Regular Season Week 1: Blue Devils at Yellow Jackets
September 03, 1939 73° Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 37,717 (69%)
Blue Devils 10 3 0 3 3 - 19
Yellow Jackets 3 6 0 7 0 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 4-9-GaT 14 (13:32) 12-Marlin Lancaster 31 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 0 DUK 3
(Qtr 1) Yellow Jackets: 4-2-DUK 8 (7:53) 9-Jason Davis 27 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 3 DUK 3
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 2-4-GaT 4 (3:02) 43-Eric Olson ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Marlin Lancaster. GaT 3 DUK 10
(Qtr 2) Yellow Jackets: 4-2-DUK 32 (11:01) 9-Jason Davis 50 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 6 DUK 10
(Qtr 2) Yellow Jackets: 4-6-DUK 19 (1:21) 9-Jason Davis 37 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 9 DUK 10
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 4-5-GaT 12 (0:23) 12-Marlin Lancaster 29 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 9 DUK 13
(Qtr 4) Yellow Jackets: 3-2-GaT 46 (9:30) 29-Hector Beaty ran for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Jason Davis. GaT 16 DUK 13
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 4-12-GaT 20 (3:19) 12-Marlin Lancaster 37 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 16 DUK 16
(OT) Blue Devils: 4-9-GaT 22 (1:49) 12-Marlin Lancaster 39 yard field goal is GOOD. GaT 16 DUK 19
Team Statistics
Yellow Jackets Blue Devils
First Downs 19 19
- Rushing 5 7
- Passing 12 9
- Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 357 328
- Offensive Plays 79 75
- Yards Per Play 4.52 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 157 123
- Rushing Attempts 38 28
- Yards Per Rush 4.13 4.39
Net Passing Yards 200 205
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 28 / 1 43 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 4 / 32
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.88 4.36
- Yards Per Completion 7.50 11.29
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 13 / 21 6 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 44 5 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 26 2 / 40
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 64 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 37:52 35:21
Drive Charts
Yellow Jackets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:29 5:38 OWN 25 9 67 Field Goal
1 2:59 7:02 OWN 25 12 43 Field Goal
2 8:06 6:48 OWN 10 15 71 Field Goal
2 0:19 0:19 OWN 25 4 32 Half
3 15:00 6:05 OWN 26 12 46 Interception
3 6:44 1:27 OWN 18 3 10 Punt
3 3:37 1:31 OWN 5 3 9 Punt
3 0:00 1:25 OWN 19 3 7 Punt
4 12:42 3:22 OWN 26 6 74 Touchdown
4 7:35 0:04 OWN 40 1 0 Fumble
4 3:15 1:26 OWN 27 3 6 Punt
4 1:30 0:36 OWN 13 5 13 Fumble
OT 10:00 2:09 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:31 OWN 25 6 61 Field Goal
1 7:50 4:52 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 10:57 2:51 OWN 25 6 19 Punt
2 1:18 0:58 OWN 25 8 63 Field Goal
3 8:55 2:10 OWN 29 3 7 Punt
3 5:18 1:40 OWN 26 4 28 Punt
3 2:06 2:06 OWN 39 3 0 Punt
4 13:35 0:53 OWN 27 3 2 Punt
4 9:21 1:46 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 7:31 4:15 OPP 49 10 28 Field Goal
4 1:49 0:19 OWN 40 3 4 Punt
4 0:54 5:54 OPP 22 5 12 Half
OT 7:51 6:06 OWN 24 10 54 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Hector Beaty 2 60 30.00 54 1 1
#31 Danny Langford 21 53 2.52 11 1 0
#39 Kelvin King 14 40 2.86 10 1 0
#42 Harvey Gross 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Eric Olson 16 84 5.25 16 3 1
#4 Stephen Nichols 2 17 8.50 11 1 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 5 15 3.00 10 1 0
#38 Gene Archie 5 7 1.40 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Duane Hartz 40 28 210 1 / 10 0 25 1 71.88
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 43 21 237 4 / 32 0 60 0 65.75
Receiving Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Jerry Hughes 7 68 9.71 15 0
#42 Harvey Gross 6 42 7.00 19 0
#14 Milan Maddix 9 40 4.44 7 0
#82 Antonio Morgan 1 25 25.00 25 0
#45 Charles Neal 3 17 5.67 8 0
#31 Danny Langford 1 13 13.00 13 0
#29 Hector Beaty 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Michael Morrison 4 115 28.75 60 0
#10 Denny Baker 3 38 12.67 16 0
#80 Gregory Robles 3 33 11.00 15 0
#15 James Collins 2 17 8.50 12 0
