Regular Season Week 1: Bulls at Big Horns
September 06, 1998 57° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 73,189 (98%)
Bulls 7 3 7 0 - 17
Big Horns 2 0 0 0 - 2
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Big Horns: 1-10-L.V 0 (12:35) 39-James Sotelo ran for -0 yards. Tackle by 54-Vern Aaron. SAFETY! (54-Vern Aaron) DEN 2 L.V 0
(Qtr 1) Bulls: 1-8-DEN 8 (12:17) 16-Garry Griggs pass complete to 83-Kevin Hartshorn for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. DEN 2 L.V 7
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 4-6-DEN 13 (15:00) 13-Michael Thomas 31 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 2 L.V 10
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 1-5-DEN 11 (2:02) 16-Garry Griggs pass complete to 81-Mark Ponder for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Michael Thomas. DEN 2 L.V 17
Team Statistics
Big Horns Bulls
First Downs 13 15
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 9 7
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 237 241
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards Per Play 3.65 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 39 79
- Rushing Attempts 11 36
- Yards Per Rush 3.55 2.19
Net Passing Yards 198 162
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 31 / 1 21 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.67 7.36
- Yards Per Completion 7.29 9.56
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 18 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 40 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 3 / 24
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 38 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 15
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53
Drive Charts
Big Horns
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:26 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
1 12:33 0:19 OWN 49 2 -51 Touchdown
1 12:13 3:27 OWN 25 8 31 Punt
1 7:53 0:52 OWN 35 3 2 Punt
2 14:57 2:20 OWN 25 6 29 Punt
2 8:47 0:58 OWN 40 3 5 Punt
2 4:09 3:04 OWN 9 5 11 Punt
3 12:49 3:41 OWN 16 6 22 Punt
3 1:58 2:06 OWN 25 6 17 Punt
4 12:03 2:17 OWN 20 6 38 Punt
4 7:37 3:44 50 9 47 Interception
4 1:53 1:53 OWN 35 8 24 Game
Bulls
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:34 0:02 OWN 0 1 -1 Safety
1 8:47 0:54 OWN 20 3 -5 Punt
1 7:00 7:03 OWN 27 12 59 Field Goal
2 12:38 3:50 OWN 10 6 6 Punt
2 7:50 3:41 OWN 20 6 29 Punt
2 1:05 1:05 OWN 19 2 3 Half
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
3 9:08 7:10 OWN 19 12 81 Touchdown
4 14:52 2:49 OWN 17 4 18 Punt
4 9:46 2:08 OWN 5 3 -1 Punt
4 3:53 2:00 OWN 6 3 9 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#12 Johnny Callahan 2 29 14.50 19 2 0
#28 Over Underwood 2 8 4.00 4 0 0
#49 Paul Martinez 2 6 3.00 5 0 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 3 2 0.67 2 0 0
#43 Trent Richardson 2 -6 -3.00 -1 0 0
Bulls
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 James Sotelo 17 36 2.12 7 0 0
#20 Larry Johnson 16 33 2.06 9 0 0
#30 Archie Fulton 3 10 3.33 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Big Horns
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Johnny Callahan 51 31 226 3 / 28 0 39 1 63.03
Bulls
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Garry Griggs 21 18 172 1 / 10 2 41 0 132.54
Receiving Stats
Big Horns
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 4 54 13.50 39 0
#83 Mack Fried 4 48 12.00 20 0
#23 Garrett Peace 6 33 5.50 11 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 4 25 6.25 12 0
#80 Davante Adams 3 21 7.00 13 0
#46 Don Miller 3 18 6.00 8 0
#28 Over Underwood 4 15 3.75 7 0
#80 Willie Hui 1 8 8.00 8 0
#49 Paul Martinez 1 6 6.00 6 0
#43 Trent Richardson 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0
Bulls
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Mark Ponder 6 91 15.17 41 1
#85 Jeff Suarez 5 29 5.80 7 0
#39 James Sotelo 3 25 8.33 16 0
#83 Kevin Hartshorn 2 14 7.00 8 1
