Regular Season Week 3: Storm at Express
September 18, 1977 77° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 77,431 (86%)
Storm 0 13 7 14 - 34
Express 10 10 0 7 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 1-10-POR 38 (10:28) 8-Gene Nowlin pass tipped by 40-James Perry, complete to 86-Robert Herrera for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 67-Jason Graf was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 7 POR 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-17-POR 32 (6:11) 1-Roger Ruzich 50 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 10 POR 0
(Qtr 2) Storm: 2-2-LAX 2 (12:24) 4-William Hill pass complete to 15-Michael Black for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Storm: 1-10-LAX 14 (8:09) 4-William Hill pass complete to 86-James Jackson for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. LAX 10 POR 13
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-10-POR 29 (5:04) 1-Roger Ruzich 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 13 POR 13
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-6-LAX 45 (0:58) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 86-Robert Herrera for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 20 POR 13
(Qtr 3) Storm: 1-10-LAX 15 (10:31) 5-Abram Schumacher ran for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. LAX 20 POR 20
(Qtr 4) Storm: 2-13-LAX 13 (13:03) 4-William Hill pass complete to 86-James Jackson for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. LAX 20 POR 27
(Qtr 4) Express: 2-8-POR 19 (9:47) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 62-Charles Martin was injured on the play. LAX 27 POR 27
(Qtr 4) Storm: (9:43) 1-Roger Ruzich kicks 64 yards from LAX 35 to POR 1. 80-Ivory Villanueva for 100yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Donald Dosch. LAX 27 POR 34
Team Statistics
Express Storm
First Downs 16 22
- Rushing 5 6
- Passing 10 15
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 450 448
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards Per Play 8.04 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 102 167
- Rushing Attempts 14 35
- Yards Per Rush 7.29 4.77
Net Passing Yards 348 281
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 24 / 1 35 / 27 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 372 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.29 8.03
- Yards Per Completion 15.50 10.41
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 9 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 65 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 26 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 5 / 232
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:50 37:55
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:38 2:16 OWN 4 4 96 Touchdown
1 8:57 2:51 OWN 31 6 37 Field Goal
1 4:38 1:40 OWN 29 3 7 Punt
2 12:21 2:07 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 8:04 3:05 OWN 26 7 45 Field Goal
2 1:10 0:22 OWN 24 3 76 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:00 OWN 25 3 48 Missed FG
3 10:27 2:11 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
3 4:06 2:02 OWN 14 4 17 Punt
3 1:14 0:09 OWN 36 2 0 Interception
4 12:57 3:14 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 1:57 0:53 OWN 28 7 32 Downs
Storm
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:22 OWN 37 3 9 Punt
1 10:22 1:24 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 6:06 1:29 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
1 2:58 5:37 OWN 22 10 78 Touchdown
2 10:14 2:10 OWN 24 6 76 Touchdown
2 5:00 3:49 OWN 33 9 49 Missed FG
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 28 2 1 Half
3 14:00 3:33 OWN 34 6 66 Touchdown
3 8:15 4:10 OWN 9 6 39 Punt
3 2:04 0:49 OWN 18 3 7 Punt
3 1:06 3:09 OWN 43 6 57 Touchdown
4 9:27 2:01 OPP 25 3 -6 Punt
4 7:27 5:30 OWN 20 11 59 Missed FG
4 1:04 1:04 OWN 41 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 9 80 8.89 24 4 0
#22 Robert Sanders 5 22 4.40 14 1 0
Storm
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 John Alexander 20 112 5.60 15 4 0
#5 Abram Schumacher 5 26 5.20 15 1 1
#3 William Hill 3 15 5.00 15 1 0
#42 Joseph West 7 14 2.00 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 38 23 339 3 / 24 3 55 1 105.04
#4 William Trombly 1 1 33 0 / 0 0 33 0 118.75
Storm
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 William Hill 35 27 281 0 / 0 3 26 0 128.39
