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Week 7: Oakland Invaders at Los Angeles Express

October 14, 1979
67°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 83,746 (93%)
Invaders 0 14 3 7 - 24
Express 14 7 10 10 - 41

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Express: 1-10-OAK 24 (12:47) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon to OAK 0 for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 70-Christopher Spotts was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 7 OAK 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-10-LAX 12 (8:34) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 88 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 14 OAK 0
(Qtr 2) Invaders: 2-10-OAK 39 (10:52) 17-Les Lacy pass complete to 80-Micheal Sutton for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. LAX 14 OAK 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-2-OAK 2 (2:48) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 21 OAK 7
(Qtr 2) Invaders: 3-7-LAX 27 (0:57) 17-Les Lacy pass complete to 85-Christopher Curtis to LAX 0 for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. LAX 21 OAK 14
(Qtr 3) Invaders: 4-6-LAX 19 (10:47) 19-Lester Reed 37 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 21 OAK 17
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-OAK 32 (8:36) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 28 OAK 17
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-28-OAK 31 (2:11) 1-Roger Ruzich 49 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 31 OAK 17
(Qtr 4) Invaders: 1-4-LAX 4 (10:01) 9-Jimmy Barahona pass complete to 80-Micheal Sutton for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Lester Reed. LAX 31 OAK 24
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-11-OAK 27 (5:58) 1-Roger Ruzich 45 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 34 OAK 24
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-6-OAK 6 (5:08) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 41 OAK 24

Team Statistics

Express Invaders
First Downs 13 17
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 7 14
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 380 399
- Offensive Plays 68 73
- Yards Per Play 5.59 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 67 58
- Rushing Attempts 25 20
- Yards Per Rush 2.68 2.90
Net Passing Yards 313 341
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 25 / 1 51 / 32 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 347 356
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 34 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.28 6.43
- Yards Per Completion 13.88 11.13
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 8 / 67
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 7 2 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 30 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:52 30:07

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:18 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 9:14 0:52 OWN 12 3 88 Touchdown
1 3:36 1:39 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
1 0:26 2:28 OWN 24 5 22 Punt
2 10:39 3:26 OWN 25 6 8 Punt
2 5:40 2:57 OWN 37 7 63 Touchdown
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 25 2 3 Half
3 12:58 0:47 OWN 12 3 -1 Interception
3 10:44 2:13 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 5:53 0:50 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 4:58 2:51 OPP 28 4 -3 Field Goal
3 0:02 0:58 OWN 10 3 -1 Punt
4 13:00 1:31 OWN 19 4 22 Fumble
4 9:58 0:51 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 7:25 1:31 OPP 27 3 -1 Field Goal
4 5:50 0:45 OPP 29 3 29 Touchdown
4 4:17 2:16 OPP 45 3 4 Punt
4 0:47 0:47 OWN 33 4 14 Game

Oakland Invaders

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:42 3:27 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
1 8:22 4:47 OWN 25 9 64 Missed FG
1 1:57 1:31 OWN 22 3 3 Punt
2 12:58 2:19 OWN 12 5 88 Touchdown
2 7:13 1:33 OWN 22 3 -2 Punt
2 2:43 1:52 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:02 OWN 25 4 18 Punt
3 12:11 1:27 OPP 23 3 4 Field Goal
3 8:30 2:37 OWN 25 5 33 Punt
3 5:02 0:04 OWN 40 1 0 Fumble
3 2:07 2:05 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
4 14:05 1:04 OWN 42 3 -5 Punt
4 11:30 1:32 OPP 31 4 31 Touchdown
4 9:07 1:42 OWN 29 4 17 Interception
4 5:53 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 5:05 0:47 OWN 25 3 0 Interception
4 2:01 1:14 OWN 8 6 41 Interception

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 16 49 3.06 24 1 0
Jason Ferguson 7 15 2.14 10 1 0
Jeffrey Matson 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Gene Nowlin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jason Brooks 16 41 2.56 12 2 0
Danial Lasseter 2 17 8.50 11 1 0
Christian Martens 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 39 25 347 4 / 34 5 88 1 121.47

Oakland Invaders

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Les Lacy 45 30 347 2 / 15 2 61 2 86.06
Jimmy Barahona 6 2 9 0 / 0 1 5 2 42.36

