Week 12: Detroit Wheels at Southern California Sun

November 18, 1979
54°
Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) Attendance: 50,058 (73%)
Wheels 7 0 10 7 - 24
Sun 0 3 7 7 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-3-SCS 3 (1:23) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. SCS 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Sun: 4-11-DET 30 (1:58) 17-Alan Grossi 48 yard field goal is GOOD. SCS 3 DET 7
(Qtr 3) Sun: (15:00) 2-Jose Fouche kicks 61 yards from DET 35 to SCS 4. 22-Kenneth Marks for 96yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 10 DET 7
(Qtr 3) Wheels: (14:44) 17-Alan Grossi kicks 64 yards from SCS 35 to DET 1. 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 100yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. SCS 10 DET 14
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-11-SCS 23 (9:58) 2-Jose Fouche 40 yard field goal is GOOD. SCS 10 DET 17
(Qtr 4) Sun: 4-5-DET 11 (0:45) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 45-Gary Denton to DET 0 for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 74-Rudolph Guerrero was injured on the play. SCS 17 DET 17
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 3-10-DET 36 (0:30) (Hot Read) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 26-Robert Costello for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. SCS 17 DET 24

Team Statistics

Sun Wheels
First Downs 15 11
- Rushing 7 0
- Passing 8 9
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 214 280
- Offensive Plays 78 64
- Yards Per Play 2.74 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 119 34
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards Per Rush 3.61 1.89
Net Passing Yards 95 246
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 16 / 0 46 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 159 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9 / 64 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.11 5.35
- Yards Per Completion 9.94 14.47
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 19 4 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 2 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 65 6 / 47
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 3 6 / 34
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 183 4 / 202
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:06 24:25

Drive Charts

Southern California Sun

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:29 2:12 OWN 45 3 -11 Punt
1 9:51 2:42 OWN 31 5 14 Punt
1 4:23 1:32 OWN 7 3 6 Punt
1 1:19 1:19 OWN 24 3 3 Punt
2 11:21 2:14 OWN 16 3 -13 Punt
2 8:37 6:44 OWN 20 10 50 Field Goal
2 1:28 1:28 OWN 15 3 15 Half
3 10:50 0:04 OWN 34 1 0 Fumble
3 9:54 3:00 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
3 5:55 2:09 OWN 17 3 7 Punt
3 1:46 3:54 OWN 11 8 20 Punt
4 11:14 4:07 OWN 32 8 28 Punt
4 5:15 2:17 OWN 47 5 9 Punt
4 1:45 1:05 OWN 41 9 59 Touchdown
4 0:19 0:19 OWN 29 3 0 Fumble

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:31 OWN 34 4 29 Downs
1 11:18 1:26 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
1 7:09 2:46 OWN 9 7 32 Punt
1 2:51 1:32 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
1 0:00 3:39 OWN 30 7 50 Fumble
2 9:08 0:30 OPP 46 3 -10 Punt
2 1:54 0:26 OWN 32 3 3 Punt
3 14:29 2:51 OPP 11 6 -19 Punt
3 11:38 0:49 OWN 21 3 -1 Punt
3 10:46 0:52 OPP 22 3 -1 Field Goal
3 6:54 0:59 OWN 20 4 21 Punt
3 3:46 2:00 OWN 32 6 11 Punt
4 12:52 1:38 OWN 24 3 -1 Punt
4 7:07 1:52 OWN 3 3 0 Punt
4 2:58 1:13 OWN 4 3 7 Punt
4 0:40 0:21 OWN 36 3 64 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

Southern California Sun

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Horn 21 97 4.62 15 5 0
Gary Denton 9 17 1.89 7 0 0
Kenneth Marks 2 5 2.50 6 0 0
Oscar Willis 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Enrique Pacheco 15 30 2.00 8 0 0
Robert Costello 3 4 1.33 4 0 0

Passing Stats

Southern California Sun

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Oscar Willis 36 16 159 9 / 64 1 23 0 66.78

