National Championship: Blue Devils vs. Hawkeyes
November 30, -0001 70° Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 102,321 (100%)
Blue Devils 6 3 0 3 - 12
Hawkeyes 0 3 3 9 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 4-7-Neb 9 (5:00) 5-Robert Nelson 26 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 3
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 4-10-Neb 27 (3:06) 5-Robert Nelson 44 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 6
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 4-7-Neb 7 (5:31) 5-Robert Nelson 24 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 0 VaT 9
(Qtr 2) Hawkeyes: 4-1-VaT 10 (0:55) 15-Charles Osborne 27 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 3 VaT 9
(Qtr 3) Hawkeyes: 4-11-VaT 27 (6:54) 15-Charles Osborne 45 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 6 VaT 9
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 4-11-Neb 39 (14:23) 5-Robert Nelson 56 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 6 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Hawkeyes: 4-1-VaT 29 (8:49) 15-Charles Osborne 46 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 9 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Hawkeyes: 4-1-VaT 26 (1:28) 15-Charles Osborne 43 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 12 VaT 12
(Qtr 4) Hawkeyes: 4-5-VaT 15 (0:12) 15-Charles Osborne 32 yard field goal is GOOD. Neb 15 VaT 12
Team Statistics
Hawkeyes Blue Devils
First Downs 19 6
- Rushing 10 1
- Passing 8 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 144
- Offensive Plays 64 50
- Yards Per Play 5.16 2.88
Net Rushing Yards 137 37
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards Per Rush 4.72 1.32
Net Passing Yards 193 107
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 21 / 3 20 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.51 4.86
- Yards Per Completion 9.19 8.20
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 36 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:20 28:42
Drive Charts
Hawkeyes
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:54 2:12 OWN 24 4 22 Interception
1 8:41 0:55 OWN 4 2 -2 Fumble
1 4:57 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 3:02 1:31 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 13:41 3:45 OWN 10 7 37 Interception
2 5:28 2:08 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
2 1:57 1:05 OWN 47 5 43 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:48 3:58 OWN 20 7 53 Field Goal
3 4:55 2:11 OWN 14 3 2 Punt
4 14:19 5:34 OWN 25 8 46 Field Goal
4 7:14 5:49 OWN 24 11 50 Field Goal
4 1:20 1:11 OPP 31 6 15 Field Goal
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 10:42 2:01 OWN 49 3 7 Punt
1 7:46 2:49 OPP 31 6 22 Field Goal
1 4:55 1:53 OPP 27 3 0 Field Goal
1 1:31 2:50 OWN 35 5 16 Punt
2 9:55 4:28 OPP 46 6 39 Field Goal
2 3:20 1:23 OWN 7 3 2 Punt
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 25 2 3 Half
3 14:02 3:14 OWN 30 5 17 Punt
3 6:50 1:55 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 2:45 3:26 OWN 41 6 20 Field Goal
4 8:45 1:31 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 1:25 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 0:09 0:09 OWN 25 1 9 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Pete Hunt 14 83 5.93 12 5 0
#46 Nathaniel Knutsen 8 41 5.13 11 2 0
#27 Lloyd Morse 7 13 1.86 5 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Rory Ives 5 17 3.40 5 0 0
#2 Dale Vasquez 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#23 Omar Wise 15 7 0.47 10 1 0
#41 Craig Porter 7 3 0.43 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Olin Smith 35 21 193 0 / 0 0 22 3 39.35
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Dale Vasquez 20 15 123 2 / 16 0 36 1 69.38
Receiving Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#41 Raymond Odonnell 4 53 13.25 22 0
#27 Lloyd Morse 3 27 9.00 16 0
#86 Dean McCaskill 3 27 9.00 17 0
#37 Pete Hunt 3 23 7.67 14 0
#85 Bernard Strauss 3 22 7.33 10 0
#82 Robert Wentworth 1 15 15.00 15 0
#46 Nathaniel Knutsen 1 13 13.00 13 0
