Regular Season Week 9: Thunderbolts at Steamer
October 29, 1978 80° State Fair Stadium
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Steamer
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Joseph Ring 17 70 4.12 13 4 0
#85 Dee Spray 7 17 2.43 9 0 0
#32 Nelson Keister 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 5 38 7.60 11 1 0
#26 Allan Benefield 16 38 2.38 12 1 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 5 13 2.60 6 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Passing Stats
Steamer
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Fred Murphy 39 17 268 0 / 0 1 60 2 54.22
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 38 22 365 2 / 15 0 48 2 68.42
#2 Lon Musso 3 1 75 0 / 0 1 75 0 121.53
Receiving Stats
Steamer
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Gerry Tucker 5 82 16.40 31 0
#85 Dee Spray 2 70 35.00 60 1
#84 Jonathan Hagen 4 62 15.50 18 0
#12 Thomas Esposito 1 20 20.00 20 0
#86 Cleo Davis 1 14 14.00 14 0
#42 Michael Diaz 3 11 3.67 6 0
#32 Nelson Keister 1 9 9.00 9 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Christopher Henderson 8 139 17.38 35 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 98 32.67 75 1
#14 Austin Gonzales 3 55 18.33 34 0
#84 Brent Reichman 5 53 10.60 15 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 48 48.00 48 0
#26 Allan Benefield 2 38 19.00 25 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 9 9.00 9 0
Blocking Stats
Steamer
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Robert Reece 51 37 0 4
#63 Philip Castillon 42 31 0 1
#87 Lonnie Robinson 46 33 0 1
#55 Bryan Leblanc 39 26 0 1
#68 Michael Yang 52 29 0 0
#32 Nelson Keister 33 24 0 0
#42 Michael Diaz 2 21 0 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 15 0 1
#18 Gerry Tucker 0 12 0 1
#80 Scott Maddux 12 5 0 0
#47 Russell Colbert 7 2 0 1
#72 Robby Shiflett 12 0 0 0
#86 Cleo Davis 0 10 0 2
#85 Dee Spray 2 1 0 0
#24 Joseph Ring 6 3 0 0
#37 Dennis Brock 3 3 0 0
#12 Thomas Esposito 0 3 0 0
#75 Robert Zaragoza 6 0 0 0
#64 Malcolm McNish 5 1 0 0
#40 Mark Suazo 0 1 0 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 0 1 0 0
#79 George Compton 0 2 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 1 0 1
#95 Oscar Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#90 Ricardo Magee 0 1 0 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 0 2 0 0
#97 Matthew Ford 0 2 0 0
#69 Charlie Happel 0 1 0 0
#53 Todd David 0 1 0 0
#21 Thomas Rainey 0 1 0 0
#56 John Cintron 0 2 0 0
#56 Maurice Blackstone 0 1 0 1
#20 Frank Fischer 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Donald Dalton 38 31 1 1
#91 Bob Gomez 10 7 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 4 0 0
#29 William Womack 0 1 0 0
#69 Antonio Preston 50 32 0 3
#58 Kevin Peck 53 33 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 52 40 0 4
#62 Romeo Martinez 17 16 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 52 29 0 2
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 17 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 10 2 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 4 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 2 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 1 1 0 0
#84 Chris Miller 9 5 0 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 12 0 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 4 25 0 1
#37 Monte Cherry 9 3 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 18 0 2
#26 Allan Benefield 8 5 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 3 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 0 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 2 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 0 1 0 0
#68 Daniel Dailey 10 7 0 0
#92 George Simmons 2 0 0 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 0 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Steamer
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 William Tate 1 24 24.00 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Brady Kizer 1 10 10.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Steamer
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#85 Dee Spray 1 0 0 0
#14 Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 1 0 0
#79 George Compton 0 0 1 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
#87 Lonnie Robinson 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
#55 Charles Malizia 0 0 1 0
Punting
Steamer
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Eugene Manuel 7 322 46.00 43.29 57 2
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 3 160 53.33 45.33 59 1
Kicking
Steamer
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Hooper 3 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 1 / 1
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 6 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 0 46 0 / 0
Punt Return
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 4 22 5.5 10 0
Kick Return
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Gerry Tucker 1 30 30.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Steamer
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 John Cintron 8 1
#47 Russell Colbert 7 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 6 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 6 0
#53 Todd David 5 0
#95 Oscar Rodriguez 4 0
#79 George Compton 4 1
#56 Maurice Blackstone 3 0
#20 Frank Fischer 3 0
#20 Lloyd McCoy 2 0
#18 Gerry Tucker 2 0
#40 Mark Suazo 1 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 1 0
#90 Ricardo Magee 1 0
#33 William Tate 1 0
#21 Thomas Rainey 1 0
#97 Matthew Ford 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Michael Rodriguez 5 0
#46 Brady Kizer 5 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 5 0
#32 Michael Woodham 5 0
#94 George Ye 4 0
#55 Charles Malizia 3 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 3 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 3 0
#37 Monte Cherry 3 0
#77 Donald Jackson 2 0
#97 Jed Hott 1 0
#84 Brent Reichman 1 0
#60 Jim Zarate 1 0
#58 Kevin Peck 1 0