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Preseason Week 2: Arizona Wranglers at Charlotte Hornets

August 17, 1974
88°
American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Attendance: 40,437 (81%)
Wranglers 17 26 2 0 - 45
Hornets 7 7 0 6 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 4-10-CHA 11 (9:54) 7-Christopher Rivera 28 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 0 ARZ 3
(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 3-10-CHA 22 (8:53) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 81-Russell Lyons to CHA 0 for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Christopher Rivera. CHA 0 ARZ 10
(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 1-10-ARZ 1 (7:05) 42-Curtis Scott ran for 99 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Christopher Rivera. CHA 0 ARZ 17
(Qtr 1) Hornets: (6:51) 7-Christopher Rivera kicks 69 yards from ARZ 35 to CHA -4. 28-Phillip Howard for 105yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 77-Derek Mattison. CHA 7 ARZ 17
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 1-10-CHA 18 (11:39) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 81-Russell Lyons for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Christopher Rivera. CHA 7 ARZ 24
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 2-6-ARZ 39 (9:14) 1-Ralph Trowbridge pass complete to 81-Russell Lyons for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 1-10-ARZ 25 (6:10) 42-Curtis Scott ran for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 2-6-CHA 29 (5:12) 3-George Melton pass complete to 82-Emil Hoban for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 77-Derek Mattison. CHA 14 ARZ 36
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: (5:02) 77-Derek Mattison kicks 52 yards from CHA 35 to ARZ 13. 42-Curtis Scott for 87yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Christopher Rivera. CHA 14 ARZ 43
(Qtr 3) Wranglers: 1-10-CHA 2 (3:17) 28-Phillip Howard ran for -3 yards. Tackle by 92-Willie Garcia. SAFETY! (92-Willie Garcia) CHA 14 ARZ 45
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 3-2-CHA 32 (2:14) 18-David Dirksen pass complete to 48-Ralph Allen for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Hornets Wranglers
First Downs 12 10
- Rushing 2 3
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 358 495
- Offensive Plays 74 74
- Yards Per Play 4.84 6.69
Net Rushing Yards 61 269
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards Per Rush 2.26 7.69
Net Passing Yards 297 226
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 14 / 3 35 / 14 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 337 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 4 / 29
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.32 5.79
- Yards Per Completion 24.07 18.21
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 1 4 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 18 7 / 21
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 5 7 / 58
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 34 5 / 31
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 129 5 / 154
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:36 32:52

Drive Charts

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:17 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
1 9:51 0:51 OWN 25 3 2 Interception
1 8:48 1:44 OWN 25 4 47 Punt
1 6:30 0:58 OPP 29 3 -3 Punt
1 5:32 2:08 OWN 21 3 -1 Punt
2 11:34 1:45 OWN 24 3 0 Punt
2 9:01 0:59 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 7:41 0:21 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
2 5:58 0:57 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 2:23 1:13 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
2 0:15 0:15 OWN 15 1 8 Half
3 12:03 2:57 OWN 10 4 23 Punt
3 7:35 2:44 OWN 42 5 19 Interception
3 4:48 0:09 OWN 41 2 0 Fumble
3 3:16 0:03 OWN 2 1 -3 Safety
3 1:33 2:18 OWN 9 8 14 Punt
4 14:12 0:03 OPP 29 1 0 Interception
4 9:56 2:02 OWN 9 8 39 Punt
4 6:21 1:45 OPP 39 7 23 Missed FG
4 2:45 0:41 OWN 24 3 76 Touchdown
4 0:26 0:26 OWN 19 2 25 Game

Arizona Wranglers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:43 2:52 OWN 20 7 69 Field Goal
1 9:00 0:12 OPP 22 3 22 Touchdown
1 7:04 0:14 OWN 1 1 99 Touchdown
1 3:24 6:51 OWN 36 12 64 Touchdown
2 9:49 0:47 OWN 35 2 65 Touchdown
2 8:02 0:21 OWN 23 3 -10 Punt
2 7:20 1:22 OWN 4 3 96 Touchdown
2 4:47 1:32 OPP 25 3 1 Punt
2 3:15 0:51 OWN 35 3 -1 Punt
2 1:11 0:56 OWN 37 6 1 Punt
3 15:00 2:57 OWN 28 5 29 Punt
3 9:06 1:31 OWN 16 3 -1 Punt
3 4:52 0:04 OWN 37 1 0 Interception
3 4:39 1:23 OPP 42 3 1 Punt
3 3:13 1:41 OPP 41 3 -7 Punt
4 14:15 0:03 OWN 31 1 0 Fumble
4 14:09 4:12 OWN 28 6 23 Punt
4 7:55 1:33 OWN 0 3 3 Punt
4 4:37 1:52 OWN 24 3 9 Punt
4 2:04 1:38 OWN 33 3 6 Punt

