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Week 1: Los Angeles Express at Honolulu Hawaiians

September 03, 1978
82°
Aloha Stadium (Honolulu, HI) Attendance: 43,210 (86%)
Express 6 3 0 8 - 17
Hawaiians 0 7 3 0 - 10

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Express: 4-4-HON 4 (8:06) 1-Roger Ruzich 21 yard field goal is GOOD. HON 0 LAX 3
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-10-HON 16 (2:29) 1-Roger Ruzich 33 yard field goal is GOOD. HON 0 LAX 6
(Qtr 2) Hawaiians: 2-9-LAX 42 (7:30) 1-David McBroom pass complete to 19-Michael Hunter for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Samuel Hoye. HON 7 LAX 6
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-HON 25 (0:02) 1-Roger Ruzich 42 yard field goal is GOOD. HON 7 LAX 9
(Qtr 3) Hawaiians: 4-19-LAX 23 (8:10) 17-Samuel Hoye 42 yard field goal is GOOD. HON 10 LAX 9
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-1-HON 1 (3:15) 22-Robert Sanders ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 22-Robert Sanders ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! HON 10 LAX 17

Team Statistics

Hawaiians Express
First Downs 11 14
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 9 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 285 297
- Offensive Plays 62 77
- Yards Per Play 4.60 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 66 128
- Rushing Attempts 16 29
- Yards Per Rush 4.13 4.41
Net Passing Yards 219 169
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 21 / 4 43 / 18 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 280 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8 / 61 5 / 35
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.76 3.52
- Yards Per Completion 13.33 11.33
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 3 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 5 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 21 1 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 42 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 5 4 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:54 30:04

Drive Charts

Honolulu Hawaiians

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:39 0:52 OWN 16 2 15 Fumble
1 8:03 2:09 OWN 18 3 3 Punt
1 2:25 1:33 OWN 16 3 8 Punt
2 14:14 3:44 OWN 20 6 58 Interception
2 8:55 1:34 OWN 46 3 54 Touchdown
2 5:52 2:52 OWN 29 6 0 Punt
2 1:45 0:41 OWN 29 4 21 Interception
3 15:00 3:37 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
3 10:24 2:18 OWN 45 5 31 Field Goal
3 5:14 3:27 OWN 20 5 35 Punt
4 14:55 2:04 OWN 45 3 -8 Punt
4 12:01 1:41 OWN 35 4 2 Punt
4 9:26 0:04 OWN 47 1 0 Interception
4 7:58 0:56 OWN 8 3 10 Punt
4 6:41 1:02 OWN 21 3 5 Punt
4 4:05 0:04 OWN 19 1 0 Interception
4 3:11 1:10 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
4 0:54 0:06 OWN 42 1 0 Fumble

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:21 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
1 10:47 2:44 OPP 41 7 37 Field Goal
1 5:54 3:29 OWN 26 7 58 Field Goal
1 0:52 1:38 OWN 35 3 4 Punt
2 10:29 1:35 OWN 7 3 0 Punt
2 7:20 1:28 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 3:00 1:16 OWN 28 5 -3 Punt
2 1:03 1:03 OWN 42 6 34 Field Goal
3 11:23 0:58 OWN 20 3 -17 Punt
3 8:06 2:52 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
3 1:47 1:52 OWN 6 4 46 Interception
4 12:51 0:49 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 10:20 0:54 OWN 22 3 2 Interception
4 9:22 1:24 OPP 49 3 5 Punt
4 7:02 0:22 OWN 37 3 -6 Punt
4 5:39 1:34 OWN 32 3 7 Punt
4 4:02 0:50 OPP 28 2 28 Touchdown
4 2:01 1:07 OWN 37 6 28 Missed FG
4 0:48 0:48 OPP 48 2 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Karl Moore 13 48 3.69 12 2 0
Gregory Stratton 2 18 9.00 11 1 0
David McBroom 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 18 105 5.83 24 6 0
Robert Sanders 9 23 2.56 9 0 1
Gene Nowlin 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David McBroom 37 20 242 8 / 61 1 42 4 43.81
Michael Laboy 1 1 38 0 / 0 0 38 0 118.75