#19 Jeff Brown 2 12 6.00 8 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 3 10 3.33 9 0
#81 Oscar Smalls 1 10 10.00 10 0
#43 Eric Olson 1 5 5.00 5 0
#38 Gene Archie 2 -3 -1.50 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#50 Ryan Beeson 47 40 1 2
#85 Jerry Hughes 3 35 0 3
#14 Milan Maddix 0 7 0 0
#42 Harvey Gross 12 25 0 1
#45 Charles Neal 0 12 0 0
#61 Ralph Barnett 50 50 0 4
#58 John Parkhurst 49 46 0 0
#74 Paul Watts 45 50 0 6
#58 Leo McDonald 49 46 0 1
#39 Kelvin King 4 12 0 1
#82 Antonio Morgan 0 18 0 0
#18 Bruce Camacho 0 11 0 0
#31 Danny Langford 8 3 0 1
#29 Hector Beaty 2 14 0 2
#66 Nicholas Smith 4 1 0 0
#55 Jeffery Collins 12 7 0 0
#62 Michael Mercado 12 1 0 0
#91 Glen Hammons 4 4 0 0
#16 Justin Tate 0 2 0 0
#60 Nathaniel Morrison 0 2 0 0
#63 Brian Duke 0 2 0 1
#54 Rodney Dangerfield 0 3 0 1
#90 Douglas Peters 5 4 0 0
#37 Michael Young 0 2 0 0
#65 Kenneth Speciale 0 3 0 1
#26 Raymond Hare 0 2 0 0
#47 Jose Hook 0 4 0 0
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Raymond Young 61 34 2 3
#54 Peter Tews 59 37 1 4
#65 Ryan Phillips 60 33 1 4
#70 Sean Hartwell 49 38 0 1
#43 Eric Olson 8 7 0 0
#71 Marvin Carvalho 22 5 0 0
#10 Denny Baker 0 9 0 0
#19 Jeff Brown 0 13 0 0
#84 Michael Morrison 1 14 0 0
#80 Gregory Robles 0 17 0 0
#65 Kenneth Flores 5 3 0 2
#27 Gary Brownlee 25 18 0 1
#38 Gene Archie 12 16 0 1
#55 David Dean 42 21 0 3
#89 Brian Bruno 0 7 0 0
#15 James Collins 0 6 0 0
#81 Oscar Smalls 0 15 0 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 8 4 0 0
#88 Joseph Barnes 6 1 0 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 12 2 0 0
#74 Juan Meade 12 3 0 0
#81 Ricardo Rice 0 5 0 0
#64 Walter Jones 1 1 0 0
#52 Jeremy Bove 0 1 0 0
#63 Milton Klein 3 0 0 0
#93 Zachery True 2 1 0 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 0 4 0 1
#98 Leon Morris 0 1 0 0
#58 John Ditch 0 1 0 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 0 1 0 0
#72 Christopher Conant 0 1 0 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 0 1 0 0
#36 Jason Cauley 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#91 Stewart Hathaway 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#39 Kelvin King 2 0 0 0
#31 Danny Langford 1 0 0 0
#42 Harvey Gross 1 0 0 0
#58 Leo McDonald 0 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Jason Cauley 0 0 1 0
#60 Vincent Everly 0 0 1 0
#26 Christopher Taylor 0 1 1 0
#58 John Ditch 0 1 1 0
Punting
Yellow Jackets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Frank Karg 5 245 49.00 41.20 55 0
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Jonathan Sharpe 7 325 46.43 43.43 54 5
Kicking
Yellow Jackets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Jason Davis 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 50 1 / 1
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Marlin Lancaster 4 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 1 / 1
Punt Return
Yellow Jackets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Danny Langford 2 16 8.0 9 0
#14 Milan Maddix 1 10 10.0 10 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Jeff Brown 2 40 20.0 28 0
Kick Return
Yellow Jackets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Danny Langford 2 64 32.0 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Yellow Jackets
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Jose Hook 7 1
#37 Michael Young 6 0
#91 Glen Hammons 5 0
#90 Douglas Peters 5 0
#35 Raymond Cuevas 4 0
#60 Nathaniel Morrison 3 0
#90 Lonnie Schneider 3 0
#26 Raymond Hare 3 0
#63 Brian Duke 2 0
#32 Brian Burnette 2 0
#99 Thomas Aldridge 2 0
#65 Kenneth Speciale 2 1
#75 Brian Norman 2 0
#53 Jose Hornick 2 2
#61 Ralph Barnett 1 0
#39 Kelvin King 1 0
#98 Mark Johnson 1 0
#50 Ryan Beeson 1 0
#74 Paul Watts 1 0
#62 Wilson Platt 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 William Charland 11 0
#96 Pedro Ladner 9 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 7 0
#55 Harvey Burkett 6 0
#36 Jason Cauley 6 0
#26 Christopher Taylor 5 0
#48 James Tyler 4 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 3 0
#73 Thomas Brown 3 0
#58 John Ditch 2 0
#64 Walter Jones 2 1
#90 Brian Nickelson 2 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 2 0
#60 Vincent Everly 2 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 2 0
#98 Leon Morris 1 0
#52 Jeremy Bove 1 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 1 0