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Week 9: Boston Breakers at Birmingham Stallions

October 29, 1978
73°
Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) Attendance: 49,367 (69%)
Breakers 0 3 3 3 - 9
Stallions 3 19 0 3 - 25

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-5-BOS 31 (2:36) 7-Roland Ellis 50 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 3 BOS 0
(Qtr 2) Breakers: 4-14-BIR 37 (14:23) 17-Donald Gary 54 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 65-Thomas Nedd was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. BIR 3 BOS 3
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 1-10-BOS 40 (12:49) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 13-Wade Wentz for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Roland Ellis. BIR 10 BOS 3
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-5-BOS 5 (5:44) 7-Roland Ellis 23 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 13 BOS 3
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-1-BOS 22 (2:37) 7-Roland Ellis 40 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 16 BOS 3
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 1-10-BOS 48 (0:52) 18-Roger Boyer pass complete to 83-Felix Perez for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Breakers: 4-8-BIR 22 (8:45) 17-Donald Gary 39 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (BIR 76-Robert Hunter) (Declined) BIR 22 BOS 6
(Qtr 4) Breakers: 4-10-BIR 16 (14:56) 17-Donald Gary 34 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 22 BOS 9
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 4-11-BOS 17 (5:52) 7-Roland Ellis 35 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 25 BOS 9

Team Statistics

Stallions Breakers
First Downs 21 11
- Rushing 2 0
- Passing 18 9
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 448 240
- Offensive Plays 75 58
- Yards Per Play 5.97 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 27 28
- Rushing Attempts 16 16
- Yards Per Rush 1.69 1.75
Net Passing Yards 421 212
- Att/Comp/Int 56 / 37 / 1 40 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 445 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.14 5.05
- Yards Per Completion 12.03 11.35
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 3 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 36 5 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 19 3 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 108
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:59 25:00

Drive Charts

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:43 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
1 10:42 2:44 OWN 7 5 39 Fumble
1 5:15 2:43 OWN 41 6 28 Field Goal
2 14:18 1:36 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 12:19 6:37 OWN 21 13 74 Field Goal
2 4:35 2:02 OPP 32 3 10 Field Goal
2 1:06 0:21 OWN 42 3 58 Touchdown
3 8:41 3:11 OWN 25 8 45 Fumble
3 3:58 0:59 OWN 12 3 3 Punt
3 1:33 0:44 OWN 32 2 1 Interception
4 14:53 4:43 OWN 25 8 39 Missed FG
4 8:36 2:47 OWN 45 6 38 Field Goal
4 4:48 2:56 OWN 24 5 3 Punt
4 0:53 0:53 OWN 3 3 0 Punt

Boston Breakers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:17 1:34 OWN 2 4 49 Punt
1 7:59 2:44 OWN 28 5 38 Missed FG
1 2:32 3:14 OWN 28 7 35 Field Goal
2 12:43 0:24 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
2 5:42 1:07 OWN 25 3 7 Fumble
2 2:33 1:27 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
2 0:44 0:44 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 15:00 6:19 OWN 25 11 53 Field Goal
3 5:30 1:32 OWN 46 3 9 Punt
3 2:59 1:26 OWN 36 3 -13 Punt
3 0:49 0:56 OPP 43 4 27 Field Goal
4 10:10 1:34 OWN 43 4 19 Missed FG
4 5:49 1:01 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
4 1:52 0:58 OWN 34 4 11 Punt

Rushing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Carlos Miller 8 13 1.63 12 1 0
Willie Clemente 6 10 1.67 11 1 0
Marvin Stepp 2 4 2.00 2 0 0

Boston Breakers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Marshall 16 28 1.75 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Roger Boyer 41 26 353 0 / 0 2 48 1 96.90
Karl Moore 15 11 92 3 / 24 0 18 0 88.75

Boston Breakers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael Temples 40 20 227 2 / 15 0 39 0 67.40

