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Week 9: Charlotte Hornets at Washington Federals

October 30, 1977
60°
RFK Stadium (Washington, D. C., DC) Attendance: 42,308 (75%)
Hornets 14 7 7 3 - 31
Federals 3 0 3 0 - 6

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Federals: 4-18-CHA 18 (10:11) 16-Daniel Hall 36 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 3 CHA 0
(Qtr 1) Hornets: 1-4-WAS 4 (7:20) 47-Humberto Gray ran to WAS 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 3 CHA 7
(Qtr 1) Hornets: 3-6-WAS 6 (0:54) 4-Chad Pierson pass complete to 14-Thomas Ross for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 3 CHA 14
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 1-10-CHA 33 (14:52) 4-Chad Pierson pass complete to 87-Jorge Dougherty for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 3 CHA 21
(Qtr 3) Federals: 4-1-CHA 24 (10:17) 16-Daniel Hall 41 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 6 CHA 21
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 3-1-WAS 7 (2:20) 4-Chad Pierson pass complete to 87-Jorge Dougherty for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 6 CHA 28
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 4-1-WAS 1 (15:00) 17-Willie Putnam 18 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 6 CHA 31

Team Statistics

Federals Hornets
First Downs 12 16
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 8 9
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 204 377
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards Per Play 3.40 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 55 112
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards Per Rush 2.62 3.39
Net Passing Yards 149 265
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 20 / 1 27 / 17 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 38 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.82 9.46
- Yards Per Completion 9.35 16.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 4 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 64 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 0 3 / 21
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 52 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:11 30:50

Drive Charts

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 12:53 2:45 OPP 37 4 19 Field Goal
1 7:17 2:08 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
1 0:50 0:58 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 14:43 3:20 OWN 26 5 18 Punt
2 9:16 3:02 OWN 39 4 10 Punt
2 2:07 1:40 OWN 4 4 19 Punt
3 14:57 0:05 OPP 30 1 0 Fumble
3 14:06 3:53 OWN 45 6 31 Field Goal
3 9:17 2:30 OWN 17 4 19 Punt
3 2:16 0:11 OWN 25 2 -15 Interception
4 14:58 4:08 OWN 26 10 33 Missed FG
4 6:43 2:01 OWN 8 8 29 Punt
4 0:38 0:24 OWN 28 3 0 Punt

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:54 0:01 OWN 36 1 0 Fumble
1 10:08 2:51 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 5:09 4:19 OWN 21 11 79 Touchdown
2 14:52 0:09 OWN 33 1 67 Touchdown
2 11:22 2:07 OWN 10 3 3 Punt
2 6:13 4:06 OWN 10 7 46 Punt
2 0:27 0:27 OWN 33 1 0 Half
3 15:00 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 14:52 0:47 OWN 41 2 0 Interception
3 10:13 0:56 OWN 31 3 6 Punt
3 6:47 4:32 OWN 20 8 80 Touchdown
3 2:05 2:07 OPP 22 4 21 Field Goal
4 10:50 4:06 OWN 47 6 11 Punt
4 4:43 4:05 OWN 15 6 12 Punt
4 0:14 0:14 OWN 32 1 -1 Game

Rushing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Horn 18 48 2.67 11 1 0
Gary Munch 3 7 2.33 5 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jerry Roux 15 59 3.93 13 4 0
Humberto Gray 12 32 2.67 9 0 1
Robert Carroll 5 21 4.20 10 1 0
Jorge Dougherty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joe Richardson 34 20 187 5 / 38 0 28 1 61.76

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chad Pierson 27 17 272 1 / 7 3 67 2 102.70

