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November 19, 1978 72° Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 45,508 (75%)
Panthers 14 17 17 9 - 57
Force 0 0 19 0 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-GAF 18 (12:51) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 0 MIC 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-GAF 10 (9:02) 28-Steven Napier ran for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 0 MIC 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-12-GAF 12 (12:48) 5-Richard Lamar 30 yard field goal is GOOD. GAF 0 MIC 17
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-10-GAF 16 (7:28) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 0 MIC 24
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 1-8-GAF 8 (1:18) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 0 MIC 31
(Qtr 3) Force: 2-20-MIC 45 (13:29) 10-Phillip Anderson pass complete to 19-Jonathan Carlyle for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 3-8-GAF 48 (9:25) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 28-Steven Napier for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 93-Robert Marsh was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. GAF 6 MIC 38
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-1-GAF 15 (6:30) 5-Richard Lamar 33 yard field goal is GOOD. GAF 6 MIC 41
(Qtr 3) Force: 1-2-MIC 2 (4:26) 35-James Burgess ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 3-10-MIC 42 (3:39) 4-Michael London pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 58 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 12 MIC 48
(Qtr 3) Force: 3-2-MIC 13 (1:21) 12-August Campbell pass complete to 85-Willian Malone for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 57-Jimmy Rice. GAF 19 MIC 48
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-GAF 41 (6:31) 4-Michael London pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. GAF 19 MIC 55
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-GAF 5 (1:14) 10-Phillip Anderson sacked at GAF -4 for -9 yards (50-Dwayne Walker). Sack allowed by 81-Travis Dean. SAFETY! (50-Dwayne Walker) GAF 19 MIC 57
Team Statistics
Force Panthers
First Downs 12 18
- Rushing 0 2
- Passing 12 16
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 299 613
- Offensive Plays 82 81
- Yards Per Play 3.65 7.57
Net Rushing Yards 46 18
- Rushing Attempts 12 12
- Yards Per Rush 3.83 1.50
Net Passing Yards 253 595
- Att/Comp/Int 57 / 27 / 4 68 / 37 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 361 602
- Sacks/Yards Lost 13 / 108 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.61 8.62
- Yards Per Completion 13.37 16.27
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 4 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 19 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 52 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 2 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 106 5 / 88
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 0 4 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 4 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:21 29:36
Drive Charts
Force
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:45 2:19 OWN 28 3 -1 Punt
1 8:57 3:32 OWN 25 6 29 Punt
1 2:43 2:17 OWN 29 3 -19 Punt
2 12:44 0:07 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 10:24 0:58 OWN 20 3 -9 Punt
2 7:23 0:44 OWN 27 2 3 Interception
2 6:16 2:05 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 25 2 2 Half
3 15:00 0:23 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
3 14:32 0:53 OPP 38 3 -5 Interception
3 13:02 1:33 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
3 9:16 0:55 OWN 26 3 -15 Punt
3 8:03 0:43 OWN 16 2 -1 Interception
3 6:27 2:04 OWN 37 4 63 Touchdown
3 3:29 2:12 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 1:09 0:58 OPP 46 3 4 Punt
4 14:54 1:18 OPP 49 3 1 Punt
4 12:43 3:24 OWN 29 13 65 Missed FG
