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AFL-NFL World Championship : New York Titans vs. Rock Island Independents

January 21, 1962
70°
The Snakes Den (Aberdare, WLS) Attendance: 163,000 (100%)
Titans 7 7 16 3 - 33
Independents 7 7 0 3 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Independents: 1-6-NYT 6 (10:35) 41-John Gutierrez ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Sean Baker. RII 7 NYT 0
(Qtr 1) Titans: 2-8-RII 8 (8:30) 19-Jack Slade pass complete to 87-Jean Johnson to RII 0 for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Douglas Conover. RII 7 NYT 7
(Qtr 2) Titans: 2-1-RII 15 (7:57) 33-Ernest Nunn ran for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Douglas Conover. RII 7 NYT 14
(Qtr 2) Independents: 1-10-RII 50 (5:17) 2-Stan Garcia pass complete to 14-Eusebio Ahumada for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Sean Baker. RII 14 NYT 14
(Qtr 3) Titans: 3-6-RII 6 (10:14) 19-Jack Slade pass complete to 83-Bruce Wright for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Douglas Conover. RII 14 NYT 21
(Qtr 3) Titans: 2-15-RII 20 (10:08) 2-Stan Garcia pass INTERCEPTED by 49-Robert Shaffer at RII 29. 49-Robert Shaffer to RII 0 for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Douglas Conover. RII 14 NYT 28
(Qtr 3) Titans: 3-13-RII 0 (1:36) 2-Stan Garcia sacked at RII -10 for -10 yards RII 14 NYT 30
(Qtr 4) Independents: 4-10-NYT 33 (11:13) 7-Sean Baker 51 yard field goal is GOOD. RII 17 NYT 30
(Qtr 4) Titans: 4-2-RII 2 (2:32) 18-Douglas Conover 20 yard field goal is GOOD. RII 17 NYT 33

Team Statistics

Independents Titans
First Downs 12 7
- Rushing 3 0
- Passing 9 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 304 287
- Offensive Plays 77 66
- Yards Per Play 3.95 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 57 40
- Rushing Attempts 18 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.17 1.74
Net Passing Yards 247 247
- Att/Comp/Int 57 / 27 / 3 43 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 267 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.19 5.74
- Yards Per Completion 9.89 9.50
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 19 5 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 2 / 4 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 1 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 80
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:39 35:20

Drive Charts

Rock Island Independents

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:25 2:53 OWN 16 6 84 Touchdown
1 10:15 0:08 OWN 30 1 0 Interception
1 9:56 1:29 OWN 21 5 -21 Touchdown
1 8:28 2:51 OWN 17 5 14 Punt
1 2:33 0:51 OWN 1 3 9 Punt
1 0:49 0:59 OWN 7 3 4 Punt
2 12:32 3:12 OWN 8 6 13 Punt
2 7:53 2:46 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 4:48 0:51 OWN 34 3 2 Punt
2 1:52 0:20 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 10:11 0:12 OWN 25 2 -5 Interception
3 2:53 1:20 OWN 3 3 -13 Safety
4 14:53 2:46 OWN 19 6 10 Punt
4 11:23 0:14 OPP 33 3 0 Field Goal
4 9:06 1:27 OWN 22 4 8 Downs
4 2:29 1:32 OWN 25 9 69 Interception

New York Titans

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:35 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 10:32 0:16 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 10:08 0:11 OPP 9 2 0 Fumble
1 5:37 3:03 OWN 27 5 28 Punt
1 1:42 0:53 OWN 45 3 6 Punt
2 14:50 2:18 OWN 45 3 8 Punt
2 9:20 1:27 OWN 31 3 69 Touchdown
2 5:07 0:19 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 3:57 2:05 OWN 13 3 1 Punt
2 1:32 1:32 OWN 15 3 4 Punt
3 14:12 4:01 OWN 26 8 74 Touchdown
3 9:59 5:37 OPP 25 11 -31 Downs
3 4:21 1:29 OWN 44 3 2 Punt
3 1:32 1:39 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 12:07 0:44 OWN 22 2 3 Interception
4 11:09 2:03 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 7:40 5:10 OPP 30 9 28 Field Goal
4 0:58 0:58 OWN 31 2 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Gutierrez 14 54 3.86 10 1 1
Charles Dickman 3 3 1.00 1 0 0
Daniel Sullivan 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

New York Titans

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ernest Nunn 8 26 3.25 15 1 1
Howard Whitesell 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
Robert Shane 4 6 1.50 4 0 0
Michael Blanchard 8 1 0.13 2 0 0
Jack Slade 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Stan Garcia 57 27 267 2 / 20 1 65 3 44.99

New York Titans

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jack Slade 43 26 247 0 / 0 2 51 1 82.22

Receiving Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Eusebio Ahumada 5 181 36.20 65 1
John Gutierrez 8 28 3.50 8 0
Charles Dickman 7 27 3.86 10 0
Daniel Sullivan 3 19 6.33 8 0
Arthur Ervin 3 8 2.67 3 0
Russell Carr 1 4 4.00 4 0

