Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996)


 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

Montana (14-1) vs. Marshall (15-0)

Date: Dec 21, 1996 • Site: Huntington, West Va. • Stadium: Marshall Univ.  •  Attendance: 30052

Score by Quarters  Score 
Montana   0  6  0  23  29 
Marshall   14  9  16  10  49 

1st
  09:13 MAR- Randy Moss 19-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 7-0
  02:09 MAR- Chapman 61-yard run (Openlander kick), MAR 14-0
2nd
  14:08 MAR- Moss 70-yard pass from Kresser (Kick blocked), MAR 20-0
  08:14 MAR- Openlander 20-yard field goal, MAR 23-0
  05:05 UM- Andy Larson 40-yard field goal, MAR 23-3
  00:15 UM- Larson 27-yard field goal, MAR 23-6
3rd
  14:05 MAR- Moss 54-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 30-6
  05:03 MAR- Chapman 9-yard run (Openlander kick), MAR 37-6
  04:34 MAR- Brian Ah Yat intentional grounding in end zone, MAR 39-6
4th
  14:51 MAR- Moss 28-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 46-6
  10:52 UM- Joe Douglass 4-yard pass from Ah Yat (Ah Yat pass), MAR 46-14
  07:09 UM- Josh Branen 2-yard run (Ah Yat pass), MAR 46-22
  04:18 MAR- Openlander 37-yard field goal, MAR 49-22
  02:09 UM- Paffhausen 18-yard pass from Ah Yat (Larson kick), MAR 49-29

Kickoff time: 2:06 pm  • End of Game: 5:31 pm  • Total elapsed time: 3:25

Temperature: 39  • Wind: 10-15 NE • Weather: Sunny
Rematch of 1995 National Championship Game.

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

 Team Totals  UM  MARS 
FIRST DOWNS  31  21 
   Rushing  11 
   Passing  17  12 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  95  217 
   Rushing Attempts  35  36 
   Average Per Rush  2.7  6.0 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  165  230 
   Yards Lost Rushing  70  13 
NET YARDS PASSING  335  324 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  36-55-1  18-28-0 
   Average Per Attempt  6.1  11.6 
   Average Per Completion  9.3  18.0 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  430  541 
   Total offense plays  90  64 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.8  8.5 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  2-1  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  8-49  9-79 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-170  5-194 
   Average Yards Per Punt  42.5  38.8 
   Net Yards Per Punt  35.2  35.6 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  0-0  0-0 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  0.0  0.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  0.0  0.0 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  2-16-0  3-29-0 
   Average Per Return  8.0  9.7 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  7-140-0  5-63-0 
   Average Per Return  20.0  12.6 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-1-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  31:13  28:47 
   1st Quarter  9:20  5:40 
   2nd Quarter  9:08  5:52 
   3rd Quarter  4:53  10:07 
   4th Quarter  7:52  7:08 
Third-Down Conversions  5 of 15  7 of 14 
Fourth-Down Conversions  2 of 2  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  5-0  9-0 
   Touchdowns  3-0  6-0 
   Field goals  2-0  2-0 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  2-10 
PAT Kicks  1-1  5-6 
Field Goals  2-2  2-2 
Points off turnovers 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

Montana
  
Marshall
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Josh Branen   19  106  101  21  5.3 
Brian Gales   20  20  6.7 
Josh Paffhausen  8.0 
Brian Ah Yat   12  31  65  -34  11  -2.8 
Totals...  35  165  70  95  21  2.7 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Erik Thomas   20  120  114  32  5.7 
Doug Chapman   15  110  104  61  6.9 
Eric Kresser   -1  -1.0 
Totals...  36  230  13  217  61  6.0 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Brian Ah Yat   36-55-1  335  25 
Totals...  36-55-1  335  25 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Eric Kresser   18-28-0  324  70 
Totals...  18-28-0  324  70 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Joe Douglass   13  117  16 
Josh Paffhausen  48  18 
Justin Olsen   65  25 
Mike Erhardt   36  17 
Josh Branen   20  12 
Raul Pacheco   31  13 
Dallas Neil   13  13 
Trevor Woods  
Totals...  36  335  25 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Randy Moss   220  70 
Tim Martin   49  16 
John White   26  17 
Doug Chapman   22  22 
Mark Wicks  
Totals...  18  324  70 
  
