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Week 1: Tampa Bay Bandits at Florida Blazers

September 06, 1981
90°
Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Attendance: 34,309 (66%)
Bandits 0 2 10 3 3 - 18
Blazers 7 0 0 8 0 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Blazers: 1-10-TAM 12 (9:15) 32-Jaime Giles ran to TAM 0 for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Robert Allison. FLA 7 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-19-FLA 2 (7:51) 13-Walter Jackson sacked at FLA -5 for -7 yards (99-William Lewis). Sack allowed by 58-Shane Wood. SAFETY! (99-William Lewis) 58-Shane Wood was completely beat on that play. FLA 7 TAM 2
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 2 (9:55) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 98 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. FLA 7 TAM 9
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 4-3-FLA 20 (4:00) 15-Thomas Hummell 37 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 37-James Haigh was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. FLA 7 TAM 12
(Qtr 4) Blazers: 3-9-TAM 34 (11:01) 13-Walter Jackson pass complete to 14-Chad Swanson for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 13-Walter Jackson pass complete to 32-Jaime Giles for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! Nice job by 32-Jaime Giles on that route to lose his coverage. That ball didn't get thrown well at all. FLA 15 TAM 12
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 2-2-FLA 5 (0:02) 15-Thomas Hummell 22 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 15 TAM 15
(OT) Bandits: 4-8-FLA 24 (1:56) 15-Thomas Hummell 42 yard field goal is GOOD. FLA 15 TAM 18

Team Statistics

Blazers Bandits
First Downs 17 14
- Rushing 11 2
- Passing 6 12
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 420
- Offensive Plays 77 72
- Yards Per Play 4.45 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 223 57
- Rushing Attempts 41 24
- Yards Per Rush 5.44 2.38
Net Passing Yards 120 363
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 14 / 2 46 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 136 375
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 2 / 12
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.33 7.56
- Yards Per Completion 9.71 15.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 4 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 18 3 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 20 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 15 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 2 / 48
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 2
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:23 31:44

Drive Charts

Florida Blazers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:50 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 4:34 4:43 OWN 8 7 25 Punt
2 12:44 2:53 OWN 13 6 39 Fumble
2 8:29 0:41 OWN 11 2 -16 Safety
2 6:06 3:04 OWN 20 7 67 Interception
2 1:16 0:06 OWN 41 2 0 Interception
2 0:51 0:51 OWN 20 2 1 Half
3 12:51 2:57 OWN 3 6 31 Punt
3 9:42 1:34 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 3:56 2:46 OWN 25 4 0 Punt
4 14:20 3:26 OWN 32 9 68 Touchdown
4 7:15 2:28 OWN 7 6 32 Punt
4 3:31 1:37 OWN 34 3 -6 Punt
OT 10:00 1:36 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
OT 6:58 0:57 OWN 49 3 -13 Punt
OT 5:29 0:54 OWN 42 3 3 Punt

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:10 4:35 OWN 25 8 32 Punt
2 14:51 2:07 OWN 16 4 21 Punt
2 9:51 1:22 OWN 34 3 5 Punt
2 7:48 1:42 OWN 38 3 6 Punt
2 3:02 1:46 OWN 5 3 8 Punt
2 1:10 0:19 OPP 39 3 0 Punt
3 15:00 2:09 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
3 9:54 0:13 OWN 2 1 98 Touchdown
3 8:08 4:12 OWN 30 6 50 Field Goal
3 1:10 1:50 OWN 22 3 1 Punt
4 10:54 3:39 OWN 26 8 33 Punt
4 4:47 1:16 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
4 1:53 1:53 OWN 16 9 79 Field Goal
OT 8:24 1:26 OWN 17 3 -3 Punt
OT 6:02 0:33 OWN 18 3 -2 Punt
OT 4:34 2:42 OWN 4 7 72 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jaime Giles 21 113 5.38 15 7 1
Walter Jackson 2 53 26.50 37 2 0
Lucas Irwin 13 40 3.08 20 1 0
Lorenzo Grant 5 17 3.40 7 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 15 26 1.73 14 2 0
James Haigh 3 16 5.33 13 1 0
Jimmy Clark 6 15 2.50 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Walter Jackson 34 14 136 2 / 16 1 34 2 38.36

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Henry Prieto 43 24 328 2 / 12 1 98 0 88.13
Joe Martin 3 1 47 0 / 0 0 47 0 81.94

