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Week 3: New Jersey Generals at New York (NY) Stars

September 17, 1978
81°
Downing Stadium (New York City, NY) Attendance: 48,038 (96%)
Generals 7 6 3 14 - 30
(NY) Stars 10 0 3 0 - 13

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-10-NYS 12 (7:45) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 82-Clarence Collins for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NYS 0 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) (NY) Stars: 4-3-NJG 17 (2:57) 2-Christopher Meade 35 yard field goal is GOOD. NYS 3 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) (NY) Stars: 3-5-NJG 5 (1:35) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 80-Rod Hendrickson for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. NYS 10 NJG 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-13-NYS 13 (5:10) 14-Dustin Henry 30 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 58-Kent Hull was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NYS 10 NJG 10
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-17-NYS 17 (0:04) 14-Dustin Henry 34 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 72-Elvis Presley was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NYS 10 NJG 13
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-8-NYS 30 (12:53) 14-Dustin Henry 48 yard field goal is GOOD. NYS 10 NJG 16
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 4-2-NJG 2 (1:44) 2-Christopher Meade 20 yard field goal is GOOD. NYS 13 NJG 16
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-10-NYS 36 (14:57) 14-Dustin Henry 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NYS 13 NJG 19
(Qtr 4) Generals: 1-10-NYS 22 (14:15) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 82-Clarence Collins for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 34-Herschel Walker ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! NYS 13 NJG 27
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-1-NYS 1 (1:13) 14-Dustin Henry 18 yard field goal is GOOD. NYS 13 NJG 30

Team Statistics

(NY) Stars Generals
First Downs 14 20
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 9 15
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 232 371
- Offensive Plays 67 81
- Yards Per Play 3.46 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 75 109
- Rushing Attempts 11 30
- Yards Per Rush 6.82 3.63
Net Passing Yards 157 262
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 23 / 3 47 / 24 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 218 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8 / 61 4 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.80 5.14
- Yards Per Completion 9.48 12.08
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 50 4 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / -1 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 97 2 / 53
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 10 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:43 34:18

Drive Charts

New York (NY) Stars

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:41 4:47 OWN 35 8 48 Field Goal
1 2:49 1:19 OWN 49 5 51 Touchdown
2 14:20 3:04 OWN 33 9 44 Interception
2 5:06 1:42 OWN 27 4 25 Punt
3 15:00 0:43 OWN 25 2 16 Fumble
3 12:49 0:52 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 10:17 1:33 OWN 16 3 -2 Punt
3 7:07 0:12 OWN 17 3 0 Interception
3 5:59 3:20 OWN 7 5 34 Punt
3 2:33 0:51 OPP 7 3 5 Field Goal
4 14:53 0:38 OWN 25 1 -9 Interception
4 14:11 1:53 OWN 36 3 5 Punt
4 8:52 2:02 OWN 25 3 -12 Punt
4 5:54 0:36 OPP 21 4 -8 Downs
4 2:36 1:11 OWN 6 6 -2 Downs
4 1:10 1:00 OWN 25 4 22 Punt

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:19 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
1 2:54 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 1:30 2:10 OWN 24 4 11 Interception
2 11:16 6:09 OWN 22 11 65 Field Goal
2 3:25 3:25 OWN 6 12 78 Field Goal
3 14:17 1:29 OPP 32 3 2 Field Goal
3 11:57 1:40 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
3 8:44 1:37 OWN 39 3 -4 Punt
3 6:55 0:57 OPP 35 5 12 Interception
3 2:39 0:06 OWN 9 1 0 Interception
3 1:42 1:49 OWN 26 7 38 Field Goal
4 14:15 0:04 OPP 22 1 22 Touchdown
4 12:18 3:26 OWN 12 5 22 Punt
4 6:51 0:57 OWN 43 3 -9 Fumble
4 5:17 2:41 OWN 28 4 15 Punt
4 1:24 0:14 OPP 4 3 3 Field Goal
4 0:10 0:10 OWN 7 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Leonard Arredondo 9 55 6.11 23 2 0
Aaron Chavez 2 20 10.00 14 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Maurice Carthon 21 84 4.00 16 2 0
Herschel Walker 8 25 3.13 12 1 0
Stephan Labelle 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Eric Roberge 43 20 181 5 / 38 1 20 3 37.06
Leo Brixey 5 3 37 3 / 23 0 16 0 82.92

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Stephan Labelle 47 24 290 4 / 28 2 30 4 49.07

Receiving Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Allan Howard 8 92 11.50 16 0
Larry Brown 4 40 10.00 16 0
Rod Hendrickson 2 25 12.50 20 1
Donald Cosper 2 21 10.50 18 0
Donald Fernandez 2 16 8.00 9 0
Leonard Arredondo 3 16 5.33 11 0
Joseph Leblanc 2 8 4.00 6 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clarence Collins 7 96 13.71 28 2
Damon Rosato 5 60 12.00 26 0
Leroy Selmon 5 59 11.80 24 0
Chad Ochocinco 2 36 18.00 30 0
Maurice Carthon 2 18 9.00 11 0
Cody Adkins 1 11 11.00 11 0
Herschel Walker 1 11 11.00 11 0
Jeff Speck 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0