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Dallas Neil   170  42.5  52 
Totals...  170  42.5  52 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Chris Hanson   194  38.8  43 
Totals...  194  38.8  43 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Joe Douglass   16  11 
Trevor Woods   24  24 
Brian Gales   116  32 
Totals...  16  11  140  32 
  
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Randy Moss   28  28 
Tim Martin   29  15 
Larry Moore  
Javonne Darling 
Thomas Maxwell   16  16 
B.J. Summers   14  14 
Totals...  29  15  63  28 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Brian Gales   20  116  136 
Joe Douglass   117  16  133 
Josh Branen   101  20  121 
Justin Olsen   65  65 
Josh Paffhausen  48  56 
Mike Erhardt   36  36 
Raul Pacheco   31  31 
Trevor Woods   24  29 
Dallas Neil   13  13 
Brian Ah Yat   -34  -34 
Totals...  95  335  140  16  586 
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Randy Moss   220  28  248 
Doug Chapman   104  22  126 
Erik Thomas   114  114 
Tim Martin   49  29  80 
John White   26  26 
Thomas Maxwell   16  16 
B.J. Summers   14  14 
Mark Wicks  
Javonne Darling 
Larry Moore  
Eric Kresser   -1  -1 
Totals...  217  324  63  29  634 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Andy Larson  2nd  05:05  40 yards  Good 
Andy Larson  2nd  00:15  27 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Tim Openlander  2nd  08:14  20 yards  Good 
Tim Openlander  4th  04:18  37 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
 
FUMBLES: Montana-TEAM 1-0; Brian Ah Yat 1-1. Marshall-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
  

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Montana   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:20   09:08   04:53   07:52      18:28   12:45      31:13  
3rd Down Conversions   2/4   2/6   0/3   1/2      4/10   1/5      5/15  
Average field position  -   -   -   -      -   -      -  
4th Down Conversions   1/1   0/0   0/0   1/1      1/1   1/1      2/2  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Marshall   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:40   05:52   10:07   07:08      11:32   17:15      28:47  
3rd Down Conversions   2/2   1/3   4/6   0/3      3/5   4/9      7/14  
Average field position  -   -   -   -      -   -      -  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

##  Montana   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
37  Jason Crebo   .   .   .   .  
34  B. McElmurry   .   .   .   .  
2   Justin Hazel   .   .   .   .  
42  Mike Bouchee   .   .   .   .  
9   Sean Goicoechea  .   .   .   .  
3   Billy Ivey   .   .   .   .  
89  Brian Toone   .   .   .   .  
93  Ryan Thompson   .   .   .   .  
43  Randy Riley   .   .   .   .  
45  David Sirmon   .   .   .   .  
99  E. Manzanarez   .   .   .   .  
55  Eric Buehler   .   .   .   .  
41  Mark Hampe   .   .   .   .  
90  Corey Falls   .   .   .   .  
48  Joe Lehman   .   .   .   .  
95  Kelley Bryant   .   .   .   .  
1   Di'Onte Smith   .   .   .   .  
46  G. Fitzgerald   .   .   .   .  
##  Marshall   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
45  J. Swafford   12  1.0/2   .   .   .  
11  Larry Moore   .   .   1-1   .  
42  Rogers Beckett   .   .   .   .  
6   Ricky Hall   .   .   .   .  
21  Scott Smythe   .   .   .   .  
4   John Grace   .   1-0   .   .  
28  Larry McCloud   .   .   .   .  
9   Thomas Maxwell   .   .   .   .  
16  Jerome Embry   .   .   .   .  
13  Anthony Dixon   .   .   .   .  
25  M. Cunningham   .   .   .   .  
8   B.J. Summers   .   .   .   .  
86  Billy Lyon   .   .   .   1.0/8  
5   B.J. Cohen   .   .   .   .  
96  John Duncan   .   .   .   1.0/2  
93  Giradie Mercer   1.0/3   .   .   .  
12  Derrick Walker   .   .   .   .  
56  Ryan Lipscomb   .   .   .   .  

