Regular Season Week 14: Sun at Express
December 03, 1978 63° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 86,363 (96%)
Sun 0 10 0 0 - 10
Express 10 10 3 11 - 34
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-19-SCS 24 (10:51) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 7 SCS 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-8-SCS 17 (1:01) 1-Roger Ruzich 34 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 10 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-9-LAX 21 (11:44) (Hot Read) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 23-Seth Wynn for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 17 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Sun: 4-2-LAX 13 (6:31) 19-Ralph Lopez 30 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 17 SCS 3
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-10-SCS 30 (3:54) 1-Roger Ruzich 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 20 SCS 3
(Qtr 2) Sun: 2-10-LAX 10 (0:50) 10-James Perry pass complete to 86-Gregory Drayton for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Ralph Lopez. LAX 20 SCS 10
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-9-SCS 35 (13:01) 1-Roger Ruzich 52 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 23 SCS 10
(Qtr 4) Express: 3-7-SCS 38 (10:02) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 18-Cordell Mosteller for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! LAX 31 SCS 10
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-12-SCS 12 (7:04) 1-Roger Ruzich 29 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 34 SCS 10
Team Statistics
Express Sun
First Downs 10 14
- Rushing 2 2
- Passing 8 12
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 344 258
- Offensive Plays 70 72
- Yards Per Play 4.91 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 33 44
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards Per Rush 1.18 1.83
Net Passing Yards 311 214
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 17 / 0 45 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 335 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.40 4.46
- Yards Per Completion 19.71 11.24
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 18 3 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 20 2 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 21 2 / 47
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:13 28:50
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:14 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 9:22 1:21 OWN 41 3 6 Punt
1 5:53 4:55 OWN 25 9 58 Field Goal
1 0:00 0:55 OWN 30 3 -2 Punt
2 12:24 0:52 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
2 6:28 0:51 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
2 4:07 0:18 OPP 30 3 0 Field Goal
2 0:45 0:45 OWN 25 2 -1 Half
3 14:34 1:37 OWN 35 4 30 Field Goal
3 10:08 1:18 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
3 5:35 1:24 OWN 20 3 -15 Punt
3 2:10 2:00 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
4 14:08 1:35 OWN 24 5 12 Punt
4 11:51 1:58 OWN 41 4 59 Touchdown
4 9:27 0:59 OWN 38 3 6 Punt
4 7:59 0:58 OPP 2 3 -10 Field Goal
4 5:37 3:32 OWN 16 5 16 Punt
4 1:41 1:41 OWN 11 3 8 Game
Sun
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:46 1:24 OWN 25 3 3 Interception
1 8:01 2:08 OWN 11 5 21 Punt
1 0:58 0:58 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 14:05 1:42 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
2 11:32 5:04 OWN 13 9 74 Field Goal
2 5:36 1:29 OWN 25 4 2 Fumble
2 3:49 3:05 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:27 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
3 12:56 2:48 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
3 8:50 3:15 OWN 26 5 19 Punt
3 4:11 2:01 OWN 48 3 -3 Punt
3 0:10 1:03 OWN 27 3 5 Punt
4 12:33 0:42 OWN 18 2 0 Interception
4 9:53 0:26 OWN 22 3 0 Punt
4 8:29 0:30 OWN 20 2 -6 Fumble
4 7:01 1:24 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
4 2:05 0:24 OWN 26 4 13 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 16 25 1.56 10 2 0
#22 Robert Sanders 12 8 0.67 6 0 0
Sun
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 John Horn 18 38 2.11 11 1 0
#5 James Perry 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#35 Ronald Roney 5 1 0.20 5 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 39 17 335 3 / 24 3 79 0 99.84
Sun
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 45 21 236 3 / 22 1 35 2 51.71
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 3 147 49.00 79 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 5 78 15.60 29 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 3 67 22.33 38 1
#10 Robert Herrera 3 22 7.33 11 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 3 21 7.00 12 0
Sun
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 David Tucker 5 63 12.60 20 0
