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October 19, 1980 67° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 66,528 (74%)
Thunderbolts 7 17 0 9 - 33
Express 28 0 7 0 - 35
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-4-CLE 4 (11:32) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 16-Chester Landes for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 7 CLE 0
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-10-CLE 25 (11:28) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 80-Christopher Henderson for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. LAX 95-Oscar Rodriguez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 7 CLE 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 1-10-CLE 12 (6:30) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 13-John Evans for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 14 CLE 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 1-10-CLE 39 (6:24) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera to CLE 0 for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 21 CLE 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-5-CLE 5 (0:50) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 5 yards. 10-Robert Herrera made a nice adjustment to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 28 CLE 7
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-8-LAX 34 (12:59) 7-Gary Spence 52 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 28 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-11-LAX 11 (6:42) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 83-Jesse Thompson for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. LAX 28 CLE 17
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-3-LAX 3 (5:00) 26-Allan Benefield ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. LAX 28 CLE 24
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-3-CLE 3 (9:51) 28-Jason Ferguson ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 35 CLE 24
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 1-10-LAX 4 (5:47) 8-Gene Nowlin sacked at LAX -6 for -10 yards (94-George Ye). Sack allowed by 71-Leonardo Putnam. SAFETY! (94-George Ye) 71-Leonardo Putnam was completely beat on that play. LAX 35 CLE 26
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-2-LAX 25 (1:26) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 19-Jimmy Brown for 25 yards. 19-Jimmy Brown made a great diving catch! TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. LAX 35 CLE 33
Team Statistics
Express Thunderbolts
First Downs 14 18
- Rushing 5 5
- Passing 9 13
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 355 581
- Offensive Plays 61 75
- Yards Per Play 5.82 7.75
Net Rushing Yards 88 102
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards Per Rush 3.52 4.64
Net Passing Yards 267 479
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 22 / 1 50 / 27 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 287 501
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.42 9.04
- Yards Per Completion 13.05 18.56
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 8 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 3
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 21 2 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 64 2 / 39
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 0 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:47 30:14
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:32 OWN 22 7 78 Touchdown
1 11:17 4:42 OWN 25 8 22 Punt
1 6:30 0:04 OPP 12 1 12 Touchdown
1 6:23 0:05 OPP 39 1 39 Touchdown
1 4:54 4:08 OWN 37 8 63 Touchdown
2 12:55 1:39 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 6:37 0:12 OWN 19 3 0 Interception
2 4:57 1:47 OWN 16 4 18 Punt
2 1:07 1:07 OWN 10 2 18 Half
3 13:27 3:39 OWN 48 7 52 Touchdown
3 6:54 1:30 OWN 22 3 10 Punt
3 3:49 2:10 OWN 31 3 0 Punt
3 0:00 2:06 OWN 32 4 14 Punt
4 5:46 0:04 OWN 4 1 -11 Safety
4 3:33 1:40 OWN 9 3 9 Punt
4 1:22 1:22 OPP 44 3 3 Game
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:28 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 6:35 0:05 OWN 1 1 0 Fumble
1 6:26 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 6:18 1:24 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
1 0:46 2:51 OWN 25 5 41 Field Goal
2 11:16 4:39 OWN 19 9 81 Touchdown
2 6:25 1:28 OPP 34 4 34 Touchdown
2 3:10 2:03 OWN 27 6 17 Punt
3 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 4 15 Interception
3 9:49 2:55 OWN 25 5 60 Missed FG
3 5:24 1:35 OWN 19 3 7 Punt
3 1:39 1:39 OWN 24 4 8 Punt
4 12:54 7:08 OWN 9 13 87 Downs
4 5:43 2:09 OWN 33 11 58 Downs
4 1:54 0:32 OWN 35 6 65 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Jason Ferguson 14 54 3.86 16 3 1
#26 Seth Wynn 9 31 3.44 11 1 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 13 86 6.62 14 4 1
#13 Adam Velasco 8 16 2.00 5 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 34 22 287 2 / 20 4 39 1 118.14
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 48 27 501 3 / 22 3 75 2 95.92
#2 Lon Musso 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 4 82 20.50 39 2
#89 Peter Sibley 3 64 21.33 32 0
#13 John Evans 4 51 12.75 17 1
#16 Chester Landes 3 39 13.00 30 1
#14 Robert Munz 3 38 12.67 19 0
