Regular Season Week 1: Scorpions at Generals
September 08, 1985 62° Houston Stadium
Attendance: 76,624 (76%)
Scorpions 0 3 0 0 - 3
Generals 0 12 0 3 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-1-ARI 25 (11:08) 18-James Mullins 43 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 3 ARI 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 3-8-ARI 5 (5:14) 3-Robert Chandler sacked at ARI -2 for -7 yards (70-Walter Gilland). Sack allowed by 77-Tommy Cawley. SAFETY! (70-Walter Gilland) NJG 5 ARI 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-8-ARI 8 (4:15) 9-Brandon Saunders pass complete to 24-Richard Ray for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-James Mullins. NJG 12 ARI 0
(Qtr 2) Scorpions: 4-7-NJG 27 (1:48) 4-Danny Messer 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 12 ARI 3
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-6-ARI 30 (7:01) 18-James Mullins 48 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 15 ARI 3
Team Statistics
Generals Scorpions
First Downs 20 12
- Rushing 10 2
- Passing 7 10
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 344 232
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards Per Play 5.06 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 147 41
- Rushing Attempts 36 25
- Yards Per Rush 4.08 1.64
Net Passing Yards 197 191
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 21 / 1 28 / 19 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 3 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.16 6.16
- Yards Per Completion 10.05 11.37
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 15 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 6 / 63
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 62 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:36 27:25
Drive Charts
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:55 OWN 25 6 33 Punt
1 7:56 3:22 OWN 20 5 19 Punt
1 1:04 5:00 OWN 36 9 40 Field Goal
2 8:58 3:01 OWN 26 8 30 Punt
2 5:10 0:58 OWN 48 3 52 Touchdown
2 1:45 1:45 OWN 23 7 37 Half
3 10:18 4:02 OWN 37 7 27 Interception
3 4:50 6:13 OWN 26 10 54 Missed FG
4 9:08 2:10 OWN 39 5 31 Field Goal
4 3:24 1:32 OWN 3 3 -2 Punt
4 1:38 1:38 OWN 18 6 41 Game
Scorpions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:05 4:09 OWN 10 7 28 Punt
1 4:34 3:31 OWN 20 5 0 Punt
2 11:04 2:06 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 5:57 0:47 OWN 3 3 -6 Safety
2 4:12 2:27 OWN 25 7 48 Field Goal
3 15:00 4:42 OWN 25 8 45 Missed FG
3 6:17 1:27 OWN 33 3 -3 Punt
4 13:37 4:29 OWN 28 7 41 Missed FG
4 6:57 3:33 OWN 25 10 38 Punt
4 1:52 0:14 OPP 41 3 4 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Richard Ray 14 68 4.86 12 3 0
#36 Peter Williams 15 62 4.13 13 2 0
#40 Douglas Groesbeck 5 17 3.40 12 1 0
#9 Brandon Saunders 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Scorpions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Charles Wellman 18 23 1.28 9 0 0
#3 Robert Chandler 2 15 7.50 10 1 0
#19 Earl Gonzalez 5 3 0.60 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Brandon Saunders 30 21 211 2 / 14 1 34 1 86.94
Scorpions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Robert Chandler 28 19 216 3 / 25 0 30 0 90.77
Receiving Stats
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Melvin Jones 4 72 18.00 34 0
#24 Richard Ray 6 52 8.67 15 1
#81 John Stanfield 3 36 12.00 28 0
#16 David Rose 3 27 9.00 12 0
#10 Michael Knight 2 11 5.50 6 0
#40 Douglas Groesbeck 2 7 3.50 5 0
#82 Harry Gustafson 1 6 6.00 6 0
Scorpions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Aaron Pugh 3 39 13.00 26 0
#87 Robert Gronk 3 37 12.33 16 0
#85 Jesse Silver 1 30 30.00 30 0
#44 Tim Obrien 2 30 15.00 19 0