#80 Ruben Charlton 2 60 30.00 35 0
#86 Gregory Drayton 4 36 9.00 17 1
#11 Jason Walker 1 22 22.00 22 0
#43 John Horn 3 17 5.67 10 0
#87 Jake Howard 2 17 8.50 12 0
#35 Ronald Roney 1 8 8.00 8 0
#10 William Alanis 1 7 7.00 7 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 2 6 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Edgar Austin 54 33 1 7
#47 Jose Sherlock 57 36 1 3
#79 Charles Martin 47 33 0 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 8 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 15 18 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 54 29 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 42 38 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 3 2 0 0
#21 Jose Queen 12 10 0 0
#36 Dennis McRae 2 20 0 1
#32 William Mitchell 8 14 0 1
#10 Robert Herrera 0 23 0 2
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 13 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 10 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 14 1 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 16 0 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 8 6 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 2 0 1
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 3 0 1
#99 Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 10 4 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 6 3 0 0
#54 Richard Owen 0 4 0 1
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 2 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 2 0 0
#51 Keith Diaz 0 1 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 8 0 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 0 1 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 1 0 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 2 0 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 2 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 2 0 0
#59 William Theis 0 1 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 0 2 0 0
#91 David Seaman 0 2 0 1
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Sun
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#20 Wesley Villanueva 14 21 1 0
#60 Leslie Musto 58 28 0 1
#52 Kevin Bell 49 29 0 2
#60 Daniel Jaramillo 59 29 0 2
#58 Charles Long 56 26 0 1
#18 Thomas Dayton 7 15 0 2
#87 Jake Howard 0 4 0 0
#79 Rudolph Guerrero 61 34 0 2
#35 Ronald Roney 4 11 0 0
#80 Ruben Charlton 2 16 0 3
#86 Gregory Drayton 9 23 0 2
#43 John Horn 15 4 0 1
#60 Albert Campos 13 6 0 0
#87 David Tucker 0 5 0 0
#51 Brent Couture 0 2 0 0
#48 Brian Middleton 0 3 0 0
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 0 3 0 0
#99 James Kelley 0 2 0 1
#96 David Wilkins 0 3 0 0
#10 William Alanis 0 2 0 0
#77 Stuart Plemons 5 3 0 0
#50 John Hannah 3 2 0 1
#25 Gary Denton 0 1 0 0
#50 Javier Woods 0 1 0 0
#23 Galen Cummins 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#42 Maurice Matzke 1 0 0.00 0
#46 Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0
Sun
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 1 1 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 0 1 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 1 0
Sun
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Ronald Roney 1 0 0 0
#5 James Perry 1 0 0 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 9 440 48.89 45.22 57 1
Sun
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Clyde Perrotta 11 573 52.09 42.55 64 0
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 52 2 / 2
Sun
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Ralph Lopez 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 1 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 3 20 6.7 10 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#22 Kenneth Marks 2 12 6.0 7 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 1 21 21.0 0
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#25 Gary Denton 2 47 23.5 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#59 William Theis 8 0
#46 Paul Moore 7 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 6 0
#48 Carlos Turner 6 0
#92 Louis Duron 5 1
#98 Robert Falkner 4 1
#42 Walter Silva 3 0
#54 Richard Owen 2 0
#53 Randall Solis 2 1
#97 Joshua Lilley 1 0
#53 Emanuel Weaver 1 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 0
#91 David Seaman 1 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 1 0
#99 Thomas Martin 1 0
Sun
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Gary Carroll 9 0
#42 Johnny Beard 7 0
#23 Galen Cummins 5 0
#48 Brian Middleton 4 0
#99 James Kelley 4 0
#96 David Natividad 4 0
#75 Tony Newby 3 0
#50 Javier Woods 3 1
#33 Travis Rooks 2 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 2 0
#94 Jose Murphy 2 1
#60 Albert Campos 1 0
#47 Norman Brown 1 0
#35 Ronald Roney 1 0
#41 Christopher Reynolds 1 0
#54 Jeffrey Crossman 1 0
#51 Brent Couture 1 1
#79 Rudolph Guerrero 1 0
#60 Daniel Jaramillo 1 0