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October 02, 1977 86° Florida Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 37,801 (73%)
Steamer 0 6 0 7 - 13
Blazers 0 3 0 14 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 2-10-FLA 10 (13:32) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 82-Johnny Brennan for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 4-4-SHR 9 (1:16) 5-Michael Hughes 28 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 3 SHR 6
(Qtr 4) Blazers: 2-3-FLA 44 (11:16) (Hot Read) 13-Walter Jackson pass complete to 86-Peter Kaplan for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Michael Hughes. FLA 10 SHR 6
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 3-9-FLA 9 (7:14) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 88-Jonathan Hagen for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. FLA 10 SHR 13
(Qtr 4) Blazers: 2-3-SHR 27 (4:58) (Hot Read) 13-Walter Jackson pass complete to 86-Peter Kaplan for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Michael Hughes. FLA 17 SHR 13
Team Statistics
Blazers Steamer
First Downs 14 16
- Rushing 6 8
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 390 373
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards Per Play 6.09 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 134 134
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards Per Rush 3.72 6.38
Net Passing Yards 256 239
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 17 / 1 38 / 18 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 264 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.14 6.29
- Yards Per Completion 15.53 13.28
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 3 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 6 / 49
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 17 2 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 3 / 70
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:12 26:48
Drive Charts
Blazers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:27 2:14 OWN 32 3 -1 Punt
1 8:59 2:07 OWN 15 5 17 Punt
1 4:11 2:52 OWN 11 4 19 Punt
2 13:28 6:11 OWN 25 9 69 Missed FG
2 6:10 4:57 OWN 24 9 66 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:55 OWN 21 7 36 Punt
3 9:10 3:27 OWN 43 9 34 Missed FG
3 2:01 2:08 OWN 31 3 -2 Punt
4 14:52 0:04 OPP 25 1 0 Interception
4 12:37 1:30 OWN 26 3 74 Touchdown
4 7:10 1:28 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 5:34 0:41 OPP 33 2 33 Touchdown
4 1:55 1:38 OWN 24 6 24 Punt
Steamer
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 11:13 2:14 OWN 24 4 36 Interception
1 6:52 2:41 OWN 18 5 23 Punt
1 1:19 2:51 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 7:17 1:07 OWN 20 5 15 Punt
2 1:13 1:13 OWN 23 2 7 Half
3 11:05 1:55 OWN 7 3 8 Punt
3 5:42 3:41 OWN 30 7 47 Missed FG
4 14:53 0:01 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
4 14:48 2:11 OWN 9 4 19 Punt
4 11:07 3:57 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 5:42 0:09 OWN 21 1 -10 Interception
4 4:53 2:58 OWN 27 8 45 Downs
4 0:17 0:17 OWN 17 2 3 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 John Mandel 26 71 2.73 15 3 0
#32 Jaime Giles 10 63 6.30 13 3 0
Steamer
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Robert Tuttle 16 91 5.69 17 5 0
#85 Dee Spray 3 27 9.00 16 2 0
#14 Fred Murphy 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
#32 Nelson Keister 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Walter Jackson 27 17 264 1 / 8 2 56 1 104.55
Steamer
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Fred Murphy 38 18 239 0 / 0 2 28 2 63.38
Receiving Stats
Blazers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Peter Kaplan 5 95 19.00 56 2
#15 Chad Swanson 4 63 15.75 24 0
#40 Lorenzo Grant 3 60 20.00 31 0
#48 John Mandel 3 26 8.67 17 0
#88 Carlos Harley 1 11 11.00 11 0
#32 Jaime Giles 1 9 9.00 9 0
Steamer
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Johnny Brennan 9 129 14.33 25 1
#80 Scott Maddux 4 61 15.25 28 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 3 40 13.33 24 1