Blocking Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
George Moore 55 15 2 2
Samuel Robles 50 14 2 4
Leonard Arredondo 28 8 1 0
Wendell Figueroa 24 10 1 1
Rod Hendrickson 6 14 0 1
Patrick Floyd 0 1 0 0
Ronald Murphy 0 2 0 0
Rodney Preston 0 3 0 1
Howard Zacharias 0 3 0 0
Adrian Hill 0 2 0 0
Donald Fernandez 0 3 0 0
Manuel Nance 6 0 0 0
Larry Williams 7 1 0 0
Hollis Owens 0 3 0 0
Richard Kirkwood 0 1 0 0
Michael Ellis 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Atwell 0 2 0 1
Allan Howard 0 13 0 0
Anthony Salgado 2 3 0 0
David Wicker 0 11 0 2
Dave Lapham 6 6 0 0
Aaron Chavez 16 0 0 0
Frank Boyles 62 25 0 1
Luis Carswell 59 22 0 1
Curtis Hartig 6 4 0 0
James Foster 59 15 0 0
Lewis Wadsworth 0 3 0 0
Larry Brown 0 18 0 2
Joseph Leblanc 10 5 0 0
William Reaves 10 3 0 1
Donald Cosper 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Piche 61 37 2 5
Elvis Presley 60 40 1 3
Kent Hull 55 40 0 0
Mike Weddington 0 3 0 0
Steve Jobs 0 1 0 0
Herschel Walker 1 0 0 0
Frank Mattiace 0 2 0 0
Jim Byrne 0 1 0 0
Kerry Justin 0 2 0 0
James Lockette 0 2 0 0
Dustin Diamond 0 2 0 0
Daniel Tosh 0 2 0 0
John Joyce 0 2 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 2 0 0
Albert Donaldson 0 2 0 0
Mike Williams 0 3 0 0
John Preston 0 2 0 0
Gregory Johnson 4 2 0 2
Bobby Leopold 0 4 0 1
Frank Naylor 7 0 0 0
James McDevitt 6 0 0 0
John Jewell 9 4 0 0
Damon Rosato 0 15 0 2
Clarence Collins 0 14 0 1
Chad Ochocinco 0 15 0 0
Maurice Carthon 10 6 0 0
Jeff Speck 21 22 0 0
Leroy Selmon 14 29 0 0
Steve Niehaus 60 32 0 2
Jimmy Hoffa 60 42 0 1
Johnny Fever 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Hollis Owens 1 10 10.00 0
Michael Ellis 3 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mike Williams 1 1 1.00 0
Kerry Justin 1 0 0.00 0
John Joyce 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Eric Roberge 1 0 0 0
Leonard Arredondo 1 1 0 0
Allan Howard 1 0 0 0
Luis Carswell 0 1 0 0
Ben Fabiano 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Bobby Leopold 0 0 1 0
James Lockette 0 1 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 0 1 0
Daniel Tosh 0 0 1 0

Punting

New York (NY) Stars

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Bruce Kester 7 324 46.29 46.29 50 2

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 4 189 47.25 47.50 50 0

Kicking

New York (NY) Stars

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Christopher Meade 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 1 / 1

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dustin Henry 5 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 1 / 1

Punt Return

New York (NY) Stars

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Allan Howard 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Kick Return

New York (NY) Stars

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Allan Howard 3 97 32.3 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 28 28.0 0
Chad Ochocinco 1 25 25.0 0

Defensive Stats

New York (NY) Stars

Name Tackles Sacks
Adrian Hill 9 0
Rodney Preston 8 0
Ronald Murphy 6 0
Hollis Owens 6 1
Joshua Nickols 5 0
Michael Ellis 5 0
Gary Patterson 4 0
Richard Kirkwood 4 2
Ben Fabiano 3 0
Jimmy Atwell 3 1
Leonard Arredondo 1 0
James Foster 1 0
Patrick Floyd 1 0
David Wicker 1 0
Larry Williams 1 0
Howard Zacharias 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Jim LeClair 7 2
Mike Weddington 6 0
Gregory Johnson 6 0
John Joyce 5 0
Mike Williams 3 0
Kerry Justin 3 0
Clarence Collins 3 0
James Lockette 2 2
Jim Byrne 2 2
Dustin Diamond 2 0
Daniel Tosh 2 0
John Preston 1 0
Leroy Selmon 1 0
Dustin Henry 1 0
Jimmy Hoffa 1 0
Bobby Leopold 1 2
Jerry Holmes 1 0
Frank Mattiace 1 0
Roy Sullivan 1 0
Jeff Speck 1 0