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Week 4: Baltimore Stars at Birmingham Stallions

September 24, 1978
63°
Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) Attendance: 65,808 (92%)
Stars 14 3 7 13 - 37
Stallions 14 10 3 7 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Stars: 3-1-BIR 39 (12:47) 9-John Peters pass complete to 83-Randy Christmas for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BIR 0 BLT 7
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 3-5-BLT 5 (9:08) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 13-Wade Wentz for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. BIR 7 BLT 7
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 3-5-BLT 24 (3:56) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 13-Wade Wentz for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. BIR 14 BLT 7
(Qtr 1) Stars: 3-11-BLT 24 (2:28) 9-John Peters pass complete to 83-Randy Christmas for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BIR 14 BLT 14
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-10-BLT 19 (14:12) 7-Roland Ellis 38 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 17 BLT 14
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 2-12-BLT 24 (13:15) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 14-Miguel Owens for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. BIR 24 BLT 14
(Qtr 2) Stars: 4-9-BIR 15 (6:03) 5-Bernard Twiggs 34 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 24 BLT 17
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 4-3-BLT 23 (9:03) 7-Roland Ellis 41 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 27 BLT 17
(Qtr 3) Stars: 2-8-BIR 32 (0:17) 9-John Peters pass complete to 85-Douglas Finch for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BLT 67-Jonathan Nash was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. BIR 27 BLT 24
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 3-1-BLT 28 (7:40) 5-Karl Moore pass complete to 19-Tiger Woods for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. BIR 34 BLT 24
(Qtr 4) Stars: (7:35) 7-Roland Ellis kicks 67 yards from BIR 35 to BLT -2. 34-Jordan Devers for 102yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Stars: 1-10-BLT 27 (1:42) 9-John Peters pass complete to 85-Douglas Finch for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. BIR 34 BLT 37

Team Statistics

Stallions Stars
First Downs 22 13
- Rushing 0 3
- Passing 22 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 498 426
- Offensive Plays 84 59
- Yards Per Play 5.93 7.22
Net Rushing Yards 19 108
- Rushing Attempts 9 20
- Yards Per Rush 2.11 5.40
Net Passing Yards 479 318
- Att/Comp/Int 71 / 40 / 2 31 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 510 377
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 31 8 / 59
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.39 8.15
- Yards Per Completion 12.75 17.95
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 17 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 2 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 3 / 156
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:23 32:19

Drive Charts

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:56 OWN 28 3 2 Interception
1 12:41 3:37 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 6:55 3:05 OWN 29 7 71 Touchdown
1 2:18 3:09 OWN 25 8 56 Field Goal
2 14:06 0:55 OPP 22 2 22 Touchdown
2 7:36 0:08 OWN 9 2 0 Interception
2 6:00 1:58 OWN 25 5 12 Punt
2 1:55 1:55 OWN 24 7 47 Half
3 12:23 3:24 OWN 32 7 45 Field Goal
3 3:56 1:32 OWN 7 3 2 Punt
3 0:11 1:13 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
4 12:22 1:34 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 9:50 2:15 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 2:24 0:42 OWN 29 3 8 Punt
4 1:31 1:00 OWN 25 8 37 Missed FG

Baltimore Stars

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:04 1:22 OPP 48 3 48 Touchdown
1 9:04 2:09 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
1 3:50 1:32 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 14:08 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 13:11 5:35 OWN 25 10 36 Punt
2 7:28 1:29 OPP 17 3 1 Field Goal
2 4:02 2:06 OWN 16 4 19 Punt
3 15:00 2:37 OWN 25 5 53 Fumble
3 8:59 5:03 OWN 24 8 31 Punt
3 2:24 2:13 OPP 46 4 46 Touchdown
4 13:57 1:35 OWN 17 4 9 Punt
4 10:48 0:59 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
4 7:19 2:19 OPP 25 5 -20 Punt
4 5:00 2:36 OWN 20 5 6 Punt
4 1:41 0:11 OWN 27 1 73 Touchdown
4 0:30 0:30 OWN 45 2 4 Game

Rushing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Carlos Miller 6 17 2.83 9 0 0
Marvin Stepp 2 3 1.50 5 0 0
Willie Clemente 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jordan Devers 15 75 5.00 13 2 0
Richard Bryant 4 33 8.25 17 1 0
John Peters 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Roger Boyer 55 30 375 3 / 22 3 36 2 78.98
Karl Moore 16 10 135 1 / 9 1 28 0 110.16

Baltimore Stars

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
John Peters 31 21 377 8 / 59 4 76 1 135.35