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 9 174 19.33 55 2
#21 Jose Queen 7 67 9.57 29 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 4 60 15.00 33 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 3 52 17.33 31 0
#11 Santiago Smith 1 19 19.00 19 1
Storm
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Michael Black 10 112 11.20 25 1
#19 Grant Cano 3 43 14.33 16 0
#85 James Orourke 5 40 8.00 25 0
#86 James Jackson 4 39 9.75 14 2
#80 Andre Stevens 2 26 13.00 26 0
#5 Abram Schumacher 1 9 9.00 9 0
#28 John Alexander 1 7 7.00 7 0
#85 Ivory Villanueva 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#47 Jose Sherlock 49 20 2 3
#73 Martin Hindman 40 21 1 2
#79 Charles Martin 52 24 0 0
#66 Jason Westbrooks 53 22 0 1
#89 Peter Sibley 33 6 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 6 0 1
#51 Scott Dotson 15 13 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 10 13 0 0
#21 Jose Queen 6 9 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 1 5 0 1
#75 Michael Robertson 12 1 0 0
#83 Richard Rogers 12 6 0 0
#67 Jason Graf 14 4 0 1
#71 Leonardo Putnam 10 0 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 5 2 0 2
#54 Richard Owen 0 2 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 9 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 13 0 1
#26 Seth Wynn 18 4 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 2 0 1
#93 James Johnson 0 1 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 1 0 0
#52 Larry Newsom 0 1 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 1 0 0
#59 William Theis 0 1 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 3 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 1 0 0 0
Storm
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ernest Huggins 0 6 0 0
#90 Samuel Kelley 0 5 0 1
#20 William Williams 0 7 0 0
#51 Adam Lewis 0 5 0 0
#96 William Bennett 0 5 0 0
#99 Byron Demott 0 6 0 0
#93 Richard Ross 0 5 0 0
#55 Ray Watson 0 5 0 0
#28 Douglas Hill 0 5 0 1
#70 Norman Paulk 5 5 0 0
#74 Adam Bolding 1 3 0 0
#51 Randy Squires 48 42 0 0
#76 Kenneth Addison 41 35 0 0
#58 David Sawyer 48 43 0 1
#50 Gene Aguilar 39 33 0 3
#80 Andre Stevens 0 19 0 1
#19 Grant Cano 0 19 0 1
#5 Abram Schumacher 2 10 0 1
#42 Joseph West 10 21 0 0
#85 Ivory Villanueva 21 38 0 1
#28 John Alexander 7 5 0 0
#74 Robert Brown 12 7 0 1
#85 James Orourke 12 17 0 0
#54 Donald Lopez 34 34 0 1
#67 Gregory Khan 13 7 0 1
#13 John Evans 0 3 0 0
#91 Andre Lumley 0 1 0 0
#81 Joshua Harper 0 1 0 0
#15 Michael Black 0 13 0 0
#71 Aaron Grimmer 4 0 0 0
#32 Steve McKenzie 0 3 0 1
#54 Theodore Zheng 0 1 0 0
#22 Samuel Dorsey 0 1 0 0
#86 James Jackson 0 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Storm
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#41 Timothy McLaughlin 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Storm
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 5 236 47.20 46.60 50 1
Storm
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Sam Savage 5 229 45.80 40.80 49 2
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 / 3 2 / 3 0 / 0 50 3 / 3
Storm
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Donald Dosch 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 4 / 5
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 3 26 8.7 10 0
Storm
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Ivory Villanueva 1 4 4.0 4 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 1 31 31.0 0
Storm
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Ivory Villanueva 5 232 46.4 1
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Carlos Turner 11 0
#93 James Johnson 7 0
#46 Paul Moore 7 0
#42 Walter Silva 7 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 6 0
#59 William Theis 5 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 3 0
#55 Lamont Stich 2 0
#98 Robert Falkner 2 0
#54 Richard Owen 1 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 1 0
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 0
#92 Louis Duron 1 0
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 1 0
#53 Randall Solis 1 0
Storm
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Samuel Kelley 8 0
#96 William Bennett 4 0
#41 Timothy McLaughlin 4 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 4 2
#20 William Williams 4 0
#22 Samuel Dorsey 3 0
#35 Marcus Kramer 3 0
#42 Joseph West 2 0
#28 Douglas Hill 2 0
#54 Theodore Zheng 2 0
#55 Ray Watson 2 0
#70 Norman Paulk 1 0
#40 James Perry 1 0
#91 Andre Lumley 1 1
#33 Bart McEwan 1 0