Regular Season Week 6: Thunderbolts at Force
October 08, 1978 66° Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 45,290 (75%)
Thunderbolts 24 7 9 7 - 47
Force 0 3 7 7 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-13-GAF 25 (10:54) 7-Gary Spence 44 yard field goal is GOOD. GAF 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-10-GAF 26 (5:43) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 80-Christopher Henderson for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 0 CLE 10
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-10-GAF 25 (5:39) 10-Phillip Anderson pass INTERCEPTED by 37-Monte Cherry at GAF 41. 37-Monte Cherry to GAF 0 for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 0 CLE 17
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-7-GAF 7 (3:15) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 0 CLE 24
(Qtr 2) Force: 4-1-CLE 22 (3:34) 1-Paul Roberts 39 yard field goal is GOOD. GAF 3 CLE 24
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-15-GAF 13 (2:01) 10-Phillip Anderson pass INTERCEPTED by 37-Monte Cherry at GAF 17. 37-Monte Cherry to GAF 0 for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 3 CLE 31
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-1-GAF 1 (9:22) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 3 CLE 38
(Qtr 3) Force: 3-4-CLE 4 (7:04) 10-Phillip Anderson pass complete to 35-James Burgess for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Paul Roberts. GAF 10 CLE 38
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-18-GAF 8 (1:38) 10-Phillip Anderson sacked at GAF 0 for -8 yards (60-Jim Zarate). Sack allowed by 81-Travis Dean. SAFETY! (60-Jim Zarate) GAF 10 CLE 40
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 1-10-GAF 21 (10:41) 13-Adam Velasco ran to GAF 0 for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. GAF 10 CLE 47
(Qtr 4) Force: 1-10-CLE 32 (7:05) 12-August Campbell pass complete to 40-Herman Wiltse for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Paul Roberts. GAF 17 CLE 47
Team Statistics
Force Thunderbolts
First Downs 9 16
- Rushing 0 4
- Passing 9 12
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 260 416
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards Per Play 3.94 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 17 111
- Rushing Attempts 11 35
- Yards Per Rush 1.55 3.17
Net Passing Yards 243 305
- Att/Comp/Int 49 / 21 / 3 33 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 44 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.42 8.97
- Yards Per Completion 13.67 15.60
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 17 4 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 13 7 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 28 3 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 66
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 58
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:22 38:39
Drive Charts
Force
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:57 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
1 10:51 2:58 OWN 25 5 8 Punt
1 5:38 0:10 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 3:11 0:54 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 1:27 1:42 OWN 29 4 21 Punt
2 13:17 1:46 OWN 46 6 12 Punt
2 7:34 4:03 OWN 16 8 61 Field Goal
2 2:01 0:05 OWN 18 1 -5 Interception
3 9:17 2:17 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 4:50 0:59 OWN 28 3 8 Punt
3 1:41 0:07 OWN 16 1 -17 Safety
3 0:32 1:17 OWN 3 6 13 Punt
4 12:10 0:08 OWN 12 2 0 Interception
4 10:35 0:59 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 7:31 0:33 OWN 45 2 55 Touchdown
4 5:02 0:52 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
4 0:37 0:35 OWN 18 3 5 Punt
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:03 2:12 OWN 35 5 40 Field Goal
1 7:53 2:14 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
1 5:28 1:30 OPP 25 3 9 Punt
1 3:58 0:47 OWN 36 2 64 Touchdown
1 2:17 0:51 OWN 24 3 1 Punt
2 14:45 1:28 OWN 4 4 13 Punt
2 11:31 3:57 OWN 9 6 34 Punt
2 3:31 1:30 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 1:55 1:26 OPP 25 3 -10 Punt
2 0:29 0:29 OWN 15 1 6 Half
3 15:00 5:43 OWN 35 10 65 Touchdown
3 7:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 3:51 2:09 OWN 13 6 26 Punt
3 1:35 1:03 OWN 47 3 8 Punt
4 14:15 2:05 OWN 42 3 1 Punt
4 12:02 1:27 OPP 33 3 33 Touchdown
4 9:37 2:05 OWN 21 3 -14 Punt
4 6:59 1:56 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
4 4:11 3:34 OWN 24 6 12 Punt
4 0:02 0:02 OWN 33 1 -7 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Force
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 James Burgess 9 17 1.89 12 1 0
#40 Herman Wiltse 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 12 49 4.08 21 1 2
#26 Allan Benefield 15 41 2.73 12 2 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 8 21 2.63 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Force
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Phillip Anderson 42 18 242 6 / 44 1 36 3 39.98
#8 August Campbell 7 3 45 0 / 0 1 32 0 104.17
