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Week 6: Detroit Wheels at Michigan Panthers

October 08, 1978
60°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 63,673 (79%)
Wheels 7 0 7 21 6 - 41
Panthers 14 14 7 0 0 - 35

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-2-DET 2 (8:54) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 89-Paul Carr for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 7 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-1-DET 1 (3:18) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 14 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-1-MIC 0 (0:25) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 13-David Ortiz for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 14 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-8-DET 8 (8:21) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Julio Prince for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 21 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 1-10-DET 18 (1:29) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 28 DET 7
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-7-MIC 7 (11:13) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna to MIC 0 for 6 yards. 80-Timothy Hanna FUMBLES (49-Walter Daniels) recovered by DET-80-Timothy Hanna for -2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 28 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-10-DET 10 (4:11) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 84-Joseph Durden for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 35 DET 14
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-10-DET 47 (15:00) 26-Robert Costello ran for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 21
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 1-8-MIC 8 (9:56) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 81-Cesar Wear for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 28
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-10-MIC 10 (4:03) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MIC 35 DET 35
(OT) Wheels: 3-1-MIC 21 (1:45) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Panthers Wheels
First Downs 28 22
- Rushing 4 8
- Passing 24 12
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 639 492
- Offensive Plays 89 77
- Yards Per Play 7.18 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 45 199
- Rushing Attempts 9 24
- Yards Per Rush 5.00 8.29
Net Passing Yards 594 293
- Att/Comp/Int 77 / 46 / 2 48 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 618 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 5 / 44
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.43 5.53
- Yards Per Completion 13.43 13.48
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 11 / 19 5 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 48 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 8 1 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 5 / 137 2 / 52
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 0 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:02 30:17

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:28 4:37 OWN 31 9 69 Touchdown
1 7:18 4:03 OWN 21 10 79 Touchdown
1 0:22 2:35 OWN 25 6 40 Punt
2 11:12 2:56 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
2 7:17 1:50 OWN 18 6 26 Punt
2 3:59 2:35 OWN 28 6 72 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:26 OWN 27 3 0 Punt
3 11:07 0:28 OWN 27 3 -5 Punt
3 9:05 4:57 OWN 6 10 94 Touchdown
3 3:46 2:14 OWN 23 6 28 Punt
4 14:49 1:56 OWN 20 5 40 Fumble
4 9:52 2:11 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
4 6:08 0:04 OWN 24 1 0 Interception
4 3:59 1:46 OWN 24 4 13 Punt
4 1:49 0:37 OWN 31 4 31 Interception
OT 10:00 4:47 OWN 21 7 43 Punt

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:32 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 8:51 1:33 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 3:15 2:53 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 12:46 1:34 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
2 8:17 0:59 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
2 5:27 1:28 OWN 9 4 16 Punt
2 1:24 1:24 OWN 25 8 35 Half
3 14:34 3:27 OWN 30 6 70 Touchdown
3 10:39 1:34 OWN 28 4 17 Punt
3 4:08 0:22 OWN 28 3 0 Punt
3 1:32 1:43 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
4 12:53 3:01 OWN 40 7 60 Touchdown
4 7:41 1:33 OWN 15 3 8 Punt
4 6:04 2:05 OPP 41 6 41 Touchdown
4 2:13 0:24 OWN 21 3 3 Punt
4 1:12 1:12 OWN 9 3 -8 Punt
OT 5:13 3:33 OWN 7 7 93 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Roy Weeks 5 25 5.00 13 2 0
Bryan Salinas 2 18 9.00 9 0 0
Steven Napier 2 2 1.00 3 0 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Costello 11 136 12.36 53 5 1
Matthew Mitchell 13 63 4.85 12 4 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 61 35 484 0 / 0 4 43 1 97.98
Jerry Ruiz 16 11 134 3 / 24 1 26 1 89.06

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 48 25 337 5 / 44 4 39 0 102.52

