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Week 5: Birmingham Stallions at Michigan Panthers

October 01, 1978
64°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 65,487 (82%)
Stallions 0 0 0 3 - 3
Panthers 17 14 20 17 - 68

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Panthers: 4-3-BIR 20 (10:07) 5-Richard Lamar 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 3 BIR 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-10-BIR 20 (2:14) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 10 BIR 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-5-BIR 41 (0:52) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 17 BIR 0
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-10-BIR 12 (8:55) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 24 BIR 0
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-20-BIR 33 (2:05) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 31 BIR 0
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-11-BIR 13 (11:20) 5-Richard Lamar 31 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 34 BIR 0
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-18-BIR 26 (6:10) 5-Richard Lamar 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 37 BIR 0
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-1-BIR 3 (1:15) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 81-Darrell Trotter for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 44 BIR 0
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-10-MIC 41 (0:29) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 51 BIR 0
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-9-BIR 17 (13:53) 5-Richard Lamar 35 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 54 BIR 0
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 4-8-MIC 28 (8:29) 7-Roland Ellis 46 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 69-Milton Keeton was injured on the play. MIC 54 BIR 3
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-MIC 25 (8:25) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 45-Bryan Salinas for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 61 BIR 3
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-8-BIR 8 (0:17) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 89-Paul Carr for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 68 BIR 3

Team Statistics

Panthers Stallions
First Downs 21 10
- Rushing 4 0
- Passing 17 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 667 217
- Offensive Plays 88 74
- Yards Per Play 7.58 2.93
Net Rushing Yards 73 9
- Rushing Attempts 13 4
- Yards Per Rush 5.62 2.25
Net Passing Yards 594 208
- Att/Comp/Int 68 / 35 / 1 58 / 25 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 646 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7 / 52 12 / 93
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.92 2.97
- Yards Per Completion 18.46 12.04
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 1 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.8 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 20 6 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 9 / 63 1 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 148
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / -1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 7 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 4 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:14 24:48

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:23 1:06 OWN 9 4 22 Punt
1 12:14 2:10 OPP 27 3 7 Field Goal
1 7:08 3:56 OWN 11 9 52 Punt
1 2:18 0:12 OPP 20 2 20 Touchdown
1 1:42 0:57 OWN 32 2 68 Touchdown
2 14:17 0:50 OWN 29 3 4 Fumble
2 11:59 3:08 OWN 30 9 70 Touchdown
2 7:43 0:05 OWN 32 1 0 Interception
2 5:10 3:11 OWN 17 6 83 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:43 OWN 25 9 62 Field Goal
3 10:18 4:12 OWN 37 9 37 Field Goal
3 4:00 2:48 OWN 27 6 73 Touchdown
3 0:34 0:15 OWN 41 2 59 Touchdown
3 0:04 1:15 OPP 18 3 1 Field Goal
4 12:33 2:04 OWN 38 3 0 Punt
4 8:25 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 7:46 0:51 OWN 35 3 -5 Punt
4 5:49 3:01 OWN 20 6 12 Punt
4 2:12 1:05 OPP 47 5 10 Punt
4 0:24 0:12 OPP 8 3 8 Touchdown

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:37 OWN 25 5 26 Punt
1 12:17 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 10:03 2:56 OWN 17 6 43 Punt
1 3:12 0:54 OWN 5 3 -1 Interception
1 2:07 0:25 OWN 24 3 0 Punt
1 0:44 1:28 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
2 13:26 1:27 OPP 31 3 9 Missed FG
2 8:51 1:08 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 7:38 2:28 OWN 37 5 15 Punt
2 1:59 1:59 OWN 27 8 29 Half
3 11:17 0:59 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 6:07 2:07 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 1:12 0:38 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
3 0:19 0:15 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
4 13:50 1:17 OWN 22 4 -2 Punt
4 10:29 2:04 OWN 15 5 56 Field Goal
4 8:11 0:25 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
4 6:55 1:06 OWN 28 4 8 Punt
4 2:48 0:37 OWN 20 3 -18 Punt
4 1:07 0:43 OWN 5 3 6 Fumble
4 0:12 0:12 OWN 25 2 18 Game

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Michael London 2 42 21.00 33 1 0
Roy Weeks 8 20 2.50 6 0 0
Steven Napier 3 11 3.67 9 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Willie Clemente 2 5 2.50 4 0 0
Carlos Miller 2 4 2.00 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 49 26 524 6 / 41 5 75 1 116.37
Jerry Ruiz 19 9 122 1 / 11 3 41 0 107.89

