Ka-Boom!
Dynomite blow away Oregon’s 3-game win streak, 23-10
Week 8, 2006
 | Ice (5-3) | 10 |
 | Dynomite (4-4) | 23 |
Denver, CO (ESPN) – The pain of Oregon QB
Maurice Brown's broken clavicle could not be felt more by his teammates than it did yesterday, as the Ice lost for the first time in four games by a score of 23-10 to the Denver Dynomite. It was the first time the Ice played without their starting QB this year due to injury, and instead relied on untested rookie
Grant Grady, who finished the day just 16-of-37 for 124 yards, 0 TDs and 4 INT.
The loss dropped the Ice (5-3) into second place in the Ring of Ice Division, a half game behind idle Seattle (5-2). The team stayed a half-game ahead of Boise (4-3), which also had their bye week.
"I feel terrible," said a dejected Grady, who was under pressure all day. "I’ve just got to turn the page and get ready for next week."
Not all of the blame, however, should be placed on team's second round pick (21st overall) out of Southern University. Grady was on the run the entire game due to Oregon’s inability to stop the Dynomite’s defensive line. On the day, Grady was hurried nine times and Denver’s one-man wrecking crew, RDE
Zachary Duggan sacked him twice.
"I’m an unstoppable force to be reckoned with!" shouted the boisterous Duggan, known for his celebratory dances after knocking he quarterback down. "They got a better chance at stopping a bulldozer than they do me!"
Duggan's most significant play came with 11:48 left in the first quarter, setting the tone for what was to come. On second-and-three from the Oregon 13, Duggan sacked Grady for a seven yard loss. Grady’s pass fell incomplete on the next play, and Denver LDE
Roosevelt Ezell blocked the ensuing punt, which LDT
Gary Davis recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
Despite Oregon's struggles on offense, the defensive unit had a solid game. The Ice had four interceptions, two by SS
Alphonso Twombly, a fumble recovery and allowed just 242 yards on the day. The Ice defense gave up just 66 rushing yards, for a 2.3 yards-per-carry average.
"Our defense only had one breakdown," said Oregon GM
Jack "Grid" Iron, referring to Denver's 95-yard touchdown pass with 6:56 left in the game to put the Dynomite up 23-3. "The defensive unit only gave up 16 of the 23 points they scored on us, and only 9 through the first three quarters."
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Box Score
Attendance: 79,000 (80,100).
Weather: 70 degrees, stormy.
1Q: 10:45 DEN - Gary Davis recovered blocked punt in end zone.
1Q: 10:45 DEN - Gary Hutchins extra point.
1Q: 04:29 DEN - Gary Hutchins 48 field goal.
2Q: 12:22 DEN - Gary Hutchins 41 field goal.
2Q: 01:54 ORE - Craig Schanding 25 field goal.
3Q: 01:28 DEN - Gary Hutchins 33 field goal.
4Q: 06:56 DEN - John Gunter 95 pass from Marcus Garibaldi.
4Q: 06:56 DEN - Gary Hutchins extra point.
4Q: 00:00 ORE - Ike Guevara 21 pass from Harry Arnett.
4Q: 00:00 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
Game MVP: DEN 81 John Gunter
Oregon 0 3 0 7 - 10
Denver 10 3 3 7 - 23
Team Statistics ORE DEN
First Downs 15 11
Total Rushes 22 28
Rushing Yards 38 66
Yards Per Carry 1.7 2.3
Pass Attempts 43 24
Completions 20 12
Passing Yards 205 198
Yards Per Attempt 4.7 8.2
Sacked 2 3
Yards Lost 14 22
Interceptions 4 4
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
Total Plays 67 55
Total Yards 229 242
Yards Per Play 3.4 4.4
3rd Down Plays 2/14 3/13
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.6 8.4
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 5 4
Penalty Yards 78 25
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 27:26 32:35
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
39 Woodard 9 1 0.1 9 0
45 Hill 7 23 3.2 11 0
29 Woolery 2 6 3.0 6 0
37 Funderburk 2 5 2.5 6 0
42 Savoy 1 2 2.0 2 0
17 Arnett 1 1 1.0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
6 Grady 37 16 124 3.3 20 0 4 2
17 Arnett 6 4 81 13.5 35 1 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
29 Woolery 6 37 6.1 21 10 0
87 Brunner 5 64 12.8 1 20 0
85 Guevara 3 35 11.6 5 21 1
89 Begin 1 11 11.0 2 11 0
83 Dillon 1 35 35.0 15 35 0
82 Williams 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
45 Hill 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
42 Savoy 1 3 3.0 1 3 0
86 Roy 1 13 13.0 1 13 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 4 83 20.7 0
45 Hill 2 30 15.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 7 306 43.7 52 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 1 1 25 1 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Jimerson 6 0 1.0 0 0 0
95 Molloy 5 2 1.0 0 0 0
53 Macaluso 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Twombly 3 1 0.0 2 43 0
76 Vanegas 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 2 3 0.0 1 0 0
26 Lerma 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 2 1 0.0 1 0 0
51 Beane 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Flannery 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
40 Mauro 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Brunner 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
46 Clarkson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
71 Dykstra 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Guevara 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
57 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 1
42 Savoy 0 0 0 0 0 1
68 Klein 0 0 0 0 3 0
71 Dykstra 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Covey 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Pilcher 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 Woodard 1 0 0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 0 1 0 0 0 0
Denver Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
37 Lubin 27 61 2.2 19 0
34 Velazquez 1 5 5.0 5 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
4 Garibaldi 24 12 198 8.2 95 1 4 3
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 Gunter 5 144 28.8 90 95 1
86 Britton 2 21 10.5 2 11 0
37 Lubin 2 6 3.0 8 4 0
82 Arms 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
87 Plotkin 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
25 Warren 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
49 Griesen 1 1 1.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
1 Rodriguez 1 20 20.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
10 Thornton 4 157 39.2 48 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
3 Hutchins 3 3 48 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Wilmoth 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Wilk 5 3 0.0 1 30 0
33 Upshaw 5 2 0.0 1 0 0
92 Roberto 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Teel 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
28 Rone 4 0 0.0 1 0 0
95 Duggan 3 0 2.0 0 0 0
27 Bissonnette 3 2 0.0 1 23 0
38 Halvorson 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
99 Beamon 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Davidson 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Arms 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Davis 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
86 Britton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Plotkin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Ezell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Menchaca 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1 Rodriguez 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Sanderson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
67 Browning 0 0 0 0 1 1
70 Schmidt 0 0 0 0 2 1
68 Calder 0 0 0 0 2 1
69 Gardner 0 0 0 0 2 0
98 Davis 0 0 0 1 0 0
90 Ezell 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 Garibaldi 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sanderson 0 0 1 0 0 0