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Week 3: Washington Federals at Charlotte Hornets

September 21, 1975
90°
American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Attendance: 33,289 (67%)
Federals 6 0 14 7 - 27
Hornets 0 0 0 14 - 14

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Federals: 4-14-CHA 21 (9:50) 11-Matthew Eno 40 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 0 WAS 3
(Qtr 1) Federals: 4-10-CHA 34 (2:49) 11-Matthew Eno 52 yard field goal is GOOD. CHA 0 WAS 6
(Qtr 3) Federals: 3-6-WAS 26 (10:23) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 18-Joseph Baker for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHA 0 WAS 13
(Qtr 3) Federals: 1-10-CHA 37 (8:52) 9-Joe Richardson pass complete to 18-Joseph Baker for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHA 0 WAS 20
(Qtr 4) Federals: 1-1-CHA 1 (10:47) 38-Gary Munch ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Matthew Eno. CHA 0 WAS 27
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 1-1-WAS 1 (10:12) 3-George Melton pass complete to 89-Clair Wyche for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. CHA 7 WAS 27
(Qtr 4) Hornets: 1-10-CHA 20 (1:42) 3-George Melton pass complete to 10-Joe Doyle for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Willie Putnam. CHA 14 WAS 27

Team Statistics

Hornets Federals
First Downs 10 16
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 7 9
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 339 445
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards Per Play 6.28 6.27
Net Rushing Yards 69 162
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards Per Rush 3.45 3.95
Net Passing Yards 270 283
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 15 / 1 30 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 297 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.94 9.43
- Yards Per Completion 19.80 15.72
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 12 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 23 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 7 4 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 60 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 15 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 21:30 38:30

Drive Charts

Charlotte Hornets

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:46 2:09 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
1 2:45 1:55 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 11:16 3:05 OWN 19 4 24 Punt
2 7:12 0:51 OWN 40 3 -1 Punt
2 5:28 0:56 OPP 49 3 -2 Punt
2 1:18 1:18 OWN 20 3 22 Half
3 15:00 2:59 OWN 34 5 13 Punt
3 10:10 1:19 OWN 25 3 9 Fumble
3 8:45 2:24 OWN 32 6 26 Punt
3 4:54 0:06 OWN 41 1 0 Interception
3 1:23 1:31 OWN 9 3 6 Punt
4 10:45 0:36 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
4 8:01 1:28 OWN 26 5 15 Punt
4 2:57 0:41 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 1:42 0:12 OWN 20 1 80 Touchdown

Washington Federals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:14 OWN 25 8 54 Field Goal
1 7:37 4:52 OWN 16 7 50 Field Goal
1 0:50 4:34 OWN 23 8 50 Interception
2 8:11 0:59 OWN 11 3 2 Punt
2 6:21 0:53 OWN 14 3 -1 Punt
2 4:31 3:14 OWN 20 6 29 Punt
3 12:01 1:51 OWN 9 6 91 Touchdown
3 8:51 0:06 OPP 37 1 37 Touchdown
3 6:22 1:27 OWN 14 3 3 Punt
3 4:49 3:26 OWN 24 6 33 Punt
4 14:52 4:07 OWN 43 7 57 Touchdown
4 10:09 2:08 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 6:33 3:35 OWN 15 5 15 Punt
4 2:16 0:34 OWN 32 3 8 Punt
4 1:30 0:48 OWN 0 6 25 Downs
4 0:42 0:42 OWN 24 2 -1 Game

Rushing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jorge Dougherty 19 61 3.21 11 2 0
Phillip Howard 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Washington Federals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Horn 30 118 3.93 17 3 0
Gary Munch 9 44 4.89 14 2 1
Joe Richardson 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
George Melton 31 15 297 3 / 27 2 80 1 90.39

Washington Federals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joe Richardson 30 18 283 0 / 0 2 74 1 99.72

Receiving Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joe Doyle 3 171 57.00 80 1
Clair Wyche 5 64 12.80 26 1
Henry Barrows 1 23 23.00 23 0
Emil Hoban 3 21 7.00 13 0
Jorge Dougherty 3 18 6.00 13 0

Washington Federals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Joseph Baker 6 176 29.33 74 2
Matt Ellis 5 54 10.80 25 0
Jacob Scully 3 36 12.00 17 0
John Horn 2 12 6.00 10 0
Gary Munch 1 9 9.00 9 0
Steven Melin 1 -4 -4.00 -4 0

