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Week 4: Southern California Sun at Michigan Panthers

September 23, 1979
70°
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, MI) Attendance: 61,621 (77%)
Sun 0 10 10 7 - 27
Panthers 28 21 7 28 - 84

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-14-MIC 26 (13:40) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 7 SCS 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-9-SCS 45 (4:03) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 11-Julio Prince for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 14 SCS 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-SCS 43 (2:26) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 21 SCS 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-10-SCS 38 (0:45) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 28 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 2-11-MIC 43 (12:54) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 35 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 1-1-SCS 1 (7:07) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 11-Julio Prince for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 42 SCS 0
(Qtr 2) Sun: 2-6-MIC 6 (2:30) 34-John Horn ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. MIC 42 SCS 7
(Qtr 2) Panthers: (2:27) 17-Alan Grossi kicks 68 yards from SCS 35 to MIC -3. 87-George Berndt for 104yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 49 SCS 7
(Qtr 2) Sun: 4-6-MIC 26 (0:45) 17-Alan Grossi 45 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 96-William Puckett was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 49 SCS 10
(Qtr 3) Sun: 3-5-SCS 30 (13:42) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 18-Thomas Dayton for 70 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. MIC 59-Richard Robinson was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 49 SCS 17
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-10-MIC 16 (11:30) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 84 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. SCS 56-Jose Murphy was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIC 56 SCS 17
(Qtr 3) Sun: 4-9-MIC 33 (1:44) 17-Alan Grossi 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 56 SCS 20
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-10-SCS 28 (14:19) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 63 SCS 20
(Qtr 4) Sun: 3-6-SCS 29 (13:37) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 22-Kenneth Marks for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. MIC 63 SCS 27
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-9-MIC 15 (9:47) (Hot Read) 18-Chris Duarte pass complete to 15-Philip Bell for 85 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 70 SCS 27
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-2-MIC 24 (5:56) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 77 SCS 27
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-2-MIC 23 (2:00) 18-Chris Duarte pass complete to 11-Julio Prince for 77 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Donald Gary. MIC 84 SCS 27

Team Statistics

Panthers Sun
First Downs 9 16
- Rushing 0 7
- Passing 9 9
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 818 435
- Offensive Plays 61 93
- Yards Per Play 13.41 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 18 102
- Rushing Attempts 9 29
- Yards Per Rush 2.00 3.52
Net Passing Yards 800 333
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 31 / 1 57 / 27 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 815 385
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 7 / 52
- Yards Per Pass Play 15.38 5.20
- Yards Per Completion 26.29 14.26
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 11 7 / 23
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.7 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 13 6 / 46
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 3 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 6 / 240 5 / 165
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 13
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:29 34:15

Drive Charts

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:30 OWN 30 3 70 Touchdown
1 12:23 0:55 OWN 24 3 10 Punt
1 7:54 0:59 OPP 33 3 2 Punt
1 6:01 2:05 OWN 36 4 64 Touchdown
1 2:26 0:07 OPP 43 1 43 Touchdown
1 0:49 0:11 OPP 38 2 38 Touchdown
2 14:15 1:29 OWN 29 3 71 Touchdown
2 9:59 2:57 OWN 13 5 87 Touchdown
2 2:11 1:30 OPP 36 6 -38 Field Goal
2 0:42 0:42 OWN 25 2 2 Half
3 13:33 1:03 OWN 34 3 -9 Punt
3 11:34 0:18 OWN 16 2 84 Touchdown
3 9:13 0:48 OWN 21 2 3 Fumble
3 7:00 0:22 OWN 47 3 0 Punt
3 2:47 1:07 OWN 34 3 -1 Field Goal
3 1:40 2:27 OWN 33 6 67 Touchdown
4 13:25 0:59 OWN 26 3 0 Punt
4 10:36 1:01 OWN 13 3 87 Touchdown
4 9:25 0:17 OPP 33 3 0 Interception
4 8:28 2:43 OWN 3 5 97 Touchdown
4 4:51 1:28 OWN 35 3 0 Punt
4 2:21 0:31 OWN 15 2 85 Touchdown

Southern California Sun

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:30 1:06 OWN 20 3 10 Punt
1 11:28 3:34 OWN 17 7 30 Fumble
1 6:55 0:54 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
1 3:56 1:30 OWN 25 3 -1 Interception
1 2:19 1:30 OWN 25 5 9 Fumble
1 0:38 1:23 OWN 22 3 4 Punt
2 12:46 2:47 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
2 7:02 4:36 OWN 31 11 69 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:27 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 12:30 0:56 OWN 32 3 2 Punt
3 11:16 2:03 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 8:25 1:25 OPP 31 3 -11 Missed FG
3 6:38 3:51 OWN 10 6 12 Punt
4 14:12 0:47 OWN 24 3 76 Touchdown
4 12:26 1:51 OWN 29 6 15 Punt
4 9:34 0:09 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
4 9:08 0:41 OWN 33 3 7 Punt
4 5:45 0:54 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
4 3:22 1:01 OWN 24 4 19 Punt
4 1:50 1:50 OWN 25 6 29 Punt

Rushing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Philip Bell 5 11 2.20 7 0 0
Lonnie Wooding 2 5 2.50 8 0 0
Bryan Salinas 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Steven Napier 1 1 1.00 1 0 0

Southern California Sun

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Horn 16 90 5.63 17 5 1
Gary Denton 13 12 0.92 11 1 0

Passing Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jerry Ruiz 45 29 653 2 / 15 9 84 0 147.45
Chris Duarte 5 2 162 0 / 0 2 85 1 87.50

Southern California Sun

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Oscar Willis 57 27 385 7 / 52 2 71 2 66.78

