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January 07, 1979 65° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 88,977 (99%)
Invaders 3 7 3 0 - 13
Express 0 10 10 3 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Invaders: 4-5-LAX 5 (5:51) 19-Lester Reed 24 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 OAK 3
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-19-OAK 29 (12:40) 1-Roger Ruzich 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 OAK 3
(Qtr 2) Invaders: 2-1-OAK 47 (11:12) 17-Les Lacy pass complete to 85-Christopher Curtis for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. LAX 3 OAK 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-1-LAX 29 (6:16) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 10 OAK 10
(Qtr 3) Invaders: 4-1-LAX 1 (9:00) 19-Lester Reed 19 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 10 OAK 13
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-LAX 25 (8:59) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 17 OAK 13
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-5-OAK 15 (2:17) 1-Roger Ruzich 32 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 20 OAK 13
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-2-OAK 17 (6:31) 1-Roger Ruzich 34 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 23 OAK 13
Team Statistics
Express Invaders
First Downs 15 16
- Rushing 8 1
- Passing 7 13
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 477 345
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards Per Play 8.37 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 140 13
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards Per Rush 5.19 0.59
Net Passing Yards 337 332
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 18 / 2 44 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 346 353
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 3 / 21
- Yards Per Pass Play 11.23 7.06
- Yards Per Completion 19.22 13.07
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 11 1 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 58
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:06 30:53
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:38 OWN 25 4 33 Punt
1 5:49 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 4:11 3:19 OWN 16 6 42 Punt
2 14:50 2:15 OWN 35 5 36 Field Goal
2 11:04 1:30 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 6:53 0:47 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
2 3:46 1:42 OWN 5 3 1 Punt
2 0:54 0:54 OWN 10 2 21 Half
3 8:58 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 7:06 4:53 OWN 20 8 64 Field Goal
3 0:43 2:23 OWN 19 4 16 Punt
4 12:24 1:38 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
4 9:23 1:22 OWN 42 3 34 Interception
4 7:58 1:30 OPP 25 3 8 Field Goal
4 4:43 3:00 OWN 4 7 39 Punt
4 0:59 0:59 OPP 7 2 0 Game
Invaders
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:22 6:33 OWN 8 10 87 Field Goal
1 5:44 1:33 OWN 43 3 7 Punt
1 0:52 1:02 OWN 8 3 5 Punt
2 12:35 1:31 OWN 26 4 74 Touchdown
2 9:34 2:41 OWN 18 5 31 Punt
2 6:06 2:20 OWN 25 5 30 Punt
2 2:04 1:10 OWN 49 6 47 Fumble
3 15:00 6:02 OWN 25 9 74 Field Goal
3 8:47 1:41 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 2:14 1:30 OWN 29 3 4 Punt
4 13:20 0:56 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
4 10:46 1:22 OWN 13 3 4 Punt
4 8:02 0:04 OWN 23 1 0 Interception
4 6:27 1:44 OWN 25 7 16 Punt
4 1:44 0:44 OWN 10 4 31 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 16 68 4.25 19 4 0
#22 Robert Sanders 7 58 8.29 22 3 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 2 14 7.00 12 1 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Invaders
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Jason Brooks 19 21 1.11 12 1 0
#33 Danial Lasseter 3 -8 -2.67 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 29 18 346 1 / 9 2 75 2 97.77
Invaders
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Les Lacy 41 25 320 3 / 21 1 53 1 83.38
#9 Jimmy Barahona 3 2 33 0 / 0 0 21 0 103.47
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Jimmy Landon 3 137 45.67 75 1
#10 Robert Herrera 4 84 21.00 71 1
#11 Santiago Smith 3 47 15.67 30 0
#21 Jose Queen 3 36 12.00 23 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 2 21 10.50 13 0
#36 Dennis McRae 2 12 6.00 8 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 1 9 9.00 9 0
Invaders
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Christopher Curtis 11 180 16.36 53 1
#15 Albert Smith 5 55 11.00 22 0
