Week 1, 2009

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Horsemen	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:14 CAR - Kevin Galsworthy 42 field goal
2Q: 10:06 HOU - Jason Winn 20 field goal
2Q: 04:34 CAR - Ernie Murphy 12 pass from Juan Morton (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
3Q: 03:47 CAR - Kevin Galsworthy 34 field goal
4Q: 08:46 CAR - Chuck Burmester 5 pass from Juan Morton (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:14 CAR - Kevin Galsworthy 42 field goal
2Q: 10:06 HOU - Jason Winn 20 field goal
2Q: 04:34 CAR - Ernie Murphy 12 pass from Juan Morton (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
3Q: 03:47 CAR - Kevin Galsworthy 34 field goal
4Q: 08:46 CAR - Chuck Burmester 5 pass from Juan Morton (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 208 278
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 3.25 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 62 77
- Rushing Attempts 17 27
- Yards per Rush 3.65 2.85
Net Passing Yards 146 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.11 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 10/78
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	208	278
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	3.25	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	62	77
- Rushing Attempts	17	27
- Yards per Rush	3.65	2.85
Net Passing Yards	146	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.11	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	10/78
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 41	5	24	Punt
1	10:12	1:45	OWN 39	3	11	Punt
1	6:43	1:12	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
1	2:09	7:11	OWN 29	11	68	Field Goal
2	4:26	3:08	OWN 12	7	25	Punt
3	13:27	1:52	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
3	8:09	1:52	OWN 20	3	-7	Interception
3	3:42	1:32	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	0:40	2:53	OWN 38	6	28	Punt
4	8:36	1:22	OWN 37	4	-11	Downs
4	4:18	3:22	OWN 20	13	46	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 24	3	0	Game

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	1:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	8:27	1:44	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	5:31	3:22	OWN 37	8	38	Field Goal
2	9:58	5:32	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 17	2	20	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	11:35	3:26	OWN 14	6	19	Punt
3	6:17	2:35	OPP 30	6	13	Field Goal
3	2:10	1:30	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	12:47	4:11	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:14	2:56	OPP 26	4	-7	Punt
4	0:56	0:36	OWN 34	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Bolender	11	36	3.27	7	0
Jerry Stai	5	22	4.40	15	1
Wally Hulbert	1	4	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eugene Sawyer	20	44	2.20	11	1
Ryan Weisz	6	27	4.50	14	1
Juan Morton	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	23	15	130	4/27	0	23	1	61.9
Skip Warren	19	9	50	1/7	0	14	0	54.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	30	19	212	2/11	2	34	0	106.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.C. Ferguson	6	10	29	4.83	1	15
WR Gabe Peters	5	8	62	12.40	0	23
TE Carl Coles	3	4	17	5.67	4	9
FB Wally Hulbert	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1
TE Edwin Jett	2	2	30	15.00	12	15
WR Bucky Midler	2	2	24	12.00	0	13
WR Scottie Owens	2	7	17	8.50	0	9
WR Harold Francis	2	6	6	3.00	1	5

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chuck Burmester	6	7	86	14.33	6	34	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	3	3	1.00	2	2	0
WR Tom Schafluetzel	2	7	36	18.00	4	24	0
WR Corey Sullivan	2	4	24	12.00	1	15	0
FB Mitch Bradley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
FB Ray Oliver	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Harris McKenzie	1	4	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Van Farrell	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Ryan Weisz	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Rod Willson	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wayne Griffith	1	0	0
J.C. Ferguson	1	0	0
Carl Coles	0	1	0
Toby Benton	0	1	0
Edwin Jett	0	0	1
Al White	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Burmester	1	0	0
Eugene Sawyer	1	0	0
Larry Watts	0	1	0
Warren Truong	0	1	0
Pat Tanner	0	0	1
Patrick Hanks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Miller	7	292	41.7	30.6	50	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quinn Karp	7	308	44.0	37.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Galsworthy	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	19	9.5	0
Gabe Peters	1	8	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Burmester	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	3	67	22.3	0
Gabe Peters	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Burmester	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	6	1	0.0	27	31
CB Korey Shannon	6	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Willie Benney	5	0	0.0	21	22
DT Shannon Allen	4	3	0.0	23	21
ILB Lance Bidney	4	1	0.0	23	30
DE Harold Barginski	3	2	1.5	25	31
DT Louie Korr	3	4	0.5	26	32
S Frankie Riley	3	2	0.0	20	29
CB Chad Johnson	3	1	0.0	22	29
S Al White	2	1	0.0	5	12
CB Jumbo Weber	2	0	0.0	19	27
DE Roger Becker	1	3	0.0	23	29
DE Irving Hammond	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	0.0	14	16
DE Lance McWilliams	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	0.0	6	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brant Emmons	8	0	0.0	12	40
OLB Marty Kollar	5	4	0.0	17	47
S Drew Hetherington	5	1	0.0	12	40
CB Marty Johnston	4	0	1.0	14	47
CB Julio Hamilton	4	2	0.0	15	47
DE Oscar Watson	4	1	0.0	16	46
S Ronnie Guthrie	4	0	0.0	10	30
DT Pat Tanner	3	2	1.0	13	23
S Darnell Judge	3	0	0.0	16	43
DT Patrick Hanks	2	1	1.5	17	47
ILB Grant Keeley	2	0	1.0	17	42
DE J.T. Farrell	2	1	0.5	17	46
OLB Charlie Sena	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Bubba Wooden	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	1.5	0	2	2	31
DT Louie Korr	0.5	0	1	0	32
CB Jumbo Weber	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	3	0	21
DE Roger Becker	0.0	0	1	1	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Patrick Hanks	1.5	0	0	0	47
DT Pat Tanner	1.0	0	0	0	23
CB Marty Johnston	1.0	0	0	0	47
ILB Grant Keeley	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE J.T. Farrell	0.5	1	2	1	46
DE Oscar Watson	0.0	0	2	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	5	1	31
OLB Willie Benney	3	0	22
S Al White	2	1	12
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	31
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	29
CB Jumbo Weber	2	0	27
ILB Lance Bidney	2	0	30
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	16
S Frankie Riley	0	1	29