4 7:49 0:33 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
4 6:23 1:14 OWN 25 4 52 Missed FG
4 4:18 0:04 OPP 45 1 0 Fumble
4 4:00 0:48 OWN 13 3 -12 Punt
4 1:13 0:03 OWN 5 1 -10 Safety
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:15 OWN 24 4 76 Touchdown
1 10:26 1:29 OWN 32 3 68 Touchdown
1 5:25 2:42 OWN 9 5 14 Punt
1 0:26 2:41 OWN 46 6 41 Field Goal
2 12:38 2:13 OPP 35 3 -5 Punt
2 9:26 2:03 OWN 39 5 61 Touchdown
2 6:39 0:23 50 3 0 Punt
2 4:11 2:57 OWN 23 9 77 Touchdown
3 14:37 0:05 OWN 37 1 0 Fumble
3 13:39 0:16 OWN 35 2 -35 Touchdown
3 13:23 0:21 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
3 11:29 2:13 OWN 37 4 63 Touchdown
3 8:21 0:18 OWN 41 3 0 Punt
3 7:19 0:52 OPP 23 3 9 Field Goal
3 4:23 0:54 OWN 32 5 68 Touchdown
3 1:17 0:08 OWN 22 1 0 Interception
3 0:11 0:18 OWN 2 3 0 Punt
4 13:36 0:52 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 9:19 1:30 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 7:15 0:53 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
4 5:09 0:51 OWN 30 2 2 Interception
4 4:13 0:14 OPP 45 4 13 Interception
4 3:12 1:58 OPP 48 3 7 Punt
4 1:10 1:10 OWN 40 2 14 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Force
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 James Burgess 9 23 2.56 10 1 1
#40 Herman Wiltse 3 23 7.67 12 1 0
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Steven Napier 2 16 8.00 10 1 1
#41 Elvis Thomas 2 5 2.50 9 0 0
#34 Roy Weeks 4 3 0.75 4 0 0
#4 Michael London 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 3 -6 -2.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Force
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Phillip Anderson 46 21 295 12 / 102 1 52 4 37.86
#8 August Campbell 11 6 66 1 / 6 1 19 0 102.84
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Michael London 61 33 544 0 / 0 5 60 3 91.15
#16 Jerry Ruiz 7 4 58 1 / 7 1 20 0 123.81
Receiving Stats
Force
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Dean Williamson 4 78 19.50 52 0
#13 Dominique Barrientos 6 76 12.67 48 0
#19 Jonathan Carlyle 3 60 20.00 45 1
#11 Ricky Black 3 46 15.33 24 0
#17 Ralph Vaughn 3 44 14.67 21 0
#85 Willian Malone 5 32 6.40 13 1
#35 James Burgess 1 11 11.00 11 0
#62 Robert Lamon 1 10 10.00 10 0
#40 Herman Wiltse 1 4 4.00 4 0
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Gerald Miller 12 175 14.58 37 2
#80 Anthony Toler 8 162 20.25 60 1
#34 Roy Weeks 4 112 28.00 58 2
#28 Steven Napier 3 84 28.00 48 1
#11 Julio Prince 5 45 9.00 13 0
#88 David Billy 3 9 3.00 7 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 1 9 9.00 9 0
#84 Joseph Durden 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Force
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#42 Travis Dean 49 22 9 10
#69 Norman Field 80 21 1 1
#74 Robert Davis 30 7 1 1
#79 William Hartig 29 6 0 0
#35 James Burgess 22 13 0 0
#44 Yong Kolb 0 3 0 0
#45 Ralph Johnson 0 3 0 0
#95 Robert Marsh 15 14 0 0
#85 Willian Malone 4 21 0 1
#75 Jimmy Rice 79 28 0 0
#11 Ricky Black 0 4 0 0
#39 Fritz Patterson 1 6 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 5 0 2
#68 Leslie Knudson 37 15 0 1
#68 Gilbert Christensen 80 25 0 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 10 3 0 0
#61 Thomas Williams 17 7 0 0
#22 Timothy Ross 7 4 0 1
#67 James Clay 9 5 0 1
#62 Robert Lamon 18 11 0 0
#62 Ira Edge 14 1 0 0
#13 Dominique Barrientos 0 10 0 1
#96 Neil Choate 6 2 0 0
#17 Ralph Vaughn 0 7 0 0
#40 Herman Wiltse 5 6 0 0
#87 Dean Williamson 0 9 0 0
#92 Donald Schultz 0 1 0 0
#52 Michael Monday 0 3 0 0
#29 Ronald Bartholomew 0 2 0 0
#51 Jeffrey Cloyd 5 0 0 0
#19 Jonathan Carlyle 0 2 0 0
#67 Larry Hardiman 2 0 0 0
#79 Dave Maloney 3 0 0 0
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Richard Robinson 78 28 0 4
#88 David Billy 21 7 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 7 0 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 8 0 2
#54 Arturo James 88 28 0 1