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 39 16 244 0 / 0 2 64 0 79.43
Henry Prieto 7 1 2 0 / 0 0 2 0 39.58

Receiving Stats

Southern California Sun

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Drayton 4 56 14.00 23 0
Thomas Dayton 4 47 11.75 22 0
David Nelson 3 31 10.33 16 0
Gary Denton 3 15 5.00 11 1
David Tucker 1 7 7.00 7 0
Dan Fredericks 1 3 3.00 3 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Costello 2 78 39.00 64 1
Timothy Hanna 5 69 13.80 31 1
Rigoberto Gonzales 3 54 18.00 21 0
Enrique Pacheco 3 35 11.67 20 0
Bobby Logan 1 8 8.00 8 0
David Ortiz 2 2 1.00 2 0
Zachary Powell 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Southern California Sun

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kevin Bell 51 25 4 8
Leslie Musto 55 39 1 3
Charles Long 55 39 1 5
Rudolph Guerrero 59 41 1 1
John Horn 19 6 1 1
Brian Middleton 0 4 0 1
Johnny Beard 0 1 0 0
Ricky McLean 0 2 0 0
Brent Couture 0 3 0 0
Julius Holguin 0 1 0 0
Steven Bunger 0 2 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 5 0 1
Scott Dotson 8 11 0 1
Jose Murphy 0 2 0 0
James Kelley 0 3 0 0
Jeffrey Crossman 0 4 0 1
Guy Rojas 3 5 0 0
Javier Woods 0 4 0 0
Douglas Banda 0 3 0 0
John Burke 54 28 0 3
Gary Denton 6 4 0 0
David Nelson 0 12 0 0
David Tucker 0 7 0 0
Stuart Haney 19 22 0 0
Thomas Dayton 3 16 0 0
Thomas Regan 12 0 0 0
Dan Fredericks 0 16 0 1
Gregory Drayton 12 28 0 1
Kenneth Marks 2 1 0 0

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Martinez 0 6 0 1
Cesar Wear 13 10 0 0
Robert Costello 1 0 0 0
Bobby Wells 0 3 0 0
William Williams 0 4 0 0
Rigoberto Gonzales 0 8 0 0
Mathew McNeil 7 5 0 0
Raymond Sato 1 4 0 0
Timothy Hanna 0 14 0 0
Thomas Waldon 5 0 0 0
Paul Lee 10 4 0 0
Robert Basso 7 0 0 0
Joe Gomez 14 0 0 0
Zachary Powell 3 15 0 2
Enrique Pacheco 24 4 0 0
Thomas Watson 53 22 0 0
Bobby Logan 0 3 0 0
Chad Mannings 56 21 0 1
David Ortiz 0 11 0 3
Timothy Milligan 60 20 0 1
Ronald Davis 59 24 0 0
Ray Franklin 0 5 0 0
Billy McKissick 60 31 0 4
Chuck Johnson 0 5 0 0
Bradley Mondragon 5 8 0 2
Chad Brown 0 6 0 0
Richard Sharp 0 5 0 0
David Peralta 1 4 0 0
Edward Flores 0 4 0 0
Christopher Turner 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Southern California Sun

Detroit Wheels

Fumble Stats

Southern California Sun

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Oscar Willis 2 0 0 0
Brian Middleton 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Crossman 0 0 1 0
James Barclay 0 0 1 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Timothy Hanna 1 0 0 0
Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
William Williams 0 1 1 0
Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
Christopher Turner 0 0 1 0

Punting

Southern California Sun

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clyde Perrotta 11 515 46.82 44.36 54 2

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Ernest Sanders 10 487 48.70 46.60 64 2

Kicking

Southern California Sun

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Alan Grossi 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 2 / 2

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jose Fouche 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 40 3 / 3

Punt Return

Southern California Sun

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Nelson 2 3 1.5 2 0

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Rigoberto Gonzales 6 34 5.7 7 0

Kick Return

Southern California Sun

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Kenneth Marks 4 183 45.8 1

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Rigoberto Gonzales 4 202 50.5 1

Defensive Stats