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September 20, 1981 71° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 75,372 (84%)
SaberCats 7 6 0 3 0 - 16
Express 0 10 3 3 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) SaberCats: 2-7-LAX 13 (13:04) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 13-Tyrone Kennedy for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. LAX 0 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-10-SJS 10 (12:14) 1-Roger Ruzich 27 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 4-1-LAX 29 (8:05) 1-Tommie Prather 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 SJS 10
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 4-11-LAX 34 (5:12) 1-Tommie Prather 51 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 SJS 13
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-6-SJS 6 (1:56) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 14-Robert Munz for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 10 SJS 13
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-6-SJS 15 (8:22) 1-Roger Ruzich 33 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 13 SJS 13
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-14-SJS 14 (12:55) 1-Roger Ruzich 31 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 16 SJS 13
(Qtr 4) SaberCats: 4-1-LAX 30 (8:11) 1-Tommie Prather 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 16 SJS 16
(OT) Express: 4-13-SJS 24 (5:04) 1-Roger Ruzich 41 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 19 SJS 16
Team Statistics
Express SaberCats
First Downs 15 6
- Rushing 6 2
- Passing 9 3
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 396 153
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards Per Play 6.00 2.68
Net Rushing Yards 104 25
- Rushing Attempts 24 15
- Yards Per Rush 4.33 1.67
Net Passing Yards 292 128
- Att/Comp/Int 41 / 30 / 0 39 / 30 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 5 3 / 34
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.95 3.05
- Yards Per Completion 9.90 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 3 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 4 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 55 2 / 9
Punt Returns/Yards 8 / 74 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 33 2 / 46
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:54 32:06
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
1 13:01 2:00 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 9:38 3:34 OWN 30 5 21 Punt
1 3:52 2:19 OWN 31 5 30 Punt
1 0:08 2:57 OWN 39 5 51 Field Goal
2 10:41 0:38 OWN 32 2 1 Fumble
2 8:01 0:07 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
2 5:08 3:16 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 12:42 4:23 OWN 28 7 56 Field Goal
3 6:05 8:13 OWN 27 14 60 Field Goal
4 8:07 1:05 OWN 29 3 10 Punt
4 2:16 1:00 OWN 20 3 -5 Punt
4 0:31 5:31 OWN 12 5 9 Half
OT 7:46 2:46 OPP 43 5 19 Field Goal
SaberCats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:55 1:54 OPP 29 4 29 Touchdown
1 11:01 1:23 OWN 28 3 2 Punt
1 6:04 2:12 OWN 20 3 10 Punt
1 1:33 1:25 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
2 12:11 1:30 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 10:02 2:02 OPP 38 3 9 Field Goal
2 7:54 2:46 OPP 47 6 13 Field Goal
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 15:00 2:18 OWN 21 3 6 Punt
3 8:19 2:14 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 12:51 4:44 OWN 25 9 45 Field Goal
4 7:03 4:47 OWN 14 6 27 Punt
4 1:16 0:45 OWN 36 5 14 Punt
OT 10:00 2:14 OWN 10 3 -11 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Edward Hill 13 63 4.85 28 2 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 9 25 2.78 10 1 0
#15 Dan Deloney 2 16 8.00 17 1 0
SaberCats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Daniel Bailey 11 19 1.73 11 1 0
#26 Seth Wynn 4 6 1.50 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 41 30 297 1 / 5 1 56 0 101.37
SaberCats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 David Schmitt 39 30 162 3 / 34 1 18 0 92.04
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Robert Munz 6 63 10.50 32 1
#32 William Mitchell 1 56 56.00 56 0
#22 Edward Hill 5 54 10.80 20 0
#10 Robert Herrera 7 44 6.29 25 0
#11 Dane Britt 4 32 8.00 16 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 2 24 12.00 21 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 2 10 5.00 7 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 1 10 10.00 10 0