Receiving Stats

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roger Saddler 7 69 9.86 28 0
Jacob Scully 6 45 7.50 19 0
Matt Ellis 2 23 11.50 17 0
Danny Merrill 1 22 22.00 22 0
Gary Munch 1 10 10.00 10 0
Jake Howard 1 9 9.00 9 0
James West 1 6 6.00 6 0
Carlton Smith 1 3 3.00 3 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jorge Dougherty 5 134 26.80 67 2
Emil Hoban 6 75 12.50 24 0
Jerry Roux 1 25 25.00 25 0
Ricky Jackson 2 15 7.50 11 0
Shawn Ayala 1 12 12.00 12 0
Thomas Ross 1 6 6.00 6 1
Humberto Gray 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Samuel Gragg 40 25 1 1
Joel Lossett 44 24 1 3
Jacob Scully 12 20 1 3
Daniel Dailey 37 22 0 2
Danny Merrill 0 4 0 0
Corey Norwood 0 1 0 1
Brian Gould 0 2 0 0
Jake Howard 0 1 0 0
Jessie Draper 0 1 0 0
Roger Dunn 0 2 0 0
Johnny Aguilar 0 2 0 0
Joseph Baker 0 5 0 1
John Hughes 3 2 0 0
Garland Gipson 0 2 0 0
Travis Curcio 0 4 0 0
Tyler Helton 0 2 0 1
Matt Ellis 0 5 0 0
Roger Saddler 0 8 0 0
Stephen Coppock 41 28 0 2
Richard Fleming 0 2 0 0
John Horn 19 6 0 1
Arthur Schneider 11 2 0 0
Freddie Brown 12 0 0 0
Gary Munch 16 8 0 1
Carlton Smith 9 8 0 0
Steven Melin 11 16 0 0
James West 24 21 0 3
Ted Jarrett 50 23 0 0
Matthew McGinley 0 1 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harold White 28 40 1 2
Brian Queen 0 4 0 1
Shawn Ayala 3 17 0 2
Derek Mattison 0 2 0 0
Stephen Miller 0 1 0 0
William Dolloff 0 1 0 0
David Bronson 0 4 0 0
David Dirksen 1 1 0 0
Robert Carroll 1 4 0 0
Paul Williams 5 7 0 1
Richard Green 10 1 0 0
Bruce Souza 10 1 0 0
Ricky Jackson 0 31 0 3
Jorge Dougherty 0 11 0 0
Humberto Gray 5 10 0 0
Gregory Williams 10 6 0 0
Robert Mason 5 3 0 0
Jesse Doolan 16 1 0 0
Jerry Roux 4 9 0 0
Jame Harrell 11 1 0 0
Paul Fuller 19 27 0 5
Jorge Knox 34 35 0 1
Norris Scott 30 35 0 3
Michael Becker 39 34 0 0
Fernando Stone 0 3 0 0
Samuel Kiefer 5 10 0 2
Eduardo Sorenson 0 2 0 0
Emil Hoban 0 9 0 3
Morris Sterling 0 3 0 0

Interception Stats

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jessie Draper 1 0 0.00 0
Travis Curcio 1 0 0.00 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Eduardo Sorenson 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Joe Richardson 1 0 0 0
Matthew McGinley 0 1 0 0
Travis Curcio 0 0 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chad Pierson 1 0 0 0
Jerry Roux 1 0 0 0
Morris Sterling 0 1 1 0
Samuel Kiefer 0 1 0 0

Punting

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
George Hill 9 436 48.44 43.78 64 2

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Desantiago 5 210 42.00 42.20 48 1

Kicking

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel Hall 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 41 0 / 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 4 / 4

Punt Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Danny Merrill 2 0 0.0 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jerry Roux 3 21 7.0 10 0

Kick Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Roger Saddler 2 52 26.0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Roux 1 34 34.0 0

Defensive Stats

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
Corey Norwood 8 0
Matthew McGinley 7 0
Richard Brazier 7 0
Travis Curcio 4 0
Jessie Draper 4 0
John Hughes 4 0
Robert Ridley 3 0
Ken Eldridge 3 0
Arthur Stewart 3 0
Brian Gould 3 0
Richard Fleming 1 0
Jeremy Mullen 1 0
John Horn 1 0
Joseph Baker 1 0
Joe Richardson 1 0
Tyler Helton 1 1
Richard Nelson 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Mason 10 0
Charles McMillan 8 1
Derek Mattison 4 0
Eduardo Sorenson 4 0
Stephen Miller 4 0
Fernando Stone 4 0
Thomas Vasquez 3 0
Morris Sterling 3 4
David Bronson 2 0
Kevin Staten 2 0
Alfonso Bessey 2 0
Steven Klock 2 0
Michael Becker 1 0
Jerry Roux 1 0
Emil Hoban 1 0
Brian Queen 1 0