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 43 18 204 5 / 35 0 38 3 27.66

Receiving Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Hunter 9 114 12.67 42 1
Mario Spencer 4 63 15.75 22 0
Martin Milliken 2 54 27.00 38 0
Karl Moore 3 25 8.33 15 0
Randall Stern 2 24 12.00 18 0
James Harris 1 0 0.00 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Cordell Mosteller 6 137 22.83 38 0
Tyrone Kennedy 5 31 6.20 11 0
Robert Herrera 4 28 7.00 12 0
Jose Queen 2 6 3.00 6 0
Jimmy Landon 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Hickey 46 26 3 5
Andrea Edge 46 23 2 4
Alva Cogswell 58 22 1 1
Jeffrey Sharp 52 23 1 4
Richard Worthen 0 3 0 0
Martin Milliken 0 13 0 0
John Andrade 1 1 0 0
Peter Everly 2 0 0 0
Randall Stern 0 3 0 0
Dustin Smith 0 1 0 0
Nicolas Sproles 11 0 0 0
Ricky Woodring 12 0 0 0
Ralph Depaul 12 0 0 0
Clayton Nolan 0 6 0 0
Gregory Stratton 26 14 0 0
James Harris 9 14 0 1
Robert Gutierrez 10 6 0 1
Juan Bonnett 0 5 0 1
Marvin Cash 0 2 0 0
Michael Hunter 0 14 0 1
Walter Gabbert 0 2 0 0
James Tolentino 0 2 0 0
John Rushing 0 2 0 0
Brent Sylvain 0 3 0 1
Joseph Daughtry 0 3 0 0
Jeffrey Bonner 0 4 0 1
Mario Spencer 0 8 0 0
Karl Moore 11 5 0 0
Mike Auyeung 58 24 0 3
Lloyd Pursell 0 2 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael Robertson 63 34 4 5
Charles Martin 60 31 0 3
Randall Solis 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 2 0 0
Walter Silva 0 2 0 0
Richard Owen 0 1 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0
Joshua Lilley 0 1 0 0
Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 3 0 0
Seth Wynn 4 1 0 0
Paul Moore 0 5 0 2
Robert Sanders 3 1 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
Christopher Spotts 5 2 0 0
Martin Hindman 6 0 0 0
Jimmy Landon 0 8 0 0
Robert Herrera 0 13 0 2
Tyrone Kennedy 0 7 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 5 0 1
Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
Stephen Farmer 11 2 0 0
Scott Dotson 24 13 0 0
Leonardo Putnam 62 35 0 2
Shannon Smith 2 1 0 0
William Mitchell 8 18 0 3
Patrick Tobias 43 32 0 4
Raymundo Edmonson 4 8 0 0
Edgar Austin 54 21 0 0
Dennis McRae 6 25 0 2
Jose Queen 19 27 0 0
William Theis 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Douglas Oneal 1 6 6.00 0
Lloyd Pursell 1 0 0.00 0
Jeffrey Bonner 1 -1 -1.00 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Falkner 1 3 3.00 0
Walter Silva 1 0 0.00 0
Carlos Turner 1 0 0.00 0
Stephen Farmer 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Stratton 2 0 0 0
Bruce Farias 0 0 1 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gene Nowlin 1 1 0 0
Robert Sanders 1 0 0 0
Walter Silva 0 1 0 0
Maurice Matzke 0 1 1 0
Paul Moore 0 0 1 0

Punting

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Anders 10 462 46.20 42.60 62 1

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 11 523 47.55 43.91 60 2

Kicking

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Samuel Hoye 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 1

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 42 0 / 0

Punt Return

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Martin Milliken 3 21 7.0 13 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 1 9 9.0 9 0

Kick Return

Honolulu Hawaiians

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Andrade 2 42 21.0 0

Los Angeles Express

Defensive Stats