World Bowl XLVI: Express vs. Bandits
January 21, 1979 63° Tampa Stadium
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Bandits
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Ralph Allen 12 43 3.58 11 1 0
#22 James Haigh 6 16 2.67 13 1 0
#49 Jimmy Manning 2 8 4.00 9 0 0
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 14 80 5.71 16 4 0
#22 Robert Sanders 9 54 6.00 19 2 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Bandits
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Luis Gero 39 19 216 1 / 7 2 26 0 82.85
#13 Tyrone Harvell 13 9 86 1 / 7 1 35 0 112.98
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 36 15 284 6 / 40 3 83 1 85.88
Receiving Stats
Bandits
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 James Montgomery 9 92 10.22 26 0
#19 Michael Popa 3 60 20.00 26 0
#12 Edward Conner 5 53 10.60 21 1
#22 James Haigh 3 39 13.00 35 1
#81 George Begay 2 32 16.00 22 1
#13 Ernest Seal 4 20 5.00 7 0
#45 Frank Owens 1 4 4.00 4 0
#11 Joesph Wagner 1 2 2.00 2 0
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 6 204 34.00 83 2
#16 Jimmy Landon 3 39 13.00 22 1
#10 Robert Herrera 3 26 8.67 16 0
#21 Jose Queen 1 6 6.00 6 0
#26 Seth Wynn 1 5 5.00 5 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Bandits
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#45 Frank Owens 3 13 1 1
#89 James Montgomery 10 18 0 0
#79 Bradley Davis 67 29 0 3
#63 Joseph Frost 67 25 0 0
#31 Brandon Roberge 66 29 0 0
#39 Ralph Allen 10 2 0 0
#49 Jimmy Manning 38 20 0 0
#68 James Smith 1 2 0 0
#19 Michael Popa 0 18 0 0
#64 William Dillon 53 25 0 1
#71 John Burke 65 27 0 3
#22 James Haigh 12 7 0 0
#13 Ernest Seal 0 4 0 0
#11 Joesph Wagner 0 1 0 0
#70 James Templeton 12 2 0 1
#12 Edward Conner 0 15 0 0
#45 Jim Stewart 9 1 0 0
#81 George Begay 0 8 0 0
#38 Howard Dailey 0 1 0 0
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Scott Dotson 43 29 5 5
#78 Patrick Tobias 40 27 1 4
#79 Charles Martin 37 27 0 2
#26 Seth Wynn 4 1 0 0
#47 Jose Sherlock 58 34 0 2
#71 Leonardo Putnam 56 28 0 5
#21 Jose Queen 14 29 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 5 14 0 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 12 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 11 17 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 12 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 14 1 0 0
#36 Dennis McRae 14 10 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 12 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 11 1 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 1
#59 William Theis 0 1 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 14 4 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 3 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 7 0 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 2 0 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 6 1 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 2
#48 Carlos Turner 0 3 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 1
#10 Robert Herrera 0 3 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 1 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
#53 Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 0 1 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Bandits
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 David Asuncion 1 0 0.00 0
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Bandits
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#39 Ralph Allen 2 0 0 0
#6 Luis Gero 1 0 0 0
#12 Edward Conner 1 1 0 0
#19 Michael Popa 0 1 0 0
#91 John Hernandez 0 0 1 0
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 1 0 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 0 1 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 0 1 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 0 1 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 1 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 1 0 0
Punting
Bandits
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 David Manion 10 445 44.50 43.90 53 3
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 11 467 42.45 42.73 47 2
Kicking
Bandits
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Thomas Hummell 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 3 / 3
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 3 / 3
Punt Return
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 2 7 3.5 7 0
Kick Return
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Bandits
Name Tackles Sacks
#79 Daniel Middleton 8 6
#28 Terry Crum 6 0
#98 Christopher Shaw 4 0
#29 Corey Garcia 4 0
#96 Joseph Poulsen 3 0
#36 Phillip Carr 3 0
#45 Jim Stewart 2 0
#52 David Wilcox 2 0
#44 Lewis Lum 2 0
#91 Douglas Mullins 2 0
#98 William Lewis 2 0
#38 Howard Dailey 2 0
#6 Luis Gero 1 0
#51 Guillermo Cooper 1 0
#43 Al Schwartz 1 0
#49 Jimmy Manning 1 0
#95 Martin Wildermuth 1 0
#91 John Hernandez 1 0
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Carlos Turner 8 0
#59 William Theis 5 0
#46 Paul Moore 4 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 3 1
#23 Daniel Ibarra 3 0
#41 Allen Ellison 3 0
#42 Walter Silva 3 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 3 0
#53 Randall Solis 2 1
#55 Lamont Stich 2 0
#98 Robert Falkner 2 0
#92 Louis Duron 2 0
#99 Thomas Martin 2 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 2 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 1 0
#54 Richard Owen 1 0