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Week 13: Tampa Bay Bandits at Florida Blazers

November 25, 1979
69°
Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Attendance: 35,237 (68%)
Bandits 20 10 7 28 - 65
Blazers 14 3 6 10 - 33

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Bandits: 2-8-TAM 29 (14:21) (Hot Read) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 37-James Haigh for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 2-11-TAM 45 (9:19) 39-Ralph Allen ran for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 0 TAM 13
(Qtr 1) Blazers: 1-1-TAM 1 (6:29) 32-Jaime Giles ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. FLA 7 TAM 13
(Qtr 1) Blazers: 3-8-TAM 9 (3:41) 4-Michael London pass complete to 14-Chad Swanson for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. FLA 14 TAM 13
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 2-1-FLA 21 (1:33) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 14 TAM 20
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-4-FLA 17 (13:33) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 14 TAM 27
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 4-5-TAM 31 (2:00) 11-Robert Allison 49 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 17 TAM 27
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 1-10-FLA 10 (0:05) 15-Thomas Hummell 27 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 17 TAM 30
(Qtr 3) Blazers: 4-16-TAM 27 (7:57) 11-Robert Allison 45 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 20 TAM 30
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 2-8-TAM 27 (7:18) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 20 TAM 37
(Qtr 3) Blazers: 4-3-TAM 21 (2:12) 11-Robert Allison 39 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 23 TAM 37
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 2-4-FLA 4 (15:00) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 23 TAM 44
(Qtr 4) Blazers: 3-1-FLA 45 (12:12) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Arthur Strickland for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. FLA 30 TAM 44
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 2-10-TAM 25 (11:59) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 37-James Haigh for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 30 TAM 51
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 3-6-FLA 6 (8:02) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 13-Ernest Seal for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 30 TAM 58
(Qtr 4) Blazers: 4-4-TAM 31 (6:34) 11-Robert Allison 49 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 33 TAM 58
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 1-10-FLA 28 (2:12) 39-Ralph Allen ran to FLA 0 for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 33 TAM 65

Team Statistics

Blazers Bandits
First Downs 20 20
- Rushing 6 9
- Passing 13 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 460 761
- Offensive Plays 81 56
- Yards Per Play 5.68 13.59
Net Rushing Yards 94 219
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.62 9.52
Net Passing Yards 366 542
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 32 / 2 32 / 23 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 392 543
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 26 1 / 1
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.65 16.42
- Yards Per Completion 12.25 23.61
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 1 / 3
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 19 3 / 79
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 24 2 / 11
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 37:15 22:46

Drive Charts

Florida Blazers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:10 2:40 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
1 9:10 2:43 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 6:17 2:41 OPP 33 5 33 Touchdown
1 1:29 1:35 OWN 25 4 23 Interception
2 13:29 4:11 OWN 25 8 38 Punt
2 8:25 1:33 OPP 50 3 2 Punt
2 5:58 4:01 OWN 24 8 45 Field Goal
2 0:02 0:02 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:07 OWN 15 3 10 Punt
3 12:35 1:27 OWN 27 3 7 Punt
3 10:17 2:24 OPP 34 6 7 Field Goal
3 7:05 4:56 OWN 25 8 54 Field Goal
4 14:57 2:55 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 11:46 1:10 OWN 25 4 15 Interception
4 7:58 1:27 OWN 25 7 44 Field Goal
4 2:06 1:23 OWN 25 6 23 Punt

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:50 OWN 27 2 73 Touchdown
1 11:30 2:20 OWN 13 4 87 Touchdown
1 6:27 0:10 OWN 26 1 0 Fumble
1 3:36 2:08 OWN 24 5 76 Touchdown
2 14:54 1:25 OPP 50 3 50 Touchdown
2 9:17 0:52 OWN 2 3 -1 Punt
2 6:52 0:55 OWN 5 2 53 Interception
2 1:56 1:54 OWN 25 6 65 Field Goal
3 12:53 0:19 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
3 11:08 0:51 OWN 18 2 20 Interception
3 7:53 0:48 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 2:09 2:12 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 12:02 0:16 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 10:36 2:38 OPP 35 5 35 Touchdown
4 6:30 4:25 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 0:43 0:43 OWN 4 2 9 Game

Rushing Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jordan Devers 15 52 3.47 13 3 0
Jaime Giles 10 39 3.90 11 2 1
Lorenzo Grant 1 3 3.00 3 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ralph Allen 13 165 12.69 55 6 2
James Haigh 5 27 5.40 11 1 0
Frank Owens 5 27 5.40 11 1 0

Passing Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 51 32 392 4 / 26 2 55 2 83.13

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Luis Gero 29 22 534 1 / 1 7 75 1 142.60
Tyrone Harvell 3 1 9 0 / 0 0 9 1 2.78

