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World Bowl XL: Tampa Bay Bandits vs. Detroit Wheels

January 22, 1978
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 67,925 (100%)
Bandits 0 13 3 6 - 22
Wheels 7 0 0 22 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-10-DET 25 (15:00) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 15-Dan Deloney for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 7 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 3-2-DET 26 (13:38) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. DET 7 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 4-9-DET 9 (9:02) 15-Thomas Hummell 26 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 96-William Williams was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 7 TAM 10
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 4-1-DET 33 (4:50) 15-Thomas Hummell 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 7 TAM 13
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 4-6-DET 33 (10:48) 15-Thomas Hummell 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 7 TAM 16
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-9-DET 18 (15:00) 15-Thomas Hummell 35 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 7 TAM 19
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-10-TAM 34 (8:29) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 85-Eddie Hohman for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 14 TAM 19
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-3-DET 6 (1:56) 15-Thomas Hummell 23 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 14 TAM 22
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-18-DET 17 (1:31) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 13-David Ortiz for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! Pressure by 99-William Lewis. DET 22 TAM 22
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-10-DET 50 (0:35) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 29 TAM 22

Team Statistics

Wheels Bandits
First Downs 9 19
- Rushing 5 2
- Passing 4 17
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 369 387
- Offensive Plays 56 79
- Yards Per Play 6.59 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 67 85
- Rushing Attempts 23 19
- Yards Per Rush 2.91 4.47
Net Passing Yards 302 302
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 14 / 0 53 / 31 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 335 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 33 7 / 47
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.15 5.03
- Yards Per Completion 23.93 11.26
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 12 7 / 20
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 20 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 46 4 / 126
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:06 35:52

Drive Charts

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 11:59 1:19 OWN 22 3 -1 Punt
1 9:50 2:13 OWN 46 3 8 Punt
1 6:01 2:19 OWN 30 4 21 Punt
2 13:33 0:57 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
2 8:59 1:22 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 4:46 2:08 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
2 1:49 1:10 OWN 30 5 25 Punt
3 10:44 1:33 OWN 23 3 -3 Punt
3 6:23 2:01 OWN 8 3 -2 Punt
4 14:57 4:08 OWN 22 9 38 Punt
4 9:54 1:33 OWN 45 4 55 Touchdown
4 6:37 1:26 OWN 27 3 8 Punt
4 3:34 0:43 OWN 30 2 -6 Fumble
4 1:53 0:34 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 0:55 0:30 OWN 28 3 72 Touchdown

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:50 2:51 OWN 22 4 15 Punt
1 10:40 0:50 OWN 30 2 10 Interception
1 7:37 1:36 OWN 5 4 19 Punt
1 3:42 5:09 OWN 20 9 80 Touchdown
2 12:36 3:37 OWN 34 9 58 Field Goal
2 7:37 2:51 OWN 31 5 36 Field Goal
2 2:38 0:49 OWN 12 3 10 Punt
2 0:39 0:39 OWN 12 1 21 Half
3 15:00 4:16 OWN 25 8 42 Field Goal
3 9:10 2:47 OWN 31 6 19 Punt
3 4:22 4:25 OWN 43 8 40 Field Goal
4 10:49 0:55 OWN 5 3 7 Punt
4 8:21 1:43 OWN 37 3 -8 Punt
4 5:12 1:37 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 2:51 0:58 OPP 13 3 7 Field Goal
4 1:19 0:24 OWN 21 3 0 Punt
4 0:25 0:25 OWN 25 5 31 Game

Rushing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Enrique Pacheco 19 48 2.53 15 3 0
Robert Costello 4 19 4.75 13 2 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ralph Allen 13 70 5.38 21 3 0
James Haigh 5 15 3.00 9 0 0
Tyrone Harvell 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 29 14 335 4 / 33 4 83 0 130.03

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 37 22 256 4 / 25 1 26 1 78.21
Tyrone Harvell 16 9 93 3 / 22 0 22 0 73.18

Receiving Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Risinger 4 167 41.75 83 2
Dan Deloney 1 75 75.00 75 1
Timothy Hanna 3 38 12.67 26 0
Eddie Hohman 1 34 34.00 34 1
David Ortiz 2 22 11.00 20 0
Zachary Powell 3 -1 -0.33 2 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Popa 7 115 16.43 26 1
James Montgomery 6 77 12.83 22 0
George Begay 4 49 12.25 19 0
Edward Conner 5 40 8.00 13 0
Daryl Smythe 2 33 16.50 22 0
Ralph Allen 2 12 6.00 11 0
Ernest Seal 2 10 5.00 6 0
Kevin Stoneking 1 6 6.00 6 0
James Haigh 1 5 5.00 5 0
Frank Owens 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joe Gomez 41 26 3 2
Mathew McNeil 32 25 1 1
Ronald Davis 47 27 0 5
Levi Smith 2 0 0 0
Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
Robert Costello 1 0 0 0
Dan Deloney 0 1 0 0
Ray Franklin 0 4 0 0
Chuck Johnson 0 4 0 0
Chad Brown 0 2 0 0
David Peralta 0 4 0 0
Edward Flores 0 3 0 1
Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 0
Juan Frigo 0 4 0 0
John Risinger 0 11 0 0
Donald Martinez 0 4 0 0
Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
Bradley Mondragon 11 5 0 1
Enrique Pacheco 9 2 0 0
Zachary Powell 2 20 0 0
Timothy Hanna 0 16 0 1
Billy McKissick 11 3 0 0
Eddie Hohman 14 8 0 0
John Provencal 22 13 0 1
Paul Lee 7 1 0 0
George Odriscoll 4 0 0 0
Rigoberto Gonzales 0 14 0 0
Chad Mannings 32 27 0 1
Thomas Watson 44 24 0 4
Arturo Williams 2 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joseph Frost 74 28 2 4
William Dillon 61 18 1 2
Jimmy Manning 34 9 0 0
William Lewis 0 1 0 0
Daniel Middleton 0 1 0 0
Martin Wildermuth 0 1 0 1
Michael Mitchell 0 2 0 0
James Haigh 8 2 0 0
Frank Owens 1 1 0 0
Ernest Seal 0 8 0 1
Daryl Smythe 0 2 0 0
Mathew Funk 7 0 0 0
Wayne Williams 10 2 0 0
George Begay 0 17 0 0
John Burke 14 1 0 0
Edward Conner 0 24 0 0
Jim Stewart 0 5 0 0
Joseph Poulsen 0 4 0 0
James Smith 68 39 0 1
Ralph Allen 20 3 0 0
Brandon Roberge 58 32 0 2
Bradley Davis 73 28 0 0
James Montgomery 21 27 0 0
Michael Popa 0 23 0 1
Stanley Dale 0 4 0 1
Andres Neal 0 2 0 0
Christopher Shaw 0 5 0 0
Stephen Proctor 0 3 0 0
Corey Garcia 0 4 0 0
Al Schwartz 7 5 0 1
John Hernandez 0 4 0 0
Randy Dukes 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Fumble Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Mario Valencia 1 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Stanley Dale 0 1 0 0
William Lewis 0 0 1 0

Punting

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Harry Marshall 11 505 45.91 43.64 53 2

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 8 366 45.75 44.88 50 0

Kicking

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jose Fouche 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 5 / 5 2 / 2 2 / 2 50 1 / 1

Punt Return

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Risinger 2 10 5.0 8 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Haigh 1 4 4.0 4 0

Kick Return

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Risinger 2 46 23.0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Daryl Smythe 4 126 31.5 0

Defensive Stats