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September 30, 1979 84° Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 72,940 (98%)
Thunderbolts 10 17 0 3 - 30
Bandits 3 0 3 7 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 4-9-CLE 28 (10:16) 15-Thomas Hummell 45 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 80-David Albrecht was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. TAM 3 CLE 0
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-6-TAM 6 (7:00) 26-Allan Benefield ran to TAM 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 57-Wayne Holland was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. TAM 3 CLE 7
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-6-TAM 7 (2:59) 7-Gary Spence 25 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 3 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-10-TAM 12 (14:57) 7-Gary Spence 30 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 3 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-10-CLE 27 (14:04) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. TAM 3 CLE 20
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-10-TAM 46 (9:44) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 13-Adam Velasco to TAM 0 for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. TAM 3 CLE 27
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 4-15-CLE 18 (8:39) 15-Thomas Hummell 35 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 6 CLE 27
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-7-TAM 18 (5:03) 7-Gary Spence 37 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 6 CLE 30
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-CLE 34 (1:11) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 39-Ralph Allen for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 13 CLE 30
Team Statistics
Bandits Thunderbolts
First Downs 17 14
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 12 6
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 320 421
- Offensive Plays 71 69
- Yards Per Play 4.51 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 64 155
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards Per Rush 4.92 3.88
Net Passing Yards 256 266
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 22 / 2 26 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8 / 50 3 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.41 9.17
- Yards Per Completion 13.91 19.64
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 6 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 7 / 60
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 23
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:29 33:30
Drive Charts
Bandits
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:48 OWN 25 9 47 Field Goal
1 8:36 0:13 OWN 26 3 0 Interception
1 6:56 0:47 OWN 25 1 8 Interception
1 2:57 0:51 OWN 25 2 18 Fumble
2 14:54 0:50 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 13:54 2:13 OWN 25 4 15 Punt
2 9:37 0:55 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 5:47 4:43 OWN 15 10 42 Punt
3 11:57 3:22 OWN 12 10 70 Field Goal
3 6:32 4:32 OWN 9 10 44 Punt
3 0:12 0:50 OWN 41 3 -9 Punt
4 11:30 0:39 OWN 20 3 -6 Punt
4 4:59 0:37 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 2:13 1:09 OWN 26 6 74 Touchdown
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:12 1:36 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
1 8:23 1:26 OPP 32 4 32 Touchdown
1 6:09 3:12 OWN 40 6 53 Field Goal
1 2:06 2:12 OPP 37 5 25 Field Goal
2 14:04 0:10 OWN 27 1 73 Touchdown
2 11:40 2:03 OWN 19 5 81 Touchdown
2 8:41 2:55 OWN 25 6 12 Punt
2 1:04 1:04 OWN 8 2 11 Half
3 15:00 3:03 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
3 8:35 2:03 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 2:00 1:48 OWN 6 3 7 Punt
4 14:23 2:53 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
4 10:51 5:52 OWN 40 9 42 Field Goal
4 4:23 2:10 OWN 21 3 7 Punt
4 1:03 1:03 OWN 19 5 8 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Bandits
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Ralph Allen 10 66 6.60 18 4 0
#22 James Haigh 3 -2 -0.67 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 15 70 4.67 17 3 0
#26 Allan Benefield 16 63 3.94 15 4 1
#15 Bert Eichelberger 6 17 2.83 8 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Bandits
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#13 Tyrone Harvell 39 16 203 5 / 30 0 35 2 36.59
#6 Luis Gero 11 6 103 3 / 20 1 34 0 116.86
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 26 14 275 3 / 9 2 73 0 116.67
Receiving Stats
Bandits
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Michael Popa 9 129 14.33 22 0
#45 Frank Owens 2 49 24.50 35 0
#81 George Begay 5 43 8.60 15 0
#39 Ralph Allen 2 42 21.00 34 1
#13 Ernest Seal 2 24 12.00 14 0
#22 James Haigh 1 11 11.00 11 0
#80 David Albrecht 1 8 8.00 8 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 3 107 35.67 73 1
#14 Austin Gonzales 3 74 24.67 40 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 56 18.67 46 1
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 19 19.00 19 0
#26 Allan Benefield 2 11 5.50 7 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 8 4.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Bandits
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Bradley Davis 53 22 4 4
#64 William Dillon 60 19 2 3
#62 Ira Edge 17 3 2 2
#63 Joseph Frost 68 19 0 0
#31 Brandon Roberge 64 26 0 1
#39 Ralph Allen 25 6 0 0
#68 James Smith 58 23 0 0
#13 Ernest Seal 0 15 0 0
#81 George Begay 0 12 0 4
#11 Joesph Wagner 0 1 0 0
#80 David Albrecht 11 15 0 1
#19 Michael Popa 0 13 0 1
#45 Frank Owens 18 9 0 0
#53 Walter Forbush 3 2 0 0
#22 James Haigh 14 3 0 0
#70 James Templeton 14 1 0 0
#43 Al Schwartz 6 0 0 0
#98 Christopher Shaw 1 0 0 0
#82 Kevin Stoneking 0 1 0 0
#96 Joseph Poulsen 1 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ralph Walker 38 42 1 3
#69 Antonio Preston 35 47 1 4
#58 Kevin Peck 42 43 1 4
#69 Myron Gonzales 42 43 0 5
#70 Edward Costa 25 33 0 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 2 39 0 2
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 29 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 13 5 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 13 11 0 1
#57 Wayne Holland 9 5 0 0
#29 William Womack 13 21 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 3 0 1
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 2 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 2 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 2 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 11 0 1
#84 Brent Reichman 0 25 0 1
#84 Chris Miller 14 20 0 1
#26 Allan Benefield 3 2 0 0
#64 Charles Torres 9 9 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 2 0 0
#74 Bryan Dunn 0 3 0 0
#62 Harold Gould 1 0 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 1 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 0 1 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Bandits
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Monte Cherry 1 5 5.00 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Bandits
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#81 George Begay 1 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 1 0 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 0 0 1 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 0 1 0 0
Punting
Bandits
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 David Manion 8 355 44.38 42.50 50 1
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 7 349 49.86 46.86 61 2
Kicking
Bandits
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Thomas Hummell 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 1 / 1
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 3 / 3
Punt Return
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 16 5.3 8 0
Kick Return
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 23 23.0 0
Defensive Stats
Bandits
Name Tackles Sacks
#28 Terry Crum 9 0
#36 Phillip Carr 6 0
#91 John Hernandez 6 0
#79 Daniel Middleton 6 1
#44 Lewis Lum 5 0
#30 Brian Newberry 4 0
#52 David Wilcox 4 1
#43 Al Schwartz 4 0
#99 Randy Dukes 4 0
#98 William Lewis 3 1
#31 Brandon Roberge 1 0
#45 Jim Stewart 1 0
#79 Bradley Davis 1 0
#96 Joseph Poulsen 1 0
#91 Douglas Mullins 1 0
#51 Guillermo Cooper 1 0
#19 Michael Popa 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#28 Oliver Serrano 9 0
#60 Jim Zarate 7 6
#33 Steven Flanagan 4 0
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#77 Donald Jackson 3 2
#55 Corey Zelaya 3 0
#32 Michael Woodham 2 0
#57 Wayne Holland 2 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 2 0
#55 Charles Malizia 1 0
#45 Michael Gray 1 0