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Week 13: Charlotte Hornets at Washington Federals

December 01, 1974
59°
RFK Stadium (Washington, D. C., DC) Attendance: 50,465 (89%)
Hornets 0 10 7 8 - 25
Federals 0 20 0 0 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 2) Federals: 2-5-CHA 8 (11:32) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 82-Roger Saddler for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 1-10-WAS 47 (9:19) 3-George Melton pass complete to 89-Clair Wyche for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 6 CHA 7
(Qtr 2) Federals: 1-10-WAS 25 (9:12) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 18-Joseph Baker for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. WAS 13 CHA 7
(Qtr 2) Federals: 1-10-WAS 33 (5:25) 38-Gary Munch ran for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. WAS 20 CHA 7
(Qtr 2) Hornets: 4-3-WAS 14 (2:28) 17-Willie Putnam 31 yard field goal is GOOD. WAS 20 CHA 10
(Qtr 3) Hornets: 2-10-WAS 26 (2:10) 3-George Melton pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. WAS 20 CHA 17
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 2-13-WAS 4 (11:44) 9-Joe Richardson sacked at WAS -2 for -6 yards (59-Daniel Roth). Sack allowed by 65-Samuel Gragg. SAFETY! (59-Daniel Roth) WAS 20 CHA 19
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 1-10-CHA 36 (7:59) 3-George Melton pass complete to 82-Emil Hoban for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Federals Hornets
First Downs 15 12
- Rushing 6 3
- Passing 9 7
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 449 395
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards Per Play 6.80 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 167 84
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards Per Rush 7.59 2.90
Net Passing Yards 282 311
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 23 / 2 33 / 12 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 322 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.41 8.89
- Yards Per Completion 14.00 27.42
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 22 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 77 3 / 81
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:29 30:30

Drive Charts

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:03 1:27 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
1 7:22 3:39 OWN 35 7 42 Missed FG
1 1:17 1:21 OWN 8 4 41 Fumble
2 13:09 1:41 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
2 9:12 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
2 5:24 0:11 OWN 33 1 67 Touchdown
2 2:25 2:25 OWN 22 6 14 Punt
3 15:00 3:08 OWN 38 4 20 Punt
3 10:20 3:30 OWN 36 6 25 Punt
3 4:40 1:37 OWN 16 3 7 Punt
3 2:02 4:13 OWN 25 7 45 Fumble
4 12:26 0:46 OWN 7 2 -9 Safety
4 9:33 1:34 OWN 13 3 8 Punt
4 7:49 1:34 OWN 22 6 16 Interception
4 6:11 0:07 OPP 34 1 0 Interception
4 5:42 1:33 OWN 39 3 6 Punt
4 2:02 0:33 OPP 46 7 46 Downs

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:57 OWN 33 7 45 Missed FG
1 9:36 2:14 OWN 5 4 15 Punt
1 3:43 2:26 OWN 30 5 23 Punt
2 14:56 1:47 OPP 41 5 26 Missed FG
2 11:28 2:17 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 9:01 3:37 OWN 32 5 -7 Punt
2 5:13 2:48 OWN 25 6 61 Field Goal
3 11:52 1:32 OWN 11 3 10 Punt
3 6:50 2:10 OWN 7 4 31 Punt
3 3:03 1:02 OWN 32 4 68 Touchdown
4 12:48 0:22 OWN 42 3 0 Punt
4 11:40 2:07 OWN 43 3 0 Punt
4 7:59 0:09 OWN 36 1 64 Touchdown
4 6:15 0:04 OWN 41 1 0 Interception
4 6:05 0:22 OWN 17 3 0 Punt
4 4:09 2:07 OWN 6 3 -4 Punt
4 1:29 1:29 OWN 28 3 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gary Munch 7 97 13.86 67 2 1
John Horn 15 70 4.67 13 3 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Phillip Howard 14 45 3.21 12 1 0
Jorge Dougherty 9 33 3.67 11 1 0
Ralph Allen 3 6 2.00 9 0 0
George Melton 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joe Richardson 39 23 322 5 / 40 2 75 2 81.36

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
George Melton 33 12 329 2 / 18 3 64 1 91.60

Receiving Stats

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joseph Baker 6 116 19.33 75 1
Jacob Scully 6 101 16.83 64 0
Matt Ellis 6 76 12.67 30 0
Roger Saddler 1 8 8.00 8 1
Thomas Ross 1 8 8.00 8 0
Gary Munch 1 5 5.00 5 0
John Piche 1 5 5.00 5 0
Steven Melin 1 3 3.00 3 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Emil Hoban 3 99 33.00 64 1
Jorge Dougherty 3 91 30.33 53 0
Clair Wyche 3 88 29.33 47 1
Todd Summers 1 26 26.00 26 1
Henry Barrows 1 21 21.00 21 0
William McCabe 1 4 4.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Samuel Gragg 0 0 2 0
Timothy Seeber 0 0 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harold White 0 0 2 0

Interception Stats

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jason Myrick 1 0 0.00 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Dale Raleigh 1 2 2.00 0
Robert Mason 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Joe Richardson 1 0 0 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Kyle Grimmett 0 2 1 0

Punting

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
George Hill 7 323 46.14 45.29 60 3

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicolas Alleyne 9 419 46.56 44.22 53 2

Kicking

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Matthew Eno 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 - 2 / 3

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2

Punt Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Shawn Ayala 3 22 7.3 10 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clair Wyche 1 7 7.0 7 0

Kick Return

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Roger Saddler 3 77 25.7 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Clair Wyche 3 81 27.0 0

Defensive Stats

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
William Coffey 6 0
James Cruz 6 0
Travis Curcio 5 0
Tyler Helton 4 2
Richard Nelson 4 0
Ben Fabiano 4 0
Garland Gipson 3 0
John Hughes 2 0
Richard Fleming 2 0
Matthew Eno 1 0
Thomas Ross 1 0
Robert Bynum 1 0
Jacob Scully 1 0
Chad Mannings 1 0
Jesse Garrett 1 0
Joe Richardson 1 0
Nathan Smith 1 0
Robert Allison 1 0
Marcus Eaton 1 0

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Mason 7 0
Daniel Roth 6 1
David Bronson 6 0
Juan Bellino 5 0
Dale Raleigh 4 0
Kyle Grimmett 4 2
Stephen Miller 4 1
Joseph Lombardi 3 0
Robert Oakley 3 0
Derek Mattison 3 1
Timothy Hansen 2 0
Richard McCarthy 2 0
Allen Mullins 1 0
Brian Queen 1 0
George Melton 1 0