Receiving Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Arthur Strickland 12 217 18.08 55 1
Chad Swanson 5 60 12.00 20 1
Peter Vargas 6 39 6.50 16 0
Richard Lamp 4 38 9.50 21 0
Vincent Shor 1 19 19.00 19 0
Lorenzo Grant 1 8 8.00 8 0
Jordan Devers 1 4 4.00 4 0
Jaime Giles 1 4 4.00 4 0
Peter Kaplan 1 3 3.00 3 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Haigh 3 162 54.00 75 2
Michael Popa 5 132 26.40 73 3
Edward Conner 5 113 22.60 27 1
George Begay 2 57 28.50 53 0
David Albrecht 6 56 9.33 35 0
Ernest Seal 2 23 11.50 17 1

Blocking Stats

Florida Blazers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
James Foster 62 32 3 4
David Smith 57 35 1 1
Larry Buckner 48 35 0 1
Morris Burbach 0 2 0 0
James Rodriguez 11 0 0 0
Bernard Washington 0 1 0 0
Paul Waller 0 1 0 0
Scott Tuttle 0 2 0 0
Arthur Shipman 0 1 0 1
Shelby Kemp 0 2 0 0
Luther Shoemake 0 1 0 0
Edward Booth 6 0 0 0
Derek Bouchard 0 1 0 0
Jason Brown 1 3 0 0
Travis Pino 0 1 0 0
David Bearden 0 1 0 0
Craig Avery 0 1 0 0
Earl Little 0 2 0 0
David Watkins 0 2 0 0
Herbert Normandin 0 1 0 0
Jordan Devers 14 11 0 0
Lorenzo Grant 34 20 0 2
Chad Swanson 0 16 0 1
Dean Park 67 44 0 2
Peter Vargas 15 23 0 2
Arthur Strickland 0 11 0 2
Peter Kaplan 0 18 0 2
Richard Lamp 0 7 0 0
Gene Aguilar 63 39 0 2
Jamie Seymour 6 3 0 0
Jaime Giles 10 12 0 2
Vincent Shor 0 2 0 0
Ervin Stillman 0 1 0 0
George Compton 0 1 0 0
Barry Litchford 0 1 0 0
Troy Hulse 9 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jim Stewart 2 5 0 1
James Templeton 18 7 0 1
Lewis Lum 0 2 0 1
William Lewis 0 1 0 0
Brian Newberry 0 1 0 0
Daniel Middleton 0 2 0 0
Terry Crum 0 1 0 0
Phillip Carr 0 2 0 0
Joesph Wagner 0 1 0 0
George Begay 0 2 0 0
James Haigh 15 11 0 0
Ernest Seal 0 8 0 0
Michael Popa 0 17 0 0
Arthur Audette 2 0 0 0
Walter Forbush 1 0 0 0
Ira Edge 10 0 0 0
Edward Conner 0 23 0 0
Martin Wildermuth 0 5 0 0
Douglas Mullins 0 3 0 0
Joseph Poulsen 0 3 0 1
John Hernandez 0 3 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 4 0 0
David Asuncion 0 3 0 1
David Albrecht 10 24 0 0
Al Schwartz 0 3 0 0
Randy Dukes 0 3 0 0
William Dillon 33 23 0 3
Bradley Davis 45 29 0 0
Joseph Frost 44 30 0 1
Brandon Roberge 42 30 0 0
Ralph Allen 16 7 0 0
James Smith 44 34 0 1
Frank Owens 11 17 0 0
David Wilcox 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Shelby Kemp 1 18 18.00 0
Randy Dupree 1 6 6.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Joseph Poulsen 1 10 10.00 0
David Wilcox 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Arthur Shipman 0 1 0 0
Floyd Brooks 0 0 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ralph Allen 1 0 0 0
Edward Conner 1 1 0 0

Punting

Florida Blazers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Medley 6 274 45.67 45.83 53 2

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 2 107 53.50 50.00 56 0

Kicking

Florida Blazers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Allison 4 / 4 3 / 3 0 / 0 49 3 / 3

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 27 8 / 8

Punt Return

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Arthur Strickland 1 7 7.0 7 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Kick Return

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Arthur Strickland 1 19 19.0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Michael Popa 3 79 26.3 0

Defensive Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Tackles Sacks
Floyd Brooks 7 0
Barry Litchford 6 0
David Watkins 4 0
Robert Miller 3 0
Shelby Kemp 3 0
Craig Avery 3 0
Arthur Strickland 2 0
Scott Tuttle 2 0
Gene Aguilar 2 0
Randy Dupree 2 0
Arthur Shipman 2 0
Jamie Seymour 1 1
Ervin Stillman 1 0
Morris Burbach 1 0
Matthew Johnson 1 0
Derek Bouchard 1 0
Travis Pino 1 0
Paul Waller 1 0
George Compton 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Jim Stewart 14 0
William Lewis 7 2
Phillip Carr 6 0
Joseph Poulsen 6 0
Terry Crum 5 0
Martin Wildermuth 4 0
Brian Newberry 4 0
Daniel Middleton 4 1
Randy Dukes 2 0
David Wilcox 2 0
Douglas Mullins 2 1
Joel Harness 2 0
Edward Conner 1 0
Michael Popa 1 0
Ralph Allen 1 0
Luis Gero 1 0
Lewis Lum 1 0
David Asuncion 1 0