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September 24, 1978 63° RFK Stadium
Attendance: 34,393 (61%)
Hornets 0 0 7 10 - 17
Federals 5 3 0 11 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Federals: 4-6-CHA 23 (8:09) 11-Paul Holder 41 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 3 CHA 0
(Qtr 1) Federals: 1-10-CHA 7 (0:37) 4-Chad Pierson sacked at CHA -2 for -9 yards (52-Travis Curcio) SAFETY! (52-Travis Curcio) WAS 5 CHA 0
(Qtr 2) Federals: 4-21-CHA 32 (4:25) 11-Paul Holder 49 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 8 CHA 0
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 1-7-WAS 7 (11:23) 47-Humberto Gray ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 8 CHA 7
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 4-14-WAS 14 (10:24) 17-Willie Putnam 32 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 88-Paul Williams was injured on the play. WAS 8 CHA 10
(Qtr 4) Federals: 2-10-WAS 43 (9:35) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 13-Matt Ellis for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 28-John Horn ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! WAS 16 CHA 10
(Qtr 4) Federals: 4-6-CHA 20 (5:50) 11-Paul Holder 37 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 19 CHA 10
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 1-10-WAS 11 (1:55) (Hot Read) 4-Chad Pierson pass complete to 47-Humberto Gray for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 19 CHA 17
Team Statistics
Federals Hornets
First Downs 11 11
- Rushing 1 5
- Passing 10 6
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 290
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards Per Play 4.46 4.33
Net Rushing Yards -12 99
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards Per Rush -0.41 3.96
Net Passing Yards 320 191
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 16 / 3 35 / 14 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 343 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 23 7 / 58
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.00 4.55
- Yards Per Completion 21.44 17.79
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 16 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.7 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 37 3 / 18
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 62 2 / 50
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 0 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:07 28:53
Drive Charts
Federals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:00 1:37 OWN 35 3 4 Punt
1 10:52 2:47 OWN 45 6 32 Field Goal
1 2:28 1:52 OWN 23 5 34 Punt
1 0:34 0:35 OWN 39 3 16 Fumble
2 13:30 2:11 OWN 6 3 -4 Punt
2 11:15 2:41 OWN 30 6 23 Punt
2 6:38 2:17 OWN 45 4 23 Field Goal
2 3:29 2:10 OWN 33 7 34 Interception
3 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 11:19 0:48 OWN 35 2 -2 Interception
3 7:34 3:22 OWN 20 6 54 Missed FG
3 3:14 0:56 OWN 24 3 -6 Punt
3 1:23 1:31 OWN 11 3 -6 Punt
4 13:14 0:05 OWN 10 1 0 Interception
4 10:20 0:54 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 7:51 2:05 OPP 23 3 4 Field Goal
4 4:44 1:56 OWN 9 3 -7 Punt
4 1:51 1:51 OWN 48 5 16 Game
Hornets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:00 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 12:23 1:31 OWN 9 3 7 Punt
1 8:06 5:37 OWN 24 8 60 Missed FG
1 0:37 0:03 OWN 7 1 -11 Safety
2 14:59 1:28 OWN 46 3 3 Punt
2 11:19 0:05 OPP 46 1 0 Interception
2 8:34 1:55 OWN 10 3 4 Punt
2 4:21 0:52 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 6 3 12 Half
3 13:31 2:12 OWN 28 4 72 Touchdown
3 10:30 2:56 OPP 47 6 25 Interception
3 4:13 0:58 OWN 33 3 5 Punt
3 2:18 0:56 OWN 35 3 7 Punt
4 14:52 1:38 OWN 47 3 -4 Punt
4 13:09 2:48 OPP 20 5 6 Field Goal
4 9:27 1:36 OWN 27 4 -4 Downs
4 5:46 1:02 OWN 25 5 41 Interception
4 2:48 0:57 OWN 49 6 51 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Federals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 Gary Munch 17 0 0.00 11 2 0
#2 Joe Richardson 4 0 0.00 0 0 0
#43 John Horn 8 -12 -1.50 10 1 0
Hornets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 13 44 3.38 13 2 0
#47 Humberto Gray 7 37 5.29 8 0 1
#20 Robert Bonfiglio 5 18 3.60 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Federals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Joe Richardson 36 16 343 4 / 23 1 57 3 53.36
Hornets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Chad Pierson 35 14 249 7 / 58 1 71 3 38.87
Receiving Stats
Federals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Danny Merrill 5 140 28.00 33 0
#84 Matt Ellis 3 90 30.00 57 1
#82 Roger Saddler 5 77 15.40 34 0
#43 John Horn 1 18 18.00 18 0