Receiving Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Miguel Owens 10 113 11.30 26 1
Wade Wentz 7 100 14.29 24 2
Lee Rice 8 99 12.38 17 0
David Albrecht 6 55 9.17 15 0
Matthew Morgan 3 42 14.00 17 0
Carlos Miller 2 40 20.00 36 0
Felix Perez 2 28 14.00 15 0
Tiger Woods 1 28 28.00 28 1
Joshua Kay 1 5 5.00 5 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Randy Christmas 10 171 17.10 76 2
Douglas Finch 3 126 42.00 73 2
Hector Morris 4 38 9.50 16 0
Kenneth Bender 1 25 25.00 25 0
Michael Silverman 1 9 9.00 9 0
Scott Ayotte 2 8 4.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeffrey Thompson 75 26 2 2
Thomas Nedd 70 18 2 2
Robert Hunter 0 1 0 0
William Whatley 13 1 0 0
Marvin Stepp 5 1 0 0
Lee Rice 0 7 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 9 0 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1 0 0
Wallace Andrews 0 2 0 1
Christopher Taylor 6 4 0 1
Milton Keeton 11 2 0 0
Mark Stetler 0 3 0 0
Bruce Sullivan 0 1 0 0
Kurt Kim 0 1 0 0
Duane Dupree 0 1 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 2 0 1
Willie Clemente 3 0 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 2 0 0
Corey Dodson 0 1 0 0
Felix Perez 0 6 0 0
Francis Deleon 13 2 0 0
Donald Goad 0 2 0 1
Keith Marsh 1 3 0 1
Earl Murtagh 38 13 0 2
James Morejon 0 1 0 0
Charles Stark 4 2 0 0
David Albrecht 11 13 0 0
Antonio Ramos 2 1 0 1
Morris Beery 44 15 0 0
Miguel Owens 0 6 0 0
Robert Clayton 23 6 0 0
Anthony Quinn 86 26 0 1
Paul Hoover 73 29 0 0
Carlos Miller 17 4 0 0
John Black 22 12 0 1
Matthew Morgan 0 8 0 0
Randolph Riley 2 0 0 0

Baltimore Stars

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jonathan Nash 45 23 2 2
Micheal Wilt 40 21 2 1
Michael Lee 7 14 1 2
James Robinson 39 24 1 2
Kenneth South 38 26 1 2
Richard Bryant 5 1 1 1
Ken Hancock 13 0 0 0
Curtis McLean 4 6 0 1
John Laursen 7 4 0 1
Gregory Hubbard 0 6 0 0
Robert Wimbush 11 0 0 0
Richard Moore 3 0 0 0
Michael Silverman 1 7 0 0
Ambrose Oneil 0 5 0 0
Jacob Mummert 0 5 0 1
Kenneth Bender 0 2 0 0
Earl Bueno 0 3 0 0
Harold Galey 7 4 0 0
Jordan Devers 30 9 0 0
Tom Nolan 15 2 0 1
Mathew Stacy 0 1 0 0
Randy Christmas 11 28 0 0
Douglas Finch 0 10 0 0
Hector Morris 0 11 0 0
Scott Ayotte 14 24 0 2
Leo Warren 39 31 0 0
Richard Jenkins 0 1 0 0
Anthony Edwards 0 1 0 1
Gordon Shive 0 6 0 0
Mark Murphy 0 1 0 0
Felix Long 0 2 0 0
David Cooper 0 4 0 0

Interception Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Timothy Pemberton 1 0 0.00 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Earl Bueno 1 0 0.00 0
Mark Murphy 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Matthew Morgan 1 1 0 0
Christopher Taylor 0 0 1 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1 1 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
John Peters 2 1 0 0

Punting

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 6 302 50.33 41.33 66 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Stephen Jones 7 311 44.43 43.29 50 1

Kicking

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 41 4 / 4

Baltimore Stars

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bernard Twiggs 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 4 / 5

Punt Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 2 10 5.0 10 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jordan Devers 2 10 5.0 8 0

Kick Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Matthew Morgan 1 27 27.0 0

Baltimore Stars

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jordan Devers 3 156 52.0 1

Defensive Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
Dusty Edwards 8 0
Timothy Pemberton 7 3
Keith Marsh 5 0
Kurt Kim 5 1
Charles Stark 4 0
James Greer 4 0
Mark Stetler 3 1
Christopher Taylor 3 2
Donald Goad 3 0
Duane Dupree 2 0
Felix Perez 1 0
Wallace Andrews 1 1
Wade Wentz 1 0
James Morejon 1 0
Lynn Madsen 1 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1

Baltimore Stars

Name Tackles Sacks
Mark Murphy 8 0
Earl Bueno 7 0
Gordon Shive 5 0
Anthony Edwards 4 0
James James 4 0
Gregory Hubbard 4 0
Curtis McLean 3 0
Mathew Stacy 3 0
John Laursen 2 0
Jacob Mummert 2 0
Felix Long 2 2
Robert Johannes 2 0
Harold Galey 2 0
Ambrose Oneil 1 1
Jordan Devers 1 0
Richard Jenkins 1 0
John Peters 1 0
David Cooper 1 0
Duane Williams 1 1
Earl Campbell 1 0