Receiving Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wade Wentz 9 129 14.33 40 1
Felix Perez 4 75 18.75 48 1
David Albrecht 7 66 9.43 22 0
Matthew Morgan 3 53 17.67 30 0
Joshua Kay 4 28 7.00 10 0
Tiger Woods 3 25 8.33 13 0
Robert Williams 3 23 7.67 18 0
Miguel Owens 1 20 20.00 20 0
Carlos Miller 2 15 7.50 12 0
John Black 1 11 11.00 11 0

Boston Breakers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jimmy Rupe 3 90 30.00 39 0
William Delatorre 5 48 9.60 16 0
Jeremiah Henderson 3 21 7.00 9 0
Samuel Slay 3 20 6.67 16 0
Brian Taylor 2 18 9.00 14 0
Richard Marshall 1 13 13.00 13 0
James Walkowiak 2 11 5.50 7 0
Amado Bondy 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Earl Murtagh 64 22 2 1
Thomas Nedd 65 20 1 2
Carlos Miller 14 3 0 2
Robert Clayton 14 6 0 0
Keith Marsh 0 1 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 4 0 0
Willie Clemente 1 1 0 0
Donald Goad 0 2 0 0
Mark Stetler 0 2 0 0
Randolph Riley 4 1 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 4 0 0
Christopher Taylor 6 3 0 0
Marvin Stepp 8 3 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 8 0 0
Antonio Ramos 11 6 0 0
John Black 17 16 0 1
Morris Beery 14 6 0 0
William Whatley 12 1 0 0
Charles Stark 4 1 0 1
Francis Deleon 8 1 0 0
Miguel Owens 0 14 0 2
Robert Williams 0 6 0 0
David Albrecht 10 17 0 0
Felix Perez 0 6 0 0
Matthew Morgan 0 16 0 1
Jeffrey Thompson 59 33 0 2
Paul Hoover 56 19 0 2
Anthony Quinn 59 20 0 1
Bruce Sullivan 0 1 0 0

Boston Breakers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeremiah Henderson 16 21 1 2
Jeffery Magee 53 26 0 6
Wesley Ochs 0 1 0 0
Nathan Smith 0 2 0 0
Daniel Fenner 0 1 0 0
Joshua Kissner 4 4 0 0
Dan Gordan 0 4 0 0
James Lord 0 5 0 0
Jason Myrick 0 4 0 0
John Coleman 0 5 0 0
Raymond Downing 0 3 0 0
Jimmy Rupe 0 9 0 1
Brian Taylor 0 4 0 1
Clint Leddy 0 5 0 0
Roy Edelman 0 7 0 2
Jerome Stevens 0 1 0 0
Peter Edge 0 3 0 0
Don Thompson 52 20 0 0
John Fuentes 12 0 0 0
Ryan Willey 8 6 0 0
Jerry Valerio 9 2 0 0
Mark Jackson 26 12 0 2
Amado Bondy 11 2 0 0
Richard Marshall 12 2 0 0
William Delatorre 0 10 0 0
Donald Farrer 50 25 0 1
Samuel Slay 0 12 0 0
James Walkowiak 0 3 0 0
Hector Courtney 44 23 0 0
Thomas Wilson 43 27 0 2
Clayton Vasquez 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Boston Breakers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Charles Frady 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
David Albrecht 1 0 0 0
Willie Clemente 1 1 0 0
Karl Moore 1 0 0 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1 0 0

Boston Breakers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Temples 2 0 0 0
John Kling 0 0 1 0
James Lord 0 1 0 0
Juan Cortez 0 0 1 0
Wesley Ochs 0 1 1 0
Donald Farrer 0 1 0 0

Punting

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 4 198 49.50 47.50 54 1

Boston Breakers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eric Beach 7 312 44.57 42.00 52 1

Kicking

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 4 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 1 50 1 / 2

Boston Breakers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Donald Gary 3 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 3 54 0 / 0

Punt Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 2 19 9.5 11 0

Boston Breakers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Delatorre 3 10 3.3 10 0

Kick Return

Birmingham Stallions

Boston Breakers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
William Delatorre 4 108 27.0 0

Defensive Stats