Week 12: Los Angeles Express at Birmingham Stallions

November 18, 1979
62°
Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) Attendance: 52,667 (74%)
Express 14 10 0 3 - 27
Stallions 3 0 0 3 - 6

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-1-LAX 21 (12:10) 7-Roland Ellis 38 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 3 LAX 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 1-1-BIR 0 (9:10) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 28-Jason Ferguson for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. BIR 3 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-18-BIR 22 (6:22) (Hot Read) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 88-Jose Queen for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. BIR 3 LAX 14
(Qtr 2) Express: 2-2-BIR 9 (5:32) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. BIR 3 LAX 21
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-8-BIR 32 (1:50) 1-Roger Ruzich 49 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 3 LAX 24
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 4-10-LAX 28 (14:56) 7-Roland Ellis 45 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 6 LAX 24
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-6-BIR 28 (6:23) 1-Roger Ruzich 45 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 6 LAX 27

Team Statistics

Stallions Express
First Downs 6 15
- Rushing 1 5
- Passing 4 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 118 370
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards Per Play 2.03 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 40 81
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards Per Rush 1.33 2.79
Net Passing Yards 78 289
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 15 / 1 31 / 20 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 78 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.79 8.50
- Yards Per Completion 5.20 15.65
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 17 1 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 45 7 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 13 4 / 26
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 91 1 / 36
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:33 31:28

Drive Charts

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:13 2:07 OPP 31 3 10 Field Goal
1 9:07 0:41 OWN 28 2 -1 Fumble
1 6:18 3:56 OWN 25 6 11 Punt
1 0:48 2:54 OWN 27 5 32 Punt
2 10:00 0:05 OWN 40 1 0 Interception
2 8:25 0:18 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
2 5:29 2:16 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 1:46 1:46 OWN 29 3 2 Half
3 15:00 2:04 OWN 24 3 1 Punt
3 10:43 1:28 OWN 12 3 6 Punt
3 7:50 1:38 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
3 4:03 2:05 OWN 26 3 6 Punt
3 1:21 1:29 OPP 28 3 0 Field Goal
4 12:53 1:34 OWN 26 3 -2 Punt
4 9:46 1:22 OWN 19 3 -2 Punt
4 6:19 0:54 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 3:19 0:17 OWN 29 3 0 Punt
4 1:39 1:39 OWN 14 5 22 Game

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:47 OWN 29 2 14 Fumble
1 12:06 2:59 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 8:25 2:08 OPP 30 5 30 Touchdown
1 2:22 1:33 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
2 12:54 2:54 OWN 7 6 50 Interception
2 9:55 1:30 OPP 47 3 -1 Punt
2 8:08 2:39 OWN 38 5 62 Touchdown
2 3:13 1:27 OWN 26 4 42 Field Goal
3 12:56 2:13 OWN 20 4 29 Punt
3 9:15 1:25 OWN 33 3 -3 Punt
3 6:12 2:09 OWN 34 3 7 Punt
3 1:58 0:37 OWN 24 2 -3 Interception
4 14:52 1:59 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 11:19 1:33 OWN 35 3 -1 Punt
4 8:24 2:06 OWN 42 4 30 Field Goal
4 5:25 2:06 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 3:02 1:23 OWN 24 5 15 Punt

Rushing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Carlos Miller 18 20 1.11 12 2 0
Michael Kendall 12 20 1.67 11 1 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 21 52 2.48 14 4 0
Jason Ferguson 7 30 4.29 15 2 0
Shannon Smith 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Karl Moore 27 14 76 0 / 0 0 26 1 42.36
Andre Tillman 1 1 2 0 / 0 0 2 0 79.17

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 31 20 313 3 / 24 3 40 2 103.29

Receiving Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lee Rice 5 46 9.20 26 0
Carlos Miller 1 8 8.00 8 0
James Montgomery 4 8 2.00 4 0
Michael Kendall 1 7 7.00 7 0
Tiger Woods 2 4 2.00 3 0
James White 1 3 3.00 3 0
Christopher Flake 1 2 2.00 2 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Santiago Smith 4 92 23.00 40 0
Jose Queen 3 45 15.00 22 1
Jimmy Landon 4 41 10.25 14 1
Robert Munz 3 41 13.67 20 0
Seth Wynn 1 40 40.00 40 0
Jeffrey Matson 1 23 23.00 23 0
Jason Ferguson 2 21 10.50 21 1
Edward Hill 1 5 5.00 5 0
Cordell Mosteller 1 5 5.00 5 0

Blocking Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Keith Marsh 0 7 0 3
Robert Clayton 6 4 0 0
Tony Robinson 1 0 0 0
James Sears 0 1 0 0
Duane Dupree 0 1 0 0
Thomas Wagers 0 1 0 0
Bruce Sylvester 0 1 0 0
James Webb 0 1 0 0
Shaun Saunders 0 2 0 0
Michael Kendall 2 0 0 0
Christopher Flake 1 0 0 0
Carlos Miller 5 1 0 0
Gerry Newton 0 3 0 1
Rod Serling 0 5 0 1
Juan Bacote 0 3 0 0
Bruce Sullivan 0 4 0 0
Joe Wilson 19 20 0 0
Dusty Edwards 0 5 0 1
Randolph Riley 15 3 0 0
Antonio Ramos 20 11 0 1
Francis Deleon 13 3 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 8 0 0
Lee Rice 0 7 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 5 0 0
Albert Campos 38 34 0 1
Thomas Nedd 33 26 0 1
James Montgomery 10 16 0 0
Ronald Peters 27 27 0 2
Paul Hoover 27 36 0 0
Stuart Plemons 30 32 0 6
Corey Dodson 0 1 0 0
Ruben Stairs 9 4 0 0
Henry Ramos 1 0 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Walter Silva 0 1 0 0
William Mitchell 0 14 0 1
Edgar Austin 11 1 0 0
Christopher Spotts 13 0 0 0
Martin Hindman 5 0 0 0
Seth Wynn 5 0 0 0
Santiago Smith 0 15 0 1
Jimmy Landon 0 8 0 0
Edward Hill 0 5 0 0
Raymundo Edmonson 4 6 0 1
Paul Moore 0 1 0 1
Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
Robert Munz 0 1 0 0
Shannon Smith 0 2 0 0
Larry Newsom 0 1 0 0
Loren Williams 2 0 0 0
Jason Ferguson 4 2 0 0
Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 2
William Theis 0 2 0 0
James Morejon 0 1 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 4 0 1
Stephen Farmer 6 3 0 0
Randall Solis 0 2 0 0
Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 14 0 0
Charles Martin 33 36 0 0
Jose Queen 22 25 0 1
Ted Jarrett 43 37 0 0
Jose Sherlock 47 48 0 2
Leonardo Putnam 41 28 0 5
Patrick Tobias 34 41 0 1
Jeffrey Matson 14 15 0 1
Charles Mancuso 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Corey Dodson 1 0 0.00 0
Keith Marsh 1 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Walter Silva 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Carlos Miller 2 0 0 0
Bruce Sullivan 0 1 2 0
Thomas Nedd 0 1 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gene Nowlin 1 0 0 0
Seth Wynn 1 1 0 0
Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
Lamont Stich 0 0 1 0
William Theis 0 0 1 0

Punting

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 12 554 46.17 44.08 54 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 9 421 46.78 43.11 51 1

Kicking

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 0 / 0

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 3 / 3

Punt Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wade Wentz 4 13 3.3 6 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Munz 4 26 6.5 11 0

Kick Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Lee Rice 3 91 30.3 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Munz 1 36 36.0 0

Defensive Stats