Regular Season Week 3: Stars at Maulers
September 16, 1979 79° Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 50,757 (86%)
Stars 0 7 14 6 - 27
Maulers 7 19 7 19 - 52
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Maulers: 1-3-BLT 3 (5:41) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 89-Vito Moffat for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 7 BLT 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 2-9-BLT 9 (15:00) 13-Michael White pass complete to 17-Robert Richards for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 14 BLT 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 4-4-BLT 26 (8:35) 8-Bret Curley 43 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 17 BLT 0
(Qtr 2) Stars: 3-10-PIT 39 (5:59) 17-Edgar Jones pass complete to 82-Scott Ayotte for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Jessie Graves. PIT 17 BLT 7
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 1-10-BLT 6 (2:10) 17-Edgar Jones sacked at BLT -1 for -7 yards (99-Robert Keese). Sack allowed by 55-Micheal Wilt. SAFETY! (99-Robert Keese) PIT 19 BLT 7
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 1-10-BLT 45 (1:51) 13-Michael White pass complete to 17-Robert Richards to BLT 0 for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 26 BLT 7
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 2-7-BLT 16 (11:38) 13-Michael White pass complete to 89-Vito Moffat to BLT 0 for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 33 BLT 7
(Qtr 3) Stars: 3-8-PIT 25 (3:38) 17-Edgar Jones pass complete to 82-Scott Ayotte for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Jessie Graves. PIT 33 BLT 14
(Qtr 3) Stars: 2-8-BLT 49 (0:22) 13-Michael White pass INTERCEPTED by 57-Gregory Hubbard at PIT 49. 57-Gregory Hubbard to PIT 0 for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Jessie Graves. PIT 33 BLT 21
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 1-10-BLT 5 (14:02) 17-Edgar Jones sacked at BLT -1 for -7 yards (99-Robert Keese). Sack allowed by 55-Micheal Wilt. SAFETY! (99-Robert Keese) BLT 70-Kenneth South was injured on the play. PENALTY - Holding (BLT 67-Jonathan Nash) (Declined) PIT 35 BLT 21
(Qtr 4) Maulers: (13:59) 19-Jessie Graves kicks 75 yards from BLT 20 to PIT 5. 27-John Murray for 96yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 82-Dennis McLean was injured on the play. PIT 42 BLT 21
(Qtr 4) Stars: 1-10-PIT 37 (11:16) 17-Edgar Jones pass complete to 88-Kenneth Bender for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 4-11-BLT 26 (3:18) 8-Bret Curley 43 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 45 BLT 27
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 1-10-BLT 6 (0:29) 17-Edgar Jones sacked at BLT -1 for -7 yards (99-Robert Keese). Sack allowed by 55-Micheal Wilt. 17-Edgar Jones FUMBLES (99-Robert Keese) recovered by PIT-90-John Hunter for -1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 52 BLT 27
Team Statistics
Maulers Stars
First Downs 18 10
- Rushing 7 1
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 473 216
- Offensive Plays 76 74
- Yards Per Play 6.22 2.92
Net Rushing Yards 154 37
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards Per Rush 4.97 2.31
Net Passing Yards 319 179
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 25 / 2 48 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 10 / 66
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.09 3.09
- Yards Per Completion 12.76 14.41
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 5 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 36 2 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 5 / 207 1 / 33