#15 Dan Deloney 1 9 9.00 9 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 3 2 0.67 2 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 2 2.00 2 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 5 114 22.80 33 0
#13 Adam Velasco 6 103 17.17 47 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 2 94 47.00 75 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 6 74 12.33 23 1
#85 Jose Gough 3 60 20.00 52 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 2 54 27.00 29 1
#26 Allan Benefield 3 2 0.67 2 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Leonardo Putnam 40 27 1 1
#28 Jason Ferguson 13 6 1 2
#42 Walter Silva 0 5 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 19 0 2
#48 Carlos Turner 0 6 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 4 0 1
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 3 0 2
#59 William Theis 0 5 0 0
#46 Harry Brown 0 4 0 0
#96 Reid Davis 0 3 0 0
#13 John Evans 0 9 0 0
#60 Tom Campbell 42 31 0 1
#15 Dan Deloney 0 3 0 0
#47 Jose Sherlock 44 27 0 4
#61 Joseph Thill 36 28 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 1 11 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 15 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 12 20 0 1
#65 Edgar Austin 38 28 0 1
#37 Jeffrey Matson 14 16 0 0
#79 Charles Martin 12 0 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 11 0 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 3 1 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 0 4 0 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 0 4 0 2
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 1 0 0
#99 Thomas Martin 0 2 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 1 0 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 3 5 0 0
#71 Ricky Houston 1 0 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
#16 Chester Landes 0 2 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
#95 Oscar Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Antonio Preston 56 31 1 1
#58 Kevin Peck 49 26 1 2
#70 Edward Costa 51 31 1 1
#69 Myron Gonzales 60 32 0 5
#85 Jose Gough 13 18 0 0
#65 Tom Moore 50 38 0 4
#91 Bob Gomez 9 3 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 6 5 0 2
#29 William Womack 10 6 0 0
#84 Chris Miller 7 0 0 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 5 28 0 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 14 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 3 4 0 1
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#74 Bryan Dunn 0 2 0 0
#26 Allan Benefield 13 0 0 0
#52 Kevin Bell 12 0 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 12 0 0
#14 Austin Gonzales 0 15 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 1 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 5 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 7 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 1 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 1 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 1 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 1 2 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 4 0 0 0
#46 Brady Kizer 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#48 Carlos Turner 1 0 0.00 0
#92 Louis Duron 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Brady Kizer 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 0 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 0 1 0
#46 Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
#61 Joseph Thill 0 1 0 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 1 0 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
#53 Jeff Orr 0 0 1 0
#65 Tom Moore 0 1 0 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 7 334 47.71 46.57 52 4
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 4 189 47.25 42.75 50 1
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 5 / 5
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 1 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 4 / 4
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Evans 3 21 7.0 10 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 9 4.5 6 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#14 Robert Munz 3 64 21.3 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 39 19.5 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Carlos Turner 10 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 6 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 6 0
#99 Thomas Martin 4 0
#46 Paul Moore 3 0
#53 Randall Solis 3 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 3 0
#55 Lamont Stich 3 0
#95 Oscar Rodriguez 2 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 2 0
#92 Louis Duron 2 1
#90 Stephen Coleman 2 2
#42 Walter Silva 2 0
#53 Emanuel Weaver 2 0
#46 Harry Brown 1 0
#14 Robert Munz 1 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Wayne Holland 9 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 6 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 6 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 5 0
#94 George Ye 5 1
#53 Jeff Orr 3 0
#32 Michael Woodham 3 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 3 0
#60 Jim Zarate 2 1
#84 Brent Reichman 2 0
#35 Johnny King 2 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 1 0
#55 Charles Malizia 1 0
#46 Brady Kizer 1 0
#77 Donald Jackson 1 0
#58 Kevin Peck 1 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0
#80 Christopher Henderson 1 0