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brant Emmons	6	1	0	40
S Ronnie Guthrie	3	0	0	30
OLB Marty Kollar	3	0	0	47
CB Marty Johnston	3	0	0	47
CB Julio Hamilton	2	1	0	47
S Drew Hetherington	2	0	0	40
S Darnell Judge	1	3	0	43
DE J.T. Farrell	1	0	0	46
DT Pat Tanner	1	0	0	23
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	0	47
OLB Charlie Sena	1	0	0	1
DT Rod Willson	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Barnes	2	6	15	2	21
Geoff Shelton	2	4	15	0	43
Terry Christopher	1	1	13	2	35
Toby Benton	0	2	16	1	36
Richie Anderson	0	2	12	0	34
Steven Gilstorf	0	1	4	0	12
J.C. Franklin	0	1	2	0	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jackie Lyons	1	8	27	0	32
Spencer Allen	1	2	22	0	25
Ernie Murphy	1	1	22	0	16
Bubba Hopkins	0	7	24	0	24
Mo Gilmore	0	3	22	1	24
Chuck Evans	0	2	3	0	8
Harvey Becker	0	1	23	1	28
Mitch Bradley	0	1	18	0	18
Perry Forman	0	1	9	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Stai	1	22
Edwin Jett	1	9
Steven Gilstorf	1	8
Gabe Landolt	1	5
Al White	0	18
Sammy Frederick	0	18
Jumbo Weber	0	16
Dean Dunn	0	15
J.C. Ferguson	0	14
Wally Hulbert	0	13
Bucky Midler	0	13
Korey Shannon	0	11
Trent Horner	0	8
Duane Miller	0	7
Gabe Peters	0	7
Lance McWilliams	0	6
Jared Truc	0	6
Geoff Shelton	0	5
Carl Coles	0	5
Richie Anderson	0	5
J.C. Franklin	0	5
Preston Donner	0	5
Van Drake	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	4
Irving Hammond	0	4
Harold Barginski	0	3
Ellis Briles	0	3
Ellis Carpenter	0	3
Billy Joe Bolender	0	3
Jason Winn	0	3
Lance Bidney	0	3
Roger Becker	0	2
Darrin Gordon	0	2
Chad Johnson	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
Frankie Riley	0	1
Willie Benney	0	1
Skip Warren	0	1
Scottie Owens	0	1
Rico Mayes	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Hetherington	2	15
Ryan Weisz	2	14
Chuck Burmester	1	14
Warren Truong	1	11
Mo Gilmore	1	6
Charlie Sena	0	21
Blake Russell	0	16
Paul Messersmith	0	16
Mitch Bradley	0	15
Ronnie Guthrie	0	14
Van Farrell	0	13
Harris McKenzie	0	9
Perry Forman	0	9
Louie Dodge	0	9
Larry Watts	0	9
Chuck Evans	0	9
Brant Emmons	0	8
Quinn Karp	0	7
Ray Oliver	0	7
Eugene Walton	0	7
Kevin Galsworthy	0	7
Gary Carmelite	0	7
Jackie Lyons	0	3
Rob Hopper	0	3
Darnell Judge	0	2
Kim Andersen	0	2
Rick Cassidy	0	2
J.T. Farrell	0	1
Pat Tanner	0	1
Ernie Murphy	0	1
Marty Kollar	0	1
Patrick Hanks	0	1
Oscar Watson	0	1
Marty Johnston	0	1
Julio Hamilton	0	1
Grant Keeley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	23	15	1	1	2	3	1	1	1
Skip Warren	19	9	0	4	0	2	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	30	19	2	0	0	3	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-3	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	96	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	23	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	67	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	58	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Ferguson	10	6	1	29	0	36
WR Gabe Peters	8	5	1	62	1	30
WR Scottie Owens	7	2	0	17	0	27
WR Harold Francis	6	2	0	6	0	29
TE Carl Coles	4	3	0	17	0	21
FB Wally Hulbert	3	2	0	-5	0	22
TE Edwin Jett	2	2	0	30	0	17
WR Bucky Midler	2	2	0	24	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Schafluetzel	7	2	36	1	26
WR Chuck Burmester	7	6	86	1	27
WR Corey Sullivan	4	2	24	0	12
WR Harris McKenzie	4	1	13	0	13
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	3	3	0	22
FB Mitch Bradley	1	1	9	0	18
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	12	0	16
FB Ray Oliver	1	1	9	0	2
TE Van Farrell	1	1	10	0	8
RB Ryan Weisz	1	1	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	3	7	2.33	4.40

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	2	5	2.50	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	2	2	8	4.00	5.65

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	4	2	17	4.25	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carl Coles	1	1	7	7.00	4.25
WR Harold Francis	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chuck Burmester	2	1	5	2.50	12.29
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Harris McKenzie	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	3	1
Juan Morton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	8	4	1
Skip Warren	5	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Ferguson	5	3	1
WR Scottie Owens	4	2	1
WR Gabe Peters	2	0	0
WR Harold Francis	2	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Schafluetzel	4	2	2
WR Harris McKenzie	3	1	1
WR Chuck Burmester	2	2	2
WR Corey Sullivan	1	0	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)