Regular Season Week 1: (NY) Stars at Generals
September 06, 1981 88° Giants Stadium
Attendance: 66,306 (83%)
(NY) Stars 7 0 6 7 - 20
Generals 14 24 0 21 - 59
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 3-4-NYS 6 (13:14) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 17-Steve Jobs for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 7 NYS 0
(Qtr 1) (NY) Stars: 3-3-NJG 28 (10:32) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 83-Joseph Leblanc for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. NJG 7 NYS 7
(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-1-NYS 0 (6:49) 32-Rudi Johnson ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 14 NYS 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-6-NYS 6 (14:21) 32-Rudi Johnson ran to NYS 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 21 NYS 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-3-NYS 23 (10:37) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 84-Leroy Selmon for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 28 NYS 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 2-3-NYS 3 (6:20) 32-Rudi Johnson ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 35 NYS 7
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-10-NYS 25 (0:45) 14-Dustin Henry 42 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 38 NYS 7
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 2-10-NJG 10 (7:05) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 80-Carmen Nelson for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Generals: 1-10-NJG 20 (11:43) 32-Rudi Johnson ran for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 45 NYS 13
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-7-NYS 28 (7:58) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 85-Chad Ochocinco to NYS 0 for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 52 NYS 13
(Qtr 4) (NY) Stars: 2-10-NYS 25 (7:29) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 84-Danny Merrill to NJG 0 for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. NJG 52 NYS 20
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-1-NJG 34 (3:37) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 12-Aaron Paul for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 59 NYS 20
Team Statistics
Generals (NY) Stars
First Downs 18 17
- Rushing 4 0
- Passing 12 16
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 702 446
- Offensive Plays 78 73
- Yards Per Play 9.00 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 202 39
- Rushing Attempts 21 17
- Yards Per Rush 9.62 2.29
Net Passing Yards 500 407
- Att/Comp/Int 54 / 29 / 3 53 / 27 / 5
- Gross Passing Yards 518 435
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 18 3 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.77 7.27
- Yards Per Completion 17.86 16.11
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 2 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 55 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 7 3 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 93 3 / 96
Int Returns/Yards 5 / -2 3 / 8
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10
Drive Charts
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:50 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 10:25 3:39 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 3:54 0:57 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
1 2:12 2:54 OWN 48 6 52 Touchdown
2 13:28 2:55 OWN 31 5 69 Touchdown