#23 Charles Wellman 2 22 11.00 16 0
#86 Dwight Castillo 3 18 6.00 8 0
#19 Earl Gonzalez 3 17 5.67 12 0
#89 Anthony Liberatore 1 15 15.00 15 0
#88 Robert Everson 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Henry Bruno 40 41 1 4
#78 Jorge Russo 37 41 1 3
#65 Frederick Loper 40 46 0 1
#79 Timothy Stitt 30 27 0 1
#10 Michael Knight 0 22 0 0
#55 Jeremy Hicks 40 39 0 4
#24 Richard Ray 15 18 0 0
#81 John Stanfield 1 35 0 2
#36 Peter Williams 9 6 0 1
#82 Harry Gustafson 2 16 0 2
#16 David Rose 0 15 0 0
#40 Douglas Groesbeck 12 17 0 2
#83 Felix Pursell 0 3 0 0
#59 Johnny Brenton 5 2 0 0
#56 Jesse Brown 14 7 0 0
#70 Walter Gilland 7 3 0 0
#13 Melvin Jones 0 13 0 0
#74 Troy Quesenberry 4 3 0 0
#56 Carl Martin 0 1 0 0
#32 Matthew Krause 0 2 0 0
#58 Michael Garcia 0 2 0 0
#99 Alfred Rice 0 2 0 1
#66 James Goodrich 0 2 0 1
#38 Albert Stockton 0 1 0 0
#77 Robert Moreno 0 2 0 0
#52 Jackie Colon 1 2 0 0
#71 Everett Troyer 0 1 0 0
Scorpions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Tommy Cawley 28 26 2 4
#51 Eddie Edens 36 25 1 3
#87 Robert Gronk 6 16 0 1
#77 James Walker 40 30 0 5
#85 Jesse Silver 10 14 0 1
#72 Wilfredo Greenough 41 25 0 2
#19 Earl Gonzalez 2 11 0 0
#75 Frank Aiello 41 37 0 1
#44 Tim Obrien 24 22 0 1
#10 Aaron Pugh 0 11 0 0
#89 Anthony Liberatore 0 5 0 0
#88 Robert Everson 0 2 0 0
#74 Jason Campbell 3 0 0 0
#79 Milford Todd 9 0 0 0
#69 Douglas Henry 8 0 0 0
#66 Ben Book 8 2 0 0
#23 Charles Wellman 5 3 0 0
#86 Dwight Castillo 0 6 0 1
#39 Alonso Bernard 3 2 0 0
#18 Drew Meyer 0 1 0 0
#58 Jason Lefkowitz 0 2 0 0
#97 Peter Cummings 0 1 0 0
#61 Fred Chism 1 0 0 0
#50 Bryce Northcutt 0 1 0 0
#40 Gary Russell 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Scorpions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 Kenneth Williams 1 2 2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#9 Brandon Saunders 1 0 0 0
#24 Richard Ray 1 0 0 0
#65 Frederick Loper 0 1 0 0
#36 Peter Williams 0 1 0 0
#32 Matthew Krause 0 0 1 0
#35 Loren James 0 1 0 0
Scorpions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Tim Obrien 1 0 0 0
#96 Chester Smalley 0 0 1 0
Punting
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 James Graham 4 182 45.50 38.50 61 2
Scorpions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Craig Glass 5 229 45.80 41.80 62 1
Kicking
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 James Mullins 2 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Scorpions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Danny Messer 1 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 1 45 0 / 0
Punt Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Scorpions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Aaron Pugh 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Michael Knight 2 62 31.0 0
Scorpions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Alfred Rice 8 0
#52 Jackie Colon 8 0
#70 Walter Gilland 5 2
#53 David Colby 3 0
#48 George Demarco 3 0
#25 Bobby Cass 2 0
#27 Richard Hornback 2 0
#56 Carl Martin 2 0
#59 Johnny Brenton 2 0
#32 Matthew Krause 2 0
#71 Everett Troyer 2 1
#35 Loren James 2 0
#66 James Goodrich 1 0
#16 David Rose 1 0
#67 Peter Thompson 1 0
#58 Michael Garcia 1 0
#38 Albert Stockton 1 0
Scorpions
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Chester Smalley 9 0
#36 William Harris 6 0
#48 David Horning 5 0
#29 William Hatch 5 0
#94 Abram Bustamante 4 0
#40 Gary Russell 4 0
#57 Wendell Layden 4 1
#43 Arthur Englehart 3 0
#74 Jason Campbell 3 1
#35 David Baumeister 3 0
#52 Tom Bunch 2 0
#55 Merle Abbott 2 0
#68 Wilbur Oliver 2 0
#44 Kenneth Williams 2 0
#97 Peter Cummings 2 0
#90 Philip Williams 2 0
#93 Javier Adams 1 0