Regular Season Week 1: Hornets at Stars
September 04, 1977 75° Byrd Stadium
Attendance: 34,077 (66%)
Hornets 7 7 7 0 - 21
Stars 7 17 6 9 - 39
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Hornets: 2-10-CHA 25 (14:57) 2-Jonathan Keefe pass complete to 82-Emil Hoban for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. BLT 0 CHA 7
(Qtr 1) Stars: 2-10-CHA 42 (12:35) 9-John Peters pass complete to 83-Randy Christmas for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BLT 7 CHA 7
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 2-4-BLT 4 (14:21) 48-Jerry Roux ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. BLT 7 CHA 14
(Qtr 2) Stars: 1-5-CHA 5 (10:15) 9-John Peters pass complete to 88-Kenneth Bender for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BLT 14 CHA 14
(Qtr 2) Stars: 4-13-CHA 21 (3:48) 5-Bernard Twiggs 39 yard field goal is GOOD. BLT 17 CHA 14
(Qtr 2) Stars: 3-5-CHA 5 (1:16) 9-John Peters pass complete to 34-Jordan Devers to CHA 0 for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BLT 24 CHA 14
(Qtr 3) Stars: 2-7-CHA 32 (8:59) 9-John Peters pass complete to 82-Scott Ayotte for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 3-7-CHA 26 (7:27) 2-Jonathan Keefe pass complete to 48-Jerry Roux for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. BLT 30 CHA 21
(Qtr 4) Stars: 4-4-CHA 14 (5:13) 5-Bernard Twiggs 32 yard field goal is GOOD. BLT 33 CHA 21
(Qtr 4) Stars: 4-3-CHA 19 (3:15) 5-Bernard Twiggs 38 yard field goal is GOOD. BLT 36 CHA 21
(Qtr 4) Stars: 4-3-CHA 19 (1:51) 5-Bernard Twiggs 37 yard field goal is GOOD. BLT 39 CHA 21
Team Statistics
Stars Hornets
First Downs 14 8
- Rushing 4 4
- Passing 8 4
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 356 319
- Offensive Plays 75 59
- Yards Per Play 4.75 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 110 59
- Rushing Attempts 41 25
- Yards Per Rush 2.68 2.36
Net Passing Yards 246 260
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 17 / 1 31 / 10 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 25 3 / 23
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.24 7.65
- Yards Per Completion 15.94 28.30
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 4 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 17 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 5 / 44
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 24 3 / 21
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 2 / 48
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 4 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:03 25:59
Drive Charts
Stars
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:47 2:19 OWN 24 7 76 Touchdown
1 11:30 2:08 OWN 18 6 32 Interception
1 4:00 1:31 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
2 14:18 4:07 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 8:40 4:55 OWN 28 8 52 Field Goal
2 2:57 1:45 OPP 36 5 36 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:34 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 11:48 2:04 OWN 6 3 7 Punt
3 9:39 0:48 OPP 35 2 35 Touchdown
3 7:14 0:51 OWN 25 3 -1 Fumble
3 3:35 2:12 OWN 8 4 1 Punt
4 14:51 0:53 OWN 22 3 0 Punt
4 12:24 5:01 OWN 17 8 33 Punt
4 7:09 1:58 OPP 20 3 6 Field Goal
4 2:33 0:46 OPP 26 3 7 Field Goal
4 1:11 1:11 OWN 39 3 1 Game
Hornets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:13 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 12:28 0:58 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
1 9:22 5:22 OWN 9 8 47 Punt
1 2:29 3:11 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
2 10:11 1:31 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 3:45 0:48 OWN 25 2 9 Fumble
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 25 2 7 Half
3 13:26 1:39 OWN 26 4 28 Punt
3 9:44 0:05 OWN 36 1 0 Fumble
3 8:51 1:37 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
3 6:23 2:48 OPP 42 5 7 Punt
3 1:23 1:32 OWN 48 3 -14 Punt
4 13:58 1:34 OWN 33 3 6 Punt
4 7:23 0:14 OWN 20 4 6 Downs
4 5:10 1:59 OWN 26 3 -7 Field Goal
4 3:12 0:39 OWN 25 4 13 Downs
4 1:47 0:37 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Stars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#49 Jordan Devers 31 107 3.45 28 4 0
#44 Albert Naquin 8 3 0.38 5 0 0
#9 John Peters 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Hornets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 13 32 2.46 9 0 1
#47 Humberto Gray 11 20 1.82 10 2 0
#2 Jonathan Keefe 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Stars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 John Peters 31 17 271 3 / 25 4 42 1 110.35
Hornets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Jonathan Keefe 31 10 283 3 / 23 2 75 0 88.51