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
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Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

Montana: 1-Di'Onte Smith, 2-Justin Hazel, 3-Billy Ivey, 7-Trevor Woods, 8-Mike Erhardt, 9-Sean Goicoechea, 10-Brian Ah Yat, 17-Josh Paffhausen, 21-Josh Branen, 23-Joe Douglass, 28-Justin Olsen, 32-Dallas Neil, 33-Brian Gales, 34-B. McElmurry, 37-Jason Crebo, 41-Mark Hampe, 42-Mike Bouchee, 43-Randy Riley, 45-David Sirmon, 46-G. Fitzgerald, 47-Andy Larson, 48-Joe Lehman, 55-Eric Buehler, 88-Raul Pacheco, 89-Brian Toone, 90-Corey Falls, 93-Ryan Thompson, 95-Kelley Bryant, 99-E. Manzanarez.

Marshall: 1-Tim Martin, 2-Mark Wicks, 3-Erik Thomas, 4-John Grace, 5-B.J. Cohen, 6-Ricky Hall, 8-B.J. Summers, 9-Thomas Maxwell, 11-Larry Moore, 12-Derrick Walker, 13-Anthony Dixon, 15-Eric Kresser, 16-Jerome Embry, 20-Javonne Darling, 21-Scott Smythe, 22-Doug Chapman, 25-M. Cunningham, 28-Larry McCloud, 40-Tim Openlander, 41-Chris Hanson, 42-Rogers Beckett, 45-J. Swafford, 56-Ryan Lipscomb, 86-Billy Lyon, 87-John White, 88-Randy Moss, 93-Giradie Mercer, 96-John Duncan.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Montana.............  0  6  0 23  - 29       Record: (14-1)
Marshall............ 14  9 16 10  - 49       Record: (15-0)



1st
  09:13 MAR- Randy Moss 19-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 7-0
  02:09 MAR- Chapman 61-yard run (Openlander kick), MAR 14-0
2nd
  14:08 MAR- Moss 70-yard pass from Kresser (Kick blocked), MAR 20-0
  08:14 MAR- Openlander 20-yard field goal, MAR 23-0
  05:05 UM- Andy Larson 40-yard field goal, MAR 23-3
  00:15 UM- Larson 27-yard field goal, MAR 23-6
3rd
  14:05 MAR- Moss 54-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 30-6
  05:03 MAR- Chapman 9-yard run (Openlander kick), MAR 37-6
  04:34 MAR- Brian Ah Yat intentional grounding in end zone, MAR 39-6
4th
  14:51 MAR- Moss 28-yard pass from Kresser (Openlander kick), MAR 46-6
  10:52 UM- Joe Douglass 4-yard pass from Ah Yat (Ah Yat pass), MAR 46-14
  07:09 UM- Josh Branen 2-yard run (Ah Yat pass), MAR 46-22
  04:18 MAR- Openlander 37-yard field goal, MAR 49-22
  02:09 UM- Paffhausen 18-yard pass from Ah Yat (Larson kick), MAR 49-29




                                     UM     MARS
FIRST DOWNS...................       31       21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    35-95   36-217
PASSING YDS (NET).............      335      324
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  55-36-1  28-18-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   90-430   64-541
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-16     3-29
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    7-140     5-63
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      1-1
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-42.5   5-38.8
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     8-49     9-79
Possession Time...............    31:13    28:47
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 15  7 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-0      9-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     2-10


RUSHING: Montana-Josh Branen 19-101; Brian Gales 3-20; Josh Paffhausen
1-8; Brian Ah Yat 12-minus 34. Marshall-Erik Thomas 20-114; Doug Chapman 15-104;
Eric Kresser 1-minus 1.

