Wild Card: Tampa Bay Bandits at Jacksonville Bulls

December 27, 1987
70°
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) Attendance: 80,126 (100%)
Bandits 0 7 3 3 - 13
Bulls 7 3 0 10 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Bulls: 2-1-TAM 1 (9:04) (Hot Read) 5-Joseph Serio pass complete to 88-Jason Harper for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Paul Sidwell. JAX 7 TAM 0
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 2-10-TAM 40 (1:36) 8-Melvin Driggers pass complete to 17-Thomas Whitley for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Edward Walter. JAX 7 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 4-1-TAM 23 (0:22) 19-Paul Sidwell 41 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 10 TAM 7
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 4-2-JAX 19 (9:59) 10-Edward Walter 37 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 10 TAM 10
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 4-4-TAM 17 (12:09) 19-Paul Sidwell 35 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 13 TAM 10
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 2-2-TAM 5 (7:49) 17-Timothy Richardson ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Paul Sidwell. JAX 20 TAM 10
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-11-JAX 30 (6:16) 10-Edward Walter 48 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 20 TAM 13

Team Statistics

Bulls Bandits
First Downs 21 12
- Rushing 6 4
- Passing 14 7
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 426 287
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards Per Play 6.26 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 91 69
- Rushing Attempts 22 18
- Yards Per Rush 4.14 3.83
Net Passing Yards 335 218
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 33 / 1 37 / 23 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 357 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 22 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.28 5.59
- Yards Per Completion 10.82 10.17
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 2 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 40 4 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 8 1 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 16 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 20
Time of Possession 35:31 24:29

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Bulls

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:58 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 6:00 3:28 OWN 20 6 15 Punt
1 0:22 1:42 OWN 23 3 9 Punt
2 12:52 2:54 OWN 23 6 18 Punt
2 7:42 3:26 OWN 6 5 46 Punt
2 1:26 0:28 OWN 25 5 32 Fumble
2 0:54 0:35 OPP 31 3 9 Field Goal
3 9:56 5:52 OWN 18 11 40 Punt
3 1:55 4:49 OWN 36 7 47 Field Goal
4 10:00 1:32 OWN 35 3 55 Interception
4 8:25 0:39 OPP 13 2 13 Touchdown
4 7:04 0:52 OWN 29 3 1 Field Goal
4 6:12 2:13 OPP 40 4 27 Missed FG
4 1:03 1:03 OWN 10 3 10 Game

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:02 3:02 OWN 25 6 16 Punt
1 2:32 2:10 OWN 18 3 10 Punt
2 13:39 0:47 OWN 30 3 -1 Punt
2 9:58 2:16 OWN 16 6 33 Punt
2 4:16 2:49 OWN 1 6 99 Touchdown
2 0:58 0:05 OWN 33 1 0 Fumble
2 0:19 0:19 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 5:04 OWN 25 10 56 Field Goal
3 4:04 2:09 OWN 8 3 9 Punt
4 12:06 2:06 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
4 8:28 0:03 OWN 6 1 0 Interception
4 7:46 0:43 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 3:59 2:56 OWN 20 8 70 Downs

Rushing Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Timothy Richardson 13 72 5.54 13 4 1
Raymond Hampton 4 18 4.50 12 1 0
Dennis Burt 3 1 0.33 1 0 0
Joseph Serio 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jimmy Clark 14 36 2.57 10 1 0
Paul Meade 4 33 8.25 18 2 0

Passing Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Serio 44 33 357 2 / 22 1 55 1 96.50

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Melvin Driggers 37 23 234 2 / 16 1 60 1 77.98

Receiving Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Stanton Redmon 5 142 28.40 55 0
Jason Harper 8 73 9.13 18 1
Timothy Richardson 5 36 7.20 13 0
Nathan Wheeler 3 31 10.33 19 0
Peter Henderson 4 25 6.25 11 0
Jordan Frederick 2 23 11.50 16 0
Dennis Burt 5 22 4.40 10 0
Raymond Hampton 1 5 5.00 5 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Whitley 3 122 40.67 60 1
Roger Taylor 6 50 8.33 14 0
Burt Johnston 3 27 9.00 14 0
Jimmy Clark 6 14 2.33 6 0
Cody Schiavo 1 14 14.00 14 0
David Byers 2 5 2.50 3 0
Paul Meade 2 2 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Bodenhamer 42 30 1 4
Shaun Mancini 45 32 1 1
Rodrigo Stephens 54 25 0 2
Jose Davalos 5 5 0 0
Morris Sterling 0 2 0 0
Blaine Burton 1 0 0 0
Dennis Moore 0 1 0 0
Troy Hill 0 2 0 0
Raymond Hampton 3 1 0 0
Nathan Wheeler 0 15 0 0
Kenneth Thomas 0 2 0 0
Robert Woods 0 5 0 0
Gordon Wong 0 4 0 0
Philip Williamson 0 1 0 0
Erin Lazarus 0 2 0 1
Jason Harper 0 21 0 2
Donald Farrer 9 0 0 0
Manuel Weinstein 56 31 0 2
Ira Buffington 14 4 0 0
Christopher Pereira 8 1 0 0
Jonathan Sullivan 17 10 0 0
Peter Henderson 0 7 0 0
Douglas Canipe 0 3 0 0
Jordan Frederick 12 21 0 0
Edward Theriot 0 2 0 0
Timothy Richardson 9 3 0 1
Stanton Redmon 0 21 0 0
Thomas Moreau 55 29 0 2
Joel Salazar 1 0 0 0
William Fields 0 2 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Mosley 47 25 0 1
Jim Grisby 0 2 0 0
Edward Gaillard 1 0 0 0
William Morris 0 1 0 0
Cody Schiavo 0 6 0 3
Gary Lennox 0 2 0 0
Larry Mollett 0 1 0 0
Emmett Simmons 0 1 0 0
Mark Rogers 0 2 0 0
Francisco Bailey 0 1 0 0
Stephen Taylor 0 2 0 0
Eric Rodriquez 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Atwell 0 1 0 1
Jimmy Clark 3 0 0 0
Clifford Swank 0 2 0 0
Charles Mooney 0 2 0 0
Michael Hall 44 23 0 2
Virgil Tindell 0 1 0 0
Thomas Whitley 0 13 0 0
Bobby Kirschner 4 3 0 2
David Brown 10 2 0 0
Andrew Zeller 11 3 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 9 7 0 0
Roger Taylor 0 10 0 1
Andre Flores 39 26 0 2
Antonio Nelson 40 21 0 0
David Caldwell 45 28 0 0
Craig Maddox 18 17 0 0
Vincent Gatto 1 2 0 0
David Byers 0 22 0 1
Burt Johnston 19 17 0 0
Paul Meade 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Philip Williamson 1 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Clifford Swank 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jordan Frederick 1 0 0 0
Raymond Hampton 1 0 0 0
Gary Scroggins 0 1 0 0
Dennis Moore 0 0 1 0
Stanton Redmon 0 1 0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jimmy Clark 1 0 0 0
Clifford Swank 0 1 2 0
Mark Rogers 0 1 0 0

Punting

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Victor White 5 216 43.20 41.80 47 4

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nicholas Houston 7 350 50.00 46.57 59 1

Kicking

Jacksonville Bulls

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Paul Sidwell 2 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 2 / 2

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Edward Walter 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1

Punt Return

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Raymond Hampton 3 8 2.7 6 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Craig Smith 1 6 6.0 6 0

Kick Return

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Raymond Hampton 1 16 16.0 0

Tampa Bay Bandits

Defensive Stats