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Week 9: Cleveland Thunderbolts at Shreveport Steamer

October 29, 1978
80°
State Fair Stadium (Shreveport, LA) Attendance: 47,473 (96%)
Thunderbolts 3 6 3 12 - 24
Steamer 3 7 0 6 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-8-SHR 18 (11:33) 7-Gary Spence 37 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Steamer: 4-17-CLE 17 (6:29) 10-James Hooper 35 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 3 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-6-SHR 6 (15:00) 7-Gary Spence 24 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 3 CLE 6
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 2-3-SHR 40 (7:59) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 85-Dee Spray for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. SHR 87-Lonnie Robinson was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. SHR 10 CLE 6
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-6-SHR 15 (1:51) 7-Gary Spence 33 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 10 CLE 9
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-3-SHR 3 (10:54) 7-Gary Spence 21 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 10 CLE 12
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-20-SHR 27 (14:47) 7-Gary Spence 45 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 10 CLE 15
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 4-3-CLE 13 (6:51) 10-James Hooper 32 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 13 CLE 15
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 4-1-CLE 35 (2:00) 10-James Hooper 53 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 16 CLE 15
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 2-10-CLE 25 (1:52) (Hot Read) 2-Lon Musso pass complete to 13-Adam Velasco for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-3-SHR 28 (1:12) 7-Gary Spence 46 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 16 CLE 24

Team Statistics

Steamer Thunderbolts
First Downs 15 19
- Rushing 3 4
- Passing 12 15
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 360 526
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards Per Play 5.63 7.51
Net Rushing Yards 92 101
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards Per Rush 3.68 3.74
Net Passing Yards 268 425
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 17 / 2 41 / 23 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 268 440
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.87 9.88
- Yards Per Completion 15.76 19.13
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 13 0 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.4
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 8 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 22
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 30 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 24 2 / 10
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 5
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:48 32:09

Drive Charts

Shreveport Steamer

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:16 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 11:30 5:04 OWN 25 9 58 Field Goal
2 14:58 1:16 OWN 25 3 8 Interception
2 12:44 1:34 OWN 20 4 12 Punt
2 9:32 1:42 OWN 22 3 78 Touchdown
2 5:44 0:50 OWN 43 3 -2 Punt
2 1:48 0:56 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
3 10:52 2:00 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
3 7:11 0:47 OPP 21 3 5 Missed FG
3 3:31 1:39 OWN 2 3 -1 Punt
4 14:43 3:27 OWN 25 6 27 Punt
4 10:23 3:34 OWN 40 7 47 Field Goal
4 4:15 2:19 OWN 32 5 33 Field Goal
4 1:40 0:15 OWN 28 3 0 Interception
4 1:09 1:09 OWN 25 6 60 Game

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:44 2:14 OWN 31 4 50 Field Goal
1 6:26 6:28 OWN 25 11 69 Field Goal
2 13:42 0:58 OWN 46 3 0 Punt
2 11:10 1:38 OWN 20 3 46 Interception
2 7:49 2:05 OWN 25 5 12 Interception
2 4:55 3:06 OWN 16 7 69 Field Goal
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 11 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 4:08 OWN 25 7 72 Field Goal
3 8:51 1:40 OWN 17 4 15 Fumble
3 6:24 2:53 OWN 23 5 17 Punt
3 1:52 2:09 OPP 48 5 21 Field Goal
4 11:16 0:53 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
4 6:48 2:33 OWN 25 5 50 Missed FG
4 1:56 0:16 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 1:25 0:16 OPP 35 3 7 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Joseph Ring 17 70 4.12 13 4 0
Dee Spray 7 17 2.43 9 0 0
Nelson Keister 1 5 5.00 5 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Adam Velasco 5 38 7.60 11 1 0
Allan Benefield 16 38 2.38 12 1 0
Bert Eichelberger 5 13 2.60 6 0 0
Jimmy Brown 1 12 12.00 12 1 0

Passing Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Fred Murphy 39 17 268 0 / 0 1 60 2 54.22

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 38 22 365 2 / 15 0 48 2 68.42
Lon Musso 3 1 75 0 / 0 1 75 0 121.53

Receiving Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerry Tucker 5 82 16.40 31 0
Dee Spray 2 70 35.00 60 1
Jonathan Hagen 4 62 15.50 18 0
Thomas Esposito 1 20 20.00 20 0
Cleo Davis 1 14 14.00 14 0
Michael Diaz 3 11 3.67 6 0
Nelson Keister 1 9 9.00 9 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Henderson 8 139 17.38 35 0
Adam Velasco 3 98 32.67 75 1
Austin Gonzales 3 55 18.33 34 0
Brent Reichman 5 53 10.60 15 0
Jesse Thompson 1 48 48.00 48 0
Allan Benefield 2 38 19.00 25 0
Jim Aguirre 1 9 9.00 9 0