Receiving Stats
Stars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Randy Christmas 7 131 18.71 42 1
#82 Scott Ayotte 3 67 22.33 32 1
#49 Jordan Devers 2 25 12.50 20 1
#85 Douglas Finch 2 20 10.00 15 0
#81 Richard Moore 1 17 17.00 17 0
#80 Hector Morris 1 6 6.00 6 0
#88 Kenneth Bender 1 5 5.00 5 1
Hornets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 3 110 36.67 74 1
#82 Emil Hoban 2 94 47.00 75 1
#35 Shawn Ayala 2 62 31.00 41 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 1 10 10.00 10 0
#34 Ricky Jackson 2 7 3.50 6 0
Blocking Stats
Stars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 James McDevitt 29 30 2 5
#66 Robert Wimbush 46 42 1 3
#52 Gregory Hubbard 0 1 0 0
#50 Harold Galey 0 3 0 1
#59 Ambrose Oneil 0 2 0 1
#29 Earl Bueno 0 1 0 0
#37 Jacob Mummert 0 2 0 0
#93 David Cooper 0 1 0 0
#13 Randy Christmas 10 21 0 1
#99 Curtis McLean 5 3 0 0
#96 John Laursen 0 2 0 0
#93 Gordon Shive 5 3 0 0
#53 Leo Warren 34 46 0 2
#82 Scott Ayotte 18 40 0 4
#46 August Hebert 18 19 0 1
#64 Micheal Wilt 34 44 0 1
#70 Kenneth South 33 39 0 4
#81 Richard Moore 0 9 0 1
#49 Jordan Devers 13 3 0 0
#75 Tom Nolan 28 9 0 2
#88 Kenneth Bender 0 6 0 0
#74 John Davis 14 0 0 0
#51 Ken Hancock 14 3 0 1
#80 Hector Morris 0 18 0 1
#85 Douglas Finch 0 10 0 0
#44 Albert Naquin 3 1 0 0
#15 David Reed 0 3 0 0
#54 Thomas Coffin 3 2 0 0
#59 Les Lynch 0 1 0 0
#43 Jeremy Cooper 0 4 0 0
Hornets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 John Abdallah 34 26 1 2
#64 Norris Scott 33 27 1 2
#88 Paul Williams 10 14 1 2
#62 Michael Becker 46 24 0 2
#71 Harold White 35 28 0 1
#34 Ricky Jackson 3 18 0 4
#69 Jorge Knox 44 27 0 1
#47 Humberto Gray 16 12 0 1
#48 Jerry Roux 4 6 0 0
#84 Bruce Souza 11 6 0 0
#73 Jesse Doolan 10 2 0 0
#26 William Dolloff 11 5 0 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 8 8 0 1
#46 Carl Hammond 4 0 0 0
#35 Shawn Ayala 6 7 0 0
#29 Robert Mason 8 7 0 1
#51 Alfonso Bessey 0 1 0 0
#67 Daniel Macdougall 0 1 0 0
#86 Jorge Dougherty 0 3 0 0
#78 Wayne Harris 0 4 0 1
#91 Brian Queen 0 3 0 1
#82 Emil Hoban 0 8 0 0
#37 Paul Fuller 1 3 0 0
#49 Robert Carroll 1 1 0 0
#97 David Bronson 0 3 0 0
#77 Derek Mattison 0 2 0 0
#59 Frank Greenbaum 0 2 0 1
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 0 3 0 1
#99 Fernando Stone 0 3 0 0
#72 Kevin Staten 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Stars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Hornets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#29 Robert Mason 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Stars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#85 Douglas Finch 1 0 0 0
#36 Mark Murphy 0 1 0 0
#59 Les Lynch 0 0 1 0
#29 Earl Bueno 0 1 1 0
#37 Jacob Mummert 0 0 1 0
#50 Harold Galey 0 0 1 0
#93 David Cooper 0 1 0 0
Hornets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Humberto Gray 2 0 0 0
#48 Jerry Roux 2 0 0 0
#35 Shawn Ayala 0 1 0 0
#59 Frank Greenbaum 0 1 1 0
Punting
Stars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Stephen Jones 6 296 49.33 42.17 55 0
Hornets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Thomas Desantiago 8 356 44.50 38.25 52 0
Kicking
Stars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Bernard Twiggs 4 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 3 / 4
Hornets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Willie Putnam 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 3 / 3
Punt Return
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Randy Christmas 3 24 8.0 9 0
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 3 21 7.0 9 0
Kick Return
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Albert Naquin 1 31 31.0 0
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 2 48 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Stars
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Jacob Mummert 6 0
#31 Robert Johannes 5 0
#50 Harold Galey 5 0
#93 Gordon Shive 3 0
#79 Felix Long 3 3
#99 Curtis McLean 2 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 2 0
#29 Earl Bueno 2 0
#59 Ambrose Oneil 2 0
#13 Randy Christmas 1 0
#31 James James 1 0
#59 Les Lynch 1 0
#54 Thomas Coffin 1 0
#38 Robert Sullivan 1 0
#33 John Kling 1 0
#96 John Laursen 1 0
#36 Mark Murphy 1 0
#85 Douglas Finch 1 0
Hornets
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 11 0
#34 Thomas Vasquez 10 0
#77 Derek Mattison 7 1
#23 Charles McMillan 5 0
#99 Fernando Stone 5 0
#72 Kevin Staten 4 1
#29 Robert Mason 4 0
#38 Joseph Abernathy 3 0
#51 Alfonso Bessey 3 1
#95 Michael Griffith 2 0
#91 Brian Queen 2 0
#67 Daniel Macdougall 2 0
#64 Norris Scott 1 0
#68 John Abdallah 1 0
#26 William Dolloff 1 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 1 0