New York Titans

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Cain 5 67 13.40 45 0
Bruce Wright 2 57 28.50 51 1
Jean Johnson 6 45 7.50 12 1
Ernest Nunn 1 21 21.00 21 0
Mark Leos 3 15 5.00 6 0
Matthew Miller 1 10 10.00 10 0
Robert Shane 3 9 3.00 6 0
Howard Whitesell 1 9 9.00 9 0
John England 1 9 9.00 9 0
James Plummer 3 5 1.67 4 0

Blocking Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Ronald Espinoza 67 25 1 3
Dustin Richards 0 1 0 0
Michael Hall 1 8 0 0
Richard Thornton 0 2 0 0
William Haynie 0 2 0 0
John Walt 0 1 0 0
Mikel Neal 0 9 0 2
Eusebio Ahumada 0 3 0 0
Deacon Jones 10 2 0 0
Dustin Hight 0 1 0 0
Daniel Sullivan 5 1 0 0
Russell Cate 0 2 0 1
Bob Hamilton 0 1 0 1
David Reed 0 2 0 1
Richard Clayton 0 1 0 0
John Hogan 0 2 0 0
Gerald Peterson 2 1 0 0
Kerry Calabro 0 1 0 0
Charles Murray 0 2 0 0
Rusty Cantrell 0 2 0 0
Michael Rhoden 0 3 0 0
Ramiro Nixon 51 20 0 1
Paul Riviera 57 32 0 2
Robert Head 66 30 0 1
Arthur Ervin 15 20 0 0
Russell Carr 0 24 0 0
Charles Dickman 27 23 0 0
Polly Koch 69 34 0 1
William Peterson 3 1 0 0
Larry Spinner 0 4 0 0
John Gutierrez 7 6 0 1
Russell Bostwick 1 3 0 0
Joseph Funk 8 4 0 0
Douglas Guest 11 4 0 0
Edward Anderson 10 5 0 0
Robert McGarvey 0 2 0 0
Michael Taylor 0 2 0 0
Steve Chong 0 1 0 0

New York Titans

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Marc George 49 26 0 0
Brian Johnson 0 9 0 1
Jorge Delaney 0 3 0 0
Duane Poff 11 5 0 1
Francis Kirkman 4 5 0 0
Leon Gomez 3 3 0 0
John Smith 0 2 0 1
John Green 0 5 0 0
James Gagne 0 3 0 0
Mario Nelson 0 1 0 0
Bruce Wright 0 9 0 0
Mark Leos 0 11 0 0
Jean Johnson 3 18 0 1
Van Valdez 0 1 0 0
Howard Whitesell 0 2 0 0
John England 2 2 0 0
Rodney Ashbaugh 0 2 0 0
Robert Shaffer 0 1 0 0
John Christensen 2 2 0 0
Felix Downing 56 39 0 1
Michael Demott 16 6 0 0
James Plummer 13 14 0 2
Leon Pritchard 49 26 0 2
Michael Cain 0 15 0 0
Charles Wood 54 26 0 2
William Redinger 52 25 0 1
Ernest Nunn 7 6 0 0
Michael Blanchard 9 3 0 0
William Veiga 21 10 0 1
Ronald Hammond 0 2 0 0
Robert Shane 2 4 0 0
Matthew Miller 1 12 0 0
Alden Armstrong 6 2 0 0
Eddie Wells 0 2 0 0
Antonio Baker 0 3 0 0
John Gillespie 0 1 0 0
Harold Johnson 0 2 0 0
Donald Coffey 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Richard Thornton 1 0 0.00 0

New York Titans

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Shaffer 1 29 29.00 1
Glenn Patterson 1 26 26.00 0
John Smith 1 25 25.00 0

Fumble Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Kerry Calabro 1 1 1 0
Jason Casillas 1 1 0 0

New York Titans

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Mark Leos 1 1 1 0

Punting

Rock Island Independents

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Ken Shipley 8 388 48.50 47.50 51 2

New York Titans

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Michael Monroe 11 502 45.64 45.09 51 6

Kicking

Rock Island Independents

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Sean Baker 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 2 / 2

New York Titans

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Douglas Conover 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 4 / 4

Punt Return

Rock Island Independents

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jason Casillas 1 2 2.0 2 0

New York Titans

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Plummer 1 10 10.0 10 0

Kick Return

Rock Island Independents

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jason Casillas 1 27 27.0 0

New York Titans

Defensive Stats

Rock Island Independents

Name Tackles Sacks
Kerry Calabro 10 0
Russell Cate 9 0
Larry Spinner 4 0
Rusty Cantrell 3 0
Richard Thornton 3 0
William Haynie 3 0
Robert McGarvey 2 0
Dustin Hight 2 0
Michael Rhoden 2 0
Peter Hofer 1 0
Charles Murray 1 0
Edward Anderson 1 0
John Hogan 1 0
Dustin Richards 1 0
Stan Garcia 1 0
Michael Taylor 1 0
Daniel Sullivan 1 0

New York Titans

Name Tackles Sacks
John Smith 8 0
Jorge Delaney 6 0
Ronald Hammond 5 0
David Rohde 4 0
Robert Cato 3 0
Martin Roberson 3 1
Robert Shaffer 3 0
John Christensen 3 0
Eddie Wells 2 0
James Gagne 2 0
Alden Armstrong 2 0
John Gillespie 2 0
Glenn Patterson 1 0
Van Valdez 1 0
Rodney Ashbaugh 1 0
Michael Cain 1 0
Donald Coffey 1 0