PASSING: Montana-Brian Ah Yat 36-55-1-335. Marshall-Eric Kresser
18-28-0-324.

RECEIVING: Montana-Joe Douglass 13-117; Josh Paffhausen 6-48; Justin
Olsen 4-65; Mike Erhardt 4-36; Josh Branen 4-20; Raul Pacheco 3-31; Dallas Neil
1-13; Trevor Woods 1-5. Marshall-Randy Moss 9-220; Tim Martin 5-49; John White
2-26; Doug Chapman 1-22; Mark Wicks 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Montana-None. Marshall-Larry Moore 1-1.

FUMBLES: Montana-TEAM 1-0; Brian Ah Yat 1-1. Marshall-None.

Stadium: Marshall Univ.        Attendance: 30052
Kickoff time: 2:06 pm   End of Game: 5:31 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:25
Officials:
Temperature: 39        Wind: 10-15 NE  Weather: Sunny

Rematch of 1995 National Championship Game.


Montana vs Marshall (Dec 21, 1996 at Huntington, West Va.) SACKS (UA-A): Montana-None. Marshall-Billy Lyon 1-0; John Duncan 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Montana-Jason Crebo 7-0; Justin Hazel 4-2; B. McElmurry 4-2; Mike Bouchee 3-3; Sean Goicoechea 3-3; Billy Ivey 4-1; Ryan Thompson 3-2; Brian Toone 3-2; Randy Riley 2-3; David Sirmon 3-1; E. Manzanarez 2-0; Eric Buehler 2-0; Mark Hampe 0-2; Di'Onte Smith 1-0; G. Fitzgerald 1-0; Kelley Bryant 1-0; Corey Falls 1-0; Joe Lehman 1-0. Marshall-J. Swafford 8-4; Larry Moore 8-1; Rogers Beckett 6-3; Ricky Hall 6-1; Scott Smythe 6-1; John Grace 5-2; Larry McCloud 4-3; Thomas Maxwell 4-2; Jerome Embry 5-0; M. Cunningham 3-0; Anthony Dixon 3-0; B.J. Summers 2-1; Billy Lyon 2-0; B.J. Cohen 1-1; John Duncan 0-2; Ryan Lipscomb 1-0; Giradie Mercer 1-0; Derrick Walker 1-0. Player participation: Montana: 1-Di'Onte Smith, 2-Justin Hazel, 3-Billy Ivey, 7-Trevor Woods, 8-Mike Erhardt, 9-Sean Goicoechea, 10-Brian Ah Yat, 17-Josh Paffhausen, 21-Josh Branen, 23-Joe Douglass, 28-Justin Olsen, 32-Dallas Neil, 33-Brian Gales, 34-B. McElmurry, 37-Jason Crebo, 41-Mark Hampe, 42-Mike Bouchee, 43-Randy Riley, 45-David Sirmon, 46-G. Fitzgerald, 47-Andy Larson, 48-Joe Lehman, 55-Eric Buehler, 88-Raul Pacheco, 89-Brian Toone, 90-Corey Falls, 93-Ryan Thompson, 95-Kelley Bryant, 99-E. Manzanarez. Marshall: 1-Tim Martin, 2-Mark Wicks, 3-Erik Thomas, 4-John Grace, 5-B.J. Cohen, 6-Ricky Hall, 8-B.J. Summers, 9-Thomas Maxwell, 11-Larry Moore, 12-Derrick Walker, 13-Anthony Dixon, 15-Eric Kresser, 16-Jerome Embry, 20-Javonne Darling, 21-Scott Smythe, 22-Doug Chapman, 25-M. Cunningham, 28-Larry McCloud, 40-Tim Openlander, 41-Chris Hanson, 42-Rogers Beckett, 45-J. Swafford, 56-Ryan Lipscomb, 86-Billy Lyon, 87-John White, 88-Randy Moss, 93-Giradie Mercer, 96-John Duncan.