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Week 15: Oakland Invaders at Michigan Panthers

December 10, 1978
36°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 62,723 (78%)
Invaders 7 7 0 3 - 17
Panthers 0 3 7 14 - 24

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Invaders: 3-6-MIC 7 (9:32) 33-Danial Lasseter ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. MIC 0 OAK 7
(Qtr 2) Invaders: 2-1-MIC 1 (4:15) 28-Jason Brooks ran to MIC 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. MIC 93-Samuel Heard was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 0 OAK 14
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-18-OAK 18 (1:58) 5-Richard Lamar 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 3 OAK 14
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-16-MIC 32 (12:50) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 10 OAK 14
(Qtr 4) Invaders: 4-1-MIC 1 (11:55) 19-Lester Reed 19 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 10 OAK 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-10-MIC 43 (6:49) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 17 OAK 17
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-2-OAK 50 (4:14) 4-Michael London pass complete to 11-Julio Prince for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 24 OAK 17

Team Statistics

Panthers Invaders
First Downs 12 24
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 6 17
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 356 362
- Offensive Plays 49 85
- Yards Per Play 7.27 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 34 92
- Rushing Attempts 15 28
- Yards Per Rush 2.27 3.29
Net Passing Yards 322 270
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 18 / 1 54 / 31 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 336 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 3 / 23
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.47 4.74
- Yards Per Completion 18.67 9.45
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 8 11 / 20
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 54
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 20:13 39:46

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:28 2:31 OWN 25 7 42 Punt
1 3:32 2:52 OWN 20 5 39 Interception
2 12:40 0:58 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
2 4:13 2:18 OWN 25 5 57 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:20 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 10:03 1:33 OWN 10 4 17 Punt
3 3:57 0:50 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
3 1:02 1:49 OWN 9 4 11 Fumble
4 11:53 2:41 OWN 25 5 4 Punt
4 8:50 2:10 OWN 19 7 81 Touchdown
4 4:18 0:11 OWN 42 2 58 Touchdown

Oakland Invaders

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:32 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 6:57 3:25 OWN 10 6 21 Punt
1 0:40 3:00 OWN 8 6 17 Punt
2 11:42 7:29 OWN 11 15 89 Touchdown
2 1:54 1:54 OWN 22 3 2 Half
3 12:40 2:37 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
3 8:30 4:33 OWN 27 12 30 Punt
3 3:07 2:05 OWN 24 4 16 Punt
4 14:13 2:21 OPP 19 4 18 Field Goal
4 9:12 0:22 OWN 24 3 0 Punt
4 6:39 2:21 OWN 25 5 14 Interception
4 4:07 4:07 OWN 36 11 63 Game

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Roy Weeks 11 38 3.45 21 2 0
Bryan Salinas 2 2 1.00 1 0 0
Steven Napier 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Elvis Thomas 1 -5 -5.00 -5 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jason Brooks 18 73 4.06 13 4 1
Danial Lasseter 10 19 1.90 11 1 1

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 28 16 235 2 / 14 2 68 0 108.48
Jerry Ruiz 4 2 101 0 / 0 1 57 1 95.83

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Les Lacy 43 26 262 2 / 16 0 26 1 68.17
Jimmy Barahona 11 5 31 1 / 7 0 10 0 52.46

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerald Miller 6 159 26.50 68 2
Julio Prince 3 104 34.67 50 1
Joseph Durden 2 29 14.50 23 0
Anthony Toler 4 25 6.25 8 0
Roy Weeks 1 9 9.00 9 0
Darrell Trotter 1 8 8.00 8 0
Elvis Thomas 1 2 2.00 2 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jonathan Brennan 6 76 12.67 20 0
Albert Smith 6 57 9.50 16 0
Christopher Curtis 7 55 7.86 17 0
Jason Brooks 5 44 8.80 17 0
David Lemasters 1 26 26.00 26 0
Robert Buenrostro 4 16 4.00 10 0
Anthony Tanaka 1 10 10.00 10 0
Jonathan King 1 9 9.00 9 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Timothy Gates 36 19 1 2
Marion Long 8 3 1 1
Richard Robinson 40 25 0 1
James Roberson 8 1 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 1 0 0
Delbert Hurley 0 1 0 1
Michael Kay 0 1 0 0
Joseph Durden 0 4 0 0
Julio Prince 0 8 0 0
Stanley Thomas 0 2 0 0
Michael Ellis 0 1 0 0
Anthony Toler 0 9 0 0
David Billy 8 8 0 0
Steven Napier 5 3 0 0
Arthur Bowie 5 0 0 0
David Rodman 42 21 0 1
Frank German 1 2 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 7 0 0
Roy Weeks 10 2 0 0
Jason Derosa 12 2 0 0
Arturo James 43 16 0 0
Elvis Thomas 41 22 0 1
Darrell Trotter 3 10 0 0
Bryan Salinas 10 10 0 1
Henry Crenshaw 0 1 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kenneth Miller 60 37 1 6
Steve Hernandez 65 41 1 1
Frank Eddins 64 45 0 4
Mark Lucia 3 0 0 0
Mark Ferguson 0 1 0 0
John Deaton 0 1 0 0
James Webb 0 1 0 0
Philip Shurtz 0 3 0 1
Vincent Tucker 0 3 0 0
David Lemasters 0 3 0 0
Rudolph Haring 0 3 0 1
Shawn Arzola 0 3 0 0
Robert Scott 0 2 0 0
David Monroe 5 3 0 0
Jody Carter 6 0 0 0
Bruce Rivera 4 2 0 0
Joseph Washington 3 0 0 0
Jason Brooks 6 6 0 0
Jonathan King 0 6 0 0
Christopher Curtis 3 20 0 0
Jonathan Brennan 0 25 0 0
Albert Smith 0 21 0 0
Danial Lasseter 10 7 0 0
Robert Buenrostro 15 33 0 0
Christian Martens 29 11 0 0
Rick Brun 58 40 0 1
Franklin Johnson 65 37 0 0
William Guerro 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Ellis 1 0 0.00 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Vincent Tucker 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roy Weeks 1 0 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Christopher Curtis 1 1 0 0
Bruce Rivera 0 1 0 0
Vincent Tucker 0 0 1 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 5 217 43.40 44.20 54 1

Oakland Invaders

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cody Carlin 6 300 50.00 45.67 57 1

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Richard Lamar 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 3 / 3

Oakland Invaders

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lester Reed 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 2 / 2

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Steven Napier 1 2 2.0 2 0

Oakland Invaders

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Oakland Invaders

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Christopher Curtis 2 54 27.0 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Christopher Chen 9 0
David Oxford 7 0
Alton Pastor 7 1
Manuel West 6 0
Michael Ellis 6 0
Arthur Bowie 5 1
Walter Daniels 5 0
Delbert Hurley 4 0
Michael Kay 3 0
Juan Jacobson 2 0
Samuel Heard 2 0
Angel Steele 2 0
Anthony Toler 1 0
Paul Funchess 1 0
Dwayne Walker 1 1
Henry Crenshaw 1 0
Michael London 1 0
Stanley Thomas 1 0
Dale Raleigh 1 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Tackles Sacks
David Monroe 7 0
Philip Shurtz 6 0
Vincent Tucker 5 0
Rudolph Haring 3 0
John Deaton 2 0
Thomas Wagers 2 0
James Webb 2 1
Thomas Yeager 1 0
Bruce Rivera 1 0
Patrick McKinley 1 0
Henry Kellogg 1 1
Christopher Curtis 1 0