2 10:29 4:12 OPP 46 7 46 Touchdown
2 3:56 0:59 OWN 31 3 -9 Punt
2 1:49 1:08 OWN 13 5 63 Field Goal
3 12:08 2:21 OWN 4 4 18 Punt
3 7:01 0:13 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 4:38 2:14 OWN 6 4 16 Interception
3 2:20 1:55 OWN 27 4 25 Interception
4 14:57 1:24 OPP 27 3 6 Missed FG
4 11:43 0:13 OWN 20 1 80 Touchdown
4 10:08 2:15 OWN 33 5 67 Touchdown
4 7:17 0:56 OWN 31 3 1 Punt
4 5:26 0:18 OWN 30 3 0 Punt
4 4:21 0:54 OWN 12 5 88 Touchdown
4 2:47 1:33 OWN 34 3 7 Punt
(NY) Stars
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:10 2:45 OWN 26 5 74 Touchdown
1 6:46 2:53 OWN 25 5 12 Punt
1 2:56 0:45 OWN 40 2 1 Interception
2 14:18 0:50 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 10:33 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 6:17 2:21 OWN 24 6 24 Fumble
2 2:58 1:08 OWN 31 3 7 Punt
2 0:41 0:41 OWN 32 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:52 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
3 9:47 2:45 OWN 33 8 67 Touchdown
3 6:49 2:10 OPP 39 3 -4 Punt
3 2:24 0:04 OPP 47 1 0 Interception
3 0:25 0:29 OWN 22 2 3 Interception
4 13:33 1:50 OWN 28 5 22 Punt
4 11:29 1:21 OWN 25 4 49 Missed FG
4 7:53 0:36 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 6:21 0:55 OWN 21 3 5 Punt
4 5:08 0:47 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
4 3:27 0:40 OWN 25 5 20 Interception
4 1:14 1:14 OWN 9 4 46 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Rudi Johnson 13 157 12.08 80 3 4
#39 James Roberson 7 43 6.14 12 1 0
#5 Ric Flair 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
(NY) Stars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#6 Ernest Lynch 15 42 2.80 17 1 0
#84 Joe Daniels 2 -3 -1.50 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Ric Flair 54 29 518 3 / 18 4 74 3 88.35
(NY) Stars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Eric Roberge 53 27 435 3 / 28 3 75 5 58.29
Receiving Stats
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Leroy Selmon 5 220 44.00 74 1
#12 Aaron Paul 5 148 29.60 66 1
#85 Chad Ochocinco 4 53 13.25 28 1
#17 Damon Rosato 3 34 11.33 22 0
#89 Justin Timberlake 2 19 9.50 13 0
#45 Johnny Fever 1 16 16.00 16 0
#43 Rudi Johnson 3 15 5.00 8 0
#39 James Roberson 5 7 1.40 4 0
#17 Steve Jobs 1 6 6.00 6 1
(NY) Stars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Robert Freese 7 120 17.14 25 0
#12 Danny Merrill 2 101 50.50 75 1
#6 Ernest Lynch 5 63 12.60 51 0
#85 Allan Howard 4 60 15.00 17 0
#83 Joseph Leblanc 2 45 22.50 28 1
#81 Donald Fernandez 2 23 11.50 20 0
#10 Carmen Nelson 2 22 11.00 12 1
#84 Joe Daniels 3 1 0.33 3 0
Blocking Stats
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Elvis Presley 64 32 1 1
#75 Don "Donkey" Kong 69 30 1 1
#30 Snake Plissken 18 18 1 2
#17 Damon Rosato 0 24 0 1
#58 Kent Hull 71 37 0 1
#70 Jimmy Hoffa 73 39 0 1
#69 Steve Niehaus 66 37 0 0
#43 Rudi Johnson 10 7 0 0
#12 Aaron Paul 0 13 0 0
#65 John Piche 17 0 0 0
#64 Andrew Zeller 5 1 0 0
#39 James Roberson 4 3 0 0
#72 Eddie Head 14 1 0 0
#75 Walter Cronkite 13 2 0 0
#45 Johnny Fever 0 2 0 0
#62 James McDevitt 11 0 0 0
#63 Bobby Leopold 0 3 0 0
#26 Gary Barbaro 0 6 0 3
#52 Mike Weddington 0 3 0 0
#93 Jim LeClair 0 2 0 0
#47 John Joyce 0 4 0 0
#35 Daniel Tosh 0 6 0 1
#98 Dustin Diamond 1 4 0 0
#32 Bruce Dickinson 0 3 0 1
#91 Bon Scott 0 3 0 1
#99 Indiana Jones 0 2 0 0
#80 Leroy Selmon 4 23 0 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 0 21 0 1
#96 James Lockette 0 3 0 0
#74 Tony Perez 0 3 0 0
