Welcome to the new Beta version of the MyFootballNow website! Please note that while using the Beta website, some features may not work correctly and other features are not complete. Some elements, such as notifications and chat, may act strangely during the time that both versions of the site are available. If you need to return to the old version, click on the button below.
Return to old website
September 17, 1978 99° Sun Devil Stadium
Attendance: 62,617 (89%)
Thunderbolts 10 3 0 0 - 13
Wranglers 7 14 7 3 - 31
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 2-5-ARZ 5 (9:18) 26-Allan Benefield ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. ARZ 0 CLE 7
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-3-ARZ 3 (4:49) 7-Gary Spence 21 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 0 CLE 10
(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 2-10-CLE 34 (4:02) 2-Jerry Montalvo pass complete to 82-Joshua Wright for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 7 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-1-ARZ 3 (13:01) 7-Gary Spence 21 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 7 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 1-1-CLE 1 (1:16) 2-Jerry Montalvo pass complete to 18-Steve Cody for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 14 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 1-10-CLE 32 (1:07) 2-Jerry Montalvo pass complete to 80-Cory Robinzine for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 21 CLE 13
(Qtr 3) Wranglers: 2-10-CLE 15 (4:48) 42-Curtis Scott ran for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Anthony Schaefer. ARZ 28 CLE 13
(Qtr 4) Wranglers: 4-5-CLE 35 (2:50) 8-Anthony Schaefer 54 yard field goal is GOOD. ARZ 31 CLE 13
Team Statistics
Wranglers Thunderbolts
First Downs 13 15
- Rushing 4 3
- Passing 9 10
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 359 296
- Offensive Plays 62 78
- Yards Per Play 5.79 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 77 113
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards Per Rush 2.48 4.19
Net Passing Yards 282 183
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 16 / 3 46 / 20 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 289 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 5 / 40
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.10 3.59
- Yards Per Completion 18.06 11.15
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 4 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 8 / 20
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 60 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 12 2 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:30 31:32
Drive Charts
Wranglers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:31 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
1 9:14 0:53 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 4:47 0:51 OWN 26 3 74 Touchdown
2 12:59 4:11 OWN 25 7 42 Interception
2 8:03 2:22 OPP 44 4 5 Punt
2 5:20 0:08 OWN 43 2 0 Interception
2 3:55 2:43 OPP 37 6 37 Touchdown
2 1:07 0:04 OPP 32 1 32 Touchdown
3 11:32 2:14 OWN 18 5 13 Punt
3 7:50 3:06 OWN 33 6 67 Touchdown
3 4:23 1:26 OWN 27 3 39 Interception
3 0:15 1:06 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 11:03 1:34 OWN 41 3 -18 Punt
4 8:03 5:17 OWN 30 8 34 Field Goal
4 1:38 0:22 OWN 15 3 5 Punt
4 0:42 0:42 OWN 22 2 0 Game
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:29 4:15 OWN 36 11 64 Touchdown
1 8:21 3:34 OWN 16 8 81 Field Goal
1 3:56 5:57 OWN 25 10 72 Field Goal
2 8:48 0:44 OWN 38 3 -4 Fumble
2 5:42 0:21 OWN 12 3 0 Punt
2 5:12 1:17 OWN 35 3 0 Interception
2 1:13 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
2 1:03 1:03 OWN 25 2 6 Half
3 15:00 3:28 OWN 25 6 13 Punt
3 9:17 1:28 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
3 4:44 0:21 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 2:58 2:43 OWN 9 6 38 Interception
4 14:09 3:06 OWN 33 7 26 Downs
4 9:30 1:27 OWN 30 3 -7 Punt
4 2:46 1:07 OWN 25 6 19 Punt
4 1:17 0:35 OWN 39 3 -8 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wranglers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Curtis Scott 6 45 7.50 27 2 1
#3 Heath Tall 6 17 2.83 14 1 0
#80 Quincy White 17 15 0.88 9 0 0
#2 Jerry Montalvo 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 16 77 4.81 12 4 1
#13 Adam Velasco 8 21 2.63 9 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 3 15 5.00 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Wranglers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Jerry Montalvo 30 16 289 1 / 7 3 41 3 80.42
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 44 19 216 5 / 40 0 25 2 39.58
#2 Lon Musso 2 1 7 0 / 0 0 7 0 58.33
Receiving Stats
Wranglers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Steve Cody 4 89 22.25 41 1
#80 Cory Robinzine 4 83 20.75 32 1
#82 Joshua Wright 2 45 22.50 34 1
#80 Quincy White 2 31 15.50 20 0
#42 Curtis Scott 3 26 8.67 19 0
#11 Keith Greene 1 15 15.00 15 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 6 92 15.33 23 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 4 66 16.50 19 0
