Regular Season Week 5: Gold at Express
October 05, 1980 72° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 75,689 (84%)
Gold 7 7 10 3 - 27
Express 9 7 3 6 - 25
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-15-DEN 4 (9:32) 9-Dustin Nichols sacked at DEN -5 for -10 yards (96-Stephen Coleman). Sack allowed by 72-Charles Martin. SAFETY! (96-Stephen Coleman) LAX 2 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 1-10-LAX 39 (7:13) 25-Cedric Finn ran for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. LAX 2 DEN 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-3-DEN 19 (2:14) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 14-Robert Munz for 19 yards. 14-Robert Munz made a nice adjustment to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 9 DEN 7
(Qtr 2) Gold: 1-7-LAX 7 (8:47) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 27-Corey True for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. LAX 9 DEN 14
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-DEN 17 (0:24) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 14-Robert Munz for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 16 DEN 14
(Qtr 3) Gold: 1-10-LAX 17 (14:13) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 15-Ryan Woods for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. LAX 16 DEN 21
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-9-LAX 13 (8:55) 3-Lucio Grant 31 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 16 DEN 24
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-4-DEN 14 (3:52) 1-Roger Ruzich 31 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 19 DEN 24
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-7-DEN 7 (10:53) 28-Jason Ferguson ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gold: 4-14-LAX 27 (1:55) 3-Lucio Grant 45 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 25 DEN 27
Team Statistics
Express Gold
First Downs 15 18
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 8 14
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 344 549
- Offensive Plays 65 68
- Yards Per Play 5.29 8.07
Net Rushing Yards 124 110
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards Per Rush 5.17 4.07
Net Passing Yards 220 439
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 19 / 1 38 / 25 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 244 460
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 3 / 21
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.37 10.71
- Yards Per Completion 12.84 18.40
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 4 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 25 4 / 34
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 7 1 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 90 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:42 OWN 25 8 37 Punt
1 9:29 1:34 OWN 38 4 19 Punt
1 7:05 2:07 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
1 3:38 1:28 OPP 49 4 49 Touchdown
1 0:12 0:22 OWN 11 3 1 Punt
2 13:54 1:39 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
2 8:44 1:45 OWN 28 3 6 Punt
2 4:57 1:08 OWN 28 4 10 Punt
2 1:23 1:04 OWN 18 5 82 Touchdown
3 14:09 0:58 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 8:52 2:15 OWN 24 4 3 Punt
3 5:53 2:05 OPP 31 4 17 Field Goal
3 0:40 4:51 OWN 10 9 90 Touchdown
4 6:28 2:10 OWN 5 5 19 Punt
4 1:51 0:02 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
Gold
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:18 0:50 OWN 9 2 -16 Safety
1 7:55 0:50 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
1 4:58 1:20 OWN 10 3 34 Fumble
1 2:10 1:58 OWN 25 4 41 Interception
2 14:49 0:55 OWN 42 3 8 Punt
2 12:15 3:31 OWN 32 7 68 Touchdown
2 6:58 2:01 OWN 21 3 9 Punt
2 3:49 2:26 OWN 14 6 23 Punt
2 0:19 0:19 OWN 25 1 5 Half
3 15:00 0:51 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 13:11 4:20 OWN 27 6 60 Field Goal
3 6:36 0:43 OWN 23 2 8 Interception
3 3:49 3:09 OWN 25 7 31 Punt
4 10:49 4:21 OWN 25 9 46 Punt
4 4:18 2:27 OWN 27 7 46 Field Goal
4 1:49 1:49 OPP 30 5 18 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Jason Ferguson 15 75 5.00 11 2 1
#15 Dan Deloney 8 43 5.38 13 2 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Gold
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Cedric Finn 4 55 13.75 39 2 1
#81 Duane Cunningham 13 35 2.69 9 0 0
#12 Corey True 5 19 3.80 12 1 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 3 1 0.33 1 0 0
#9 Dustin Nichols 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 38 19 244 3 / 24 2 35 1 77.08
Gold
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Dustin Nichols 38 25 460 3 / 21 2 58 2 102.96
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Robert Munz 6 88 14.67 23 2
#17 Aaron Johnson 4 73 18.25 20 0
#16 Chester Landes 1 35 35.00 35 0
#13 John Evans 3 31 10.33 23 0
#89 Peter Sibley 1 9 9.00 9 0
#15 Dan Deloney 1 6 6.00 6 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 3 2 0.67 3 0
