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January 08, 1978 35° Rynearson Stadium
Attendance: 47,098 (94%)
Express 0 7 0 10 - 17
Wheels 9 21 7 10 - 47
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-10-LAX 5 (7:10) 8-Gene Nowlin sacked at LAX -2 for -8 yards (56-Bobby Wells) SAFETY! (56-Bobby Wells) DET 58-Juan Frigo was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 2 LAX 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 3-6-LAX 6 (1:24) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 15-Dan Deloney for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 9 LAX 0
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-5-LAX 5 (13:04) 26-Robert Costello ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 12-Harry Marshall was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 16 LAX 0
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-5-DET 5 (3:53) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 23-Seth Wynn for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. DET 16 LAX 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-LAX 19 (2:20) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee to LAX 0 for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 23 LAX 7
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-7-LAX 7 (1:23) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 30 LAX 7
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 3-4-LAX 4 (8:51) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 37 LAX 7
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-3-LAX 30 (11:39) 2-Jose Fouche 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 40 LAX 7
(Qtr 4) Express: 3-4-LAX 31 (11:09) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. DET 40 LAX 14
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-6-LAX 6 (4:58) 37-Enrique Pacheco ran to LAX 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 47 LAX 14
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-8-DET 35 (3:54) 1-Roger Ruzich 52 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 47 LAX 17
Team Statistics
Wheels Express
First Downs 30 9
- Rushing 10 2
- Passing 18 5
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 622 248
- Offensive Plays 94 58
- Yards Per Play 6.62 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 184 40
- Rushing Attempts 33 14
- Yards Per Rush 5.58 2.86
Net Passing Yards 438 208
- Att/Comp/Int 58 / 32 / 0 41 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 464 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 26 3 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.18 4.73
- Yards Per Completion 14.50 13.82
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 10 / 19 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 9 / 80 2 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 98 3 / 81
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 6 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 20
Time of Possession 40:10 19:51
Drive Charts
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:45 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
1 10:02 2:52 OWN 26 5 31 Punt
1 7:08 0:59 OPP 49 3 -8 Punt
1 5:14 3:55 OWN 29 11 71 Touchdown
1 0:27 2:26 OWN 21 7 79 Touchdown
2 10:08 2:15 OWN 9 6 27 Punt
2 6:15 0:58 OWN 12 3 -4 Punt
2 3:49 1:35 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 1:51 0:32 OWN 30 6 70 Touchdown
3 12:20 3:33 OWN 10 8 90 Touchdown
3 7:14 4:25 OWN 20 10 32 Punt
3 2:12 1:00 OWN 36 3 5 Punt
3 0:16 3:41 OWN 38 8 31 Field Goal
4 10:59 6:05 OWN 24 10 76 Touchdown
4 3:49 3:07 OWN 37 5 11 Punt
4 0:02 0:02 OWN 29 1 10 Game
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:15 2:13 OWN 16 3 9 Punt
1 7:10 0:02 OWN 5 1 -8 Safety
1 6:09 0:55 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
1 1:19 0:52 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 13:01 2:53 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
2 7:53 1:38 OWN 18 4 21 Punt
2 5:18 1:29 OWN 41 6 59 Touchdown
2 2:14 0:22 OWN 18 3 7 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 23 2 0 Half
3 15:00 2:40 OWN 24 6 14 Punt
3 8:46 1:32 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
3 2:49 0:37 OWN 10 3 7 Punt
3 1:13 0:57 OWN 13 3 1 Punt
4 11:35 0:36 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 4:54 1:05 OWN 25 5 40 Field Goal
4 0:43 0:41 OWN 10 3 9 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 26 145 5.58 14 8 1
#26 Robert Costello 7 39 5.57 8 0 1
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 9 46 5.11 13 1 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 4 -7 -1.75 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 58 32 464 3 / 26 4 51 0 104.38
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 40 17 235 3 / 27 2 69 0 78.65
#4 William Trombly 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 9 178 19.78 42 0
#84 Zachary Powell 11 155 14.09 51 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 5 59 11.80 19 1
#15 Dan Deloney 3 38 12.67 25 1
#88 Paul Lee 1 19 19.00 19 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 2 12 6.00 7 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 3 3.00 3 0
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 4 103 25.75 69 1
#11 Santiago Smith 2 48 24.00 33 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 3 32 10.67 17 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 3 30 10.00 14 0
#21 Jose Queen 2 18 9.00 13 0
#26 Seth Wynn 2 2 1.00 5 1
#22 Robert Sanders 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#37 Enrique Pacheco 21 6 1 1
#84 Zachary Powell 5 30 1 1
#51 George Odriscoll 54 33 1 3
#67 Ronald Davis 67 44 0 5
#67 Joe Gomez 71 46 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 73 48 0 3
#84 Timothy Milligan 17 10 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 68 39 0 1
#81 John Provencal 41 24 0 1
#88 Paul Lee 8 8 0 1
#24 Bradley Mondragon 8 6 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 15 5 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 18 3 0 1
#13 John Risinger 0 23 0 2
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 25 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 23 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 2 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 3 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 3 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 4 0 1
#92 Chad Brown 0 3 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 3 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 3 0 0
#15 Dan Deloney 0 7 0 1
#26 Robert Costello 6 2 0 0
#64 Benjamin Wheeler 3 1 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 1 0 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 2 0 0
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#47 Jose Sherlock 57 17 1 2
#89 Peter Sibley 43 3 1 1
#79 Charles Martin 49 22 0 1
#66 Jason Westbrooks 57 21 0 1
#83 Richard Rogers 0 6 0 0
#51 Scott Dotson 24 10 0 1
#21 Jose Queen 3 14 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 9 6 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 0 5 0 1
#73 Martin Hindman 45 22 0 1
#10 Robert Herrera 0 12 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 8 4 0 0
#67 Jason Graf 14 0 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 13 0 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 9 1 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 7 0 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 10 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 4 0 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 0 1 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 6 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 3 0 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 3 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 0
#93 James Johnson 0 3 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 3 0 0
#54 Richard Owen 0 3 0 1
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 1
#59 William Theis 0 3 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 6 0 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 2 0 1
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 1 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 8 362 45.25 42.38 60 2
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 11 546 49.64 47.64 61 3
Kicking
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 6 / 6
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 2 / 2
Punt Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 0 0.0 0 0
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 3 98 32.7 0
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 3 81 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Chuck Johnson 6 0
#30 David Peralta 5 0
#45 Eric Spann 5 0
#56 Bobby Wells 3 1
#44 Robbie Hammock 3 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 2 0
#90 Israel Rogers 2 1
#48 Aaron Robinson 2 0
#96 William Williams 2 1
#78 Daniel Hawes 1 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 1 0
#57 Edward Flores 1 0
#66 Ray Franklin 1 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 1 0
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#98 Robert Falkner 9 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 8 0
#46 Paul Moore 7 0
#42 Walter Silva 7 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 4 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 4 0
#59 William Theis 4 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 4 0
#53 Randall Solis 3 0
#93 James Johnson 3 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 3 1
#48 Carlos Turner 3 0
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 0
#95 Michael Salzman 1 1
#92 Louis Duron 1 1
#50 Donn Webb 1 0
#55 Lamont Stich 1 0