Regular Season Week 2: Steamer at Express
September 09, 1979 87° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 83,783 (93%)
Steamer 7 13 3 0 - 23
Express 3 7 3 7 - 20
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Steamer: 1-5-LAX 5 (8:41) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 24-Alex Flores for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. LAX 0 SHR 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-9-SHR 29 (5:33) 1-Roger Ruzich 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 37-Jeffrey Matson was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 3 SHR 7
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 2-6-LAX 6 (15:00) 27-Robert Tuttle ran to LAX 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-4-SHR 4 (8:27) 23-Seth Wynn ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 10 SHR 13
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 2-12-LAX 12 (0:53) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 49-Thomas Esposito for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. LAX 10 SHR 20
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-1-SHR 8 (9:43) 1-Roger Ruzich 25 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 13 SHR 20
(Qtr 3) Steamer: 4-13-LAX 13 (4:53) 10-James Hooper 32 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 13 SHR 23
(Qtr 4) Express: 3-2-SHR 2 (13:05) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 20 SHR 23
Team Statistics
Express Steamer
First Downs 14 25
- Rushing 3 10
- Passing 10 14
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 243 423
- Offensive Plays 54 77
- Yards Per Play 4.50 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 66 169
- Rushing Attempts 14 34
- Yards Per Rush 4.71 4.97
Net Passing Yards 177 254
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 16 / 1 40 / 30 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 195 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.43 5.91
- Yards Per Completion 12.19 9.27
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 45 2 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 35 2 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 2 / 70
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 21 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 21:41 38:19
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:58 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
1 8:37 3:08 OWN 25 6 46 Field Goal
2 14:57 1:42 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
2 11:42 3:17 OWN 27 6 73 Touchdown
2 6:16 1:32 OWN 26 3 9 Punt
2 0:50 0:50 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 13:24 3:44 OWN 23 9 69 Field Goal
3 4:50 1:24 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 1:26 1:38 OWN 36 4 12 Punt
4 13:55 0:55 OPP 3 3 3 Touchdown
4 10:52 0:20 OWN 40 3 -5 Punt
4 8:29 0:25 OWN 37 3 0 Punt
4 6:23 1:44 OWN 34 4 2 Punt
4 1:42 0:04 OWN 1 1 0 Interception
Steamer
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:02 5:25 OWN 35 9 65 Touchdown
1 5:29 5:32 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 13:14 1:33 OWN 20 4 16 Interception
2 8:24 2:08 OWN 32 3 7 Punt
2 4:44 3:55 OWN 16 10 84 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:36 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 9:40 4:50 OWN 25 8 62 Field Goal
3 3:26 2:00 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 14:48 0:53 OWN 14 2 14 Interception
4 13:00 2:08 OWN 26 5 40 Missed FG
4 10:32 2:03 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
4 8:04 1:42 OWN 7 5 17 Punt
4 4:39 2:57 OWN 14 8 46 Punt
4 1:37 1:37 OPP 12 3 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 12 61 5.08 16 2 1
#22 Robert Sanders 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Steamer
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Robert Tuttle 18 100 5.56 14 6 1
#47 Clarence Scott 12 54 4.50 25 3 0
#24 Joseph Ring 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
#14 Fred Murphy 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 38 16 195 2 / 18 1 27 1 56.36
Steamer
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Fred Murphy 40 30 278 3 / 24 2 26 2 89.38
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Cordell Mosteller 4 66 16.50 27 0
#11 Santiago Smith 4 54 13.50 20 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 4 39 9.75 15 1
#26 Seth Wynn 2 27 13.50 17 0
#22 Robert Sanders 1 5 5.00 5 0
#21 Jose Queen 1 4 4.00 4 0
Steamer
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#24 Alex Flores 10 121 12.10 26 1
#12 Thomas Esposito 8 66 8.25 12 1
#42 Michael Diaz 6 39 6.50 19 0
#47 Clarence Scott 3 25 8.33 10 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 2 19 9.50 18 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#47 Jose Sherlock 52 25 1 1
#42 Walter Silva 0 4 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 3
#79 Charles Martin 46 23 0 0
#43 James Morejon 0 1 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 4 0 1
#47 Stephen Farmer 4 8 0 2
#46 Paul Moore 0 5 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 4 0 0
#91 David Seaman 0 1 0 0
#51 Keith Diaz 0 1 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 48 17 0 1
#60 Tom Campbell 40 23 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 52 23 0 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 12 0 0
#21 Jose Queen 12 17 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 9 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 5 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 15 3 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 17 12 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 12 0 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 5 0 1
#22 Robert Sanders 4 2 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 5 5 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 4 3 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 4 0 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 0 2 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 2 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 4 0 0
#59 William Theis 0 1 0 0
#22 Edward Hill 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Robert Reece 47 35 1 4
#57 Charles Leal 43 35 1 5
#63 Philip Castillon 48 41 0 1
#42 Michael Diaz 1 29 0 0
#55 Bryan Leblanc 41 33 0 1
#32 Nelson Keister 38 23 0 1
#51 Michael Souther 52 39 0 0
#12 Thomas Esposito 0 35 0 1
#24 Alex Flores 0 26 0 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 10 0 1
#47 Clarence Scott 4 2 0 0
#87 Lonnie Robinson 11 2 0 0
#68 Michael Yang 9 3 0 0
#72 Robby Shiflett 17 8 0 0
#80 Frederick Hays 5 6 0 0
#64 Malcolm McNish 5 2 0 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 3 2 0 0
#24 Joseph Ring 1 2 0 0
#20 Frank Fischer 0 3 0 0
#58 Patrick Morales 0 2 0 0
#47 Russell Colbert 6 4 0 1
#56 John Cintron 0 3 0 1
#92 Anthony Kent 0 1 0 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 0 1 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 1 0 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
#27 Richard Rodriguez 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 Thomas Martin 1 20 20.00 0
#48 Carlos Turner 1 1 1.00 0
Steamer
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Russell Colbert 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Steamer
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 8 390 48.75 45.63 57 2
Steamer
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Eugene Manuel 6 278 46.33 40.83 53 0
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 2 / 2
Steamer
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Hooper 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 32 2 / 3
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Robert Munz 5 35 7.0 11 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Cleo Davis 2 4 2.0 3 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 1 31 31.0 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#86 Cleo Davis 2 70 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Paul Moore 10 0
#48 Carlos Turner 9 0
#59 William Theis 8 1
#42 Walter Silva 8 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 7 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 4 0
#98 Robert Falkner 4 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 4 1
#99 Thomas Martin 3 0
#53 Randall Solis 2 0
#55 Lamont Stich 2 1
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 1 0
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 0
#43 James Morejon 1 0
#79 Charles Martin 1 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 1 0
Steamer
Name Tackles Sacks
#21 Thomas Rainey 7 0
#56 John Cintron 7 1
#49 Robert Gonzales 5 0
#47 Russell Colbert 5 0
#98 David McMillan 4 0
#20 Frank Fischer 2 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 2 0
#78 David Ryan 1 0
#62 Daniel Gilstrap 1 0
#24 Alex Flores 1 0
#56 Maurice Blackstone 1 0
#73 Robert Reece 1 0
#71 Matthew McGinley 1 1