1997 Results | Game Coverage

Storm 48, Bobcats 22

Box Score

July 26, 1997 - Ice Palace, Tampa, Fla.

                 1     2     3     4     T
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Florida         10     6     0     6    22
Tampa Bay       14     7    13    14    48        
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                             FLA        TB
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Total First Downs             10        20
     By Rushing                0         5
     By Passing                9        10
     By Penalty                1         5
Third Down Efficiency        1-5       5-7
Total Net Yards              183       221
     Total Plays              34        46
     Avg. Per Play           5.3       4.8
Net Yards Rushing              1        30
     Total Rushes              1        15
     Avg. Per Rush           1.0       2.0
Net Yards Passing            182       191
     Sacked-Yds Lost        3-18       0-0
     Gross Yards Passing     200       191
     Attempts-Completions  30-17     31-18
     Had Intercepted           1         2
     Avg. Per Pass Play      6.6       6.1
Total Return Yardage          59       155 
     Missed FG Ret-Yds       0-0      2-24
     KO Ret-Yds             4-58     5-123
     INT Ret-Yds             2-1       1-8
Penalties-Yards            13-48      5-26
Fumbles-No.-Lost             2-2       0-0
1-PT PAT Made-Att            1-2       6-7
2-PT PAT Made-Att            0-1       0-0
3-PT FG Made-Att             1-4       0-0
4-PT FG Made-Att             0-0       0-0
Time of Possession:        23:56     36:04

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Florida - Walter Grant 58 FG, 2:30.
  • Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:30 elapsed.

    Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 5 run (Rich Fall kick), 9:34.

  • Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 7:04 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Three Bobcat penalties for 16 yards give the Storm first downs; Willis 10 pass to LaFrance.

    Florida - Kerry Brown 15 pass from Clemente Gordon (Walter Grant kick), 13:29.

  • Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 3:55 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Gordon two 10 passes to Brown.

    Tampa Bay - Wayne Walker 35 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Rich Fall kick), 15:00.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 1:31 elapsed.
  • Key play: Walker 22 kickoff return.

    Second Quarter

    Florida - Millard Hamilton 31 pass from Clemente Gordon (kick failed), 2:33.
  • Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 2:33 elapsed.
  • Key play: Gordon 7 pass to Pearson.

    Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 1 run (Rich Fall kick), 14:48.

  • Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 5:52 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Willis 14 pass to Williams; Willis 14 pass to Samuels on 3rd-and-8.

    Third Quarter

    Tampa Bay - Stevie Thomas 12 pass from Peter Tom Willis (kick failed), 7:39.
  • Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 1:09 elapsed.
  • Key play: Rowland sacks Gordon, forces a fumble and recovers it to set up drive.

    Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 1 run (Rich Fall kick), 12:37.

  • Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:40 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Failed fake field goal gives Storm ball at the FL 16; Willis 14 pass to Samuels.

    Fourth Quarter

    Florida - Darren Hughes 38 pass from Clemente Gordon (run failed), 4:44.
  • Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 1:49 elapsed.
  • Key play: Gordon 7 pass to Hamilton.

    Tampa Bay - Wayne Walker 5 pass from Peter Tom Willis (Rich Fall kick), 8:49.

  • Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 4:05 elapsed.
  • Key plays: Walker 37 kickoff return; Willis 9 pass to Worthman.

    Tampa Bay - Andre Bowden 5 run (Rich Fall kick), 11:30.

  • Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 1:32 elapsed.


    Individual Statistics

    Passing

    Florida

    Clemente Gordon: 17-30-1, 200 yds., 3 TD.

    Tampa Bay

    Peter Tom Willis: 18-31-2, 191 yds., 3 TD.

    Rushing

    Florida

    Clemente Gordon: 1-1.

    Tampa Bay

    Andre Bowden: 9-16, 4 TD; Tony Jones: 6-14.

    Receiving

    Florida

    Millard Hamilton: 6-72, 1 TD; Kerry Brown: 4-54, 1 TD; Darren Hughes: 2-48, 1 TD; Joey Veargis: 2-8; Travis Pearson: 1-7; Bernard Edwards: 1-6; Harvey Wilson: 1-5.

    Tampa Bay

    Wayne Walker: 6-67, 2 TD; Stevie Thomas: 4-50, 1 TD; Lawrence Samuels: 2-28; Wayne Williams: 2-22; George LaFrance: 2-16; Antoine Worthman: 1-9; Andre Bowden: 1-(-1).

    Kickoff Returns

    Florida

    Millard Hamilton: 3-51; Travis Pearson: 1-7.

    Tampa Bay

    Wayne Walker: 4-109; George LaFrance: 1-14.

    Missed Field Goal Returns

    Florida

    None.

    Tampa Bay

    Wayne Walker: 2-24.

    Interceptions

    Florida

    Darius Hadley: 1-1; Darren Hughes: 1-0.

    Tampa Bay

    Tracey Perkins: 1-8.

    Sacks

    Florida

    None.

    Tampa Bay

    Lynn Rowland: 1-8; Andre Bowden: 2-10.
    Attendance - 12,460. Time of game: 2:25.



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