Rushing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jorge Dougherty 4 28 7.00 17 1 0
David Dirksen 2 21 10.50 12 1 0
Phillip Howard 13 18 1.38 10 1 0
Keith McVeigh 4 7 1.75 10 1 0
Ralph Allen 4 -13 -3.25 0 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Curtis Scott 11 224 20.36 99 4 2
Steve Birney 15 41 2.73 9 0 0
Christopher Ratzlaff 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Robert Oconnor 2 2 1.00 3 0 0
Edward Federico 6 -1 -0.17 4 0 0

Passing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Dirksen 24 10 214 4 / 33 1 68 2 53.13
George Melton 18 4 123 1 / 7 1 71 1 50.93

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ralph Trowbridge 26 12 209 3 / 22 3 61 0 112.50
James Fraser 9 2 46 1 / 7 0 26 1 8.80

Receiving Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Ralph Allen 4 124 31.00 68 1
Emil Hoban 1 71 71.00 71 1
Todd Summers 3 52 17.33 22 0
Jorge Dougherty 1 46 46.00 46 0
Phillip Howard 1 17 17.00 17 0
Keith McVeigh 1 12 12.00 12 0
Samuel Kiefer 1 8 8.00 8 0
Clair Wyche 1 6 6.00 6 0
William McCabe 1 1 1.00 1 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Russell Lyons 5 165 33.00 61 3
Larry Brown 2 46 23.00 26 0
James Rawlins 2 26 13.00 19 0
Joshua Wright 1 9 9.00 9 0
Curtis Scott 2 8 4.00 6 0
Alberto Sanor 1 1 1.00 1 0
Steve Birney 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harold White 0 0 1 0
Michael Whipple 0 0 1 0
Ralph Allen 0 0 1 0
Tom Campbell 0 0 1 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joshua Wright 0 0 1 0
Tyler Herman 0 0 1 0
Adam Cox 0 0 1 0
Gilberto Rigdon 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Travis Rooks 1 1 1.00 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Richard Sharp 1 1 1.00 0
Jeffry Hudson 1 0 0.00 0
Gilberto Rigdon 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Phillip Howard 3 0 0 0
Jorge Dougherty 1 0 0 0
Henry Barrows 0 1 0 0
Michael Becker 0 1 0 0
Derek Mattison 0 0 1 0
Allen Mullins 0 0 1 0
Frank Greenbaum 0 0 1 0
Daniel Roth 0 1 0 0
Robert Mason 0 1 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Edward Federico 2 0 0 0
Ralph Trowbridge 1 1 0 0
Scott Breckenridge 1 1 0 0
Harold Puga 0 0 1 0
David Piazza 0 1 0 0
Gilberto Rigdon 0 0 1 0
Ted Zoll 0 1 0 0
James Fraser 0 1 0 0
Richard Sharp 0 0 1 0

Punting

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicolas Alleyne 11 530 48.18 43.55 60 3

Arizona Wranglers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Michel 12 540 45.00 42.50 51 2

Kicking

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Derek Mattison 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 2
Eduardo Sorenson 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 0 / 1

Arizona Wranglers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Christopher Rivera 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 4 / 6

Punt Return

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Phillip Howard 5 34 6.8 11 0
Clair Wyche 1 0 0.0 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Curtis Scott 4 27 6.8 8 0
Larry Brown 1 4 4.0 4 0

Kick Return

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Phillip Howard 1 105 105.0 1
Clair Wyche 1 24 24.0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Curtis Scott 2 101 50.5 1
James Dennis 2 33 16.5 0
Scott Breckenridge 1 20 20.0 0

Defensive Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Mason 10 0
Daniel Roth 8 2
James Bynum 5 0
Derek Mattison 4 1
Kyle Grimmett 4 1
Allen Mullins 3 0
Stephen Miller 3 0
Frank Greenbaum 3 0
James Rollison 3 0
Juan Bellino 2 0
Dale Raleigh 2 0
Travis Rooks 2 0
Timothy Hansen 2 0
David Bronson 1 0
Richard McCarthy 1 0
Kevin Staten 1 0
Robert Oakley 1 0
Ralph Allen 1 0
Henry Barrows 1 0
Todd Summers 1 0
Michael Whipple 1 0
Keith McVeigh 1 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Tackles Sacks
David Piazza 6 0
Harold Puga 4 0
Ted Zoll 4 1
Kelly Lamb 4 1
Thomas Koenig 3 0
Willie Garcia 3 0
Gilberto Rigdon 3 0
Scott Breckenridge 3 0
Larry Brown 2 0
Walter Wang 2 0
David Kelley 2 0
Mark William 2 0
Mike Harmon 2 0
Richard Sharp 2 1
Ryan Welch 1 0
Arthur Smith 1 1
Curtis Scott 1 0
William Buckley 1 0
James Dennis 1 0
Jeffry Hudson 1 0
Christopher Ratzlaff 1 0
Daniel Smith 1 0
Charlie Lee 1 1