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September 24, 1978 60° Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 68,626 (85%)
Hawaiians 0 0 0 0 - 0
Thunderbolts 7 7 12 3 - 29
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-4-HON 4 (3:38) 26-Allan Benefield ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 7 HON 0
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-17-HON 17 (3:20) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 19-Jimmy Brown for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 91-Bob Gomez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CLE 14 HON 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-10-HON 35 (12:06) 7-Gary Spence 53 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 17 HON 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-4-HON 29 (8:49) 7-Gary Spence 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 20 HON 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-3-HON 19 (4:24) 7-Gary Spence 37 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 23 HON 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-10-HON 26 (0:42) 7-Gary Spence 44 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 26 HON 0
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-4-HON 7 (2:52) 7-Gary Spence 25 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 29 HON 0
Team Statistics
Thunderbolts Hawaiians
First Downs 26 11
- Rushing 15 2
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 513 187
- Offensive Plays 78 52
- Yards Per Play 6.58 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 247 42
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards Per Rush 7.48 2.80
Net Passing Yards 266 145
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 20 / 1 34 / 19 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 273 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.91 3.92
- Yards Per Completion 13.65 8.79
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 15 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 2 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 11 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 2 / 66
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:03 24:55
Drive Charts
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:46 4:11 OWN 34 10 66 Touchdown
1 3:30 3:04 OWN 41 6 17 Punt
2 11:21 1:35 OWN 6 4 28 Interception
2 6:26 3:10 OWN 23 8 77 Touchdown
2 2:13 0:53 OWN 20 7 40 Fumble
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 26 2 6 Half
3 15:00 2:58 OWN 26 6 40 Field Goal
3 10:59 2:13 OWN 25 6 46 Field Goal
3 7:46 3:26 OWN 35 6 46 Field Goal
3 2:59 2:21 OWN 38 8 36 Field Goal
4 10:56 8:07 OWN 20 13 72 Field Goal
4 1:51 1:51 OWN 32 3 23 Game
Hawaiians
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:14 OWN 25 13 47 Missed FG
1 3:35 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 0:25 4:04 OWN 3 7 40 Punt
2 9:46 3:20 OPP 39 6 23 Missed FG
2 3:16 1:03 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
2 1:20 0:06 OWN 47 1 0 Interception
3 12:02 1:03 OWN 32 3 -1 Punt
3 8:45 0:59 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 4:21 1:21 OWN 25 3 -15 Punt
3 0:39 4:42 OWN 25 8 62 Missed FG
4 2:49 0:58 OWN 18 3 4 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 16 118 7.38 22 6 1
#13 Adam Velasco 11 79 7.18 14 4 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 5 50 10.00 17 3 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Hawaiians
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Karl Moore 12 40 3.33 15 1 0
#47 John Andrade 3 2 0.67 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 41 19 260 1 / 7 1 39 1 65.09
#2 Lon Musso 3 1 13 0 / 0 0 13 0 47.92
Hawaiians
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Michael Laboy 31 17 165 3 / 22 0 22 2 43.08
#3 David McBroom 3 2 2 0 / 0 0 8 0 70.14
Receiving Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 10 141 14.10 29 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 1 39 39.00 39 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 2 35 17.50 18 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 3 29 9.67 13 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 15 7.50 8 0
#26 Allan Benefield 2 14 7.00 11 0
Hawaiians
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Martin Milliken 5 73 14.60 22 0
#15 Michael Hunter 6 46 7.67 11 0
#18 Mario Spencer 3 28 9.33 22 0
#12 Randall Stern 3 19 6.33 9 0
#83 James Harris 1 7 7.00 7 0
#47 John Andrade 1 -6 -6.00 -6 0
Blocking Stats
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Antonio Preston 54 33 1 3
#79 Donald Dalton 51 40 0 2
#83 Jesse Thompson 12 32 0 0
#58 Kevin Peck 54 37 0 1
#51 Edward Jackson 55 40 0 5
#84 Brent Reichman 0 22 0 1
#62 Romeo Martinez 13 20 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 55 36 0 1
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 30 0 2
#13 Adam Velasco 6 3 0 0
#84 Chris Miller 1 7 0 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 13 0 0
#26 Allan Benefield 7 4 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 8 0 1
#37 Monte Cherry 8 3 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 8 0 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 8 4 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 8 7 0 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 0 1 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 2 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 1 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 2 0 1
#92 George Simmons 0 1 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 0 1 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 0 1 0 1
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 1 0 0
Hawaiians
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Andrea Edge 37 22 3 3
#66 Alva Cogswell 44 19 0 0
#89 Martin Milliken 0 15 0 0
#60 Mike Auyeung 45 22 0 0
#30 Karl Moore 12 3 0 0
#79 Jeffrey Sharp 39 24 0 5
#64 John Hickey 37 22 0 1
#40 Gregory Stratton 17 7 0 3
#83 James Harris 8 12 0 2
#15 Michael Hunter 0 10 0 0
#18 Mario Spencer 0 9 0 0
#63 Clayton Nolan 1 4 0 0
#47 John Andrade 3 1 0 0
#74 Ralph Depaul 6 0 0 0
#51 Peter Everly 3 0 0 0
#77 Ricky Woodring 9 0 0 0
#64 Nicolas Sproles 10 0 0 0
#15 Dustin Smith 0 1 0 0
#36 Robert Gutierrez 6 4 0 1
#48 Jeffrey Bonner 0 3 0 0
#63 James Tolentino 0 3 0 1
#53 Richard Worthen 0 3 0 0
#96 Lloyd Pursell 0 2 0 0
#35 Brent Sylvain 0 3 0 0
#33 Joseph Daughtry 0 2 0 0
#93 John Rushing 0 2 0 0
#32 Walter Gabbert 0 2 0 0
#94 Marvin Cash 0 2 0 0
#31 Juan Bonnett 0 2 0 0
#12 Randall Stern 0 3 0 0
#66 Victor Jewell 1 0 0 0
#93 Robert Babineau 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Monte Cherry 1 0 0.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0
Hawaiians
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Walter Gabbert 1 3 3.00 0
Fumble Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
#2 Lon Musso 1 0 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 0 1 0 0
Hawaiians
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#70 Keith Smith 0 0 1 0
#56 Bruce Farias 0 1 0 0
Punting
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 1 39 39.00 39.00 39 1
Hawaiians
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 William Anders 6 302 50.33 45.33 57 1
Kicking
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 5 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 1 53 2 / 2
Hawaiians
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Samuel Hoye 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 0 / 0
Punt Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 11 5.5 11 0
Hawaiians
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 25 25.0 0
Hawaiians
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#47 John Andrade 2 66 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Michael Woodham 5 0
#60 Jim Zarate 5 3
#57 Wayne Holland 4 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 4 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 4 0
#37 Monte Cherry 3 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#55 Charles Malizia 2 0
#46 Brady Kizer 2 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 1 0
#61 Joel Harris 1 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 1 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0
#7 Gary Spence 1 0
#94 George Ye 1 0
Hawaiians
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Robert Gutierrez 13 0
#33 Joseph Daughtry 11 0
#94 Marvin Cash 5 0
#90 Douglas Oneal 5 0
#32 Walter Gabbert 4 0
#70 Keith Smith 3 1
#35 Brent Sylvain 3 0
#31 Juan Bonnett 3 0
#48 Jeffrey Bonner 2 0
#53 Richard Worthen 2 0
#96 Lloyd Pursell 2 0
#89 Martin Milliken 1 0
#15 Michael Hunter 1 0
#93 John Rushing 1 0
#72 Roberto Rogers 1 0