Receiving Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roy Weeks 7 215 30.71 74 4
Gerald Miller 7 199 28.43 84 2
Philip Bell 4 137 34.25 85 1
Julio Prince 3 123 41.00 77 3
Anthony Toler 2 83 41.50 76 1
David Billy 3 17 5.67 9 0
George Berndt 2 16 8.00 10 0
Steven Napier 1 16 16.00 16 0
Darrell Trotter 1 10 10.00 10 0
Bryan Salinas 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0

Southern California Sun

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Dayton 5 111 22.20 70 1
David Tucker 5 78 15.60 26 0
Kenneth Marks 1 71 71.00 71 1
Tyrone Kennedy 4 47 11.75 20 0
Dan Fredericks 2 24 12.00 23 0
William Alanis 2 21 10.50 11 0
John Horn 3 15 5.00 9 0
Gregory Drayton 4 13 3.25 5 0
Gary Denton 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Robinson 63 22 0 0
Julio Prince 0 9 0 1
Anthony Toler 0 2 0 0
Joseph Durden 0 1 0 1
Paul Funchess 1 1 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 3 0 0
Lonnie Wooding 1 0 0 0
George Berndt 0 2 0 0
Michael Ellis 1 2 0 1
David Oxford 0 2 0 0
Walter Daniels 0 1 0 1
Steven Napier 12 3 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 7 0 0
Christopher Chen 0 1 0 0
Manuel West 0 2 0 1
Dwayne Walker 0 1 0 0
William Downing 5 1 0 0
David Billy 18 16 0 0
Jamie Westbury 16 1 0 0
Arthur Bowie 1 4 0 0
Timothy Gates 18 13 0 1
Jason Derosa 23 4 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 6 0 0
Darrell Trotter 9 11 0 1
Roy Weeks 1 13 0 0
Philip Bell 18 11 0 0
Marion Long 52 19 0 0
Jason Graf 60 24 0 1
Cristobal Robinson 0 10 0 0
Bryan Salinas 18 13 0 1
David Rodman 67 22 0 2
Arturo James 67 23 0 0
Carl Shank 0 1 0 0

Southern California Sun

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Scott Dotson 73 37 3 5
Guy Rojas 68 37 1 6
Dan Fredericks 4 21 1 1
Brent Couture 0 5 0 0
William Alanis 0 4 0 0
Jose Murphy 0 3 0 0
Kenneth Marks 1 4 0 2
Julius Holguin 0 6 0 0
Johnny Beard 0 2 0 0
Ricky McLean 0 3 0 1
Anthony Baker 0 1 0 0
Tony Newby 0 2 0 0
Joshua Kay 1 1 0 0
David Ellis 1 1 0 0
Steven Bunger 1 1 0 0
Travis Rooks 0 1 0 0
Arthur Stewart 0 1 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 11 0 0
Gary Denton 7 8 0 1
David Tucker 0 10 0 0
Robert Carrion 0 6 0 0
Gregory Drayton 14 29 0 3
Thomas Regan 23 3 0 0
Daniel Jaramillo 10 3 0 0
Stuart Haney 24 23 0 1
Charles Long 77 40 0 1
John Burke 80 38 0 3
Thomas Dayton 1 20 0 1
James Kelley 0 7 0 0
Brian Middleton 4 8 0 2
Javier Woods 6 6 0 0
John Horn 20 7 0 0
Kevin Bell 71 41 0 2
Douglas Banda 0 6 0 2
Robert Ridley 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Ellis 1 0 0.00 0
Juan Jacobson 1 0 0.00 0

Southern California Sun

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Gary Carroll 1 13 13.00 0

Fumble Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Anthony Toler 1 0 0 0
Philip Bell 1 0 0 0
George Berndt 1 0 0 0
Michael Kay 0 1 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 0 1 0
Samuel Heard 0 1 1 0
Michael Ellis 0 0 1 0
Arturo James 0 1 0 0

Southern California Sun

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
John Horn 2 1 1 0
Oscar Willis 1 0 0 0
Douglas Banda 0 0 1 0
Brian Middleton 0 0 1 0
Gary Carroll 0 1 0 0
Kevin Bell 0 1 0 0

Punting

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 6 261 43.50 39.00 50 1

Southern California Sun

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clyde Perrotta 12 563 46.92 46.33 57 1

Kicking

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Donald Gary 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 12 / 12

Southern California Sun

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Alan Grossi 2 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 3 / 3

Punt Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
George Berndt 2 10 5.0 10 0

Southern California Sun

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gary Denton 3 7 2.3 7 0

Kick Return

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
George Berndt 6 240 40.0 1

Southern California Sun

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Kenneth Marks 5 165 33.0 0

Defensive Stats

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Arthur Bowie 7 2
Juan Jacobson 7 0
Alton Pastor 6 2
Walter Daniels 6 0
Dwayne Walker 5 0
Samuel Heard 5 0
Christopher Chen 5 0
Michael Kay 4 3
Manuel West 3 0
Delbert Hurley 3 0
Charles Stanfield 3 0
Carl Shank 3 0
Michael Ellis 2 0
Douglas Couey 2 0
David Oxford 2 0
Donald Gary 1 0
Anthony Toler 1 0
Jonathan Hansley 1 0
Chris Duarte 1 0
Tomas Hypes 1 0

Southern California Sun

Name Tackles Sacks
Brian Middleton 6 0
Travis Rooks 6 0
James Kelley 5 1
Douglas Banda 5 1
Johnny Beard 4 0
Robert Ridley 3 0
Gary Carroll 3 0
John Burke 1 0
Thomas Dayton 1 0
Charles Long 1 0
Robert Carrion 1 0
Alan Grossi 1 0
Ricky McLean 1 0
David Tucker 1 0
David Natividad 1 0