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 50
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:03 23:43
Drive Charts
Maulers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:39 OWN 38 4 13 Punt
1 11:57 0:59 OWN 35 3 1 Punt
1 9:25 3:47 OWN 28 7 72 Touchdown
1 4:47 4:50 OWN 24 9 76 Touchdown
2 12:39 4:08 OWN 20 7 54 Field Goal
2 5:52 3:43 OWN 28 6 27 Punt
2 2:07 0:24 OWN 39 3 61 Touchdown
3 13:29 1:57 OWN 43 4 57 Touchdown
3 10:36 1:38 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
3 8:02 1:31 OWN 39 3 6 Punt
3 5:12 0:03 OWN 47 1 0 Interception
3 3:33 0:19 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 1:46 0:15 OWN 31 3 0 Missed FG
3 1:31 1:22 OWN 38 3 12 Interception
4 13:44 2:35 OPP 25 5 -75 Touchdown
4 11:09 0:49 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 7:56 4:42 OWN 31 7 43 Field Goal
4 2:20 0:35 OWN 24 3 -2 Punt
4 0:49 0:21 OWN 39 3 10 Punt
4 0:25 0:17 OPP 25 3 0 Punt
4 0:09 0:09 OWN 28 1 0 Game
Stars
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:21 1:24 OWN 11 3 9 Punt
1 10:58 1:33 OWN 14 4 12 Punt
1 5:38 0:51 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 14:57 2:18 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
2 8:31 2:39 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 2:10 0:03 OWN 6 1 -8 Safety
2 1:43 1:43 OWN 25 4 6 Half
3 15:00 1:31 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
3 11:33 0:56 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 8:59 0:56 OWN 23 3 -6 Punt
3 6:31 1:19 OWN 13 3 -4 Punt
3 5:09 1:36 OPP 41 5 41 Touchdown
3 3:14 1:28 OWN 31 3 1 Punt
3 0:09 1:07 OPP 25 4 -10 Punt
4 14:01 0:03 OWN 5 1 -7 Safety
4 10:19 2:24 OWN 22 6 9 Punt
4 3:14 0:53 OWN 23 5 11 Punt
4 1:45 0:56 OWN 31 3 -14 Punt
4 0:29 0:03 OWN 6 1 0 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Robert Ensley 13 83 6.38 31 4 0
#27 John Murray 11 62 5.64 19 2 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 4 8 2.00 8 0 0
#15 Charles Holt 2 1 0.50 1 0 0
#14 Michael White 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Stars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#7 Richard Bryant 13 36 2.77 14 2 0
#41 Brett Patton 3 1 0.33 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Maulers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Michael White 44 24 316 0 / 0 3 45 2 81.25
#12 Scott Deal 1 1 3 0 / 0 1 3 0 118.75
Stars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Edgar Jones 47 17 245 10 / 66 3 39 0 75.22
#9 John Peters 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Maulers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Robert Richards 4 104 26.00 45 2
#89 Vito Moffat 8 88 11.00 31 2
#82 Dennis McLean 6 55 9.17 17 0
#84 Javier Rudolph 2 21 10.50 14 0
#86 John Gordon 1 13 13.00 13 0
#24 Robert Ensley 1 10 10.00 10 0
#27 John Murray 1 10 10.00 10 0
#50 Andre Adkins 1 9 9.00 9 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 1 9 9.00 9 0
Stars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Scott Ayotte 3 70 23.33 39 2
#88 Kenneth Bender 4 66 16.50 37 1
#87 Carl Redmond 4 43 10.75 21 0
#80 Hector Morris 2 36 18.00 24 0
#40 Michael Silverman 2 20 10.00 11 0
#7 Richard Bryant 2 10 5.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Maulers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Jon Brantley 21 8 0 0
#20 George Rice 0 5 0 0
#36 Morton Wright 9 10 0 1
#35 Guadalupe Pierce 0 10 0 3
#47 Randy Ertel 0 6 0 1
#53 Jeff Orr 10 8 0 0
#38 Charles Smith 0 5 0 2
#33 Paul Brooks 0 5 0 0
#57 Arthur Phillips 0 5 0 0
#35 Lamont Thielen 0 8 0 0
#60 Sidney Woosley 55 31 0 4
#50 Andre Adkins 58 41 0 1
#75 Herman Winn 57 38 0 0
#69 Tim Kaufman 58 39 0 0
#72 Larry Fazio 60 33 0 1
#15 Robert Richards 1 25 0 1
