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Week 4: Chicago Blitz at Oakland Invaders

September 24, 1978
70°
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA) Attendance: 58,330 (92%)
Blitz 0 13 0 7 - 20
Invaders 3 0 7 13 - 23

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Invaders: 4-22-CHI 32 (0:43) 19-Lester Reed 51 yard field goal is GOOD. OAK 3 CHI 0
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 1-2-OAK 2 (13:00) 37-Ray Bryant ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHI 87-Frederick Hays was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. OAK 3 CHI 7
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 4-2-OAK 32 (6:33) 11-Matthew Eno 51 yard field goal is GOOD. OAK 3 CHI 10
(Qtr 2) Blitz: 4-9-OAK 16 (1:22) 11-Matthew Eno 34 yard field goal is GOOD. OAK 73-Henry Kellogg was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. OAK 3 CHI 13
(Qtr 3) Invaders: 3-2-CHI 11 (8:27) 28-Jason Brooks ran for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. OAK 10 CHI 13
(Qtr 4) Invaders: 4-7-CHI 19 (13:41) 19-Lester Reed 37 yard field goal is GOOD. OAK 13 CHI 13
(Qtr 4) Invaders: 4-5-CHI 32 (10:23) 19-Lester Reed 50 yard field goal is GOOD. OAK 16 CHI 13
(Qtr 4) Blitz: 1-10-OAK 34 (2:10) 15-Daniel McKee pass complete to 85-George Allen for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. OAK 16 CHI 20
(Qtr 4) Invaders: 3-9-CHI 9 (1:08) 9-Jimmy Barahona pass complete to 28-Jason Brooks to CHI 0 for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. OAK 23 CHI 20

Team Statistics

Invaders Blitz
First Downs 20 13
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 13 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 409 367
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards Per Play 5.84 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 102 62
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards Per Rush 4.64 2.58
Net Passing Yards 307 305
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 32 / 1 33 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 329 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 22 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.40 9.24
- Yards Per Completion 10.28 16.05
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 13 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 20 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 7 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:29 26:33

Drive Charts

Oakland Invaders

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:45 2:37 OWN 19 5 30 Interception
1 6:26 5:48 OWN 17 9 51 Field Goal
2 12:57 3:34 OWN 25 6 36 Punt
2 6:29 1:30 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 25 2 9 Half
3 15:00 6:37 OWN 15 11 85 Touchdown
3 4:46 6:09 OWN 4 11 77 Field Goal
4 11:41 1:22 OPP 37 3 5 Field Goal
4 8:43 3:14 OWN 35 9 46 Missed FG
4 2:05 1:01 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 0:18 0:18 OWN 49 2 1 Game

Chicago Blitz

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:15 OWN 25 6 8 Punt
1 8:08 1:41 OWN 21 6 31 Punt
1 0:39 2:41 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 9:24 2:55 OWN 6 4 62 Field Goal
2 4:59 3:40 OWN 28 7 56 Field Goal
3 8:23 3:37 OWN 25 6 20 Punt
4 13:37 1:57 OWN 25 4 10 Interception
4 10:19 1:36 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 5:29 3:25 OWN 27 6 73 Touchdown
4 1:04 0:46 OWN 25 7 49 Downs

Rushing Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jason Brooks 18 76 4.22 21 2 1
William Guerro 3 26 8.67 14 1 0
Les Lacy 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Bruce Fine 15 52 3.47 15 3 0
Ray Bryant 9 10 1.11 7 0 1

Passing Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Les Lacy 41 29 275 2 / 16 0 32 1 78.81
Jimmy Barahona 4 3 54 1 / 6 1 27 0 156.25

Chicago Blitz

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Daniel McKee 33 19 305 0 / 0 1 54 1 86.05

