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World Bowl XXXIX: Los Angeles Express vs. Tampa Bay Bandits

January 21, 1979
63°
Tampa Stadium (Tampa, FL) Attendance: 74,301 (100%)
Express 3 14 7 0 - 24
Bandits 7 0 14 0 - 21

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Express: 4-6-TAM 10 (5:55) 1-Roger Ruzich 28 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 0 LAX 3
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 3-3-LAX 3 (2:22) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 7 LAX 3
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-10-LAX 17 (14:50) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. TAM 7 LAX 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-TAM 22 (0:36) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. TAM 7 LAX 17
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-10-LAX 35 (12:15) 16-Tyrone Harvell pass complete to 37-James Haigh for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 14 LAX 17
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-4-LAX 26 (5:09) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. TAM 14 LAX 24
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 3-1-LAX 10 (0:14) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 81-George Begay for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 21 LAX 24

Team Statistics

Bandits Express
First Downs 13 13
- Rushing 3 8
- Passing 9 4
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 355 388
- Offensive Plays 74 66
- Yards Per Play 4.80 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 67 144
- Rushing Attempts 20 24
- Yards Per Rush 3.35 6.00
Net Passing Yards 288 244
- Att/Comp/Int 52 / 28 / 0 36 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 302 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 6 / 40
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.33 5.81
- Yards Per Completion 10.79 18.93
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:42 29:18

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:22 1:22 OWN 14 4 18 Fumble
1 5:52 3:33 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 0:52 0:59 OWN 30 3 6 Punt
2 14:36 2:57 OWN 25 5 36 Punt
2 7:57 1:32 OWN 23 5 28 Punt
2 5:35 0:53 OWN 42 3 3 Punt
2 1:49 1:13 OWN 12 3 2 Fumble
2 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:53 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 9:34 1:29 OWN 8 3 7 Punt
3 7:12 1:27 OWN 49 3 1 Punt
3 4:58 4:49 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 14:10 0:49 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 10:15 1:30 OWN 24 3 -1 Punt
4 7:23 1:32 OWN 29 3 -10 Punt
4 4:26 2:12 OWN 24 6 14 Punt
4 1:00 1:00 OWN 19 4 15 Game

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:38 OWN 25 8 29 Punt
1 8:00 2:09 OPP 26 4 16 Field Goal
1 2:19 1:27 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 14:53 0:17 OWN 17 2 83 Touchdown
2 11:39 3:41 OWN 0 7 33 Punt
2 6:25 0:50 OWN 14 3 0 Punt
2 4:42 2:53 OWN 3 6 39 Punt
2 0:36 0:04 OPP 22 1 22 Touchdown
3 12:07 2:33 OWN 25 7 32 Punt
3 8:06 0:54 OWN 37 2 5 Interception
3 5:45 0:46 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
3 0:10 1:00 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
4 13:21 3:06 OWN 24 5 8 Punt
4 8:45 1:21 OWN 28 3 -4 Punt
4 5:51 1:26 OWN 33 3 -6 Punt
4 2:14 1:13 OWN 15 4 21 Punt

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ralph Allen 12 43 3.58 11 1 0
James Haigh 6 16 2.67 13 1 0
Jimmy Manning 2 8 4.00 9 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 14 80 5.71 16 4 0
Robert Sanders 9 54 6.00 19 2 0
Gene Nowlin 1 10 10.00 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 39 19 216 1 / 7 2 26 0 82.85
Tyrone Harvell 13 9 86 1 / 7 1 35 0 112.98

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 36 15 284 6 / 40 3 83 1 85.88

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Montgomery 9 92 10.22 26 0
Michael Popa 3 60 20.00 26 0
Edward Conner 5 53 10.60 21 1
James Haigh 3 39 13.00 35 1
George Begay 2 32 16.00 22 1
Ernest Seal 4 20 5.00 7 0
Frank Owens 1 4 4.00 4 0
Joesph Wagner 1 2 2.00 2 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Santiago Smith 6 204 34.00 83 2
Jimmy Landon 3 39 13.00 22 1
Robert Herrera 3 26 8.67 16 0
Jose Queen 1 6 6.00 6 0
Seth Wynn 1 5 5.00 5 0
Tyrone Kennedy 1 4 4.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Frank Owens 3 13 1 1
James Montgomery 10 18 0 0
James Haigh 12 7 0 0
George Begay 0 8 0 0
Jim Stewart 9 1 0 0
Edward Conner 0 15 0 0
James Templeton 12 2 0 1
Joesph Wagner 0 1 0 0
Ernest Seal 0 4 0 0
William Dillon 53 25 0 1
John Burke 65 27 0 3
Bradley Davis 67 29 0 3
Michael Popa 0 18 0 0
James Smith 1 2 0 0
Jimmy Manning 38 20 0 0
Ralph Allen 10 2 0 0
Brandon Roberge 66 29 0 0
Joseph Frost 67 25 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 1 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Scott Dotson 43 29 5 5
Patrick Tobias 40 27 1 4
Charles Martin 37 27 0 2
Carlos Turner 0 3 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 3 0 0
Robert Sanders 7 0 0 0
Loren Williams 2 0 0 0
Martin Hindman 6 1 0 0
Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 2
Robert Herrera 0 3 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 1
Cordell Mosteller 0 1 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0
Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
Rufus Aguilar 0 1 0 0
Christopher Spotts 14 4 0 0
William Theis 0 1 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
Randall Solis 0 3 0 1
Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
Donn Webb 11 1 0 0
Edgar Austin 12 1 0 0
Dennis McRae 14 10 0 0
Michael Robertson 14 1 0 0
Santiago Smith 0 12 0 0
William Mitchell 11 17 0 0
Jimmy Landon 0 12 0 0
Raymundo Edmonson 5 14 0 1
Jose Queen 14 29 0 1
Leonardo Putnam 56 28 0 5
Jose Sherlock 58 34 0 2
Seth Wynn 4 1 0 0
Paul Moore 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Asuncion 1 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Express

Fumble Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ralph Allen 2 0 0 0
Luis Gero 1 0 0 0
Edward Conner 1 1 0 0
Michael Popa 0 1 0 0
John Hernandez 0 0 1 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Santiago Smith 1 0 0 0
Louis Duron 0 0 1 0
Randall Solis 0 0 1 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 0 1 0
Paul Moore 0 1 0 0
Maurice Matzke 0 1 0 0

Punting

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 10 445 44.50 43.90 53 3

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 11 467 42.45 42.73 47 2

Kicking

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 3 / 3

Punt Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Santiago Smith 2 7 3.5 7 0

Kick Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Los Angeles Express

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Daniel Middleton 8 6
Terry Crum 6 0
Christopher Shaw 4 0
Corey Garcia 4 0
Joseph Poulsen 3 0
Phillip Carr 3 0
Jim Stewart 2 0
Howard Dailey 2 0
William Lewis 2 0
Douglas Mullins 2 0
Lewis Lum 2 0
David Wilcox 2 0
Guillermo Cooper 1 0
Al Schwartz 1 0
Jimmy Manning 1 0
Luis Gero 1 0
Martin Wildermuth 1 0
John Hernandez 1 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Carlos Turner 8 0
William Theis 5 0
Paul Moore 4 0
Stephen Coleman 3 1
Daniel Ibarra 3 0
Allen Ellison 3 0
Walter Silva 3 0
Maurice Matzke 3 0
Randall Solis 2 1
Lamont Stich 2 0
Robert Falkner 2 0
Louis Duron 2 0
Thomas Martin 2 0
Stephen Farmer 2 0
Rufus Aguilar 1 0
Richard Owen 1 0