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Roger Boyer 48 19 219 6 / 43 0 26 2 36.72
Karl Moore 10 6 82 6 / 50 0 52 0 86.25

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Anthony Toler 9 161 17.89 33 1
Gerald Miller 6 159 26.50 59 2
Joseph Durden 5 76 15.20 27 0
Bryan Salinas 1 75 75.00 75 1
Julio Prince 3 62 20.67 41 2
Thomas Coley 2 30 15.00 21 0
David Billy 1 27 27.00 27 0
Roy Weeks 3 26 8.67 12 0
Darrell Trotter 3 22 7.33 13 1
Paul Carr 2 8 4.00 8 1

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lee Rice 2 62 31.00 52 0
Miguel Owens 4 49 12.25 20 0
Matthew Morgan 2 41 20.50 23 0
David Albrecht 8 40 5.00 17 0
Wade Wentz 4 37 9.25 17 0
Tiger Woods 2 33 16.50 26 0
Felix Perez 2 26 13.00 21 0
Carlos Miller 1 13 13.00 13 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Arturo James 72 17 2 4
Jason Derosa 29 2 1 1
Richard Robinson 79 30 1 2
Frank German 19 6 1 1
Gerald Miller 0 8 0 0
Douglas Couey 0 4 0 0
Julio Prince 0 8 0 0
Anthony Toler 0 6 0 0
William Stromberg 1 1 0 0
Stanley Thomas 0 6 0 3
Joseph Durden 0 6 0 0
Paul Carr 0 4 0 1
Marion Long 14 2 0 0
Michael Kay 0 2 0 0
Dale Raleigh 0 1 0 0
Christopher Chen 0 1 0 1
Delbert Hurley 0 1 0 0
Paul Funchess 0 2 0 0
Manuel West 0 4 0 0
Thomas Coley 0 4 0 0
Arthur Bowie 3 4 0 1
Steven Napier 19 4 0 0
David Oxford 0 1 0 0
Dwayne Walker 0 3 0 0
James Roberson 18 7 0 0
David Billy 18 6 0 0
Roy Weeks 21 7 0 0
Elvis Thomas 92 23 0 1
Bryan Salinas 30 14 0 0
Timothy Gates 95 27 0 0
David Rodman 83 24 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 4 0 0
Darrell Trotter 3 20 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 5 0 1
Michael Ellis 1 0 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Thomas Nedd 72 9 3 3
Jeffrey Thompson 66 10 3 3
Antonio Ramos 4 4 1 2
Paul Hoover 70 10 1 1
Randolph Riley 1 0 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 2 0 0
Felix Perez 0 2 0 0
Matthew Morgan 0 4 0 1
Dusty Edwards 0 1 0 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1 0 0
Carlos Miller 13 2 0 1
Robert Neal 0 5 0 0
Marvin Stepp 5 2 0 0
Keith Marsh 0 6 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 5 0 0
Lee Rice 0 8 0 0
Charles Stark 9 5 0 1
Donald Goad 0 6 0 2
John Black 18 5 0 0
James Morejon 0 5 0 0
Mark Stetler 0 7 0 0
Christopher Taylor 2 6 0 0
Robert Clayton 22 4 0 1
William Whatley 19 2 0 0
David Albrecht 12 10 0 1
Milton Keeton 8 2 0 0
Francis Deleon 19 2 0 0
Miguel Owens 0 4 0 0
Anthony Quinn 82 12 0 0
Morris Beery 68 14 0 0
Willie Clemente 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Ellis 2 0 0.00 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Dusty Edwards 1 -1 -1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael London 1 0 0 0
Roy Weeks 1 0 0 0
Steven Napier 1 0 0 0
Walter Daniels 0 1 0 0
Manuel West 0 0 1 0
Arturo James 0 1 0 0
Michael Ellis 0 1 0 0
Angel Steele 0 1 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Wade Wentz 1 0 0 0
Karl Moore 1 0 0 0
Wallace Andrews 0 1 0 0
Donald Goad 0 0 1 0
David Albrecht 0 0 1 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 6 253 42.17 40.83 50 1

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 13 603 46.38 40.38 65 1

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Richard Lamar 4 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 8 / 8

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 46 0 / 0

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steven Napier 9 63 7.0 10 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 1 9 9.0 9 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Matthew Morgan 5 116 23.2 0
Willie Clemente 1 32 32.0 0

Defensive Stats