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Week 3: Birmingham Stallions at New Orleans VooDoo

September 17, 1978
70°
Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Attendance: 48,372 (66%)
Stallions 7 3 10 2 - 22
VooDoo 7 2 10 0 - 19

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 3-14-BIR 14 (11:36) 16-Ryan Tate pass complete to 19-Thomas Canale for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-John Langdon. NOV 7 BIR 0
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 1-3-NOV 3 (7:50) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 88-Joshua Kay for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. NOV 7 BIR 7
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-1-NOV 9 (8:13) 7-Roland Ellis 28 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 7 BIR 10
(Qtr 2) VooDoo: 1-10-BIR 6 (5:06) 18-Roger Boyer sacked at BIR -1 for -7 yards (93-Jeffrey Alfaro). Sack allowed by 55-Jeffrey Thompson. SAFETY! (93-Jeffrey Alfaro) NOV 9 BIR 10
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 4-17-NOV 18 (10:15) 7-Roland Ellis 36 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 9 BIR 13
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 1-10-NOV 25 (10:12) 80-Kenneth Boyd ran for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-John Langdon. NOV 16 BIR 13
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 4-14-BIR 31 (6:10) 3-John Langdon 48 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 19 BIR 13
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 2-21-BIR 14 (5:33) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 82-Matthew Morgan for 86 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. NOV 19 BIR 20
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 1-10-NOV 1 (14:48) 80-Kenneth Boyd ran for -2 yards. Tackle by 76-Robert Hunter. SAFETY! (76-Robert Hunter) NOV 19 BIR 22

Team Statistics

VooDoo Stallions
First Downs 13 21
- Rushing 4 1
- Passing 8 17
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 352 429
- Offensive Plays 58 75
- Yards Per Play 6.07 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 159 32
- Rushing Attempts 31 9
- Yards Per Rush 5.13 3.56
Net Passing Yards 193 397
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 14 / 0 60 / 33 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 210 444
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 6 / 47
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.15 6.02
- Yards Per Completion 15.00 13.45
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 6 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 55 6 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / -1 2 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 120 2 / 56
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 4 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:30 30:29

Drive Charts

New Orleans VooDoo

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:29 OWN 29 8 71 Touchdown
1 7:47 2:06 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
1 5:18 3:32 OWN 29 5 25 Punt
2 12:55 0:53 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
2 8:10 3:04 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
2 5:03 4:31 OWN 35 10 52 Missed FG
3 10:11 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 7:44 1:38 OPP 47 4 17 Field Goal
3 5:20 0:58 OWN 35 3 29 Fumble
3 4:05 1:33 OWN 21 3 -1 Punt
4 14:48 0:02 OWN 1 1 -2 Safety
4 14:21 3:57 OWN 1 6 53 Fumble
4 8:09 3:34 OWN 15 6 12 Punt

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:31 3:44 OWN 24 8 76 Touchdown
1 5:41 0:23 OWN 17 3 0 Punt
1 1:46 3:51 OWN 11 7 41 Punt
2 12:01 3:51 OWN 31 7 60 Field Goal
2 5:06 0:03 OWN 6 1 -8 Safety
2 0:32 0:32 OWN 20 1 5 Half
3 15:00 4:49 OWN 25 12 57 Field Goal
3 9:59 2:15 OWN 25 5 8 Interception
3 6:06 0:46 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 4:22 0:17 OWN 35 3 0 Punt
3 2:32 2:44 OWN 32 7 28 Punt
4 14:46 0:25 OWN 44 3 0 Punt
4 10:24 2:15 OWN 43 5 36 Interception
4 4:34 4:34 OWN 27 11 51 Game

Rushing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Kenneth Boyd 19 141 7.42 75 3 1
James Nantz 11 22 2.00 13 1 0
Terry Moody 1 -4 -4.00 -4 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Carlos Miller 2 19 9.50 14 1 0
Marvin Stepp 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Willie Clemente 3 3 1.00 2 0 0
Roger Boyer 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ryan Tate 25 14 210 2 / 17 1 43 0 97.08

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Roger Boyer 45 23 339 6 / 47 2 86 1 81.62
Karl Moore 15 10 105 0 / 0 0 22 1 59.03

Receiving Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Canale 7 131 18.71 43 1
Joe Cerna 4 47 11.75 16 0
Jamie Aponte 1 20 20.00 20 0
William Ramsey 2 12 6.00 10 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 3 110 36.67 86 1
Wade Wentz 6 90 15.00 22 0
Miguel Owens 4 81 20.25 27 0
Felix Perez 4 49 12.25 21 0
Tiger Woods 4 43 10.75 20 0
David Albrecht 5 26 5.20 14 0
Robert Williams 4 23 5.75 8 0
Marvin Stepp 1 15 15.00 15 0
Joshua Kay 2 7 3.50 4 1

