Regular Season Week 1: SaberCats at Sun
September 06, 1981 76° Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 47,620 (69%)
SaberCats 0 0 14 3 - 17
Sun 7 14 7 3 - 31
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Sun: 3-6-SJS 19 (9:25) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 81-John Martin for 19 yards. Nice adjustment by 81-John Martin to catch that ball. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 7 SJS 0
(Qtr 2) Sun: 3-30-SJS 42 (2:34) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 86-Gregory Drayton for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 14 SJS 0
(Qtr 2) Sun: 2-11-SCS 47 (0:08) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 18-Thomas Dayton for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 21 SJS 0
(Qtr 3) Sun: 3-6-SJS 43 (12:09) 13-Oscar Willis pass complete to 86-Gregory Drayton for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Alan Grossi. SCS 28 SJS 0
(Qtr 3) SaberCats: 3-10-SJS 47 (8:59) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 84-Herbert Schuler for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. SCS 28 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) SaberCats: 2-10-SCS 30 (5:30) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 83-Jose Lohman for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. SCS 28 SJS 14
(Qtr 4) SaberCats: 4-17-SCS 20 (10:04) 1-Tommie Prather 37 yard field goal is GOOD. SCS 28 SJS 17
(Qtr 4) Sun: 4-19-SJS 21 (1:52) 17-Alan Grossi 39 yard field goal is GOOD. SCS 31 SJS 17
Team Statistics
Sun SaberCats
First Downs 10 13
- Rushing 2 4
- Passing 8 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 357 313
- Offensive Plays 69 70
- Yards Per Play 5.17 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 39 63
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards Per Rush 1.08 4.50
Net Passing Yards 318 250
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 16 / 1 52 / 29 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 352 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 34 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.64 4.46
- Yards Per Completion 22.00 9.69
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 18 4 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.0 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 8 / 80 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 36 3 / 20
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 3 / 82
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:38 27:24
Drive Charts
Sun
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:25 4:05 OWN 27 8 73 Touchdown
1 3:38 1:27 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
2 14:52 1:34 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 11:03 2:23 OWN 22 5 10 Punt
2 5:23 2:57 OWN 33 6 67 Touchdown
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:59 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
3 13:18 1:19 OPP 47 3 47 Touchdown
3 11:05 1:22 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
3 9:10 0:04 OWN 41 1 0 Interception
3 8:51 1:42 OWN 22 3 -11 Punt
3 5:23 2:50 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
4 14:51 1:59 OWN 39 3 -10 Punt
4 10:01 2:38 OPP 39 5 19 Fumble
4 6:26 4:37 OPP 42 9 21 Field Goal
4 1:28 1:28 OPP 23 3 -5 Game
SaberCats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:35 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 9:20 5:42 OWN 15 10 29 Punt
1 2:10 2:18 OWN 28 4 21 Punt
2 13:18 2:15 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 8:40 3:17 OWN 25 6 37 Interception
2 2:27 1:13 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 14:01 0:43 OWN 34 3 0 Interception
3 11:59 0:55 OWN 20 5 35 Punt
3 9:43 0:33 OWN 26 3 -7 Punt
3 9:07 0:16 OWN 47 3 53 Touchdown
3 7:09 1:46 OWN 47 5 53 Touchdown
3 2:33 2:42 OWN 16 5 7 Punt
4 12:52 2:51 OWN 26 8 54 Field Goal
4 7:22 0:57 OWN 23 5 33 Downs
4 1:49 0:21 OWN 30 4 -9 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sun
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Ronald Miller 29 34 1.17 9 0 0
#83 Ronald Diaz 4 5 1.25 8 0 0
#17 Oscar Willis 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
SaberCats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Daniel Bailey 10 34 3.40 10 1 0
#26 Seth Wynn 3 18 6.00 11 1 0
#9 David Schmitt 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Sun
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Oscar Willis 29 16 352 4 / 34 4 53 1 123.85
SaberCats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 David Schmitt 52 29 281 4 / 31 2 53 2 67.87
Receiving Stats
Sun
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Gregory Drayton 9 222 24.67 43 2
#18 Thomas Dayton 1 53 53.00 53 1
#39 Stuart Haney 1 35 35.00 35 0
#81 John Martin 2 32 16.00 19 1
#83 Ronald Diaz 1 7 7.00 7 0
