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December 11, 1977 46° Black Hills Stadium
Attendance: 175,684 (88%)
Mean Machine 0 0 3 0 - 3
Sioux 3 3 0 10 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Sioux: 4-4-AMM 41 (6:05) 7-James Poteet 58 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 3 AMM 0
(Qtr 2) Sioux: 4-1-AMM 4 (11:32) 7-James Poteet 21 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 6 AMM 0
(Qtr 3) Mean Machine: 4-6-DAK 21 (7:16) 17-Phil Read 39 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 6 AMM 3
(Qtr 4) Sioux: 3-7-AMM 7 (15:00) 47-Steve Unger ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-James Poteet. DAK 13 AMM 3
(Qtr 4) Sioux: 4-3-AMM 37 (6:53) 7-James Poteet 54 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 16 AMM 3
Team Statistics
Sioux Mean Machine
First Downs 20 8
- Rushing 17 3
- Passing 2 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 345 177
- Offensive Plays 68 43
- Yards Per Play 5.07 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 305 42
- Rushing Attempts 61 14
- Yards Per Rush 5.00 3.00
Net Passing Yards 40 135
- Att/Comp/Int 7 / 4 / 0 26 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 40 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.71 4.66
- Yards Per Completion 10.00 9.63
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 1 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 2 / 12
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 12 2 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 24
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 38:51 21:09
Drive Charts
Sioux
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:22 6:21 OWN 11 10 48 Field Goal
1 4:24 7:55 OWN 26 12 70 Field Goal
2 9:27 2:51 OWN 21 5 25 Punt
2 3:02 3:02 OWN 11 8 52 Missed FG
3 15:00 2:07 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 7:12 7:15 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
4 13:58 1:33 OWN 32 3 10 Punt
4 10:18 3:29 OWN 43 5 20 Field Goal
4 4:47 3:07 OWN 21 8 36 Punt
4 1:11 1:11 OPP 18 2 0 Game
Mean Machine
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:38 OWN 25 5 24 Punt
1 6:01 1:37 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 11:29 2:02 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 6:36 3:34 OWN 17 5 25 Punt
3 12:53 5:41 OWN 29 10 50 Field Goal
4 14:57 0:59 OWN 17 3 3 Punt
4 12:25 2:07 OWN 20 4 4 Punt
4 6:49 2:02 OWN 25 7 54 Downs
4 1:40 0:29 OWN 6 3 5 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sioux
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Steve Unger 32 199 6.22 15 8 1
#26 Lee Savage 16 64 4.00 12 1 0
#38 Gary Henderson 6 23 3.83 6 0 0
#11 Dale Canales 3 13 4.33 13 1 0
#21 Steve Burns 4 6 1.50 3 0 0
Mean Machine
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Abraham Reyes 8 24 3.00 11 1 0
#31 George Potter 2 11 5.50 10 1 0
#28 Nigel Egan 4 7 1.75 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Sioux
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Dale Canales 7 4 40 0 / 0 0 18 0 73.51
Mean Machine
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Vincent Mack 23 16 154 2 / 12 0 47 0 87.95
#11 Joseph Smith 3 0 0 1 / 7 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Sioux
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Ward Kay 1 18 18.00 18 0
#21 Steve Burns 1 12 12.00 12 0
#83 Thomas Owens 1 6 6.00 6 0
#84 Matthew Ellis 1 4 4.00 4 0
Mean Machine
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Jeremy Lancaster 2 54 27.00 47 0
#18 Edward Friedman 1 23 23.00 23 0
#87 Nathan Goldberg 1 16 16.00 16 0
#86 Russell Clancy 3 13 4.33 9 0
#10 Dustin Newsome 2 13 6.50 11 0
#85 Lorenzo Bridges 2 12 6.00 7 0
#84 Jonathan McMillan 1 12 12.00 12 0
#28 Nigel Egan 1 7 7.00 7 0
#31 George Potter 3 4 1.33 2 0
Blocking Stats
Sioux