#27 John Murray 9 5 0 0
#82 Dennis McLean 31 31 0 4
#98 Leonel Martinsen 10 0 0 0
#76 Pete Gabriel 20 0 0 0
#78 Michael Mills 18 2 0 0
#89 Vito Moffat 0 21 0 0
#86 John Gordon 0 5 0 1
#84 Javier Rudolph 0 27 0 3
#24 Robert Ensley 9 2 0 0
#31 Eric Metcalf 2 17 0 0
#15 Charles Holt 2 4 0 0
#91 Terry Goodwin 0 1 0 0
#58 Eric Reed 0 2 0 0
#25 Charles Yerby 0 1 0 0
#66 Charles Miller 0 1 0 0
Stars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Micheal Wilt 61 19 8 7
#74 James Robinson 61 19 2 3
#82 Scott Ayotte 20 11 0 1
#51 Ken Hancock 72 23 0 4
#70 Kenneth South 56 18 0 0
#40 Michael Silverman 18 11 0 1
#67 Jonathan Nash 77 28 0 1
#80 Hector Morris 0 9 0 0
#7 Richard Bryant 11 2 0 0
#41 Brett Patton 6 0 0 0
#75 Tom Nolan 13 1 0 0
#50 Harold Galey 12 2 0 0
#66 Robert Wimbush 23 3 0 0
#96 John Laursen 18 2 0 0
#59 Les Lynch 16 6 0 0
#87 Carl Redmond 0 14 0 0
#81 Richard Moore 6 2 0 0
#99 Curtis McLean 5 1 0 1
#36 Mark Murphy 0 2 0 0
#88 Kenneth Bender 0 3 0 0
#72 Hilton Ramer 0 1 0 0
#16 Johnny Lambert 0 1 0 0
#37 Jacob Mummert 0 3 0 1
#59 Max Melcher 4 3 0 0
#31 Robert Johannes 0 2 0 0
#79 Felix Long 0 2 0 0
#23 Anthony Edwards 0 1 0 0
#64 Dan Holbert 0 1 0 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 1 1 0 0
#59 Ambrose Oneil 0 1 0 0
#93 Gordon Shive 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Maulers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Stars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#52 Gregory Hubbard 1 49 49.00 1
#93 Mathew Stacy 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Maulers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 John Murray 1 0 0 0
#15 Charles Holt 1 0 0 0
#14 Michael White 0 1 0 0
#90 John Hunter 0 1 0 1
#99 Robert Keese 0 0 1 0
Stars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Edgar Jones 1 0 0 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 0 0 1 0
#66 Robert Wimbush 0 1 0 0
Punting
Maulers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Julian Nolan 10 469 46.90 46.50 60 4
Stars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Stephen Jones 13 622 47.85 43.85 63 0
Kicking
Maulers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Bret Curley 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 43 6 / 6
Stars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#19 Jessie Graves 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 3 / 4
Punt Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 John Murray 4 33 8.3 13 0
#86 John Gordon 2 3 1.5 3 0
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Hector Morris 2 5 2.5 5 0
Kick Return
Maulers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#27 John Murray 5 207 41.4 1
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 Hector Morris 1 33 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
Maulers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Robert Keese 7 8
#99 George Grant 6 0
#90 John Hunter 5 2
#55 Brian Lowe 4 0
#97 Marvin Anderson 3 0
#37 Michael Large 3 0
#33 Paul Brooks 3 0
#44 Bradley Martinez 3 0
#25 Charles Yerby 2 0
#98 Leonel Martinsen 2 0
#38 Charles Smith 1 0
#36 Morton Wright 1 0
#82 Dennis McLean 1 0
#47 Randy Ertel 1 0
#63 Jon Brantley 1 0
#35 Guadalupe Pierce 1 0
Stars
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Jacob Mummert 10 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 9 0
#36 Mark Murphy 7 0
#50 Harold Galey 5 0
#99 Curtis McLean 5 0
#31 Robert Johannes 4 0
#93 Gordon Shive 3 0
#23 Anthony Edwards 2 0
#34 William Burkey 2 0
#31 James James 2 0
#59 Les Lynch 2 0
#93 Mathew Stacy 2 0
#72 Hilton Ramer 2 0
#19 Jessie Graves 1 0
#47 David Dangerfield 1 0
#79 Felix Long 1 0
#39 Charles Graves 1 0
#96 John Laursen 1 0