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Julio Prince 10 164 16.40 43 1
Anthony Toler 9 113 12.56 26 2
Gerald Miller 8 113 14.13 24 0
Darrell Trotter 8 65 8.13 22 0
Joseph Durden 3 56 18.67 25 1
Paul Carr 3 38 12.67 23 1
Steven Napier 1 25 25.00 25 0
Thomas Coley 1 25 25.00 25 0
Roy Weeks 2 10 5.00 6 0
David Billy 1 9 9.00 9 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Rigoberto Gonzales 6 110 18.33 39 0
John Risinger 6 78 13.00 23 1
Zachary Powell 3 45 15.00 31 0
David Ortiz 4 33 8.25 21 1
Paul Lee 2 26 13.00 21 1
Robert Costello 1 22 22.00 22 0
Matthew Mitchell 1 9 9.00 9 0
Cesar Wear 1 8 8.00 8 1
Timothy Hanna 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Timothy Gates 88 30 2 1
Elvis Thomas 85 29 2 3
Richard Robinson 81 25 0 0
Steven Napier 13 2 0 1
William Stromberg 0 1 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 6 0 1
Stanley Thomas 0 6 0 0
Michael Ellis 0 3 0 0
Frank German 5 3 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 4 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 6 0 1
Arthur Bowie 7 5 0 0
James Roberson 12 2 0 1
Marion Long 9 2 0 0
Jason Derosa 16 3 0 0
Arturo James 88 30 0 2
Julio Prince 0 5 0 0
Joseph Durden 0 7 0 0
Thomas Coley 0 2 0 0
Darrell Trotter 7 12 0 0
Roy Weeks 22 7 0 0
David Billy 11 12 0 1
Anthony Toler 0 6 0 0
Bryan Salinas 23 6 0 0
David Rodman 91 22 0 1
Michael Kay 0 2 0 0

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Zachary Powell 9 21 2 2
Joe Gomez 67 31 1 1
Timothy Milligan 68 29 1 6
Timothy Hanna 0 3 0 1
David Peralta 0 3 0 0
Juan Frigo 0 3 0 2
Chuck Johnson 0 2 0 0
Ray Franklin 0 3 0 0
Ronald Davis 66 32 0 1
Enrique Pacheco 1 1 0 0
Edward Flores 0 3 0 0
William Williams 0 1 0 1
Charles Clifton 0 2 0 1
Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
Malcolm Nazario 0 1 0 0
Cesar Wear 0 2 0 0
Donald Martinez 0 3 0 0
Daniel Hawes 0 2 0 1
Robert Costello 5 1 0 0
Rigoberto Gonzales 0 21 0 0
John Risinger 0 14 0 0
David Ortiz 0 18 0 3
Matthew Mitchell 11 5 0 0
Thomas Watson 63 38 0 1
Billy McKissick 15 2 0 0
Bradley Mondragon 9 2 0 0
Paul Lee 15 2 0 0
Eddie Hohman 30 17 0 0
Chad Mannings 54 32 0 0
Arturo Williams 9 3 0 0
Christopher Turner 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Detroit Wheels

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0
Chuck Johnson 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jerry Ruiz 1 1 0 0
Michael London 1 0 0 0
Walter Daniels 0 0 1 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Timothy Hanna 1 1 0 1
Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
William Williams 0 0 1 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 8 355 44.38 37.88 54 1

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Harry Marshall 10 487 48.70 48.10 56 0

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Richard Lamar 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 5 / 5

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jose Fouche 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 5 / 5

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steven Napier 2 8 4.0 8 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Risinger 1 13 13.0 13 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Julio Prince 5 137 27.4 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Risinger 2 52 26.0 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Walter Daniels 9 0
Paul Funchess 7 2
Christopher Chen 7 1
Michael Ellis 5 0
David Oxford 4 0
Arthur Bowie 3 0
Delbert Hurley 3 0
Dwayne Walker 2 2
Angel Steele 2 0
Manuel West 1 0
Joseph Durden 1 0
Timothy Gates 1 0
Dale Raleigh 1 0
Stanley Thomas 1 0
David Rodman 1 0
Samuel Heard 1 0
Michael Kay 1 0
Juan Jacobson 1 0
Douglas Couey 1 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Tackles Sacks
David Peralta 12 0
Chuck Johnson 9 0
Bradley Mondragon 8 0
Bobby Wells 6 0
Charles Clifton 5 0
Robbie Hammock 4 0
Aaron Robinson 3 0
Timothy Adams 3 3
Donald Martinez 2 0
Ray Franklin 2 0
Eric Spann 2 0
Edward Flores 1 0
Juan Frigo 1 0
Matthew Mitchell 1 0
Malcolm Nazario 1 0
William Williams 0 1