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 31 20 312 1 / 7 2 62 0 119.29
#2 Lon Musso 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Force
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Ralph Vaughn 6 82 13.67 30 0
#85 Willian Malone 5 63 12.60 22 0
#35 James Burgess 3 43 14.33 34 1
#11 Ricky Black 3 43 14.33 36 0
#40 Herman Wiltse 1 32 32.00 32 1
#88 Francis Ball 1 10 10.00 10 0
#42 Travis Dean 1 10 10.00 10 0
#87 Dean Williamson 1 4 4.00 4 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Austin Gonzales 5 132 26.40 62 0
#84 Brent Reichman 4 70 17.50 29 1
#80 Christopher Henderson 4 64 16.00 26 1
#26 Allan Benefield 2 19 9.50 22 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 16 16.00 16 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 4 11 2.75 8 0
Blocking Stats
Force
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#42 Travis Dean 49 17 3 3
#68 Gilbert Christensen 58 17 1 3
#79 Dave Maloney 54 20 1 2
#87 Dean Williamson 0 11 0 0
#69 Norman Field 63 20 0 2
#17 Ralph Vaughn 0 7 0 0
#85 Willian Malone 4 13 0 1
#75 Jimmy Rice 68 25 0 0
#21 Timothy Jackson 10 11 0 0
#62 Robert Lamon 4 1 0 0
#11 Ricky Black 0 3 0 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 11 1 0 0
#79 William Hartig 18 2 0 0
#70 Byron Herrera 15 0 0 0
#96 Neil Choate 12 0 0 0
#88 Francis Ball 2 6 0 0
#35 James Burgess 18 3 0 0
#62 Ira Edge 7 1 0 0
#67 James Clay 7 0 0 0
#51 Jeffrey Cloyd 5 2 0 0
#43 William Keen 1 0 0 0
#40 Herman Wiltse 5 1 0 0
#22 Timothy Ross 4 0 0 0
#45 Ralph Johnson 0 3 0 2
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 4 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 2 0 0
#39 Fritz Patterson 0 1 0 0
#74 Robert Davis 1 0 0 0
#67 Larry Hardiman 1 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Donald Dalton 50 42 0 5
#69 Antonio Preston 51 44 0 1
#58 Kevin Peck 51 43 0 1
#66 Carrol Myers 34 44 0 6
#62 Romeo Martinez 8 22 0 1
#69 Myron Gonzales 48 43 0 3
#83 Jesse Thompson 6 34 0 2
#84 Brent Reichman 0 34 0 0
#26 Allan Benefield 7 3 0 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 24 0 0
#84 Chris Miller 7 10 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 16 13 0 2
#79 Ralph Walker 20 3 0 0
#64 Charles Torres 15 0 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 18 11 0 1
#94 George Ye 0 4 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 6 0 1
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 19 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 6 3 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 2 0 0
#32 Michael Woodham 0 2 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 4 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 3 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 2 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 2 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 3 0 0
#68 Daniel Dailey 0 1 0 0
#85 Mark Hughes 0 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 2 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 2 0 0
#92 George Simmons 3 3 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 0 2 0 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Force
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Monte Cherry 3 58 19.33 2
Fumble Stats
Force
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#87 Dean Williamson 1 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 1 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 0 1 0
Punting
Force
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Randy Mead 12 561 46.75 46.00 52 3
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 11 514 46.73 44.45 51 1
Kicking
Force
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Paul Roberts 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 2 / 2
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 6 / 6
Punt Return
Force
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Dean Williamson 5 21 4.2 9 0
#35 James Burgess 1 7 7.0 7 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 14 4.7 8 0
Kick Return
Force
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 66 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
Force
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Marshall Forbes 9 0
#45 Ralph Johnson 7 0
#39 Fritz Patterson 7 0
#77 Sean Huskins 6 0
#51 Jeffrey Cloyd 6 1
#45 Harold Lindsay 5 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 4 0
#52 Michael Monday 4 0
#92 Donald Schultz 2 0
#60 Brandon Kidney 2 0
#98 John Brown 2 0
#97 Richard Naylor 1 0
#1 Paul Roberts 1 0
#15 David Creasey 1 0
#17 Ralph Vaughn 1 0
#58 Thomas Stacy 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Monte Cherry 9 0
#60 Jim Zarate 5 4
#57 Wayne Holland 4 1
#74 Kevin Hudson 3 0
#55 Charles Malizia 3 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 3 0
#94 George Ye 2 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 2 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#77 Donald Jackson 1 1
#69 Antonio Preston 1 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 1 0