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September 14, 1980 87° Florida Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 37,755 (73%)
Express 21 0 14 17 - 52
Blazers 0 7 3 0 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-1-FLA 20 (12:10) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 89-Peter Sibley for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 0 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-2-FLA 22 (9:36) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 14-Robert Munz for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 0 LAX 14
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-20-FLA 48 (3:39) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 89-Peter Sibley for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 0 LAX 21
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 3-1-LAX 48 (1:51) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Arthur Strickland for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. LAX 99-Thomas Martin was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. FLA 7 LAX 21
(Qtr 3) Blazers: 4-4-LAX 34 (10:56) 11-Robert Allison 52 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 10 LAX 21
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-FLA 36 (9:27) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 10 LAX 28
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-9-FLA 49 (2:15) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 16-Chester Landes for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 10 LAX 35
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-1-FLA 28 (11:52) 1-Roger Ruzich 45 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 70-Christopher Spotts was injured on the play. FLA 10 LAX 38
(Qtr 4) Express: 2-10-FLA 10 (8:07) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera to FLA 0 for 10 yards. 10-Robert Herrera had to slow down a little to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 10 LAX 45
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-10-FLA 49 (2:00) 28-Jason Ferguson ran for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. FLA 10 LAX 52
Team Statistics
Blazers Express
First Downs 16 17
- Rushing 6 6
- Passing 10 10
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 383 602
- Offensive Plays 68 70
- Yards Per Play 5.63 8.60
Net Rushing Yards 91 204
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards Per Rush 6.50 6.38
Net Passing Yards 292 398
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 28 / 3 37 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 408
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 23 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.41 10.47
- Yards Per Completion 11.25 17.74
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 55 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 21
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:37 33:26
Drive Charts
Blazers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:06 0:55 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 9:32 3:13 OWN 25 6 37 Interception
1 3:31 5:36 OWN 25 10 36 Punt
2 11:21 0:53 OWN 36 3 7 Punt
2 8:49 2:04 OWN 34 4 19 Punt
2 4:24 0:08 OWN 41 1 0 Interception
2 2:54 1:12 OWN 27 6 73 Touchdown
3 15:00 4:08 OWN 25 8 41 Field Goal
3 9:22 1:34 OWN 25 4 36 Punt
3 2:07 1:26 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 14:48 0:53 OWN 19 3 9 Interception
4 11:48 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 8:04 1:19 OWN 25 4 15 Punt
4 3:30 1:04 OWN 12 5 18 Punt
4 1:52 1:52 OWN 25 5 64 Game
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:54 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 11:11 1:39 OWN 22 5 78 Touchdown
1 6:19 2:48 OWN 37 5 63 Touchdown
2 12:55 1:34 OWN 9 3 5 Punt
2 10:28 1:40 OWN 9 3 6 Punt
2 6:45 2:21 OWN 8 7 58 Missed FG
2 4:17 1:22 OPP 25 3 5 Missed FG
2 1:43 1:43 OWN 25 6 19 Punt
3 10:52 1:30 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 7:48 5:41 OWN 10 10 90 Touchdown
3 0:41 0:53 OWN 35 3 -2 Punt
4 13:55 2:07 OPP 38 3 10 Field Goal
4 11:28 3:25 OWN 45 7 55 Touchdown
4 6:45 3:15 OWN 16 5 15 Punt
4 2:26 0:34 OWN 29 2 71 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Jaime Giles 13 90 6.92 14 5 0
#49 Jordan Devers 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Edward Hill 22 98 4.45 24 2 0
#26 Seth Wynn 8 55 6.88 22 3 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 2 51 25.50 49 1 1
Passing Stats
