1970 High Plains 28, 1970 Rockford 33

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1970 High Plains

7

7

7

7

0

28
1970 Rockford

0

16

10

7

0

33
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 1:12 1970 High Plains O.Simpson 20 yd. run (M.Mercer kick) 7-0 HPD
2 10:12 1970 Rockford D.Anderson 22 yd. run (B.Gossett kick) 7-7 RRR
2 4:30 1970 Rockford M.Morin 3 yd. pass from B.Nelsen (kick blocked) 13-7 RRR
2 4:12 1970 High Plains O.Simpson 99 yd. return (M.Mercer kick) 14-13 HPD
2 0:00 1970 Rockford B.Gossett 8 yd. field goal 16-14 RRR
3 12:00 1970 High Plains J.Hill 2 yd. run (M.Mercer kick) 21-16 HPD
3 6:18 1970 Rockford B.Gossett 23 yd. field goal 21-19 HPD
3 3:00 1970 Rockford L.Josephson 1 yd. run (B.Gossett kick) 26-21 RRR
4 13:30 1970 High Plains J.Phillips 2 yd. run (M.Mercer kick) 28-26 HPD
4 0:37 1970 Rockford G.Washington 9 yd. pass from B.Nelsen (B.Gossett kick) 33-28 RRR
Other Highlights
Qtr Clock Team Event Player Yards
1 9:54 1970 Rockford Missed Field Goal Bruce Gossett 29
1 1:30 1970 High Plains Pass Chip Glass 70
2 5:42 1970 Rockford Pass Gene Washington 38
3 13:48 1970 High Plains Pass Dave L. Smith 30
3 4:48 1970 Rockford Intercept Al Nelson 0
3 3:18 1970 Rockford Pass Milt Morin 30
4 9:54 1970 High Plains Fumble O.J. Simpson
4 7:12 1970 Rockford Fumble Donny Anderson
4 6:36 1970 High Plains Pass Chip Glass 32
4 3:00 1970 High Plains Fumble Tom Nowatzke

Team Statistics
1970 High Plains 1970 Rockford
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 11-8-0-19 13-19-1-33
Third Down Efficiency 2-6-33% 10-17-59%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-2-100%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 14-21-67% 34-42-81%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 371-47-7.9 574-86-6.7
Total Net Yards Rushing 135 234
Total Rushes 28 48
Average Per Rush 4.8 4.9
Passes Completed/Attempted 9/19 (47.4%) 27/38 (71.1%)
Net Yards Passing 236 340
Avg Yards Per Pass 12.4 8.9
Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
Punts/Average 2/54.5 2/37.5
Punts Received/Return Yardage 0/0 0/0
Kickoffs/Returns 5/179 5/102
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 1/0
Penalties/Yards 1/15 7/65
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 4/2 4/1
Time of Possession 22 mins 13 secs 37 mins 47 secs
Average Drive Start HPD 26 RRR 26

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1970 High Plains
Daryle Lamonica 19 9 236 47.4 12.4 0 0 1 5.3 70 0/0 71.4
1970 Rockford
Bill Nelsen 38 27 340 71.1 8.9 2 5.3 0 0 38 0/0 116.1

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1970 High Plains
Jess Phillips 17 85 5.0 15 1 0 2/0
O.J. Simpson 6 49 8.2 20 1 0 1/1
Tom Nowatzke 3 -1 -0.3 0 0 0 1/1
Jerry Hill 2 2 1.0 2 1 0 0/0
1970 Rockford
Donny Anderson 27 149 5.5 22 1 0 2/1
Les Josephson 17 78 4.6 20 1 0 0/0
Bill Nelsen 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 2/0
Henry Dyer 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1970 High Plains
Chip Glass 4 144 36.0 70 0 0
Dave L. Smith 3 72 24.0 30 0 0
Alvin Reed 1 13 13.0 13 0 0
O.J. Simpson 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1970 Rockford
Donny Anderson 7 56 8.0 13 0 0
Milt Morin 6 86 14.3 30 1 0
Les Josephson 6 58 9.7 20 0 0
Gene Washington 5 97 19.4 38 1 0
Gary Ballman 2 30 15.0 19 0 0
Jack Snow 1 13 13.0 13 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1970 High Plains
1970 Rockford
Bruce Gossett 1/1 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/3 66.7

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1970 High Plains
Jerrel Wilson 2 54.5 54.5 0 2 56 0
1970 Rockford
Donny Anderson 2 37.5 37.5 0 1 42 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1970 High Plains
Ron Smith 3 59 19.7 20 0
O.J. Simpson 2 120 60.0 99 1
1970 Rockford
Charlie Pittman 3 57 19.0 21 0
Cannonball Butler 2 45 22.5 24 0

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1970 High Plains
1970 Rockford

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1970 High Plains
Willie Lanier 14 0 0
Ralph Baker 11 0 0
Ed Sharockman 8 0 0
Jim Kearney 8 0 0
Paul Guidry 8 0 0
Johnny Peacock 5 0 0
Billy Newsome 4 0 0
Tom Keating 4 0 1
Emmitt Thomas 3 0 0
Jim Dunaway 2 0 0
Verlon Biggs 2 0 0
Daryle Lamonica 0 0 1
Harry Schuh 0 0 1
1970 Rockford
Mike Curtis 10 0 0
Jim Sniadecki 7 0 0
Rick Volk 5 0 0
Erich Barnes 3 0 0
Fred Carr 3 0 1
Lionel Aldridge 2 0 0
Richard Neal 1 0 1
Mel Phillips 1 0 0
Bruce Taylor 1 0 0
Jerry Rush 1 0 0
Len Rohde 0 0 1
Les Josephson 0 0 1
Milt Sunde 0 0 1

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1970 High Plains
1970 Rockford
Al Nelson 1 0 0.0 0 0

Game Story
In a back-and-forth game Rockford topped High Plains by the score of 33 to 28. Bill Nelsen threw 38 times for 340 yards and 2 touchdowns. Donny Anderson rushed the ball 27 times for 149 yards and added a touchdown. Rockford consistently beat High Plains on third down, converting on 10 of 17 opportunities. They controlled all phases of the game. They out-ran High Plains 234 to 135 yards, and out-passed them 340 to 236 yards. Rockford controlled the ball for 37:47. The game saw 8 lead changes before Rockford finally prevailed. Rockford was on top at the half 16 to 14. They led after three quarters 26 to 21. A bright spot for High Plains was a pass to Chip Glass that covered 70 yards with 1:30 left in the 1st quarter. But it was not enough to bring his team a victory..