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#81 Mitchell McEachern 0 21 0 0
#21 Steve Burns 6 38 0 3
#70 Chad Bland 17 58 0 2
#83 Thomas Owens 0 54 0 6
#76 Mark Johnson 17 59 0 3
#26 Lee Savage 1 11 0 0
#65 Harry Waddell 17 60 0 2
#65 Willie Oleary 13 51 0 1
#52 Ronald Kent 16 60 0 3
#15 Ward Kay 0 19 0 0
#88 David Weed 0 31 0 1
#84 Matthew Ellis 0 24 0 0
#47 Steve Unger 5 0 0 0
#73 Anthony Charles 7 1 0 0
#79 Donald Mauer 5 0 0 0
#54 James Tarrance 7 0 0 0
#78 Dustin Arnold 9 0 0 0
#55 Robert Hoffman 0 1 0 0
#38 Gary Henderson 0 6 0 0
#53 Albert Strickland 4 2 0 0
#87 Harvey Sylvester 0 4 0 0
#29 David Garcia 0 1 0 0
#90 Carl Jepsen 0 2 0 0
#52 John Johnson 0 2 0 0
#58 George Goodson 0 1 0 0
#59 Michael Bush 0 1 0 0
#23 Douglas Shriver 0 2 0 0
#50 Richard Tallent 1 0 0 0
#33 Curt Cruz 0 1 0 0
#45 Gary Grove 0 1 0 1
#93 Lynn King 0 1 0 0
Mean Machine
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Gary Montoya 34 20 2 3
#72 Roy Byers 34 17 1 2
#87 Nathan Goldberg 2 11 0 1
#64 Allen Hanna 28 17 0 1
#40 Alejandro Means 6 4 0 0
#85 George Poole 7 7 0 1
#59 Terry Otto 30 22 0 1
#68 Roger Odom 29 20 0 1
#86 Russell Clancy 6 11 0 0
#34 Joshua Everette 1 2 0 1
#45 Abraham Reyes 2 1 0 0
#28 Nigel Egan 9 4 0 0
#79 John Robinson 9 1 0 0
#52 Alvin Cottman 9 1 0 0
#18 Edward Friedman 0 4 0 0
#80 Jeremy Lancaster 0 10 0 1
#10 Dustin Newsome 0 8 0 1
#99 Roy Christy 2 3 0 0
#58 Cory Rivera 0 1 0 0
#1 Matthew Perkins 0 3 0 1
#90 Leonard Brinton 0 3 0 0
#84 Jonathan McMillan 0 3 0 0
#85 Lorenzo Bridges 0 4 0 0
#47 Thomas Patterson 0 2 0 0
#55 Jason Thompson 0 1 0 0
#31 George Potter 2 0 0 0
#68 Larry Moore 0 1 0 0
#22 Richard Ahrens 0 1 0 0
#58 Nathan Langston 0 1 0 0
#92 Reginald McClanahan 0 1 0 0
#94 Billy Daniels 0 1 0 0
#42 Jeffery Hamilton 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Sioux
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mean Machine
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Sioux
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#58 George Goodson 0 1 0 0
#59 Michael Bush 0 0 1 0
Mean Machine
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#31 George Potter 1 0 0 0
Punting
Sioux
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Corey Ullery 4 199 49.75 38.50 62 2
Mean Machine
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Charles Jones 6 271 45.17 43.17 48 2
Kicking
Sioux
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 James Poteet 3 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 3 58 1 / 1
Mean Machine
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Phil Read 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 0 / 0
Punt Return
Sioux
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Harvey Sylvester 2 12 6.0 10 0
Mean Machine
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Abraham Reyes 2 23 11.5 12 0
Kick Return
Sioux
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Mean Machine
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#84 Jonathan McMillan 1 24 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Sioux
Name Tackles Sacks
#58 George Goodson 5 0
#59 Michael Bush 5 0
#55 Jerry Myers 4 0
#23 Douglas Shriver 3 0
#52 John Johnson 2 0
#45 Gary Grove 2 0
#27 Pedro King 2 0
#53 Albert Strickland 2 2
#28 Bruce Moore 2 0
#90 Carl Jepsen 1 0
#76 Mark Johnson 1 0
#54 James Tarrance 1 0
#77 Michael Torres 1 0
#21 David Franklin 1 0
#93 Lynn King 1 1
#49 James Hendricks 1 0
Mean Machine
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Jason Thompson 11 0
#26 John Christiansen 10 0
#56 Preston Gordon 7 0
#47 Thomas Patterson 5 0
#90 Leonard Brinton 5 0
#24 John Welliver 5 0
#92 Reginald McClanahan 4 0
#68 Larry Moore 4 0
#41 Jeffrey Combs 4 0
#58 Cory Rivera 3 0
#1 Matthew Perkins 2 0
#73 James Clay 2 0
#22 Richard Ahrens 1 0
#42 Jeffery Hamilton 1 0
#74 Gary Montoya 1 0