Gold
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Ronald Tatman 5 147 29.40 41 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 3 121 40.33 58 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 4 69 17.25 43 0
#43 Donald Dahlquist 3 25 8.33 16 0
#14 Jimmy Williams 1 23 23.00 23 0
#15 Ryan Woods 2 21 10.50 17 1
#12 Corey True 2 18 9.00 11 1
#87 Joseph Dailey 2 16 8.00 8 0
#80 Joseph Garner 1 13 13.00 13 0
#31 Cedric Finn 2 7 3.50 7 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#89 Peter Sibley 15 27 1 2
#47 Jose Sherlock 48 33 1 1
#61 Joseph Thill 38 24 1 1
#10 Robert Herrera 0 16 0 0
#50 Ted Jarrett 53 31 0 2
#60 Tom Campbell 53 38 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 1 13 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 47 30 0 2
#28 Jason Ferguson 10 2 0 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 14 20 0 1
#13 John Evans 0 7 0 0
#16 Chester Landes 0 7 0 0
#17 Aaron Johnson 0 7 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 0 8 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 8 0 1
#79 Charles Martin 12 0 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 1 4 0 1
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 4 0 2
#46 Paul Moore 1 6 0 1
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 1
#59 William Theis 0 4 0 1
#46 Harry Brown 0 4 0 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 0 3 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 3 0 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 2 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 1 0 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 2 0 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 1 0 0 0
#71 Ricky Houston 1 0 0 0
#68 Charles Mancuso 1 0 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 1 0 0
#15 Dan Deloney 1 2 0 0
#24 Shannon Smith 1 0 0 0
Gold
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Charles Martin 40 25 1 1
#53 Keith Barge 47 31 1 2
#54 Mitchell Welch 0 2 0 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 0 1 0 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 9 27 0 2
#81 John Provencal 2 21 0 1
#78 Jonathan Crabtree 44 34 0 2
#43 Donald Dahlquist 43 31 0 1
#76 Kenneth Nelson 48 31 0 0
#81 Duane Cunningham 6 3 0 1
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 0 18 0 1
#12 Corey True 9 8 0 0
#63 William Reaves 11 13 0 2
#14 Jimmy Williams 0 2 0 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 0 6 0 0
#81 Wayne Postma 10 2 0 0
#31 Juan Bonnett 0 1 0 0
#80 Joseph Garner 0 15 0 0
#31 Cedric Finn 3 14 0 1
#73 Marc Gowdy 9 2 0 0
#82 Kevin Stoneking 0 2 0 0
#51 Thomas Abbas 1 2 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 0 1 0 1
#90 Clyde Raines 0 1 0 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 0 1 0 0
#60 Jeffery Mackey 0 1 0 0
#95 George Turner 0 1 0 0
#55 Kirk Wall 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#48 Carlos Turner 1 2 2.00 0
#42 Walter Silva 1 0 0.00 0
Gold
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#43 Anthony Mashburn 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#89 Peter Sibley 1 1 0 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 0 0 1 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 1 0 0
Gold
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Corey True 1 0 0 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 0 0 1 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 10 459 45.90 43.00 51 3
Gold
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Eric Beach 5 207 41.40 35.20 55 3
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2
Gold
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 3 / 3
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Evans 2 7 3.5 6 0
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#14 Robert Munz 3 90 30.0 0
Gold
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Randall Solis 8 0
#42 Walter Silva 6 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 6 0
#59 William Theis 4 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 3 1
#23 Daniel Ibarra 3 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 3 1
#92 Louis Duron 2 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 2 0
#48 Carlos Turner 2 0
#46 Paul Moore 2 0
#96 Reid Davis 2 1
#97 Joshua Lilley 2 0
#98 Robert Falkner 1 0
#46 Harry Brown 1 0
#43 David Steinman 1 0
#14 Robert Munz 1 0
Gold
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Juan Bonnett 8 0
#26 Roy Wiley 6 0
#60 Blaine Hernandez 5 0
#65 Danny Simon 5 0
#92 Albert Donaldson 4 0
#20 Don Wilkerson 4 0
#95 George Turner 3 2
#54 Timothy Despres 2 1
#52 Gregory Hubbard 2 0
#28 Gregory Garrison 2 0
#87 Joseph Dailey 1 0
#42 Donald Goad 1 0
#54 Mitchell Welch 1 0
#12 Corey True 1 0
#80 Joseph Garner 1 0
#41 Donald Lopez 1 0
#90 Clyde Raines 1 0
#32 Bradley Leon 1 0
#14 Michael Sonnenberg 1 0
#43 Anthony Mashburn 1 0