#81 Stanley Robison 2 10 5.00 6 0
#11 Timothy Poore 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Jackie Combs 2 40 20.00 36 0
#80 Paul McGuire 3 36 12.00 13 0
#15 Dennis Rodriguez 4 28 7.00 12 0
#23 Omar Wise 2 7 3.50 8 0
#83 John Everett 1 6 6.00 6 0
#48 Rory Ives 1 2 2.00 2 0
#12 Brandon Wilkinson 1 2 2.00 2 0
#41 Craig Porter 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Hawkeyes
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Max Carter 39 34 0 2
#82 Roger Vickery 41 36 0 2
#76 Joseph Howard 44 35 0 1
#73 Richard Smith 37 36 0 0
#27 Lloyd Morse 16 13 0 1
#56 Frank Brown 40 25 0 0
#41 Raymond Odonnell 6 23 0 2
#86 Dean McCaskill 0 16 0 1
#85 Bernard Strauss 0 11 0 0
#81 Stanley Robison 0 14 0 2
#46 Nathaniel Knutsen 7 6 0 1
#37 Pete Hunt 12 8 0 1
#80 Richard Cummins 0 10 0 1
#53 John Green 13 2 0 0
#90 Larry Wiedman 3 0 0 0
#73 Kevin Trask 13 3 0 0
#11 Timothy Poore 0 6 0 0
#58 Robert Beasley 6 0 0 0
#64 Daniel Jones 6 1 0 0
#79 James Henderson 1 0 0 0
#60 Troy Moon 3 5 0 2
#92 Harold Moline 0 1 0 0
#26 Robert Smyth 0 1 0 0
#42 Levi McWhorter 0 1 0 1
#30 Frederick Evans 0 1 0 0
#93 Thomas Bloomer 0 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Shawn Sterrett 30 29 2 3
#65 Andrew Pritchard 32 29 0 1
#58 Brian Nicholson 34 29 0 1
#48 Rory Ives 21 14 0 5
#72 John Bublitz 23 23 0 2
#67 William Andrews 23 27 0 3
#39 Richard Hamilton 7 14 0 3
#83 John Everett 14 23 0 1
#83 Michael Rodriguez 0 9 0 0
#23 Omar Wise 14 6 0 1
#24 Reginald Eckstein 2 4 0 1
#86 Jackie Combs 0 10 0 1
#96 Douglas Barker 0 1 0 0
#75 Kenny Harris 0 1 0 0
#98 John Anderson 0 1 0 0
#90 Paul Gamble 0 1 0 0
#15 Dennis Rodriguez 0 3 0 0
#10 Calvin Deville 0 2 0 0
#12 Brandon Wilkinson 0 1 0 0
#41 Craig Porter 5 0 0 0
#69 Cecil Adams 4 0 0 0
#43 Robert Castro 4 1 0 0
#75 Thomas Robles 7 0 0 0
#32 Cleveland Sanchez 0 2 0 0
#96 Robert Gilman 0 3 0 0
#56 Sam Miller 0 2 0 1
#75 Clyde Lander 0 2 0 0
#97 Kenneth Miller 0 1 0 0
#25 Harry Harper 0 2 0 1
#22 Floyd Velez 0 2 0 0
#98 Edward Thompson 0 1 0 0
#80 Paul McGuire 0 10 0 0
#54 Jeffrey Deville 1 2 0 0
#56 John Speer 0 1 0 0
#78 Richard Zimmerman 0 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#58 Robert Beasley 1 2 2.00 0
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 Harry Harper 1 1 1.00 0
#97 Kenneth Miller 1 0 0.00 0
#26 Ethan Marshall 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Raymond Odonnell 1 0 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#32 Cleveland Sanchez 0 1 1 0
Punting
Hawkeyes
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Harold Dozier 4 180 45.00 42.50 49 1
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 David Friar 7 338 48.29 43.71 62 3
Kicking
Hawkeyes
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Charles Osborne 5 / 5 3 / 3 0 / 0 46 0 / 0
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Robert Nelson 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 0 / 0
Punt Return
Hawkeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Bernard Strauss 1 4 4.0 4 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Jackie Combs 2 13 6.5 12 0
Kick Return
Hawkeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Hawkeyes
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Rolando Shaw 8 0
#92 Harold Moline 6 0
#58 Robert Beasley 4 0
#64 Daniel Jones 4 2
#93 Thomas Bloomer 4 0
#44 Shawn McGhee 3 0
#54 Marion Cross 3 0
#85 Bernard Strauss 2 0
#26 Robert Smyth 2 0
#42 William Smith 2 0
#30 Frederick Evans 2 0
#42 Levi McWhorter 2 0
#41 Raymond Odonnell 1 0
#47 Fred Williams 1 0
#53 John Green 1 0
#90 Larry Wiedman 1 0
#82 Robert Wentworth 1 0
#97 Rodney Jose 1 0
#48 Michael Winters 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Gerardo Jordan 6 0
#97 Kenneth Miller 5 0
#22 Floyd Velez 4 0
#96 Douglas Barker 4 0
#32 Cleveland Sanchez 4 0
#26 Ethan Marshall 4 0
#96 Robert Gilman 3 0
#25 Harry Harper 3 0
#56 Sam Miller 3 0
#24 Reginald Eckstein 3 0
#90 Paul Gamble 3 0
#30 Hubert Riley 2 0
#56 John Speer 1 0
#59 Dennis Ferreri 1 0
#98 Edward Thompson 1 0
#98 Thomas Solis 1 0
#75 Clyde Lander 1 0
#15 Dennis Rodriguez 1 0