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 3 110 36.67 88 1
Jimmy Landon 4 79 19.75 31 1
Cordell Mosteller 5 69 13.80 20 0
Santiago Smith 6 56 9.33 32 3
Jeffrey Matson 3 14 4.67 10 0
William Mitchell 1 9 9.00 9 0
Jose Queen 2 7 3.50 6 0
Raymundo Edmonson 1 3 3.00 3 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Curtis 9 127 14.11 26 1
Micheal Sutton 8 116 14.50 61 2
Albert Smith 6 52 8.67 15 0
Jason Brooks 4 24 6.00 10 0
Danial Lasseter 2 22 11.00 17 0
Jonathan Brennan 2 10 5.00 6 0
David Francis 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Edgar Austin 48 21 1 2
Loren Williams 49 30 1 3
Charles Martin 50 30 0 1
Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
Seth Wynn 14 3 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 1 0 0
Shannon Smith 1 0 0 0
Edward Hill 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Rufus Aguilar 0 3 0 0
James Morejon 0 2 0 2
Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
Larry Newsom 0 1 0 0
Randall Solis 0 2 0 0
Jason Ferguson 2 1 0 0
Joshua Lilley 0 2 0 0
William Theis 0 2 0 1
Paul Moore 0 1 0 1
Robert Herrera 4 3 0 0
Walter Silva 0 3 0 0
Raymundo Edmonson 14 7 0 0
Tom Campbell 56 37 0 2
Martin Hindman 50 35 0 0
Santiago Smith 0 7 0 1
Jimmy Landon 0 6 0 0
Jeffrey Matson 2 5 0 0
Peter Sibley 14 2 0 1
Christopher Spotts 22 3 0 0
Jose Queen 13 22 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 14 0 0
Robert Munz 0 8 0 0
Patrick Tobias 3 0 0 0
William Mitchell 1 11 0 1
Ricky Houston 1 0 0 0
Charles Mancuso 1 0 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Justin Kennedy 39 19 1 3
Frank Eddins 59 27 0 4
Danial Lasseter 2 1 0 0
Fred Johnson 0 1 0 0
Patrick McKinley 0 1 0 0
Anthony Dickey 0 1 0 0
John Deaton 0 2 0 1
David Francis 1 5 0 0
Jody Carter 6 1 0 0
Christopher Taylor 5 2 0 1
David Lemasters 0 4 0 0
Jonathan King 0 3 0 1
Christopher Curtis 3 10 0 0
Jason Brooks 17 6 0 0
Jonathan Brennan 0 16 0 0
Bruce Rivera 7 1 0 0
Rudolph Haring 6 1 0 0
Mark Lucia 21 10 0 0
Christian Martens 33 8 0 0
Albert Smith 0 19 0 2
Rick Brun 62 28 0 2
Steve Hernandez 61 34 0 0
Franklin Johnson 63 25 0 1
Micheal Sutton 17 19 0 0
William Betancourt 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Carlos Turner 1 29 29.00 0
Maurice Matzke 1 1 1.00 0
Rufus Aguilar 1 0 0.00 0
Daniel Ibarra 1 0 0.00 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Monroe 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gene Nowlin 1 0 0 0
Emanuel Weaver 0 0 1 0
Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Les Lacy 1 0 0 0
John Deaton 0 1 1 0

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 7 320 45.71 43.71 52 1

Oakland Invaders

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cody Carlin 7 325 46.43 41.71 51 0

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 5 / 5

Oakland Invaders

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lester Reed 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 3 / 3

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Munz 3 7 2.3 6 0

Oakland Invaders

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Curtis 2 15 7.5 12 0

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Oakland Invaders

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Falkner 16 1
Paul Moore 7 0
Carlos Turner 6 0
Thomas Martin 5 0
William Theis 4 0
Randall Solis 3 0
Joshua Lilley 2 0
Gene Nowlin 1 0
Peter Sibley 1 0
Daniel Ibarra 1 0
Walter Silva 1 0
Jose Queen 1 0
Stephen Coleman 1 0
James Morejon 1 0
Maurice Matzke 1 0
Timothy Araujo 1 0
Harry Brown 1 0
Emanuel Weaver 0 1

Oakland Invaders

Name Tackles Sacks
Anthony Dickey 9 0
William Betancourt 7 0
Ricky Mardis 6 0
Philip Shurtz 5 0
David Monroe 4 0
Christopher Taylor 4 1
John Deaton 4 2
Bruce Rivera 4 0
Patrick McKinley 2 0
David Faustino 1 0
Mark Ferguson 1 0
Thomas Yeager 1 0
Les Lacy 1 0
Fred Johnson 1 1
Rudolph Haring 1 0
Franklin Johnson 1 0
Danial Lasseter 1 0
Micheal Sutton 1 0
Jonathan Brennan 1 0