#80 Micheal Sutton 6 49 8.17 21 0
#40 Jason Brooks 3 41 13.67 28 0
#82 Robert Buenrostro 1 21 21.00 21 0
#10 Jonathan Brennan 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Charles Martin 29 31 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 12 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 40 34 0 5
#47 Jose Sherlock 42 32 0 2
#71 Leonardo Putnam 39 28 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 27 28 0 1
#11 Santiago Smith 0 13 0 0
#21 Jose Queen 12 29 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 9 23 0 0
#36 Dennis McRae 12 8 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 4 9 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 12 0 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 12 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 7 0 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 6 1 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 4 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 16 0 1
#22 Robert Sanders 1 2 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 6 4 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 1 0 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 6 2 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 1 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 1 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 1 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 2 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 1 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 0 1 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 1
#54 Richard Owen 0 1 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 2 0 0
Invaders
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Kenneth Miller 54 29 0 3
#80 Micheal Sutton 21 23 0 0
#71 Franklin Johnson 58 26 0 2
#64 Steve Hernandez 50 28 0 1
#72 Rick Brun 59 32 0 1
#71 Mark Lucia 48 33 0 1
#10 Jonathan Brennan 0 12 0 0
#85 Christopher Curtis 2 6 0 1
#29 Christian Martens 30 10 0 0
#40 Jason Brooks 9 4 0 0
#82 Robert Buenrostro 6 9 0 1
#19 Jonathan King 0 5 0 0
#82 David Lemasters 0 6 0 0
#15 Albert Smith 0 13 0 3
#53 Joseph Washington 4 4 0 1
#73 Henry Kellogg 0 1 0 0
#93 David Monroe 6 3 0 0
#99 Timothy McDonagh 0 1 0 0
#69 Patrick McKinley 0 1 0 0
#42 Philip Shurtz 0 2 0 0
#90 Jody Carter 6 2 0 0
#55 Bruce Rivera 7 4 0 0
#41 Shawn Arzola 0 2 0 0
#21 Anthony Dickey 0 3 0 0
#42 Vincent Tucker 0 2 0 0
#33 Danial Lasseter 4 1 0 0
#92 John Deaton 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#50 Donn Webb 1 2 2.00 0
Invaders
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#42 Vincent Tucker 2 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0 0 0
#54 Richard Owen 0 1 1 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 1 0 0
Invaders
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Les Lacy 1 0 0 0
#21 Anthony Dickey 0 0 1 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 7 309 44.14 43.86 50 1
Invaders
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Cody Carlin 9 434 48.22 45.11 55 2
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 2 / 2
Invaders
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Lester Reed 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 24 1 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 1 7 7.0 7 0
Invaders
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Christopher Curtis 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Invaders
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Christopher Curtis 2 58 29.0 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Paul Moore 8 0
#48 Carlos Turner 7 0
#50 Donn Webb 7 0
#42 Walter Silva 5 0
#59 William Theis 4 0
#52 Larry Newsom 4 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 3 0
#54 Richard Owen 3 3
#47 Stephen Farmer 3 0
#53 Randall Solis 3 0
#99 Thomas Martin 3 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0
#11 Santiago Smith 1 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 1 0
#91 David Seaman 1 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 1 0
Invaders
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 David Monroe 5 1
#21 Anthony Dickey 4 0
#92 John Deaton 4 0
#41 Shawn Arzola 4 0
#55 Bruce Rivera 4 0
#99 Timothy McDonagh 4 0
#42 Vincent Tucker 4 0
#42 Philip Shurtz 3 0
#36 Mark Ferguson 3 0
#25 Rudolph Haring 2 0
#69 Patrick McKinley 2 0
#17 Les Lacy 1 0
#42 James Fiske 1 0
#59 David Faustino 1 0
#80 Micheal Sutton 1 0
#97 Thomas Yeager 1 0
#73 Henry Kellogg 1 0