Regular Season Week 5: Wheels at Thunderbolts
October 01, 1978 60° Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 69,903 (86%)
Wheels 17 7 0 10 - 34
Thunderbolts 3 9 7 0 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-10-DET 25 (14:57) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 84-Timothy Milligan was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CLE 0 DET 7
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-8-DET 18 (9:17) 7-Gary Spence 36 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 DET 7
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-9-DET 26 (8:34) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CLE 3 DET 14
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-28-CLE 28 (5:13) 2-Jose Fouche 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 DET 17
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-16-DET 38 (12:07) 7-Gary Spence 56 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 6 DET 17
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-12-CLE 22 (7:19) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CLE 6 DET 24
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-5-DET 25 (3:36) 7-Gary Spence 43 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 9 DET 24
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-8-DET 37 (0:55) 7-Gary Spence 55 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 12 DET 24
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 2-8-DET 19 (4:02) (Hot Read) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 14-Austin Gonzales for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 19 DET 24
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 3-8-CLE 8 (4:07) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. CLE 19 DET 31
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-5-CLE 33 (2:00) 2-Jose Fouche 50 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 19 DET 34
Team Statistics
Thunderbolts Wheels
First Downs 20 14
- Rushing 7 2
- Passing 13 11
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 361 377
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards Per Play 5.23 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 105 52
- Rushing Attempts 16 20
- Yards Per Rush 6.56 2.60
Net Passing Yards 256 325
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 24 / 5 36 / 20 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 296 398
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 9 / 73
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.83 7.22
- Yards Per Completion 12.33 19.90
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 7 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.2 13.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 5 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 102 1 / 20
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 5 / 12
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:51 32:11
Drive Charts
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:44 1:33 OWN 38 4 38 Interception
1 12:15 3:02 OWN 47 6 35 Field Goal
1 8:23 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 5:09 2:10 OWN 19 5 20 Interception
1 0:46 3:43 OWN 20 7 42 Field Goal
2 7:15 3:43 OWN 25 7 50 Field Goal
2 2:04 1:13 OWN 16 7 47 Field Goal
3 15:00 6:27 OWN 27 10 59 Missed FG
3 7:07 0:06 OWN 38 1 0 Interception
3 6:10 2:12 OWN 49 6 51 Touchdown
4 11:51 0:19 OWN 10 3 0 Punt
4 8:35 1:40 OWN 20 3 -14 Punt
4 4:03 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 1:56 1:33 OWN 25 8 13 Downs
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:16 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 13:11 0:56 OWN 5 3 2 Punt
1 9:14 0:51 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 8:17 3:08 OPP 30 7 2 Field Goal
1 2:59 2:13 OWN 48 4 13 Punt
2 12:03 4:48 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 3:32 1:28 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 0:51 0:51 OWN 25 3 10 Half
3 8:33 1:26 OWN 22 3 -14 Punt
3 7:02 0:52 OWN 24 2 11 Interception
3 3:58 7:08 OWN 21 12 32 Punt
4 11:32 2:57 OWN 42 6 10 Punt
4 6:54 2:52 OWN 46 5 54 Touchdown
4 3:58 2:02 OPP 38 3 5 Field Goal
4 0:23 0:23 OPP 38 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 8 75 9.38 15 4 0
#13 Adam Velasco 6 30 5.00 14 2 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Matthew Mitchell 15 54 3.60 10 1 0
#6 Mario Valencia 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 4 -2 -0.50 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 42 21 265 3 / 23 1 36 5 38.39
#2 Lon Musso 6 3 31 2 / 17 0 19 0 65.28
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 36 20 398 9 / 73 4 75 1 119.91
Receiving Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Austin Gonzales 6 96 16.00 29 1
#84 Brent Reichman 5 91 18.20 36 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 5 58 11.60 19 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 2 25 12.50 23 0
#26 Allan Benefield 3 19 6.33 10 0
#13 Adam Velasco 2 5 2.50 3 0
#84 Chris Miller 1 2 2.00 2 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 8 172 21.50 75 2
#13 John Risinger 6 147 24.50 74 2
#84 Zachary Powell 3 40 13.33 31 0
#13 David Ortiz 2 34 17.00 18 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Myron Gonzales 59 17 3 4
#83 Jesse Thompson 12 19 1 2
#69 Antonio Preston 60 28 1 2
#72 William Booth 0 3 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 3 0 1
#15 Bert Eichelberger 0 3 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 2 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 2 3 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 12 8 0 1
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
#79 Donald Dalton 56 29 0 1
#58 Kevin Peck 56 19 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 60 24 0 1
#84 Brent Reichman 0 14 0 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 7 0 0
#26 Allan Benefield 12 2 0 1
#84 Chris Miller 6 3 0 1
#13 Adam Velasco 5 3 0 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 4 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 7 6 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 15 4 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 8 7 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 2 0 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 16 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 1 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 1 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Joe Gomez 52 23 5 5
#84 Timothy Milligan 57 30 1 3
#84 Zachary Powell 7 21 1 1
#70 Thomas Watson 54 24 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 53 21 0 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 25 13 0 1
#71 Billy McKissick 55 34 0 4
#13 John Risinger 0 16 0 0
#77 Levi Smith 3 0 0 0
#51 George Odriscoll 6 0 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 8 2 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 7 2 0 0
#57 Mathew McNeil 2 3 0 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 3 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 3 0 1
#96 William Williams 0 2 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 4 0 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 2 0 1
#56 Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 6 3 0 1
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 2 0 0
#93 Christopher Turner 0 2 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 13 0 2
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 14 0 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 17 6 0 1
#57 Edward Flores 0 2 0 1
#87 Cesar Wear 0 2 0 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 2 0 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 2 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Michael Woodham 1 0 0.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 David Peralta 2 10 5.00 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 2 2 1.00 0
#56 Bobby Wells 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 0 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 1 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 0 0 0
#56 Bobby Wells 0 0 1 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 1 0 0
Punting
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 2 96 48.00 49.00 48 0
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 6 276 46.00 38.50 54 0
Kicking
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 4 / 5 3 / 3 2 / 2 56 1 / 1
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 4 / 4
Punt Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 2 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 102 34.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 20 20.0 0
Defensive Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#60 Jim Zarate 5 5
#57 Wayne Holland 5 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 5 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 5 1
#37 Monte Cherry 4 1
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#77 Donald Jackson 3 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#94 George Ye 3 1
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#84 Brent Reichman 2 0
#32 Michael Woodham 2 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#26 Allan Benefield 1 0
#84 Chris Miller 1 0
#55 Charles Malizia 1 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0
#92 George Simmons 1 1
#35 Johnny King 1 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Donald Martinez 6 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 5 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 5 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 4 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 4 0
#30 David Peralta 3 0
#96 William Williams 3 2
#56 Bobby Wells 3 0
#57 Edward Flores 3 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 2 1
#93 Christopher Turner 2 1
#45 Eric Spann 2 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#66 Ray Franklin 1 1
#51 Walter Showalter 1 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 1 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 1 0