Montana vs Marshall
12/21/1996
Marshall Univ.
Marshall
15-0

49
Final
29

Montana
14-1
| Team | 1st quarter 1 | 2nd quarter 2 | 3rd quarter 3 | 4th quarter 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 14 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 49 |
![]() | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
MARS: PASS - Eric Kresser (324); RUSH - Erik Thomas (114); REC - Randy Moss (220)
UM: PASS - ah yat, brian (335); RUSH - branen, josh (101); REC - douglass, joe (117)
Date: 12/21/1996
Location: Huntington, West Va.
Venue: Marshall Univ.
End of Game: 5:31 pm
Attendance: 30052
Duration: 3:25
Kickoff Time: 2:06 pm
Temperature: 39
Weather: Sunny
Wind: 10-15 NE
Scoring Summary
- | - | - | - | - | MARS | UM |
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Referee:
Line Judge:
Side Judge:
Umpire:
Back Judge:
Center Judge:
Score Keeper:
Linesman:
Field Judge:
Drive Chart
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team Statistics
- | MARS | UM |
|---|---|---|
First Downs | ||
| Total | 21 | 31 |
| Rushing | 7 | 11 |
| Passing | 12 | 17 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
Rushing | ||
| Total (Net) | 217 | 95 |
| Attempts | 36 | 35 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 1 |
| Yds. Gained | 230 | 165 |
| Yds. Lost | 13 | 70 |
Passing | ||
| Total (Net) | 324 | 335 |
| Comp.-Att.-Int. | 18 - 28 - 0 | 36 - 55 - 1 |
| Avg / Att | 11.6 | 6.1 |
| Avg / Comp. | 18.0 | 9.3 |
| TDs | 4 | 2 |
Total Offense | ||
| Yards | 541 | 430 |
| Plays | 64 | 90 |
| Avg. / Play | 8.5 | 4.8 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties - Yds. | 9-79 | 8-49 |
Punting | ||
| Punts - Yds. | 5-194 | 4-170 |
| Avg. / Punt | 38.8 | 42.5 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 50+ Yds. | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Catch | 0 | 0 |
Kickoffs | ||
| Total - Yds. | undefined-undefined | undefined-undefined |
| Avg. Yds. / Kickoff | NaN | NaN |
| Touchbacks | ||
Returns | ||
| Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs | 3-29-0 | 2-16-0 |
| Punt: Avg. / Return | 9.7 | 8.0 |
| Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs | 5-63-0 | 7-140-0 |
| Kickoff: Avg. / Return | 12.6 | 20.0 |
| INT: Total - Yds. - TDs | 1-1-0 | undefined-undefined-undefined |
| Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs | undefined-undefined-undefined | undefined-undefined-undefined |
Miscellaneous | ||
| Misc. Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Poss. Time | 28:47 | 31:13 |
| 3rd. Down Conv. | 7 of 14 | 5 of 15 |
| 4th. Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 2 of 2 |
| Red-Zone: Scores - Chances | 9-0 | 5-0 |
| Sacks: Total - Yds. | 2-10 | 0-0 |
| PAT: Total - Made | 5-6 | 1-1 |
| 2PT Conversion: Total - Made | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 |
| Field Goals: Total - Made | 2-2 | 2-2 |
Offensive

Player | Cmp | Att | Yds. | TD | INT | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Kresser | 18 | 28 | 324 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 28 | 324 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0 |

Player | Cmp | Att | Yds. | TD | INT | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Yat, Brian | 36 | 55 | 335 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 55 | 335 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 |

Player | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Erik Thomas | 20 | 120 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 32 | 5.7 |
Doug Chapman | 15 | 110 | 6 | 104 | 2 | 61 | 6.9 |
Eric Kresser | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Totals | 36 | 230 | 13 | 217 | 2 | 61 | 6 |

Player | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branen, Josh | 19 | 106 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 |
| Ah Yat, Brian | 12 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 0 | 11 | -2.8 |
| Gales, Brian | 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 6.7 |
| Paffhausen, Josh | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Totals | 35 | 165 | 70 | 95 | 1 | 21 | 2.7 |

Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Randy Moss | 9 | 220 | 4 | 70 |
Tim Martin | 5 | 49 | 0 | 16 |
John White | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
Doug Chapman | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Mark Wicks | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 18 | 324 | 4 | 70 |

Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass, Joe | 13 | 117 | 1 | 16 |
| Olsen, Justin | 4 | 65 | 0 | 25 |
| Paffhausen, Josh | 6 | 48 | 1 | 18 |
| Erhardt, Mike | 4 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| Pacheco, Raul | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Branen, Josh | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Neil, Dallas | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Woods, Trevor | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 36 | 335 | 2 | 25 |
Defensive

Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | INT | BrUp | Blkd | QH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Swafford | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 / 2 | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Moore | 8 | 1 | 9 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | 1-1 | - | - | - |
Rogers Beckett | 6 | 3 | 9 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
John Grace | 5 | 2 | 7 | - / - | - / - | - | 1 / - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Hall | 6 | 1 | 7 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Smythe | 6 | 1 | 7 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Larry McCloud | 4 | 3 | 7 | - / - | - / - | 1 | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Thomas Maxwell | 4 | 2 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Jerome Embry | 5 | - | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 2 | - | - |
B.J. Summers | 2 | 1 | 3 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Anthony Dixon | 3 | - | 3 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
M. Cunningham | 3 | - | 3 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 2 | - | - |
B.J. Cohen | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Billy Lyon | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | 1 / 8 | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
John Duncan | - | 2 | 2 | - / - | 1 / 2 | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Derrick Walker | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Ryan Lipscomb | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Giradie Mercer | 1 | - | 1 | 1 / 3 | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |

Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | INT | BrUp | Blkd | QH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crebo, Jason | 7 | - | 7 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Hazel, Justin | 4 | 2 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Goicoechea, Sean | 3 | 3 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| McElmurry, Blaine | 4 | 2 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Bouchee, Mike | 3 | 3 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Ivey, Billy | 4 | 1 | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Riley, Randy | 2 | 3 | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Toone, Brian | 3 | 2 | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Thompson, Ryan | 3 | 2 | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Sirmon, David | 3 | 1 | 4 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampe, Mark | - | 2 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Buehler, Eric | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Manzanarez, Eric | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Di'onte Smith | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Fitzgerald, Greg | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Lehman, Joe | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Falls, Corey | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryant, Kelley | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Special Teams

Player | Punts. | Yds. | Avg | Long | In. 20 | TB | 50+ Yds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Hanson | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Player | Punts. | Yds. | Avg | Long | In. 20 | TB | 50+ Yds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil, Dallas | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Player | Qtr. | Clock. | Yds | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Openlander | 2 | 08:14 | 20 | good |
Tim Openlander | 4 | 04:18 | 37 | good |

Player | Qtr. | Clock. | Yds | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Larson | 2 | 05:05 | 40 | good |
Andy Larson | 2 | 00:15 | 27 | good |

Player | No | Yds. | TB | OB | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Player | No | Yds. | TB | OB | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Kickoffs statistics for this game. | ||||||

Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg |
Tim Martin | 3 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Martin | 3 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Summers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Javonne Darling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg |
| Douglass, Joe | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woods, Trevor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gales, Brian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Kicks | Rushes | Passes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Att | Made | Att | Made | Att | Made |
Tim Openlander | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Kicks | Rushes | Passes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Att | Made | Att | Made | Att | Made |
| Ah Yat, Brian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Douglass, Joe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil, Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Larson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters

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Player Participation

# | Player |
|---|---|
| 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 |

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