#79 David Rodman 87 27 0 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 8 11 0 0
#93 Samuel Heard 1 7 0 0
#56 Alton Pastor 0 11 0 1
#60 Timothy Gates 84 31 0 2
#41 Elvis Thomas 86 24 0 0
#34 Roy Weeks 20 6 0 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 27 7 0 0
#11 Julio Prince 0 10 0 0
#81 Gerald Miller 0 6 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 13 1 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 7 3 0 0
#39 James Roberson 19 0 0 0
#97 Manuel West 0 2 0 0
#17 Thomas Coley 0 2 0 0
#82 William Stromberg 0 3 0 0
#72 Marion Long 6 5 0 0
#63 Frank German 2 1 0 0
#84 Joseph Durden 0 7 0 0
#36 Darrell Trotter 8 8 0 0
#80 Anthony Toler 0 8 0 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 4 0 1
#99 Dwayne Walker 0 4 0 0
#49 Walter Daniels 0 1 0 0
#20 Christopher Chen 0 3 0 0
#44 David Oxford 0 2 0 0
#33 Delbert Hurley 0 2 0 0
#57 Dale Raleigh 0 1 0 0
#22 Charles Stanfield 0 1 0 1
#89 Paul Carr 0 2 0 0
#70 Henry Crenshaw 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Force
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Marshall Forbes 1 0 0.00 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 1 0 0.00 0
#44 Yong Kolb 1 0 0.00 0
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#97 Manuel West 1 5 5.00 0
#36 Michael Ellis 1 2 2.00 0
#49 Walter Daniels 1 0 0.00 0
#20 Christopher Chen 1 -2 -2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Force
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 James Burgess 1 0 1 0
#10 Phillip Anderson 1 0 0 0
#13 Dominique Barrientos 0 1 1 0
#44 Yong Kolb 0 1 0 0
#41 James Byler 0 0 1 0
#17 Ralph Vaughn 0 1 0 0
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#97 Manuel West 1 1 0 0
#34 Roy Weeks 1 0 0 0
#20 Christopher Chen 1 0 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 1 1 0 0
#49 Walter Daniels 0 0 1 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 0 1 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 0 1 0 0
Punting
Force
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Randy Mead 12 554 46.17 42.92 57 1
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 9 410 45.56 40.11 52 1
Kicking
Force
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#75 Jimmy Rice 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 1 / 3
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Richard Lamar 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 7 / 7
Punt Return
Force
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Dean Williamson 1 7 7.0 7 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Steven Napier 2 14 7.0 10 0
Kick Return
Force
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#87 Dean Williamson 4 106 26.5 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Julio Prince 5 88 17.6 0
Defensive Stats
Force
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Yong Kolb 13 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 6 0
#45 Ralph Johnson 6 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 6 0
#92 Donald Schultz 3 0
#51 Jeffrey Cloyd 3 1
#29 Ronald Bartholomew 3 0
#52 Michael Monday 2 0
#41 James Byler 2 0
#39 Fritz Patterson 2 0
#62 Robert Lamon 1 0
#87 Dean Williamson 1 0
#45 Harold Lindsay 1 0
#95 Robert Marsh 1 0
#13 Dominique Barrientos 1 0
#35 James Burgess 1 0
#98 John Brown 1 0
#11 Ricky Black 1 0
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Dwayne Walker 9 7
#20 Christopher Chen 5 0
#93 Samuel Heard 4 1
#56 Alton Pastor 4 2
#36 Michael Ellis 4 0
#97 Manuel West 3 1
#35 Juan Jacobson 3 0
#49 Walter Daniels 2 0
#33 Delbert Hurley 2 0
#58 Angel Steele 2 0
#73 Michael Kay 2 1
#94 Arthur Bowie 2 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 2 0
#55 Michael Bauman 2 0
#57 Dale Raleigh 2 0
#11 Julio Prince 2 0
#59 Richard Robinson 1 0
#70 Henry Crenshaw 1 1
#98 Paul Funchess 1 0
#45 Bryan Salinas 1 0
#9 Richard Lamar 1 0
#44 David Oxford 1 0
#84 Joseph Durden 1 0
#22 Charles Stanfield 1 0