#27 Robert Tuttle 1 5 5.00 5 0
#85 Dee Spray 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Blazers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 William McDonald 0 3 0 0
#52 Jamie Seymour 0 5 0 1
#38 Matthew Valdez 0 1 0 0
#48 John Mandel 6 4 0 0
#73 Larry Buckner 38 45 0 1
#67 Troy Hulse 28 41 0 2
#86 Peter Kaplan 0 31 0 2
#79 Brad Griffin 37 45 0 2
#54 David Smith 38 45 0 5
#61 Dean Park 40 51 0 3
#89 Ruben Bundy 0 19 0 0
#40 Lorenzo Grant 23 29 0 1
#30 David Siciliano 12 14 0 0
#53 Joseph Weaver 8 0 0 0
#94 David Watkins 6 5 0 1
#65 Ervin Stillman 0 2 0 1
#46 James Olsen 0 1 0 0
#33 Craig Avery 0 3 0 1
#88 Carlos Harley 0 21 0 1
#15 Chad Swanson 0 17 0 0
#20 Barry Litchford 0 5 0 2
#15 Richard Lamp 0 5 0 1
#32 Jaime Giles 10 2 0 0
#72 Edward Booth 5 0 0 0
#25 Earl Little 0 3 0 0
#29 Randy Dupree 0 4 0 1
#93 Travis Pino 0 2 0 0
#95 Bernard Washington 0 1 0 0
#52 David Bearden 0 1 0 0
#95 Paul Waller 0 2 0 0
#70 Scott Tuttle 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Robert Reece 47 34 0 1
#63 Philip Castillon 39 27 0 0
#87 Lonnie Robinson 47 29 0 1
#55 Bryan Leblanc 38 22 0 0
#68 Michael Yang 46 29 0 1
#27 Robert Tuttle 10 4 0 0
#32 Nelson Keister 29 17 0 0
#80 Scott Maddux 11 24 0 0
#72 Robby Shiflett 7 0 0 0
#52 Donald Farrer 4 2 0 0
#90 Tomas Hypes 5 3 0 3
#47 Russell Colbert 0 2 0 0
#82 Johnny Brennan 0 21 0 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 22 0 1
#24 Joseph Ring 1 6 0 0
#64 Malcolm McNish 1 5 0 1
#85 Dee Spray 4 0 0 0
#18 Gerry Tucker 0 4 0 0
#56 John Cintron 0 3 0 1
#67 William Brady 3 0 0 0
#75 Robert Zaragoza 3 0 0 0
#11 Stanley Braun 0 5 0 1
#26 Ray Ruiz 0 1 0 0
#78 David Ryan 0 1 0 0
#21 Thomas Rainey 0 1 0 0
#99 Antonio Renfro 0 1 0 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
#92 Anthony Kent 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blazers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Barry Litchford 2 0 0.00 0
Steamer
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Russell Colbert 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blazers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#9 Walter Jackson 1 1 0 0
#32 Jaime Giles 1 0 0 0
#88 Carlos Harley 0 1 0 0
#61 Mathew Johnson 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#14 Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
#98 David McMillan 0 0 1 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 0 0 1 0
Punting
Blazers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Thomas Medley 7 317 45.29 43.29 56 2
Steamer
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Eugene Manuel 5 233 46.60 44.20 48 0
Kicking
Blazers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Michael Hughes 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 28 2 / 2
Steamer
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Hooper 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 1 / 2
Punt Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Carlos Harley 5 17 3.4 8 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Gerry Tucker 2 15 7.5 11 0
Kick Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#88 Carlos Harley 1 25 25.0 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Gerry Tucker 3 70 23.3 0
Defensive Stats
Blazers
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Jamie Seymour 11 0
#33 Craig Avery 8 0
#29 Randy Dupree 7 0
#20 Barry Litchford 5 0
#46 James Olsen 3 0
#95 Bernard Washington 3 0
#65 Ervin Stillman 1 0
#25 Earl Little 1 0
#70 Scott Tuttle 1 0
#88 Carlos Harley 1 0
#61 Mathew Johnson 1 0
Steamer
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 John Cintron 12 0
#20 Frank Fischer 8 0
#21 Thomas Rainey 8 0
#98 David McMillan 6 1
#47 Russell Colbert 5 0
#90 Tomas Hypes 4 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 4 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 3 0
#92 Anthony Kent 2 0
#78 David Ryan 2 0
#82 Johnny Brennan 1 0
#99 Antonio Renfro 1 0
#35 Marcus Town 1 0
#75 James Courtney 1 0
#97 Matthew Ford 1 0
#55 Bryan Leblanc 1 0
#80 Scott Maddux 1 0