#37 Ronald Miller 2 3 1.50 3 0
SaberCats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Herbert Schuler 4 134 33.50 53 1
#81 Jose Lohman 4 62 15.50 30 1
#31 Daniel Bailey 9 37 4.11 19 0
#17 David Perez 3 24 8.00 16 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 2 12 6.00 7 0
#37 Ray Bryant 2 7 3.50 6 0
#40 Antoine Smith 5 5 1.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Sun
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#52 John Green 33 34 2 15
#76 Dennis Lee 41 35 1 4
#58 Charles Long 43 31 1 3
#94 Jose Murphy 0 4 0 0
#81 John Martin 0 35 0 0
#54 Edward Standley 0 3 0 0
#65 Dale Smith 31 38 0 3
#87 David Tucker 0 20 0 0
#18 Thomas Dayton 1 28 0 1
#86 Gregory Drayton 12 20 0 0
#73 David Ellis 33 31 0 4
#37 Ronald Miller 4 1 0 0
#30 Mark Field 14 21 0 2
#74 Mark Trask 12 2 0 0
#39 Stuart Haney 13 4 0 0
#83 Dan Fredericks 12 1 0 0
#75 Steven Bunger 11 1 0 0
#19 David Nelson 0 2 0 0
#51 Brent Couture 2 3 0 1
#83 Ronald Diaz 3 2 0 0
#39 Robert Ridley 0 1 0 0
#91 Mitchell Plummer 1 3 0 0
#32 Gary Carroll 0 2 0 1
#20 Douglas Donald 3 0 0 0
#33 Travis Rooks 0 1 0 1
#68 Ricky McLean 0 2 0 0
#43 Kevin Migues 0 1 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 1 0 0
#50 Javier Woods 0 2 0 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 0 1 0 1
#90 Israel Rogers 0 1 0 0
#70 Kenneth South 1 0 0 0
#81 Cary Gagne 0 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Richard Mosley 49 27 2 3
#31 Daniel Bailey 11 4 1 1
#54 Michael Warren 61 27 0 1
#60 Dale Gregory 52 18 0 3
#63 James Smith 56 26 0 2
#58 Reginald Sawyers 54 21 0 0
#17 David Perez 0 12 0 0
#81 Jose Lohman 10 17 0 1
#88 Samuel Rutherford 0 11 0 1
#37 Ray Bryant 11 5 0 0
#63 Joseph Frost 22 6 0 1
#86 Evan Cunningham 16 4 0 1
#21 Corey Norwood 0 3 0 0
#24 James Peeler 0 5 0 1
#67 Frank Wakefield 0 4 0 1
#53 Donny Harris 5 4 0 1
#97 William McMartin 0 3 0 1
#75 Roger Luke 0 5 0 0
#43 Paul Maldonado 0 3 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 12 0 0
#40 Antoine Smith 20 15 0 1
#14 Charles May 0 5 0 0
#15 Chad Carter 0 5 0 0
#85 Herbert Schuler 1 5 0 1
#61 Richard Bruce 12 6 0 0
#35 Rick Pugliese 0 1 0 0
#75 Claude Rose 9 2 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 7 0 0 0
#93 Kyle Reed 0 2 0 0
#68 Eugene Green 3 1 0 0
#41 Robert Oakley 0 1 0 0
#90 Nickolas Taylor 0 1 0 1
#95 Douglas Carrigan 0 1 0 0
#44 Eric Comfort 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Sun
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Thomas Erwin 1 1 1.00 0
#54 Edward Standley 1 0 0.00 0
SaberCats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 James Peeler 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Sun
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#37 Ronald Miller 1 0 0 0
#75 Steven Bunger 0 0 1 0
#19 David Nelson 0 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 David Perez 1 0 0 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 0 1 0 0
#70 Jose Sergent 0 1 0 0
#90 Nickolas Taylor 0 0 1 0
Punting
Sun
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Clyde Perrotta 8 385 48.13 46.13 51 1
SaberCats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Rodney West 8 400 50.00 37.38 61 0
Kicking
Sun
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Alan Grossi 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 4 / 4
SaberCats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Tommie Prather 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 2 / 2
Punt Return
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Cary Gagne 5 36 7.2 11 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 David Perez 3 20 6.7 10 0
Kick Return
Sun
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 Ronald Diaz 1 27 27.0 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Daniel Bailey 3 82 27.3 0
Defensive Stats
Sun
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Edward Standley 6 0
#53 Donald Martinez 6 1
#39 Robert Ridley 6 0
#33 Travis Rooks 4 0
#43 Kevin Migues 4 0
#49 Thomas Koenig 4 0
#91 Mitchell Plummer 4 2
#94 Jose Murphy 3 1
#18 Thomas Dayton 2 0
#53 Donald Weaver 2 0
#32 Gary Carroll 2 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 1 0
#75 Steven Bunger 1 0
#75 Tony Newby 1 0
#81 John Martin 1 0
#81 Cary Gagne 1 0
#53 William Purcell 1 0
#50 Javier Woods 1 0
#47 Norman Brown 1 0
#51 Brent Couture 1 0
#37 Ronald Miller 1 0
SaberCats
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Nickolas Taylor 16 3
#99 Jack Englert 6 0
#35 Rick Pugliese 5 0
#97 William McMartin 4 0
#70 Jose Sergent 4 1
#75 Roger Luke 4 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 3 0
#53 Donny Harris 2 0
#81 Jose Lohman 2 0
#24 James Peeler 2 0
#37 Ray Bryant 1 0
#93 Kyle Reed 1 0
#15 Chad Carter 1 0
#43 Paul Maldonado 1 0
#55 Timothy Garcia 1 0
#21 Corey Norwood 1 0
#76 Richard Mosley 1 0
#41 Robert Oakley 1 0