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Week 5: Tampa Bay Bandits at Charlotte Hornets

October 01, 1978
65°
American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Attendance: 36,272 (73%)
Bandits 3 3 2 13 - 21
Hornets 0 3 3 0 - 6

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Bandits: 4-3-CHA 12 (6:09) 15-Thomas Hummell 29 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 0 TAM 3
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 4-7-CHA 7 (12:05) 15-Thomas Hummell 24 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 0 TAM 6
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 4-1-TAM 20 (3:38) 17-Willie Putnam 37 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 3 TAM 6
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 4-13-TAM 15 (5:19) 17-Willie Putnam 33 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 6 TAM 6
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 3-8-CHA 5 (2:01) 4-Chad Pierson sacked at CHA -3 for -8 yards (99-William Lewis). Sack allowed by 71-Harold White. SAFETY! (99-William Lewis) CHA 6 TAM 8
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-2-CHA 23 (8:05) 15-Thomas Hummell 40 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 6 TAM 11
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 3-10-CHA 10 (3:02) 37-James Haigh ran for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. CHA 6 TAM 18
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-14-CHA 29 (1:53) 15-Thomas Hummell 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 77-Derek Mattison was injured on the play. CHA 6 TAM 21

Team Statistics

Hornets Bandits
First Downs 11 16
- Rushing 4 1
- Passing 5 14
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 126 353
- Offensive Plays 68 72
- Yards Per Play 1.85 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 70 50
- Rushing Attempts 22 13
- Yards Per Rush 3.18 3.85
Net Passing Yards 56 303
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 11 / 0 52 / 32 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 122 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9 / 66 7 / 47
- Yards Per Pass Play 1.22 5.14
- Yards Per Completion 11.09 10.94
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 18 6 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 8 / 70
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 38
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 30 3 / 76
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:11 32:46

Drive Charts

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:34 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
1 10:26 1:26 OWN 8 3 -5 Punt
1 6:06 1:30 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
1 3:33 2:20 OWN 20 3 10 Punt
2 12:02 1:34 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 8:55 5:20 OWN 15 10 65 Field Goal
2 1:48 1:48 OWN 15 3 17 Half
3 11:37 2:25 OWN 20 5 13 Punt
3 6:55 1:40 OWN 32 7 52 Field Goal
3 4:28 0:19 OWN 37 3 0 Punt
3 2:44 0:46 OWN 3 3 -8 Safety
4 14:50 3:23 OWN 2 7 9 Punt
4 8:01 1:04 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
4 2:59 0:14 OWN 25 4 16 Downs
4 1:49 1:48 OWN 26 8 35 Downs

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:26 3:00 OWN 33 6 10 Punt
1 8:59 2:53 OPP 48 7 36 Field Goal
1 4:35 1:02 OWN 47 3 -6 Punt
1 1:13 4:11 OWN 30 9 63 Field Goal
2 10:28 1:34 OWN 33 4 17 Punt
2 3:35 1:47 OWN 28 7 40 Interception
3 15:00 3:23 OWN 21 5 34 Punt
3 9:12 2:16 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 5:16 0:48 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 4:09 1:25 OWN 18 4 28 Punt
3 1:58 2:08 OWN 26 5 30 Punt
4 11:27 3:25 OWN 46 6 31 Field Goal
4 6:57 3:58 OWN 36 7 64 Touchdown
4 2:45 0:56 OPP 25 3 -4 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Humberto Gray 11 31 2.82 9 0 0
Jerry Roux 7 17 2.43 14 1 0
Robert Bonfiglio 3 13 4.33 7 0 0
Robert Carroll 1 9 9.00 9 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Haigh 5 42 8.40 13 3 1
Ralph Allen 8 8 1.00 6 0 0

Passing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chad Pierson 37 11 122 9 / 66 0 26 0 40.82

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 37 23 216 4 / 26 0 23 0 78.21
Tyrone Harvell 15 9 134 3 / 21 0 26 1 61.53

