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Week 9: Washington Federals at Pittsburgh Maulers

October 28, 1979
56°
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, PA) Attendance: 52,092 (88%)
Federals 0 0 0 17 - 17
Maulers 14 10 14 10 - 48

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Maulers: 2-8-WAS 8 (10:23) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 17-Robert Richards for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 7 WAS 0
(Qtr 1) Maulers: 3-18-PIT 15 (7:18) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 17-Robert Richards for 85 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 14 WAS 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 2-10-PIT 44 (12:39) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 89-Vito Moffat for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 21 WAS 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 4-4-WAS 30 (7:56) 8-Bret Curley 47 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 24 WAS 0
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 1-10-WAS 45 (10:27) 29-Cliff Thomas ran for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 31 WAS 0
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 3-10-WAS 37 (4:07) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 24-Robert Ensley for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 38 WAS 0
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 4-9-WAS 9 (14:21) 8-Bret Curley 26 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 41 WAS 0
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 2-6-WAS 10 (11:22) 27-John Murray ran to WAS 0 for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 48 WAS 0
(Qtr 4) Federals: 1-10-WAS 25 (11:18) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 82-Roger Saddler for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Paul Holder. PIT 48 WAS 7
(Qtr 4) Federals: 4-10-PIT 24 (8:44) 11-Paul Holder 41 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 48 WAS 10
(Qtr 4) Federals: 1-10-PIT 10 (4:34) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 16-Allan Boyer for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Paul Holder. PIT 48 WAS 17

Team Statistics

Maulers Federals
First Downs 17 10
- Rushing 5 2
- Passing 10 8
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 600 307
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards Per Play 8.70 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 151 46
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.58 2.71
Net Passing Yards 449 261
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 23 / 0 38 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 472 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 23 3 / 23
- Yards Per Pass Play 12.47 6.37
- Yards Per Completion 20.52 14.95
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 15 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 47 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:56 23:04

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Maulers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:42 OWN 28 8 72 Touchdown
1 8:38 1:31 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
1 6:16 1:22 OWN 37 3 -2 Punt
1 3:19 3:26 OWN 31 6 31 Punt
2 13:21 0:51 OWN 44 2 56 Touchdown
2 11:06 3:14 OWN 27 6 43 Field Goal
2 6:54 5:01 OWN 30 7 28 Punt
3 11:04 0:45 OWN 43 3 57 Touchdown
3 9:02 5:04 OWN 26 10 74 Touchdown
3 2:14 2:56 OWN 27 5 63 Field Goal
4 13:22 2:05 OWN 15 4 85 Touchdown
4 11:07 0:50 OWN 25 3 -12 Punt
4 8:40 1:37 OWN 26 3 7 Punt
4 4:29 2:38 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
4 0:54 0:54 OWN 43 2 -6 Game

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:18 1:41 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
1 7:06 0:51 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
1 4:54 1:35 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
2 14:53 1:32 OWN 10 3 6 Punt
2 12:29 1:23 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 7:52 0:58 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 1:53 1:53 OWN 9 3 23 Half
3 15:00 3:56 OWN 25 7 39 Missed FG
3 10:19 1:16 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 3:58 1:44 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 14:18 0:57 OWN 25 2 51 Interception
4 11:17 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 10:17 1:37 OWN 47 7 29 Field Goal
4 7:03 2:34 OWN 24 9 76 Touchdown
4 1:51 0:56 OWN 14 3 -5 Punt

Rushing Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Cliff Thomas 14 77 5.50 45 1 1
John Murray 13 69 5.31 13 4 1
Robert Ensley 6 5 0.83 5 0 0

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Cory Martin 12 43 3.58 17 2 0
Jeremy Cooper 4 4 1.00 7 0 0
Tom Torres 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Scott Deal 25 20 442 3 / 23 4 85 0 158.33
Michael White 8 3 30 0 / 0 0 20 0 48.96

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joe Richardson 38 19 284 3 / 23 2 75 1 81.47