Blazers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Michael London 51 28 315 3 / 23 1 48 3 55.60
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 37 23 408 1 / 10 6 49 0 139.41
Receiving Stats
Blazers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Arthur Strickland 6 153 25.50 48 1
#32 Jaime Giles 7 50 7.14 21 0
#15 Chad Swanson 2 38 19.00 29 0
#54 Peter Vargas 4 29 7.25 13 0
#40 Lorenzo Grant 4 23 5.75 17 0
#15 Richard Lamp 2 17 8.50 13 0
#86 Peter Kaplan 1 3 3.00 3 0
#49 Jordan Devers 2 2 1.00 2 0
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Peter Sibley 5 147 29.40 48 2
#10 Robert Herrera 5 94 18.80 36 2
#16 Chester Landes 4 77 19.25 49 1
#14 Robert Munz 3 33 11.00 22 1
#15 Dan Deloney 1 21 21.00 21 0
#13 John Evans 1 18 18.00 18 0
#22 Edward Hill 3 17 5.67 9 0
#26 Seth Wynn 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Blazers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Larry Buckner 65 23 1 1
#50 Gene Aguilar 65 25 0 0
#69 James Foster 50 28 0 1
#54 David Smith 59 20 0 1
#61 Dean Park 61 34 0 1
#40 Lorenzo Grant 28 13 0 0
#52 Jamie Seymour 2 1 0 0
#49 Jordan Devers 17 5 0 0
#32 Jaime Giles 10 4 0 0
#54 Peter Vargas 10 13 0 0
#15 Chad Swanson 0 17 0 2
#15 Richard Lamp 0 3 0 0
#80 Arthur Strickland 0 11 0 0
#86 Peter Kaplan 0 4 0 0
#55 James Dell 0 1 0 0
#23 Steven Kapp 2 0 0 0
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#89 Peter Sibley 17 29 0 1
#50 Ted Jarrett 38 35 0 3
#60 Tom Campbell 34 39 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 9 7 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 51 38 0 2
#68 Christopher Spotts 48 39 0 0
#61 Joseph Thill 39 42 0 2
#10 Robert Herrera 0 24 0 1
#16 Chester Landes 0 3 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 20 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 24 22 0 1
#79 Charles Martin 15 0 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 10 2 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 15 0 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 1
#48 Carlos Turner 0 4 0 1
#22 Edward Hill 3 2 0 0
#13 John Evans 0 16 0 1
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 4 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 1 8 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 3 0 0
#53 Emanuel Weaver 0 3 0 1
#46 Paul Moore 0 4 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 1 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 1 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 1 0 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
#15 Dan Deloney 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Blazers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 2 22 11.00 0
#48 Carlos Turner 1 -1 -1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blazers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#79 George Compton 0 0 1 0
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 1 0 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 0 1 0 0
Punting
Blazers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Thomas Medley 9 384 42.67 39.78 51 5
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 5 255 51.00 51.00 57 3
Kicking
Blazers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Robert Allison 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 1 / 1
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 45 7 / 7
Punt Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Evans 4 27 6.8 16 0
Kick Return
Blazers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Blazers
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Shelby Kemp 8 0
#37 Floyd Brooks 6 0
#53 Robert Miller 6 0
#33 Craig Avery 6 0
#52 Jamie Seymour 6 1
#94 David Watkins 5 0
#55 Morris Burbach 3 0
#79 George Compton 3 0
#20 Barry Litchford 3 0
#32 Jaime Giles 2 0
#70 Scott Tuttle 2 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 1 0
#49 Jordan Devers 1 0
#42 Arthur Shipman 1 0
#15 Chad Swanson 1 0
#40 Lorenzo Grant 1 0
#56 William Heller 1 0
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Maurice Matzke 7 0
#46 Paul Moore 7 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 5 0
#48 Carlos Turner 5 0
#42 Walter Silva 4 1
#53 Randall Solis 4 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 3 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 1 0
#99 Thomas Martin 1 0
#98 Robert Falkner 1 0
#92 Louis Duron 1 1
#46 Harry Brown 1 0
#43 David Steinman 1 0
#55 Lamont Stich 1 1
#97 Joshua Lilley 1 0