Storm 39, Bobcats 36

1996 Results

Storm 39, Bobcats 36

Box Score

July 6, 1996 - West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Fla.

                 1     2     3     4     T
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Tampa Bay       10     7    19     3    39
Florida         10     7     7    12    36
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                              TB       FLA
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Total First Downs             19        18
     By Rushing                2         4
     By Passing               15        13
     By Penalty                2         1
   Third Down Efficiency     4-7       1-6
Total Net Yards              245       262
     Total Plays              40        47
     Avg. Per Play           6.5       5.7       
Net Yards Rushing             12        34
     Total Rushes              6         9
     Avg. Per Rush           2.0       3.8
Net Yards Passing            233       228
     Sacked-Yds Lost        2-14       1-7
     Gross Yards Passing     247       235
     Attempts-Completions  34-20     38-21
     Had Intercepted           2         1
     Avg. Per Pass Play      7.3       6.2
Total Return Yardage          59        84
     Missed FG Ret-Yds       1-0       1-0
     KO Ret-Yds             4-46      7-79
     INT Ret-Yds            1-13       2-5
Fumbles-No.-Lost             2-2       2-2
1-PT PAT Made-Att            3-3       4-4
2-PT PAT Made-Att            0-2       0-0
3-PT FG Made-Att             2-3       2-3
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0
Time of Possession         32:00     28:00

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Florida - Bernard Edwards 20 pass from Fred McNair (Steve Videtich kick), 2:40.

Tampa Bay - Jorge Cimadevilla 52 FG, 6:57.

Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 20 pass from Jay Gruden (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 8:44.

Florida - Steve Videtich 45 FG, 12:13.

Second Quarter

Tampa Bay - Antoine Worthman 8 pass from Jay Gruden (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 0:43.

Florida - Fred McNair 4 run (Steve Videtich kick), 5:09.

Third Quarter

Tampa Bay - Lonnie Turner 34 pass from Jay Gruden (Jorge Cimadevilla kick), 2:25.

Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 13 pass from Jay Gruden (pass failed), 5:04.

Florida - Travis Pearson 1 run (Steve Videtich kick), 9:01.

Tampa Bay - George LaFrance 13 pass from Jay Gruden (run failed), 13:47. Turner.

Fourth Quarter

Charlotte - Steve Videtich 27 FG, 4:09.

Florida - Cleveland Pratt 8 pass from Fred McNair (Steve Videtich kick), 10:16.

Florida - Safety, Ernest Allen blocks field goal out of end zone, 14:26.

Tampa Bay - Jorge Cimadevilla 47 FG, 15:00.

Individual Statistics

Passing

Florida

Fred McNair: 21-38-1, 235 yds., 2 TD.

Tampa Bay

Jay Gruden: 20-34-2, 247 yds., 5 TD

Rushing

Florida

Travis Pearson: 5-21, 1 TD; Cleveland Pratt: 2-5; Fred McNair: 1-4, 1 TD; Darren Nosal: 1-4.

Tampa Bay

Ivan Caesar: 4-9; Tony Jones: 2-3.

Receiving

Florida

Cleveland Pratt: 8-67, 1 TD; Bernard Edwards: 5-57, 1 TD; Travis Pearson: 2-41; Millard Hamilton: 2-38; Len Johnson: 1-12; Shane Garrett: 1-10; Marty Hochertz: 2-5.

Tampa Bay

George LaFrance: 6-102, 2 TD; Stevie Thomas: 7-64, 1 TD; Lonnie Turner: 3-53, 1 TD; Wayne Williams: 2-23; Antoine Worthman: 1-8, 1 TD; Joe March: 1-(-3).

Attendance - 3,663. Time of game: 2:40.