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September 10, 1978 69° Rynearson Stadium
Attendance: 49,300 (99%)
Thunderbolts 10 6 5 3 - 24
Wheels 6 10 0 6 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-5-DET 34 (8:48) 7-Gary Spence 53 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-18-DET 44 (6:56) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 13-David Ortiz for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 2-2-DET 2 (3:25) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. DET 6 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-14-DET 32 (12:06) 7-Gary Spence 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 6 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 2-5-CLE 9 (7:10) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 13 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-3-DET 25 (5:38) 7-Gary Spence 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 13 CLE 16
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-10-CLE 33 (1:03) 2-Jose Fouche 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 16 CLE 16
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-10-DET 1 (13:24) 26-Robert Costello ran for -1 yards. Tackle by 95-Geoffrey Knight. SAFETY! (95-Geoffrey Knight) DET 16 CLE 18
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-9-DET 25 (1:31) 7-Gary Spence 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 16 CLE 21
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-10-DET 11 (9:26) 7-Gary Spence 29 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 91-Bob Gomez was injured on the play. CLE 69-Myron Gonzales was injured on the play. PENALTY - Offsides (DET 57-Edward Flores) (Declined) DET 16 CLE 24
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-10-CLE 29 (0:38) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Wheels Thunderbolts
First Downs 17 21
- Rushing 5 11
- Passing 10 10
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 357 407
- Offensive Plays 57 79
- Yards Per Play 6.26 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 108 182
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards Per Rush 6.35 4.55
Net Passing Yards 249 225
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 18 / 3 37 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 266 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.23 5.77
- Yards Per Completion 14.78 13.33
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 9 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 5 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 3 / 102
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 21:08 38:41
Drive Charts
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:32 OWN 19 4 24 Punt
1 8:44 1:56 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 3:23 0:55 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 0:46 0:50 OWN 20 3 -1 Interception
2 12:02 4:56 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 5:35 2:52 OWN 25 6 55 Interception
2 1:15 0:17 OPP 33 3 0 Field Goal
3 13:23 0:02 OWN 1 1 -2 Safety
3 10:39 1:35 OWN 38 3 -6 Punt
3 1:28 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 13:34 0:49 OWN 5 2 9 Interception
4 9:23 3:53 OWN 25 6 48 Missed FG
4 1:46 1:14 OWN 20 8 80 Touchdown
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:28 4:44 OWN 11 8 54 Field Goal
1 6:48 3:24 OWN 37 7 63 Touchdown
1 2:28 1:42 OWN 23 5 14 Punt
2 14:56 2:53 OPP 43 5 11 Field Goal
2 7:07 1:32 OWN 25 4 50 Field Goal
2 2:43 1:28 OWN 11 3 11 Fumble
2 0:58 0:58 OWN 25 2 3 Half
3 15:00 1:37 OWN 32 3 7 Punt
3 13:22 0:55 OWN 34 4 21 Interception
3 12:17 1:38 OPP 45 5 14 Missed FG
3 9:04 7:37 OWN 22 14 52 Field Goal
3 1:10 2:36 OWN 26 6 29 Punt
4 12:45 3:22 OPP 37 5 26 Field Goal
4 5:29 3:43 OWN 34 7 17 Punt
4 0:33 0:32 OWN 48 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Robert Costello 12 61 5.08 18 3 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 5 47 9.40 27 2 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#15 Bert Eichelberger 10 76 7.60 19 5 0
#26 Allan Benefield 12 68 5.67 18 2 0
#13 Adam Velasco 12 28 2.33 9 0 1
#27 Paul Bullard 3 10 3.33 10 1 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 38 18 266 2 / 17 3 56 3 64.14
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 35 18 240 2 / 15 0 43 1 61.61
#2 Lon Musso 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 6 69 11.50 15 1
#13 David Ortiz 2 59 29.50 56 1
#88 Paul Lee 2 38 19.00 29 0
#13 John Risinger 3 31 10.33 29 1
#84 Zachary Powell 2 30 15.00 28 0
#87 Cesar Wear 2 25 12.50 14 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 14 14.00 14 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Jesse Thompson 7 79 11.29 29 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 3 72 24.00 43 0
#84 Brent Reichman 2 28 14.00 21 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 22 22.00 22 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 18 6.00 14 0
#26 Allan Benefield 1 11 11.00 11 0
#84 Chris Miller 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Chad Mannings 44 25 1 1
#84 Zachary Powell 6 16 1 1
#53 Donald Martinez 0 2 0 1
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 1 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 4 2 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 2 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 1 0 0
#67 Ronald Davis 46 28 0 4
#67 Joe Gomez 48 19 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 46 22 0 0
#84 Timothy Milligan 46 22 0 1
#26 Robert Costello 17 1 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 26 15 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 9 1 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 9 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 11 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 10 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 4 0 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 4 5 0 0
#87 Cesar Wear 0 3 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 2 0 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 4 1 0 0
#51 George Odriscoll 2 2 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Myron Gonzales 47 30 2 2
#79 Donald Dalton 45 42 0 2
#83 Jesse Thompson 6 39 0 2
#69 Antonio Preston 49 49 0 3
#58 Kevin Peck 49 40 0 1
#51 Edward Jackson 45 47 0 4
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 28 0 2
#62 Romeo Martinez 9 18 0 2
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 18 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 19 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 11 6 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 14 16 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 11 9 0 1
#57 Wayne Holland 11 8 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 3 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 2 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 2 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 4 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 4 4 0 1
#26 Allan Benefield 6 1 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 5 4 0 0
#84 Chris Miller 2 7 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 3 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 1
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#68 Daniel Dailey 1 3 0 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 0 1 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Bradley Mondragon 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 Steven Flanagan 1 0 0.00 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 1 0 0.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#87 Cesar Wear 1 0 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 0 1 0
#56 Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 1 0 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 0 1 1 0
#32 Michael Woodham 0 1 0 0
Punting
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 4 189 47.25 47.25 49 0
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 4 215 53.75 43.50 63 2
Kicking
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 50 1 / 1
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 5 / 6 4 / 5 2 / 2 53 1 / 1
Punt Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 26 26.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 102 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Aaron Robinson 10 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 9 0
#53 Donald Martinez 8 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 6 0
#56 Bobby Wells 6 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 5 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 4 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 3 0
#93 Christopher Turner 3 0
#30 David Peralta 2 0
#13 John Risinger 2 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#57 Edward Flores 1 1
#96 William Williams 1 1
#92 Chad Brown 1 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 1 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Steven Flanagan 6 0
#37 Monte Cherry 5 0
#57 Wayne Holland 3 0
#55 Charles Malizia 3 0
#77 Donald Jackson 3 1
#32 Michael Woodham 3 0
#46 Brady Kizer 2 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 0
#60 Jim Zarate 1 1
#74 Bryan Dunn 1 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 1 0
#35 Johnny King 1 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 1 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 1 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 0
#94 George Ye 1 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 1 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 1 0