Receiving Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Arthur Strickland 2 38 19.00 20 0
Chad Swanson 1 34 34.00 34 1
Peter Vargas 3 23 7.67 16 0
Lucas Irwin 4 15 3.75 7 0
Lorenzo Grant 2 13 6.50 12 0
Jaime Giles 2 13 6.50 11 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Edward Conner 10 173 17.30 98 1
David Albrecht 5 83 16.60 20 0
Michael Popa 2 67 33.50 47 0
George Begay 3 34 11.33 14 0
Herschel Walker 3 9 3.00 8 0
James Haigh 2 9 4.50 6 0

Blocking Stats

Florida Blazers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Shane Wood 44 42 1 3
Gene Aguilar 36 36 0 2
William Collier 1 0 0 0
James Dell 0 3 0 0
Shelby Kemp 0 3 0 1
Morris Burbach 0 1 0 0
David Watkins 0 2 0 0
Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
William Kennedy 0 1 0 0
Jamie Seymour 0 2 0 1
Travis Pino 0 2 0 0
Micah McEvoy 10 6 0 1
Richard Lamp 0 10 0 1
Walter Moore 6 7 0 0
Lorenzo Grant 21 33 0 1
Jaime Giles 13 16 0 1
Arthur Strickland 0 23 0 0
Chad Swanson 0 15 0 0
Lucas Irwin 12 13 0 2
Jason Brown 36 43 0 4
Peter Vargas 12 34 0 0
Dean Park 41 47 0 2
David Smith 41 43 0 4
John Marshall 0 23 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 2 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kenneth Addison 45 34 1 1
Martin Wildermuth 0 2 0 1
Joseph Gilmer 0 2 0 0
James Davison 3 0 0 0
David Wilcox 0 2 0 0
Charles Mooney 0 1 0 0
Keith Weber 0 2 0 1
Lewis Lum 0 1 0 0
Brian Newberry 0 1 0 1
Jimmy Clark 2 1 0 0
Virgil Tindell 0 2 0 0
Otis Bourbeau 0 3 0 0
Randy Dukes 0 2 0 0
Douglas Mullins 0 2 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 3 0 0
Jim Grisby 0 1 0 0
David Albrecht 16 23 0 3
William Lewis 0 2 0 0
Ralph Allen 16 4 0 0
Ira Edge 16 1 0 0
Edward Conner 0 15 0 0
James Haigh 26 18 0 1
Joesph Wagner 0 6 0 0
Michael Popa 0 24 0 2
George Begay 0 14 0 0
Herschel Walker 19 7 0 0
Michael Hall 45 32 0 5
Stephen Button 0 4 0 0
William Dillon 62 32 0 6
James Smith 64 48 0 0
Brandon Roberge 63 40 0 2
Raymond Holt 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Florida Blazers

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jim Grisby 2 2 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jaime Giles 1 0 0 0
Robert Miller 0 0 1 0
David Watkins 0 0 1 0
Morris Burbach 0 0 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Herschel Walker 2 0 0 0
James Haigh 2 1 0 0
Brandon Roberge 0 1 0 0
Phillip Carr 0 1 0 0
Randy Dukes 0 0 1 0
David Albrecht 0 1 0 0

Punting

Florida Blazers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Medley 9 474 52.67 50.33 64 5

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 12 560 46.67 41.67 60 5

Kicking

Florida Blazers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Allison 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 1 / 1

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 1

Punt Return

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Arthur Strickland 2 15 7.5 11 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Kick Return

Florida Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Arthur Strickland 1 29 29.0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Haigh 2 48 24.0 0

Defensive Stats

Florida Blazers

Name Tackles Sacks
Morris Burbach 6 0
Paul Waller 6 2
Craig Avery 6 0
William Kennedy 5 0
Shelby Kemp 5 0
Scott Tuttle 4 0
Walter Moore 4 0
Robert Miller 4 0
Eddie Tyler 4 0
Lyle Maldanado 2 0
David Watkins 2 0
Floyd Brooks 2 0
James Dell 1 0
Lorenzo Grant 1 0
Arthur Strickland 1 0
Gene Aguilar 1 0
Lucas Irwin 1 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Charles Mooney 7 1
Otis Bourbeau 6 0
Terry Crum 6 0
Phillip Carr 5 0
Randy Dukes 5 0
Keith Weber 5 0
Lewis Lum 5 0
Jim Grisby 4 0
Brian Newberry 3 0
David Wilcox 3 0
William Lewis 3 1
Don Quintanar 1 0
Douglas Mullins 1 0
David Albrecht 1 0