Receiving Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jorge Dougherty 3 45 15.00 21 0
Richard Green 1 26 26.00 26 0
Jerry Roux 2 20 10.00 19 0
Ricky Jackson 3 15 5.00 11 0
Carl Hammond 1 10 10.00 10 0
Humberto Gray 1 6 6.00 6 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Popa 6 105 17.50 24 0
Edward Conner 6 70 11.67 26 0
James Montgomery 7 60 8.57 24 0
George Begay 4 54 13.50 20 0
Ralph Allen 7 35 5.00 9 0
Ernest Seal 1 20 20.00 20 0
Frank Owens 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harold White 46 24 3 5
Norris Scott 57 25 1 2
Jorge Knox 58 25 1 3
Shawn Ayala 13 10 1 1
Gregory Williams 26 8 1 1
Samuel Kiefer 2 4 0 0
Eduardo Sorenson 0 1 0 0
Frank Greenbaum 0 1 0 0
Brian Queen 0 1 0 0
Stephen Miller 0 1 0 1
David Bronson 0 1 0 0
Robert Carroll 0 1 0 1
Carl Hammond 1 0 0 0
Michael Keys 0 1 0 0
Joseph Abernathy 0 1 0 0
Morris Sterling 0 2 0 0
Jorge Dougherty 0 12 0 0
Robert Bonfiglio 1 9 0 0
Jerry Roux 6 11 0 1
Bruce Souza 8 2 0 0
Wayne Harris 6 7 0 0
Jesse Doolan 10 0 0 0
Robert Mason 9 5 0 0
Richard Green 11 16 0 0
Ricky Jackson 8 25 0 3
Jame Harrell 26 6 0 0
Humberto Gray 19 10 0 1
Paul Fuller 47 22 0 1
Fernando Stone 0 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Burke 67 21 4 5
Jimmy Manning 28 7 1 1
Edward Conner 0 11 0 0
Raymond Holt 0 1 0 0
Christopher Shaw 0 3 0 0
Al Schwartz 0 2 0 0
William Oates 0 4 0 0
Joseph Poulsen 0 4 0 0
Walter Forbush 2 1 0 0
Ernest Seal 0 5 0 0
Frank Owens 3 2 0 0
Corey Garcia 0 5 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 5 0 1
James Templeton 9 0 0 0
George Begay 0 13 0 1
Joseph Frost 70 20 0 2
Joesph Wagner 0 4 0 0
James Haigh 12 3 0 0
Stephen Proctor 0 3 0 0
John Hernandez 0 4 0 0
Jim Stewart 8 8 0 3
Michael Popa 0 12 0 0
James Montgomery 22 15 0 1
Ralph Allen 14 1 0 0
William Dillon 61 16 0 1
James Smith 63 28 0 2
Brandon Roberge 68 24 0 0
Daryl Smythe 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fernando Stone 1 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Fumble Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chad Pierson 1 0 0 0
Norris Scott 0 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Haigh 1 1 0 0

Punting

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Desantiago 9 423 47.00 43.44 52 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 8 379 47.38 41.63 62 4

Kicking

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 1 / 1

Punt Return

Charlotte Hornets

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Haigh 5 38 7.6 11 0

Kick Return

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Roux 1 30 30.0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Daryl Smythe 3 76 25.3 0

Defensive Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Mason 8 0
Derek Mattison 8 3
Joseph Abernathy 7 0
Thomas Vasquez 6 0
Eduardo Sorenson 5 0
Brian Queen 5 0
Fernando Stone 4 0
Steven Klock 3 0
Michael Keys 3 2
Morris Sterling 2 1
Samuel Kiefer 2 0
Frank Greenbaum 1 0
Gregory Williams 1 0
David Bronson 1 0
Wayne Harris 1 0
Charles Lewis 1 1
Stephen Miller 1 0
Charles McMillan 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Terry Crum 8 0
William Lewis 6 4
Brian Newberry 3 0
Joseph Poulsen 3 0
David Wilcox 3 1
Jim Stewart 3 0
Corey Garcia 2 0
Christopher Shaw 2 0
Guillermo Cooper 2 0
Al Schwartz 2 0
Lewis Lum 2 0
Daniel Middleton 2 2
John Hernandez 1 0
Martin Wildermuth 1 0
Michael Popa 1 0
Julian Kimmel 1 0
Stephen Proctor 1 0
David Asuncion 1 1
Raymond Holt 1 1