#71 Roy Sullivan 0 3 0 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 0 2 0 0
#23 Kerry Justin 0 2 0 0
#17 Steve Jobs 0 2 0 0
#25 Mike Williams 0 1 0 0
#54 Barry Noland 0 1 0 0
#21 Bob Marley 0 1 0 0
#66 Tom Woodland 0 1 0 0
(NY) Stars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Curtis Hartig 67 24 1 1
#10 Carmen Nelson 7 14 1 1
#59 Gaston Gross 60 23 1 1
#33 Paul Reed 0 3 0 0
#58 Kurt Kim 0 4 0 0
#23 Rodney Preston 0 4 0 0
#91 Joshua Nickols 0 4 0 0
#99 Eric Bigham 3 5 0 2
#32 Ronnie Davila 0 4 0 0
#91 Ronnie Stahl 0 3 0 0
#55 Allen Maloney 0 3 0 0
#56 Earl Murtagh 64 25 0 0
#68 Michael Arellano 66 27 0 3
#12 Danny Merrill 0 15 0 0
#67 Joseph Brooks 68 27 0 4
#6 Ernest Lynch 9 0 0 0
#83 Joseph Leblanc 0 7 0 0
#85 Allan Howard 0 18 0 0
#81 Robert Freese 0 22 0 0
#37 Leonard Arredondo 8 9 0 0
#74 William Dew 12 0 0 0
#96 Jimmy Atwell 0 1 0 0
#72 Chris Hassan 7 2 0 0
#22 Larry Williams 0 4 0 1
#81 Donald Fernandez 0 4 0 0
#51 Luis Carswell 6 6 0 0
#24 Wendell Figueroa 4 0 0 0
#94 Trey Pittman 0 1 0 0
#66 Howard Zacharias 0 1 0 0
#94 Patrick Floyd 0 1 0 0
#20 John Dipaolo 0 1 0 1
#93 Alejandro Cavanaugh 0 2 0 0
#48 Robert Moore 0 1 0 0
#84 Joe Daniels 3 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 John Joyce 1 0 0.00 0
#32 Bruce Dickinson 1 0 0.00 0
#99 Indiana Jones 1 0 0.00 0
#23 Kerry Justin 1 0 0.00 0
#25 Mike Williams 1 -2 -2.00 0
(NY) Stars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#28 Earl Campbell 1 8 8.00 0
#23 Rodney Preston 1 0 0.00 0
#48 Robert Moore 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#79 Ernest Huggins 0 1 1 0
(NY) Stars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#6 Ernest Lynch 1 0 0 0
Punting
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Maurice Lester 6 282 47.00 46.50 50 1
(NY) Stars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Bruce Kester 8 378 47.25 43.63 53 5
Kicking
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 8 / 8
(NY) Stars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Christopher Meade 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 2 / 3
Punt Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Chad Ochocinco 2 7 3.5 5 0
(NY) Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Allan Howard 3 5 1.7 3 0
Kick Return
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Aaron Paul 3 93 31.0 0
(NY) Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Allan Howard 3 96 32.0 0
Defensive Stats
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Bruce Dickinson 7 0
#25 Mike Williams 5 0
#71 Roy Sullivan 5 1
#99 Indiana Jones 5 0
#35 Daniel Tosh 4 0
#47 John Joyce 4 0
#93 Jim LeClair 3 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 3 0
#23 Kerry Justin 3 0
#96 James Lockette 2 2
#26 Gary Barbaro 2 0
#63 Bobby Leopold 1 0
#1 Dustin Henry 1 0
#52 Mike Weddington 1 0
#17 Steve Jobs 1 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 1 0
#17 Damon Rosato 1 0
#21 Bob Marley 1 0
#98 Dustin Diamond 1 0
(NY) Stars
Name Tackles Sacks
#22 Larry Williams 11 0
#33 Paul Reed 7 0
#23 Rodney Preston 7 0
#48 Robert Moore 5 0
#99 Eric Bigham 4 0
#20 John Dipaolo 3 0
#91 Joshua Nickols 2 0
#66 Howard Zacharias 2 0
#6 Ernest Lynch 2 0
#96 Jimmy Atwell 2 1
#28 Earl Campbell 1 0
#10 Carmen Nelson 1 0
#93 Alejandro Cavanaugh 1 1
#85 Allan Howard 1 0
#94 Trey Pittman 1 0
#32 Ronnie Davila 1 0
#58 Kurt Kim 1 0
#99 Antonio Renfro 1 1
#81 Robert Freese 1 0
#2 Christopher Meade 1 0
#81 Donald Fernandez 1 0