#15 Dan Deloney 1 2 2.00 2 0
#16 Chester Landes 1 2 2.00 2 0
SaberCats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Daniel Bailey 13 48 3.69 14 0
#81 Jose Lohman 4 43 10.75 18 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 6 37 6.17 13 1
#26 Seth Wynn 4 19 4.75 11 0
#40 Antoine Smith 1 5 5.00 5 0
#88 Samuel Rutherford 1 5 5.00 5 0
#15 Chad Carter 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#28 Jason Ferguson 4 2 1 1
#37 Jeffrey Matson 10 15 0 1
#10 Robert Herrera 0 14 0 0
#50 Ted Jarrett 51 34 0 4
#71 Leonardo Putnam 52 31 0 1
#78 Patrick Tobias 42 40 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 18 0 0
#61 Joseph Thill 45 35 0 1
#11 Dane Britt 0 16 0 0
#74 John Corbin 44 18 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 13 24 0 0
#15 Dan Deloney 0 9 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 4 4 0 0
#77 Loren Williams 9 1 0 0
#73 Martin Hindman 12 2 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 3 0 1
#79 George Crabb 1 9 0 3
#22 Edward Hill 5 6 0 0
#53 Emanuel Weaver 0 6 0 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 0 4 0 0
#13 John Evans 0 3 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 1 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 3 0 0
#68 Charles Mancuso 0 1 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 1
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 3 0 0
#32 William Mitchell 0 6 0 1
#92 Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 3 0 1
#16 Chester Landes 0 5 0 0
#43 David Steinman 0 2 0 1
#54 Troy Irwin 0 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Reginald Sawyers 42 21 1 1
#54 Michael Warren 52 24 0 1
#60 Dale Gregory 42 21 0 1
#76 Richard Mosley 46 24 0 0
#63 James Smith 49 26 0 4
#40 Antoine Smith 21 13 0 0
#81 Jose Lohman 15 18 0 1
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 15 0 0
#17 David Perez 0 12 0 1
#26 Seth Wynn 4 0 0 0
#37 Ray Bryant 11 6 0 0
#63 Joseph Frost 18 2 0 0
#61 Richard Bruce 5 3 0 2
#88 Samuel Rutherford 0 6 0 1
#86 Evan Cunningham 12 2 0 0
#75 Claude Rose 3 1 0 0
#15 Chad Carter 0 2 0 0
#53 Donny Harris 5 3 0 0
#41 Robert Oakley 0 1 0 0
#21 Corey Norwood 0 3 0 0
#97 William McMartin 0 3 0 1
#35 Rick Pugliese 0 1 0 0
#31 Daniel Bailey 5 3 0 0
#85 Herbert Schuler 1 3 0 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 0 4 0 0
#93 Kyle Reed 0 1 0 0
#75 Roger Luke 0 3 0 0
#24 James Peeler 0 2 0 0
#43 Paul Maldonado 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
SaberCats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#22 Edward Hill 3 0 0 0
SaberCats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Corey Norwood 0 1 0 0
#35 Rick Pugliese 0 0 1 0
#44 Eric Comfort 0 2 1 0
#41 Robert Oakley 0 0 1 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 5 236 47.20 38.40 52 1
SaberCats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Rodney West 10 494 49.40 40.50 62 1
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 4 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 1 / 1
SaberCats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Tommie Prather 3 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 1 51 1 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Dane Britt 8 74 9.3 19 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 David Perez 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Dane Britt 1 33 33.0 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Daniel Bailey 2 46 23.0 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Walter Silva 8 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 7 0
#48 Carlos Turner 6 1
#99 Thomas Martin 5 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 5 1
#47 Stephen Farmer 5 1
#42 John Diehl 3 0
#54 Troy Irwin 3 0
#43 David Steinman 2 0
#94 George Ye 2 0
#59 William Theis 2 0
#50 Ted Jarrett 1 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 1 0
#11 Dane Britt 1 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 1 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 1 0
SaberCats
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 William McMartin 7 0
#43 Paul Maldonado 7 0
#99 Jack Englert 6 0
#41 Robert Oakley 6 0
#44 Eric Comfort 5 0
#35 Rick Pugliese 4 0
#24 James Peeler 4 0
#90 Nickolas Taylor 3 0
#63 James Smith 3 0
#21 Corey Norwood 3 0
#81 Jose Lohman 2 0
#75 Roger Luke 2 1
#45 Frederick Woolfolk 2 0
#74 Steven Peterson 1 0
#95 Douglas Carrigan 1 0
#53 Donny Harris 1 0
#37 Ray Bryant 1 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 1 0