Blocking Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Reece 51 37 0 4
Robert Zaragoza 6 0 0 0
Maurice Blackstone 0 1 0 1
John Cintron 0 2 0 0
Thomas Rainey 0 1 0 0
Todd David 0 1 0 0
Charlie Happel 0 1 0 0
Matthew Ford 0 2 0 0
Daniel Gilstrap 0 2 0 0
Ricardo Magee 0 1 0 0
Oscar Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
Robert Gonzales 0 1 0 1
George Compton 0 2 0 0
Ray Ruiz 0 1 0 0
Mark Suazo 0 1 0 0
Malcolm McNish 5 1 0 0
Thomas Esposito 0 3 0 0
Philip Castillon 42 31 0 1
Dennis Brock 3 3 0 0
Joseph Ring 6 3 0 0
Dee Spray 2 1 0 0
Cleo Davis 0 10 0 2
Robby Shiflett 12 0 0 0
Russell Colbert 7 2 0 1
Scott Maddux 12 5 0 0
Gerry Tucker 0 12 0 1
Jonathan Hagen 0 15 0 1
Michael Diaz 2 21 0 0
Nelson Keister 33 24 0 0
Michael Yang 52 29 0 0
Bryan Leblanc 39 26 0 1
Lonnie Robinson 46 33 0 1
Frank Fischer 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Dalton 38 31 1 1
Bob Gomez 10 7 0 0
Monte Cherry 9 3 0 0
Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
Geoffrey Knight 0 1 0 0
George Simmons 2 0 0 0
Daniel Dailey 10 7 0 0
Bert Eichelberger 0 1 0 0
Corey Zelaya 0 2 0 0
Adam Velasco 3 0 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
William Booth 0 1 0 0
Steven Flanagan 0 3 0 0
Allan Benefield 8 5 0 0
Brent Reichman 0 18 0 2
Christopher Henderson 0 12 0 1
Jesse Thompson 4 25 0 1
George Ye 0 4 0 0
Chris Miller 9 5 0 0
Carrol Myers 1 1 0 0
Jimmy Brown 0 2 0 0
Jim Aguirre 0 4 0 0
Ralph Walker 10 2 0 1
Austin Gonzales 0 17 0 0
Myron Gonzales 52 29 0 2
Romeo Martinez 17 16 0 0
Edward Jackson 52 40 0 4
Kevin Peck 53 33 0 0
Antonio Preston 50 32 0 3
William Womack 0 1 0 0
Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
William Tate 1 24 24.00 0
Robert Gonzales 1 0 0.00 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Brady Kizer 1 10 10.00 0
Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dee Spray 1 0 0 0
Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
Jonathan Hagen 0 1 0 0
George Compton 0 0 1 0
Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
Lonnie Robinson 0 1 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
Charles Malizia 0 0 1 0

Punting

Shreveport Steamer

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eugene Manuel 7 322 46.00 43.29 57 2

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dan Carr 3 160 53.33 45.33 59 1

Kicking

Shreveport Steamer

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Hooper 3 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 1 / 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gary Spence 6 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 0 46 0 / 0

Punt Return

Shreveport Steamer

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Adam Velasco 4 22 5.5 10 0

Kick Return

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gerry Tucker 1 30 30.0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Defensive Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Tackles Sacks
John Cintron 8 1
Russell Colbert 7 0
Robert Gonzales 6 0
Ray Ruiz 6 0
Todd David 5 0
George Compton 4 1
Oscar Rodriguez 4 0
Maurice Blackstone 3 0
Frank Fischer 3 0
Gerry Tucker 2 0
Lloyd McCoy 2 0
Mark Suazo 1 0
Daniel Gilstrap 1 0
Ricardo Magee 1 0
William Tate 1 0
Thomas Rainey 1 0
Matthew Ford 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Michael Rodriguez 5 0
Brady Kizer 5 0
Steven Flanagan 5 0
Michael Woodham 5 0
George Ye 4 0
Charles Malizia 3 0
Corey Zelaya 3 0
Oliver Serrano 3 0
Geoffrey Knight 3 0
Monte Cherry 3 0
Donald Jackson 2 0
Jed Hott 1 0
Brent Reichman 1 0
Jim Zarate 1 0
Kevin Peck 1 0