Ouch!
San Antonio stings Ice with 32-27 victory
Week 14, 2006
 | Ice (8-5) | 27 |
 | Stingers (5-8) | 32 |
San Antonio, TX (AP) – In what many expected to be an easy Ice victory yesterday turned into a stinging defeat, as San Antonio took advantage of five turnovers and held off a late rally to post a 32-27 upset over Oregon.
Despite the loss, Oregon (8-5) maintained its hold on the final wild card spot because Boise (8-5) lost 27-24 in overtime to Shreveport (9-4). The team also stayed just one back of division leading Seattle (9-4), which lost 34-24 at home to the Memphis Express (3-10).
“We shot ourselves in the foot,” said head coach
Kendrick Upshaw. “If you turn the ball over five times, odds are you're not going to win.”
Despite taking an early 7-3 lead on a 45-yard touchdown pass from
Thomas Kuhn to flanker
Matt Brunner, the Oregon offense proceeded to give the game away, turning the ball over three times in six possessions. All three times, the Stingers took over in Oregon territory and scored. When the dust finally settled at the end of the third quarter, San Antonio had built a 32-7 lead.
Amazingly, the Ice nearly won the game. Thomas Kuhn, who struggled early, finally found his groove in the fourth quarter. Kuhn led three touchdown drives to pull the visitors within five points at 32-27 with :39 left in the game, but San Antonio recovered the onside kick to seal the victory.
“I just made too many mistakes,” said Kuhn who, despite throwing four touchdowns, turned the ball over just as many times. All four proved to be decisive. His interception with 1:48 left in the first half led to a San Antonio field goal. His third-quarter fumble at the Oregon 13 led to San Antonio’s second touchdown of the day. His final two turnovers killed potential game-winning fourth-quarter drives: an interception in the end zone on a pass from the San Antonio 32 and a fumble at the San Antonio 29. “This one really hurts, because we should have won this game, no question.”
Despite the loss, Oregon’s receiving corps had a great game. Brunner caught six passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns and split end
Alden Roy had six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver
Kendrick Dillon had 3 receptions for 48 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown catch.
“Yeah, I think we should have won this game,” said an irate
Grid Iron, the team’s owner and GM. “But there’s no crying in football. We need to regroup and get ready for our road trip to Anchorage.”
Iron declined to state who would be the starting quarterback next week.
Maurice Brown, who has been sidelined the past six weeks with a broken clavicle, is listed as probable.
Around the League
Anchorage (4-9), which had been scoring an average of 16.0 points per game, nearly doubled that yesterday in a 31-20 road victory over New Orleans (7-6). It was the first game for Anchorage under the team’s new owner
Stretch, who changed the nickname from the Renegades to the Wolfpack. Welcome to the league, Stretch!
Box Score
Attendance: 69,700 (73,200).
Weather: 70 degrees, rain.
1Q: 06:48 SAO - Alfred Luzar 54 field goal.
1Q: 05:11 ORE - Matt Brunner 45 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
1Q: 05:11 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
2Q: 14:13 SAO - Alfred Luzar 39 field goal.
2Q: 06:15 SAO - Alfred Luzar 47 field goal.
2Q: 01:54 SAO - Alfred Luzar 49 field goal.
2Q: 00:31 SAO - Alfred Luzar 48 field goal.
3Q: 09:42 SAO - Chester Brumley 6 pass from Eddie Crawford.
3Q: 09:42 SAO - Alfred Luzar extra point.
3Q: 06:06 SAO - John Vandenberg 3 pass from Eddie Crawford.
3Q: 06:06 SAO - Alfred Luzar extra point.
3Q: 03:30 SAO - Alfred Luzar 49 field goal.
4Q: 13:51 ORE - Alden Roy 6 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
4Q: 13:51 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
4Q: 02:23 ORE - Kendrick Dillon 24 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
4Q: 02:23 ORE - Matt Brunner run for conversion failed.
4Q: 00:44 ORE - Matt Brunner 13 pass from Thomas Kuhn.
4Q: 00:44 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
Game MVP: SAO 10 Alfred Luzar
Oregon 7 0 0 20 - 27
San Antonio 3 12 17 0 - 32
Team Statistics ORE SAO
First Downs 14 22
Total Rushes 10 55
Rushing Yards 37 142
Yards Per Carry 3.7 2.5
Pass Attempts 37 26
Completions 19 18
Passing Yards 313 225
Yards Per Attempt 8.4 8.6
Sacked 3 1
Yards Lost 15 6
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 3/3
Total Plays 50 82
Total Yards 335 361
Yards Per Play 6.7 4.4
3rd Down Plays 1/9 7/19
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.7 7.0
4th Down Plays 0/0 2/2
Penalties 2 5
Penalty Yards 20 34
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time Of Possession 16:15 43:45
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
22 Saunders 9 36 4.0 17 0
42 Savoy 1 1 1.0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
11 Kuhn 37 19 313 8.4 45 4 2 3
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Roy 6 101 16.8 25 45 1
87 Brunner 6 135 22.5 7 45 2
83 Dillon 3 48 16.0 4 24 1
82 Williams 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
42 Savoy 1 3 3.0 3 3 0
22 Saunders 1 8 8.0 2 8 0
80 Osborne 1 12 12.0 2 12 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
31 Eaddy 1 3 3.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Dillon 3 60 20.0 0
84 Milford 1 10 10.0 0
45 Hill 1 17 17.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 6 258 43.0 53 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 0 0 0 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
23 Huth 11 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Beane 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 8 7 1.0 0 0 0
95 Molloy 8 3 0.0 0 0 0
35 Twombly 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Macaluso 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
93 Jimerson 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
46 Clarkson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Flannery 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Mallard 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
83 Dillon 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
11 Kuhn 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Eaddy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
75 Eaddy 0 0 0 0 0 1
68 Klein 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Kuhn 2 0 0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 0 0 1 0 0 0
83 Dillon 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 0 1 0 0 0 0
54 Ludwig 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Pilcher 0 1 0 0 0 0
93 Jimerson 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 0 1 0 0 0 0
41 Mallard 0 0 1 0 0 0
San Antonio Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
21 Brumley 47 124 2.6 15 0
16 Crawford 8 18 2.2 7 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 Crawford 24 16 210 8.7 46 2 0 1
5 Dorris 2 2 15 7.5 11 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Vandenberg 5 64 12.8 11 21 1
21 Brumley 4 25 6.2 10 10 1
26 Kight 2 15 7.5 5 11 0
83 Stearns 2 61 30.5 4 46 0
89 Carley 2 36 18.0 8 22 0
86 Caskey 1 11 11.0 2 11 0
80 Redman 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
81 Nevarez 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
37 Heath 2 14 7.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Finkle 2 36 18.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
5 Dorris 3 129 43.0 50 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Luzar 6 7 54 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Hubbard 6 0 0.0 1 20 0
51 Kratzer 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
96 Hodges 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
37 Heath 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Stuart 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Shirley 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
42 Rhodes 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
32 Flowers 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
74 Hamlett 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Keith 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
80 Redman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Stearns 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Collins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
61 Book 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Finkle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Donovan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Leong 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Seymour 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
78 Rook 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
73 Dayton 0 0 0 0 4 1
77 Shirley 0 1 2 0 0 0
54 Bishop 0 0 0 0 3 0
68 Forsythe 0 0 0 0 2 0
82 Vandenberg 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Brumley 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Finkle 1 0 0 0 0 0
66 Jenkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 Rhodes 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Stuart 0 1 0 0 0 0
79 Keith 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 0