Blocking Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Gerald Demott 36 38 1 3
Robert Newton 5 4 0 0
Emmitt James 36 38 0 6
Julius Holguin 0 1 0 0
Gregory Frick 0 3 0 0
Wilford Gray 2 3 0 0
Pablo Goodwin 3 0 0 0
James Nantz 11 3 0 0
Kenneth Boyd 7 4 0 0
Greg Murtha 5 0 0 0
William Ramsey 9 17 0 0
Joe Cerna 0 12 0 2
Wayne Williams 4 26 0 0
Damon Fisher 36 37 0 3
Thomas Regan 19 23 0 1
Donald Glenn 24 34 0 0
Joseph Deslauriers 0 5 0 0
Jamie Aponte 4 10 0 1
Stephen Durbin 0 16 0 0
Dale Gregory 27 26 0 0
Miguel Gross 0 4 0 0
Troy Tomas 0 4 0 1
Rick Edwards 0 4 0 1
Wayne Bouchard 0 4 0 0
Larry Ackman 0 6 0 1
Anthony Munoz 0 4 0 0
Ramon Boldt 0 5 0 1
Thomas Canale 0 20 0 1
Joseph Douglas 0 1 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeffrey Thompson 63 14 3 4
Paul Hoover 65 13 1 1
Antonio Ramos 4 2 1 1
Lynn Madsen 0 1 0 1
Robert Williams 0 2 0 0
Randolph Riley 3 0 0 0
Willie Clemente 2 0 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 2 0 0
William Whatley 11 1 0 0
Milton Keeton 8 2 0 0
Francis Deleon 9 0 0 0
Carlos Miller 15 3 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 5 0 1
Felix Perez 0 5 0 0
Matthew Morgan 0 7 0 0
Marvin Stepp 4 1 0 0
Christopher Taylor 4 3 0 0
Thomas Nedd 62 13 0 1
Anthony Quinn 70 19 0 0
Robert Clayton 17 2 0 1
Miguel Owens 0 11 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 7 0 0
Morris Beery 13 3 0 0
John Black 19 5 0 0
Donald Goad 0 3 0 0
David Albrecht 4 10 0 0
Charles Stark 5 3 0 1
James Morejon 0 2 0 1
Earl Murtagh 53 19 0 0
Keith Marsh 0 2 0 1
Mark Stetler 0 2 0 0
Dusty Edwards 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Newton 1 2 2.00 0
Ramon Boldt 1 2 2.00 0

Birmingham Stallions

Fumble Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ryan Tate 1 0 0 0
James Nantz 1 0 0 0
Ramon Boldt 0 0 1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roger Boyer 1 1 0 0
Timothy Pemberton 0 1 0 0
Kurt Kim 0 0 1 0
Christopher Taylor 0 1 0 0
Mark Stetler 0 0 1 0

Punting

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicolas Alleyne 6 284 47.33 46.00 51 2

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 5 220 44.00 44.40 55 3

Kicking

New Orleans VooDoo

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Langdon 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 2 / 2

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 2 / 2

Punt Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kenneth Boyd 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 2 8 4.0 5 0

Kick Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
William Ramsey 2 62 31.0 0
Kenneth Boyd 2 58 29.0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Matthew Morgan 2 56 28.0 0

Defensive Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Newton 9 0
Larry Ackman 7 0
Anthony Munoz 6 0
Troy Tomas 5 0
Rick Edwards 5 0
Jeffrey Alfaro 4 3
Ramon Boldt 3 1
Charles Anderson 3 0
Miguel Gross 2 0
Joseph Douglas 1 1
Juan Bennett 1 1
Jamie Aponte 1 0
Thomas Canale 1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
Christopher Taylor 7 0
Keith Marsh 7 0
Donald Goad 4 0
Kurt Kim 4 0
Wallace Andrews 4 1
James Greer 3 0
Charles Stark 2 0
Lynn Madsen 2 0
Miguel Owens 2 0
Dusty Edwards 2 0
Bruce Sullivan 2 0
Corey Dodson 1 0
Matthew Morgan 1 0
James Morejon 1 0
Mark Stetler 1 1
Robert Neal 1 0
Roland Ellis 1 0
Timothy Pemberton 1 0
Robert Hunter 1 0
Shaun Saunders 1 0
Duane Dupree 1 0