Receiving Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Curtis 8 135 16.88 32 0
Micheal Sutton 8 82 10.25 27 0
Albert Smith 4 52 13.00 24 0
Jason Brooks 5 32 6.40 10 1
Jonathan Brennan 5 22 4.40 8 0
Robert Buenrostro 1 4 4.00 4 0
Jonathan King 1 2 2.00 2 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
George Allen 5 141 28.20 54 1
Chester Landes 5 75 15.00 23 0
John Ayala 6 69 11.50 31 0
Wendell Pinegar 2 19 9.50 21 0
Bruce Fine 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Franklin Johnson 55 28 1 1
Frank Eddins 55 32 0 7
Bruce Rivera 2 1 0 0
Timothy McDonagh 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Head 0 1 0 0
John Deaton 0 1 0 0
Robert Buenrostro 6 1 0 0
William Guerro 4 1 0 0
Vincent Tucker 0 2 0 0
David Lemasters 0 2 0 0
Anthony Dickey 0 3 0 1
Shawn Arzola 0 1 0 0
David Monroe 2 1 0 0
Jody Carter 3 0 0 0
Albert Smith 0 21 0 1
Jonathan King 0 2 0 0
Joseph Washington 8 0 0 0
Jonathan Brennan 0 18 0 0
Jason Brooks 13 4 0 0
Christian Martens 27 5 0 0
Rick Brun 55 32 0 1
Steve Hernandez 54 29 0 0
Christopher Curtis 1 22 0 0
Micheal Sutton 16 25 0 0
Kenneth Miller 51 30 0 2
Philip Shurtz 0 1 0 1

Chicago Blitz

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dale Smith 33 33 0 5
Aaron Dutton 9 1 0 0
William Kennedy 0 1 0 0
Mario Graham 0 1 0 0
Timothy Sims 10 2 0 0
Ray Bryant 2 3 0 0
Frederick Hays 6 0 0 0
Dale Jarrett 7 0 0 0
Robert Ross 0 4 0 0
Bruce Fine 6 6 0 0
Brad Meriwether 0 1 0 0
Leroy Obrien 0 1 0 0
David Feng 4 1 0 0
Brian Buckley 35 38 0 2
Ronald Stanfill 9 1 0 0
George Allen 10 14 0 0
David Mackey 0 7 0 0
Andre Ochs 27 35 0 3
Eric Wilkinson 17 19 0 0
Chester Landes 0 16 0 1
John Ayala 0 15 0 0
Willie Salisbury 41 28 0 2
John Jackson 41 33 0 1
Wendell Pinegar 0 11 0 1
Peter Horton 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Shawn Arzola 1 7 7.00 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Dennis Canning 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Henry Kellogg 0 0 1 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ray Bryant 1 0 0 0
Brian Buckley 0 1 0 0

Punting

Oakland Invaders

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cody Carlin 2 85 42.50 39.50 51 1

Chicago Blitz

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Simon Jones 4 182 45.50 43.75 51 2

Kicking

Oakland Invaders

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lester Reed 3 / 4 2 / 2 2 / 2 51 2 / 2

Chicago Blitz

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Matthew Eno 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 2 / 2

Punt Return

Oakland Invaders

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Curtis 1 8 8.0 8 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bruce Fine 1 7 7.0 7 0

Kick Return

Oakland Invaders

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Christopher Curtis 1 20 20.0 0

Chicago Blitz

Defensive Stats

Oakland Invaders

Name Tackles Sacks
Philip Shurtz 7 0
David Monroe 5 0
Rudolph Haring 4 0
Henry Kellogg 4 0
Vincent Tucker 4 0
Patrick McKinley 3 0
Timothy McDonagh 3 0
Bruce Rivera 3 0
Shawn Arzola 2 0
Mark Ferguson 2 0
Albert Smith 1 0
John Deaton 1 0
Thomas Yeager 1 0
Anthony Dickey 1 0
Thomas Wagers 1 0
Jeffrey Head 1 0

Chicago Blitz

Name Tackles Sacks
David Feng 9 0
Robert Gonzales 8 0
Jeff Melton 6 0
Kenneth Flowers 5 1
Anthony Crow 5 0
Dustin Hoy 4 0
Dennis Canning 3 0
William Kennedy 3 0
Brad Meriwether 3 0
Leroy Obrien 2 0
Elton Engler 2 1
Cesar Collins 2 0
Robert Davis 2 0
Willard Clark 1 1
Richard Kelly 1 0
Eric Wilkinson 1 0