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Week 6: Charlotte Hornets at New Jersey Generals

October 09, 1977
78°
Giants Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) Attendance: 62,950 (78%)
Hornets 0 3 0 6 - 9
Generals 10 3 10 6 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-2-CHA 2 (12:12) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 86-Tom McConnaughey for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. NJG 7 CHA 0
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-30-CHA 35 (5:43) 5-Ralph Lopez 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 10 CHA 0
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-1-CHA 0 (12:03) 5-Ralph Lopez 18 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 73-Doug Mackie was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CHA 49-Robert Carroll was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NJG 13 CHA 0
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 4-11-NJG 28 (0:37) 17-Willie Putnam 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 13 CHA 3
(Qtr 3) Generals: 2-1-CHA 5 (12:45) 33-Maurice Carthon ran to CHA 0 for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. NJG 20 CHA 3
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-4-CHA 18 (11:53) 5-Ralph Lopez 36 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 23 CHA 3
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 4-17-NJG 24 (9:21) 17-Willie Putnam 42 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 23 CHA 6
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-7-CHA 14 (5:13) 5-Ralph Lopez 32 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 26 CHA 6
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 4-16-NJG 18 (2:36) 17-Willie Putnam 35 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 26 CHA 9
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-5-CHA 5 (1:51) 5-Ralph Lopez 23 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 29 CHA 9

Team Statistics

Generals Hornets
First Downs 23 9
- Rushing 5 0
- Passing 17 8
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 472 134
- Offensive Plays 87 60
- Yards Per Play 5.43 2.23
Net Rushing Yards 104 10
- Rushing Attempts 29 9
- Yards Per Rush 3.59 1.11
Net Passing Yards 368 124
- Att/Comp/Int 56 / 32 / 2 44 / 16 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 383 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 7 / 50
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.34 2.43
- Yards Per Completion 11.97 10.88
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 17 1 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 45 4 / 28
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 30 3 / 92
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 15 2 / 4
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 5 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:27 20:33

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:51 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
1 10:24 0:56 OWN 23 3 -7 Punt
1 9:19 3:40 OPP 50 6 13 Field Goal
1 2:53 5:53 OWN 32 11 68 Field Goal
2 10:23 2:16 OWN 42 5 18 Punt
2 6:02 2:43 OWN 38 5 26 Missed FG
2 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 2 -2 Half
3 14:15 1:33 OPP 44 4 44 Touchdown
3 12:40 0:51 OPP 24 3 6 Field Goal
3 10:15 4:12 OWN 20 6 26 Punt
3 4:19 2:53 OWN 34 6 18 Punt
3 0:42 0:46 OWN 40 3 10 Interception
4 14:36 3:36 OWN 15 6 29 Punt
4 10:43 0:21 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
4 9:17 4:08 OWN 25 9 61 Field Goal
4 3:38 0:09 OWN 20 2 0 Interception
4 2:32 0:44 OWN 25 5 70 Field Goal
4 1:44 1:23 OPP 45 3 4 Punt

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:09 1:45 OWN 25 4 6 Punt
1 9:28 0:09 OWN 35 2 0 Interception
1 5:39 2:46 OWN 25 4 8 Punt
2 12:00 1:37 OWN 24 3 -14 Punt
2 8:07 2:05 OWN 4 3 6 Punt
2 3:19 2:47 OWN 43 6 30 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:45 OWN 25 2 11 Interception
3 12:42 0:01 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
3 11:50 1:35 OWN 35 3 -9 Punt
3 6:03 1:44 OWN 13 3 7 Punt
3 1:26 0:44 OWN 6 3 -4 Punt
4 14:56 0:20 OWN 42 3 0 Punt
4 10:59 0:17 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 10:22 1:04 OWN 23 6 52 Field Goal
4 5:10 1:32 OWN 27 6 29 Punt
4 3:29 0:57 OPP 23 5 5 Field Goal
4 1:48 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 0:21 0:21 OWN 13 1 6 Game

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 18 69 3.83 10 3 0
Maurice Carthon 10 32 3.20 13 1 1
Stuart Haney 1 3 3.00 3 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Humberto Gray 8 12 1.50 9 0 0
Jerry Roux 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Doug Fluty 32 14 205 1 / 8 0 40 2 39.19
Stephan Labelle 24 18 178 1 / 7 1 35 0 109.38

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chad Pierson 39 15 162 6 / 44 0 26 3 19.39
George Melton 5 1 12 1 / 6 0 12 0 39.58