#83 Gary Munch 1 16 16.00 16 0
#37 Carlton Smith 1 2 2.00 2 0
Hornets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Jorge Dougherty 3 107 35.67 71 0
#82 Emil Hoban 2 53 26.50 48 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 2 33 16.50 20 0
#48 Jerry Roux 4 28 7.00 13 0
#20 Robert Bonfiglio 2 17 8.50 11 0
#47 Humberto Gray 1 11 11.00 11 1
Blocking Stats
Federals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#43 John Horn 12 7 1 1
#68 Samuel Gragg 41 32 1 3
#37 Carlton Smith 12 20 1 11
#50 Ted Jarrett 52 16 1 2
#80 Steven Melin 8 7 0 0
#82 Joseph Baker 2 4 0 2
#71 Joel Lossett 40 19 0 1
#65 Wayne Williams 38 26 0 0
#12 Danny Merrill 0 6 0 0
#62 Wesley Griffin 41 31 0 0
#83 Gary Munch 16 11 0 0
#63 Don Maggs 12 0 0 0
#85 Jacob Scully 18 10 0 1
#89 James West 10 3 0 0
#83 Johnny Aguilar 0 6 0 0
#82 Roger Saddler 0 7 0 0
#84 Matt Ellis 0 10 0 0
#64 Freddie Brown 4 0 0 0
#56 Travis Curcio 0 2 0 0
#92 Garland Gipson 0 2 0 0
#35 Richard Brazier 0 2 0 0
#97 Tyler Helton 0 1 0 0
#71 Matthew McGinley 0 2 0 0
#87 Jake Howard 0 3 0 1
#56 John Hughes 2 1 0 0
#70 Tony Robinson 4 1 0 0
#21 Corey Norwood 0 1 0 0
#70 Chris Carroll 0 2 0 0
#58 Richard Fleming 0 1 0 0
#53 Donald Weaver 0 1 0 0
#36 Arthur Stewart 0 1 0 0
#39 Robert Ridley 0 1 0 0
Hornets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Jorge Knox 54 32 4 6
#71 Harold White 42 25 2 4
#62 Michael Becker 51 27 0 2
#68 John Abdallah 39 26 0 2
#64 Norris Scott 43 32 0 3
#34 Ricky Jackson 0 23 0 2
#47 Humberto Gray 12 13 0 0
#29 Robert Mason 7 4 0 1
#45 Gregory Williams 12 5 0 0
#73 Jesse Doolan 11 3 0 0
#36 Jame Harrell 12 4 0 0
#88 Paul Williams 7 1 0 0
#20 Robert Bonfiglio 12 11 0 1
#22 Richard Green 9 2 0 0
#97 David Bronson 0 2 0 0
#77 Derek Mattison 0 6 0 0
#91 Brian Queen 0 4 0 1
#82 Emil Hoban 0 12 0 1
#59 Frank Greenbaum 0 3 0 0
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 0 2 0 0
#85 Samuel Kiefer 1 4 0 0
#99 Fernando Stone 0 4 0 1
#86 Jorge Dougherty 0 18 0 1
#49 Robert Carroll 0 2 0 0
#26 William Dolloff 1 1 0 0
#35 Shawn Ayala 4 5 0 1
#84 Bruce Souza 5 1 0 0
#48 Jerry Roux 3 6 0 1
#69 Morris Sterling 0 1 0 0
#51 Alfonso Bessey 0 1 0 0
#96 Charles Lewis 0 1 0 0
#78 Wayne Harris 1 3 0 0
#75 Michael Keys 0 1 0 0
#59 Stephen Miller 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Federals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 Elmer Bunting 2 0 0.00 0
#35 Richard Brazier 1 0 0.00 0
Hornets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#29 Robert Mason 1 0 0.00 0
#99 Fernando Stone 1 0 0.00 0
#59 Stephen Miller 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Federals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#2 Joe Richardson 1 0 0 0
#35 Richard Brazier 1 1 0 0
#82 Roger Saddler 0 1 0 0
Hornets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 1 1 0 0
#77 Derek Mattison 0 1 0 0
#99 Fernando Stone 0 0 1 0
Punting
Federals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 George Hill 8 376 47.00 44.00 56 1
Hornets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Thomas Desantiago 8 372 46.50 42.13 49 2
Kicking
Federals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Paul Holder 3 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 0 49 0 / 0
Hornets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Willie Putnam 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 2 / 2
Punt Return
Federals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Danny Merrill 5 37 7.4 11 0
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 3 18 6.0 9 0
Kick Return
Federals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Roger Saddler 2 62 31.0 0
Hornets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#48 Jerry Roux 2 50 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Federals
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Travis Curcio 10 1
#71 Matthew McGinley 8 4
#36 Arthur Stewart 5 0
#44 Elmer Bunting 4 0
#21 Corey Norwood 3 0
#70 Chris Carroll 3 0
#39 Robert Ridley 3 0
#97 Tyler Helton 3 2
#43 John Horn 2 0
#56 John Hughes 2 0
#35 Richard Brazier 2 0
#58 Richard Fleming 1 0
#99 Jessie Draper 1 0
#65 Wayne Williams 1 0
#82 Roger Saddler 1 0
#92 Garland Gipson 1 0
#97 Kenton Mattingly 1 0
#30 Ulysses Hewitt 1 0
#89 James West 1 0
Hornets
Name Tackles Sacks
#69 Morris Sterling 8 0
#77 Derek Mattison 7 0
#38 Joseph Abernathy 6 0
#29 Robert Mason 6 0
#96 Charles Lewis 5 3
#50 Eduardo Sorenson 4 0
#23 Charles McMillan 3 0
#99 Fernando Stone 3 0
#75 Michael Keys 2 1
#91 Brian Queen 2 0
#82 Emil Hoban 2 0
#59 Frank Greenbaum 1 0
#45 Gregory Williams 1 0
#20 Robert Bonfiglio 1 0
#17 Willie Putnam 1 0
#95 Michael Griffith 1 0
#34 Thomas Vasquez 1 0
#59 Stephen Miller 1 0