Blocking Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Ricky Jackson 6 13 2 2
Harold White 36 25 1 7
Joe Doyle 0 4 0 0
Brian Queen 0 2 0 0
Stephen Miller 0 3 0 0
Emil Hoban 0 6 0 0
Clair Wyche 0 8 0 1
Frank Greenbaum 0 1 0 0
Kevin Staten 0 3 0 0
Bruce Souza 5 0 0 0
Todd Summers 0 1 0 0
Fernando Stone 1 3 0 1
Dale Raleigh 0 1 0 0
Kyle Grimmett 0 1 0 1
Daniel Macdougall 0 1 0 0
Joseph Lombardi 0 1 0 0
Michael Becker 49 23 0 3
Derek Mattison 1 3 0 0
Robert Mason 0 3 0 0
David Bronson 2 4 0 0
Alfonso Bessey 0 1 0 0
Wayne Harris 1 3 0 0
Jame Harrell 12 0 0 0
Eduardo Sorenson 7 3 0 0
Ralph Allen 13 1 0 0
Jorge Dougherty 6 4 0 0
Shawn Ayala 4 4 0 0
Phillip Howard 14 8 0 2
Henry Barrows 6 16 0 1
Bobby Slocum 45 28 0 0
Norris Scott 36 22 0 1
Willie Salisbury 47 27 0 0
Ivan Amaro 0 1 0 0

Washington Federals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Samuel Gragg 32 45 0 2
Jeffrey Matson 9 1 0 0
Jonathan Whidden 0 4 0 0
Matthew McGinley 0 1 0 0
Joseph Whitcher 0 1 0 0
Travis Curcio 0 1 0 0
Richard Fleming 0 1 0 0
Thomas Olson 1 0 0 0
John Hughes 3 0 0 0
Ben Fabiano 5 1 0 1
Garland Gipson 0 3 0 0
David Albrecht 6 11 0 0
Gary Munch 12 2 0 0
Joel Lossett 32 37 0 2
Danny Merrill 0 4 0 0
John Horn 15 6 0 0
John Piche 13 8 0 0
Jacob Scully 8 24 0 0
Steven Melin 18 26 0 1
James West 16 34 0 3
Ted Jarrett 38 42 0 2
Joseph Baker 0 14 0 1
Timothy Seeber 35 39 0 0
Chad Mannings 43 43 0 0
Matt Ellis 0 9 0 1
Jason Myrick 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Juan Bellino 1 15 15.00 0

Washington Federals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ben Fabiano 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jorge Dougherty 2 0 0 0
Joe Doyle 0 1 0 0
Emil Hoban 0 1 0 0

Washington Federals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Nathan Smith 0 0 1 0
Travis Curcio 0 0 1 0
John Hughes 0 1 0 0

Punting

Charlotte Hornets

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicolas Alleyne 10 463 46.30 41.10 57 3

Washington Federals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
George Hill 8 381 47.63 40.63 67 1

Kicking

Charlotte Hornets

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Willie Putnam 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 2

Washington Federals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Matthew Eno 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 3 / 3

Punt Return

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clair Wyche 2 7 3.5 5 0

Washington Federals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Ross 4 27 6.8 10 0

Kick Return

Charlotte Hornets

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Clair Wyche 2 60 30.0 0

Washington Federals

Defensive Stats

Charlotte Hornets

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Mason 10 0
Juan Bellino 7 0
Fernando Stone 7 0
Joseph Lombardi 7 0
David Bronson 7 0
Dale Raleigh 7 0
Alfonso Bessey 3 0
Richard McCarthy 3 0
Kevin Staten 2 0
Derek Mattison 2 0
Daniel Macdougall 1 0
Norris Scott 1 0
Clair Wyche 1 0
Kyle Grimmett 1 0
Ralph Allen 1 0

Washington Federals

Name Tackles Sacks
Travis Curcio 7 0
William Coffey 6 0
Tyler Helton 6 1
Nathan Smith 4 0
Joseph Whitcher 4 0
Ben Fabiano 4 0
Matthew McGinley 2 2
Richard Nelson 2 0
Joseph Baker 1 0
Matthew Eno 1 0
Richard Fleming 1 0
Steven Melin 1 0
John Hughes 1 0
Garland Gipson 1 0