#30 Archie Fulton 1 12 12.00 12 0
#20 Larry Johnson 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Big Horns
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#61 Kenneth Goodloe 65 24 1 1
#68 Bubba Moore 62 20 1 1
#30 Charles Raper 6 8 1 1
#62 Jerome Daniel 62 24 0 0
#23 Garrett Peace 0 7 0 0
#66 Melvin Caverly 60 17 0 0
#69 Jeffrey Johnson 57 16 0 2
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 13 6 0 0
#28 Over Underwood 9 1 0 0
#49 Paul Martinez 16 4 0 0
#46 Don Miller 11 13 0 0
#75 Thomas Sage 0 2 0 0
#20 Leo Taylor 2 1 0 0
#95 Robert Erickson 0 1 0 0
#79 John Ford 0 1 0 0
#72 Armand Thornton 0 1 0 0
#39 Donald Doman 0 1 0 0
#19 Ronnie Lott 4 2 0 1
#54 Vern Aaron 0 1 0 0
#57 Christian Reid 0 1 0 0
#59 Donovan Parker 0 1 0 0
#80 Davante Adams 0 6 0 1
#83 Mack Fried 0 4 0 0
#80 Willie Hui 0 5 0 0
#67 Scott Roundtree 9 0 0 0
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 0 5 0 0
#43 Trent Richardson 4 2 0 0
#64 James Paquette 0 1 0 0
#65 Ulysses Grant 1 0 0 0
Bulls
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Leonard Keenan 21 41 1 3
#85 Jeff Suarez 18 27 0 1
#73 Michael Smith 30 36 0 2
#87 Alden Wilder 0 9 0 1
#65 Robert Brown 25 39 0 1
#81 Mark Ponder 0 21 0 1
#68 Bill Drayton 31 45 0 2
#31 John Carothers 0 1 0 0
#19 Morris Whitford 0 22 0 0
#47 Raymond McKee 0 2 0 0
#95 Chris Castleberry 0 4 0 0
#40 Charles Butts 0 3 0 0
#71 Eric Boyer 0 2 0 0
#69 Courtney Wilson 1 3 0 1
#30 Archie Fulton 18 13 0 0
#69 Joseph Phelps 31 36 0 0
#69 Louis Sanders 4 0 0 0
#60 Larry Davis 1 0 0 0
#62 Chad Wright 11 0 0 0
#79 Aurelio Ford 1 0 0 0
#53 Steven Bearden 2 2 0 0
#20 Larry Johnson 7 6 0 0
#39 James Sotelo 4 4 0 1
#24 Bobby Jackson 1 2 0 0
#98 Cyril Thomas 0 2 0 0
#55 John Jacobs 0 3 0 0
#92 Kenneth Ingram 0 3 0 0
#1 John Kinley 0 3 0 0
#83 Kevin Hartshorn 0 16 0 0
#89 David Marcus 4 6 0 1
#97 James Raymond 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Big Horns
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bulls
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Raymond McKee 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Big Horns
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 1 0 1 0
#23 Garrett Peace 1 0 0 0
#49 Paul Martinez 0 1 0 0
Bulls
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Michael Thomas 1 1 1 0
#71 Eric Boyer 0 1 0 0
#33 Trent Simmons 0 0 1 0
Punting
Big Horns
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Rolando Wilson 9 442 49.11 41.78 62 6
Bulls
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Joseph Rains 7 348 49.71 46.43 65 2
Kicking
Big Horns
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bulls
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Michael Thomas 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2
Punt Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Willie Hui 1 2 2.0 2 0
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Mark Ponder 3 24 8.0 13 0
Kick Return
Big Horns
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 1 38 38.0 0
Bulls
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Big Horns
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Vern Aaron 12 0
#57 Christian Reid 8 0
#39 Donald Doman 6 0
#55 Jim Youngblood 5 0
#22 Manny Lovems 4 0
#19 Ronnie Lott 4 0
#37 Randy Purcell 3 0
#24 Felix Wright 3 0
#72 Armand Thornton 3 0
#79 John Ford 2 1
#18 Machine Gun Kelly 1 0
#69 Jeffrey Johnson 1 0
#59 Donovan Parker 1 0
#52 Gino Marchetti 1 0
#35 Lloyd Hamilton 1 0
#27 Don Shula 1 0
#32 Harry Stuhldreher 1 0
#43 Trent Richardson 1 0
Bulls
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Trent Simmons 6 0
#1 John Kinley 6 0
#24 Bobby Jackson 6 0
#23 Michael Lewis 6 0
#57 Carlton Delano 4 0
#47 Raymond McKee 3 0
#92 Kenneth Ingram 3 0
#40 Charles Butts 3 0
#97 James Raymond 2 0
#96 Douglas Davis 1 1
#69 Courtney Wilson 1 1
#55 John Jacobs 1 0
#95 Chris Castleberry 1 0
#31 John Carothers 1 0
#98 Cyril Thomas 1 1