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Leroy Selmon 8 142 17.75 40 0
Damon Rosato 7 89 12.71 30 0
Clarence Collins 6 83 13.83 35 0
Tom McConnaughey 5 33 6.60 14 1
Jeff Speck 2 14 7.00 13 0
Marcus Anderson 2 12 6.00 6 0
Herschel Walker 1 8 8.00 8 0
Walter Broughton 1 2 2.00 2 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Emil Hoban 4 75 18.75 26 0
Samuel Kiefer 3 35 11.67 13 0
Jerry Roux 4 26 6.50 13 0
Robert Carroll 1 19 19.00 19 0
Ricky Jackson 3 13 4.33 6 0
Humberto Gray 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Elvis Presley 72 44 1 2
Steve Niehaus 73 42 1 3
Bobby Leopold 0 3 0 0
Tom McConnaughey 0 21 0 0
Doug Mackie 8 1 0 0
Frank Naylor 10 0 0 0
Lawrence Bruce 8 0 0 0
Stuart Haney 5 2 0 1
Marcus Anderson 0 9 0 1
Leroy Selmon 15 24 0 1
Walter Broughton 0 2 0 0
James Lockette 0 2 0 0
Jim Byrne 0 1 0 0
John Joyce 0 1 0 0
Tom Woodland 0 1 0 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 0
Herschel Walker 18 5 0 1
Jeff Speck 17 22 0 0
Damon Rosato 0 23 0 0
John Preston 0 1 0 0
Clarence Collins 0 13 0 1
John Piche 73 45 0 2
Kent Hull 72 46 0 4
John Jewell 71 37 0 3
Dustin Diamond 0 2 0 0
Daniel Tosh 0 3 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 1 0 0
Albert Donaldson 0 2 0 1
Kerry Justin 0 2 0 0
Mike Williams 0 2 0 1
Mike Weddington 0 3 0 0
Gary Barbaro 6 4 0 1
Maurice Carthon 4 3 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Abdallah 50 15 3 3
Jorge Knox 65 12 2 3
Wayne Harris 52 14 1 1
Michael Becker 61 16 0 1
Morris Sterling 0 3 0 0
Robert Carroll 0 1 0 0
Paul Fuller 1 0 0 0
Daniel Macdougall 0 1 0 0
Carl Hammond 1 0 0 1
Frank Greenbaum 0 1 0 0
William Dolloff 3 0 0 0
Jesse Doolan 5 1 0 0
Jerry Roux 0 9 0 0
Fernando Stone 0 3 0 1
Eduardo Sorenson 0 3 0 0
Kevin Staten 0 4 0 0
Stephen Miller 0 3 0 0
Brian Queen 1 4 0 1
David Bronson 0 3 0 1
Ricky Jackson 0 8 0 0
Emil Hoban 0 8 0 0
Paul Williams 13 3 0 0
Samuel Kiefer 12 11 0 1
Gregory Williams 13 0 0 0
Richard Green 13 8 0 0
Bruce Souza 13 2 0 0
Humberto Gray 25 1 0 0
Shawn Ayala 10 6 0 0
Norris Scott 52 11 0 1
Charles McMillan 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Gary Barbaro 1 14 14.00 0
John Preston 1 1 1.00 0
Jim LeClair 1 0 0.00 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Stephen Miller 1 2 2.00 0
Joseph Abernathy 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jim Byrne 0 1 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chad Pierson 1 0 0 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 7 300 42.86 39.86 57 2

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Desantiago 10 484 48.40 45.70 56 0

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ralph Lopez 5 / 6 1 / 2 1 / 2 53 2 / 2

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 45 0 / 0

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Maurice Carthon 2 10 5.0 7 0

Charlotte Hornets

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 30 30.0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Roux 3 92 30.7 0

Defensive Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Daniel Tosh 6 0
Kerry Justin 5 0
Jim Byrne 4 3
Tom Woodland 3 2
Jim LeClair 3 1
Gary Barbaro 3 0
John Joyce 2 0
Mike Williams 2 0
James Lockette 2 1
Dustin Diamond 1 0
Tony Perez 1 0
Ralph Lopez 1 0
Mike Weddington 1 0
Tom McConnaughey 1 0
Jerry Holmes 1 0
Clarence Collins 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Fernando Stone 11 0
Joseph Abernathy 10 0
Thomas Vasquez 7 0
Charles McMillan 6 0
Eduardo Sorenson 4 0
Morris Sterling 4 1
David Bronson 4 0
Brian Queen 4 0
Alfonso Bessey 4 0
Daniel Macdougall 3 1
Frank Greenbaum 3 0
Michael Griffith 2 0
Ricky Jackson 1 0
Chad Pierson 1 0
Norris Scott 1 0
Samuel Kiefer 1 0
Steven Klock 1 0
Paul Williams 1 0
Kevin Staten 1 0