#26 Allan Benefield 2 32 16.00 25 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 5 13 2.60 7 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 12 12.00 12 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 2 8 4.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Wranglers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 Charles Bukowski 41 33 0 1
#42 Curtis Scott 4 21 0 0
#82 Joshua Wright 10 36 0 0
#11 Keith Greene 0 9 0 4
#60 Michael Washington 31 36 0 4
#80 Cory Robinzine 6 36 0 0
#75 Richard Parker 37 32 0 0
#72 Louis Gray 36 27 0 5
#46 Sam Bowers 12 20 0 0
#58 Tyler Herman 32 29 0 1
#80 Quincy White 6 6 0 1
#92 Willie Garcia 7 0 0 0
#51 Mike Harmon 6 4 0 0
#91 Ryan Welch 7 8 0 0
#37 William Dortch 6 2 0 0
#87 Teodoro Holland 0 7 0 0
#30 Albert Welsh 0 5 0 1
#21 James Jones 0 3 0 0
#88 Christopher Ratzlaff 0 3 0 1
#63 Adam Cox 5 1 0 0
#89 Clayton Fowler 0 6 0 0
#71 Robert Willis 5 0 0 0
#75 William McManus 6 2 0 0
#63 Louis Dayton 5 0 0 0
#3 Heath Tall 6 1 0 0
#18 Steve Cody 0 9 0 0
#49 Thomas Koenig 0 2 0 1
#61 Gilberto Rigdon 0 1 0 0
#75 Daryl Henderson 0 1 0 0
#55 Johnny Harkins 0 1 0 0
#99 Joseph Graham 0 1 0 0
#46 William Buckley 0 1 0 0
#95 Charlie Lee 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Antonio Preston 53 31 1 2
#58 Kevin Peck 53 29 1 2
#83 Jesse Thompson 6 26 1 2
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 0 1 1
#51 Edward Jackson 60 40 0 2
#26 Allan Benefield 7 6 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 59 32 0 2
#79 Donald Dalton 52 40 0 3
#62 Romeo Martinez 19 15 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 16 6 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 19 0 2
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 25 0 1
#84 Chris Miller 2 5 0 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 8 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 9 3 0 1
#91 Bob Gomez 10 8 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 10 5 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 1 0 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 2 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 1
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0
#55 Charles Malizia 0 1 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 6 2 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 1
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 1 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 1 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Wranglers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#51 Mike Harmon 1 0 0.00 0
#21 James Jones 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 George Ye 1 1 1.00 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 1 0 0.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Wranglers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#61 Gilberto Rigdon 1 1 0 0
#46 William Buckley 0 1 1 0
#95 Charlie Lee 0 1 1 0
#30 Albert Welsh 0 0 1 0
#55 Johnny Harkins 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 2 0 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 2 0 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 0 0 1 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 0 1 0 0
#69 Antonio Preston 0 1 0 0
Punting
Wranglers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Robert Rankin 7 313 44.71 43.57 52 0
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 7 326 46.57 45.00 48 1
Kicking
Wranglers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Anthony Schaefer 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 4 / 4
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 21 1 / 1
Punt Return
Wranglers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Curtis Scott 3 12 4.0 7 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 7 3.5 5 0
Kick Return
Wranglers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#42 Curtis Scott 1 31 31.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Wranglers
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 William Buckley 8 0
#49 Thomas Koenig 6 0
#99 Joseph Graham 5 0
#61 Gilberto Rigdon 5 0
#92 Willie Garcia 4 1
#30 Albert Welsh 4 0
#95 Charlie Lee 4 2
#75 Daryl Henderson 3 0
#37 William Dortch 3 0
#51 Mike Harmon 3 1
#21 James Jones 2 0
#91 Ryan Welch 2 0
#80 Cory Robinzine 2 0
#55 Johnny Harkins 2 1
#46 Sam Bowers 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 George Ye 5 0
#46 Brady Kizer 5 0
#57 Wayne Holland 5 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 4 0
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#92 George Simmons 3 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 3 0
#77 Donald Jackson 3 0
#32 Michael Woodham 3 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#84 Brent Reichman 1 0
#60 Jim Zarate 1 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 0
#51 Edward Jackson 1 0
#91 Bob Gomez 1 0
#72 William Booth 1 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 1 0
#55 Charles Malizia 1 1
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0