Receiving Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Richards 5 158 31.60 85 2
Vito Moffat 7 151 21.57 56 1
Robert Diaz 3 71 23.67 61 0
Robert Ensley 2 41 20.50 37 1
John Gordon 2 27 13.50 20 0
Javier Rudolph 2 20 10.00 11 0
Eric Metcalf 1 6 6.00 6 0
Dennis McLean 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roger Saddler 6 160 26.67 75 1
Gary Munch 3 35 11.67 21 0
Cory Martin 4 28 7.00 12 0
Tom Torres 1 24 24.00 24 0
Allan Boyer 2 20 10.00 10 1
Jacob Scully 2 11 5.50 9 0
Matt Ellis 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dennis McLean 23 16 1 2
Jon Brantley 22 8 0 1
Robert Diaz 18 24 0 0
Charles Yerby 0 1 0 0
Ronald Horne 7 4 0 2
Robert Ensley 3 2 0 0
Charles Miller 1 0 0 0
John Gordon 0 8 0 1
George Grant 1 0 0 0
Mark Fisher 0 1 0 0
Nathaniel Miles 0 1 0 0
Michael Mills 26 6 0 1
Leonel Martinsen 10 2 0 0
John Murray 4 1 0 0
Eric Metcalf 2 20 0 0
Javier Rudolph 0 25 0 3
Robert Richards 4 17 0 0
George Rice 0 2 0 0
Arthur Phillips 0 2 0 0
Guadalupe Pierce 0 3 0 1
Larry Barber 5 5 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 1 0 0
Jeff Orr 6 5 0 0
Charles Smith 0 1 0 0
Paul Brooks 0 2 0 0
Lamont Thielen 3 2 0 0
Pete Gabriel 54 38 0 2
Vito Moffat 0 10 0 1
Sidney Woosley 41 32 0 3
Andre Adkins 37 38 0 2
Cliff Thomas 4 0 0 0
Herman Winn 32 35 0 3
Tim Kaufman 38 36 0 1
Brandon Rocha 1 0 0 0

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joel Lossett 46 21 2 4
Brian Pollack 45 26 0 2
Tom Torres 10 15 0 0
Jeremy Cooper 0 1 0 1
Matthew Minor 0 1 0 1
Richard Brazier 0 1 0 0
Kevin Rickard 0 1 0 0
Donald John 0 1 0 0
Brian Vazquez 0 1 0 0
Douglas Beasley 0 1 0 0
Garland Gipson 0 1 0 0
Travis Curcio 0 2 0 0
Caleb Young 0 7 0 2
Mark Roberts 8 2 0 0
James West 13 12 0 0
Roger Saddler 0 12 0 0
Dale Harris 8 1 0 0
Donald Williams 9 0 0 0
Joseph Villagomez 13 0 0 0
Gary Munch 8 14 0 0
Cory Martin 9 4 0 0
Wesley Griffin 43 23 0 1
Frank Castillo 41 23 0 0
Paul Wright 51 26 0 1
Jacob Scully 17 19 0 0
Matt Ellis 0 12 0 0
Allan Boyer 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Charles Yerby 1 0 0.00 0

Washington Federals

Fumble Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Cliff Thomas 1 0 0 0
Sidney Woosley 0 1 0 0

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Donald John 0 0 1 0

Punting

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julian Nolan 6 234 39.00 38.33 46 2

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
George Hill 9 414 46.00 46.22 50 0

Kicking

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bret Curley 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 6 / 6

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Paul Holder 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 41 2 / 2

Punt Return

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Murray 1 0 0.0 0 0

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gary Munch 1 4 4.0 4 0

Kick Return

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Murray 2 47 23.5 0

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gary Munch 1 35 35.0 0

Defensive Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Tackles Sacks
Lamont Thielen 4 0
Paul Brooks 4 0
Bradley Martinez 4 0
Marvin Anderson 3 0
George Rice 3 0
Brian Lowe 2 0
Nathaniel Miles 2 1
John Hunter 2 1
Michael Large 2 0
Randy Ertel 2 0
Mark Fisher 2 0
Guadalupe Pierce 2 0
Arthur Phillips 1 0
Charles Miller 1 1
Robert Keese 1 0
Charles Yerby 1 0
George Grant 1 0
Larry Barber 1 0
Jeff Orr 1 0

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
Brian Vazquez 11 0
Travis Curcio 8 2
John Broussard 7 1
Kevin Rickard 5 0
Richard Brazier 5 0
Willie Hoover 5 0
Ulysses Hewitt 4 0
Matthew Minor 4 0
Francis Rosa 2 0
Donald John 2 0
Patrick Tompkins 2 0
Emanuel Mozee 1 0
James Bermudez 1 0
Richard Fleming 1 0