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October 21, 1979 59° Rynearson Stadium
Attendance: 41,123 (82%)
Express 7 3 3 0 - 13
Wheels 17 7 10 7 - 41
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 3-1-LAX 1 (10:41) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 7 LAX 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 1-10-DET 14 (6:26) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. DET 7 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-2-DET 33 (5:40) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 14 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-4-LAX 30 (1:36) 2-Jose Fouche 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 17 LAX 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-4-DET 4 (5:49) 1-Roger Ruzich 21 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 17 LAX 10
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-LAX 26 (1:37) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 24 LAX 10
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-1-LAX 7 (8:11) 2-Jose Fouche 24 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 27 LAX 10
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 2-10-LAX 18 (5:05) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 25-Matthew Mitchell for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 34 LAX 10
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-9-DET 30 (0:52) 1-Roger Ruzich 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 34 LAX 13
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-3-DET 41 (8:33) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 41 LAX 13
Team Statistics
Wheels Express
First Downs 15 18
- Rushing 6 5
- Passing 8 12
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 490 377
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards Per Play 7.31 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 125 87
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards Per Rush 3.47 4.14
Net Passing Yards 365 290
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 18 / 0 47 / 19 / 5
- Gross Passing Yards 365 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 11.77 6.04
- Yards Per Completion 20.28 15.63
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 16 4 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 15 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 22 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 5 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:19 27:42
Drive Charts
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:24 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 6:20 0:50 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 5:13 2:11 OWN 26 3 6 Punt
1 2:58 1:26 OPP 36 3 6 Field Goal
2 14:41 3:17 OWN 10 6 21 Punt
2 5:46 4:14 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 23 1 0 Half
3 12:57 2:35 OWN 16 7 33 Punt
3 10:17 2:08 OPP 33 5 26 Field Goal
3 6:00 1:00 OWN 26 5 74 Touchdown
3 0:48 0:59 OWN 25 4 11 Punt
4 11:17 2:56 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
4 7:13 2:15 OWN 17 3 6 Punt
4 4:21 1:24 OWN 42 3 6 Punt
4 2:39 2:39 OWN 30 5 15 Game
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:36 4:16 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 5:30 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 3:03 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 1:32 1:50 OWN 25 6 39 Punt
2 11:25 5:39 OWN 23 11 73 Field Goal
2 1:32 1:31 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 15:00 2:03 OWN 25 4 39 Interception
3 10:21 0:05 OWN 6 1 0 Interception
3 8:08 2:09 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 5:00 4:12 OWN 25 7 45 Field Goal
4 14:49 3:33 OWN 16 9 42 Punt
4 8:21 1:08 OWN 25 7 46 Interception
4 4:58 0:37 OWN 29 4 18 Interception
4 2:57 0:18 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Robert Costello 28 109 3.89 23 4 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 8 16 2.00 7 0 0
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 13 64 4.92 14 4 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 6 23 3.83 11 2 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 31 18 365 0 / 0 5 67 0 139.11
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 47 19 297 1 / 7 1 35 5 29.61
Receiving Stats
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 5 141 28.20 67 2
#88 Paul Lee 2 115 57.50 59 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 2 38 19.00 26 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 3 37 12.33 17 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 1 18 18.00 18 1
#26 Robert Costello 3 14 4.67 5 0
#84 Zachary Powell 2 2 1.00 1 1
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 7 135 19.29 35 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 4 57 14.25 29 0
#11 Santiago Smith 3 49 16.33 20 1
#21 Jose Queen 2 35 17.50 20 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 1 19 19.00 19 0
#22 Edward Hill 2 2 1.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#53 Donald Martinez 0 1 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 43 39 0 1
#57 Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 1 2 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 3 0 1
#24 Bradley Mondragon 6 3 0 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 3 4 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 3 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 40 45 0 8
#67 Ronald Davis 38 38 0 0
#84 Timothy Milligan 44 44 0 2
#63 Chad Mannings 42 42 0 1
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 31 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 2 26 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 26 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 21 0 3
#88 Paul Lee 10 8 0 2
#87 Cesar Wear 14 19 0 1
#86 Raymond Sato 0 6 0 1
#26 Robert Costello 6 2 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 13 4 0 0
#54 Robert Basso 10 0 0 0
#72 Thomas Waldon 7 0 0 0
#57 Mathew McNeil 2 0 0 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 0 2 0 2
#13 David Ortiz 0 2 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 2 0 0
#93 Christopher Turner 0 4 0 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 2 0 0
#59 Brian Workman 1 4 0 1
#44 Robbie Hammock 0 1 0 0
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Edgar Austin 49 25 1 1
#79 Charles Martin 38 18 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 5 0 1
#21 Jose Queen 16 18 0 0
#60 Tom Campbell 58 26 0 2
#71 Leonardo Putnam 57 31 0 3
#77 Loren Williams 52 30 0 2
#32 William Mitchell 1 12 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 7 0 1
#28 Jason Ferguson 6 1 0 1
#24 Shannon Smith 1 0 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 6 5 0 0
#22 Edward Hill 0 1 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 9 2 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 9 9 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 22 6 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 4 0 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 2 0 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 4 1 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 1 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 5 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 2 0 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 4 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 David Peralta 1 1 1.00 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 1 1.00 0
#45 Eric Spann 3 -1 -0.33 0
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 6 291 48.50 44.00 59 1
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 6 259 43.17 39.67 50 0
Kicking
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 5 / 5
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Punt Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 22 22.0 0
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Donald Martinez 5 0
#45 Eric Spann 5 0
#34 Charles Clifton 4 0
#92 Chad Brown 4 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 4 0
#30 David Peralta 4 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 3 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 3 0
#93 Christopher Turner 2 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 2 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 2 0
#96 William Williams 1 1
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Maurice Matzke 7 0
#53 Randall Solis 6 0
#42 Walter Silva 5 0
#48 Carlos Turner 5 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 5 0
#55 Lamont Stich 4 0
#98 Robert Falkner 3 0
#59 William Theis 3 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 2 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 2 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 2 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 2 0
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0
#43 James Morejon 1 0
#11 Santiago Smith 1 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 1 0
#14 Robert Munz 1 0
#92 Louis Duron 1 0
#51 Keith Diaz 1 0