 Stanley Ullery 2 0
#99 Will Lofton 2 1
#91 Albert Shelton 2 0
#57 Jacob Mendoza 2 0
#45 William Hashimoto 1 0
#92 Ronald McCloud 1 0
#86 Bryan Herrera 1 0
#3 David Frazier 1 0
#74 Nicholas Turner 1 0
Grizzlies
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Darrin Brody 9 0
#37 Peter McCrary 7 0
#65 Archie Hurlburt 6 0
#40 Robert Young 5 0
#54 Levi Robinson 5 0
#71 Ryan Goldberg 4 0
#90 Eric Melanson 4 0
#25 Elias Fernandez 2 0
#21 Daniel Hill 2 0
#37 Kevin Dowler 2 0
#46 Thomas Manske 1 0
#8 Howard Reyes 1 0
#50 David Webster 1 0
#70 Marvin Carroll 1 0
#95 Joseph Maple 1 0