Regular Season Week 13: Thunderbolts at Panthers
November 30, 1975 38° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 57,711 (72%)
Thunderbolts 6 14 3 7 - 30
Panthers 2 0 7 0 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-2-MIC 18 (10:52) 5-Ralph Lopez 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-CLE 4 (6:41) 2-Jerry Montalvo sacked at CLE -3 for -6 yards (58-Noel Kaiser) SAFETY! (58-Noel Kaiser) MIC 2 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-2-MIC 12 (0:06) 5-Ralph Lopez 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 2 CLE 6
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 2-4-MIC 18 (9:57) 2-Jerry Montalvo pass complete to 16-Wesley Watson for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. MIC 2 CLE 13
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-5-MIC 5 (2:48) 2-Jerry Montalvo pass complete to 16-Wesley Watson for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. MIC 2 CLE 20
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-15-MIC 33 (12:44) 5-Ralph Lopez 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 2 CLE 23
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-2-CLE 2 (5:35) 28-Steven Napier ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. MIC 9 CLE 23
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 3-19-MIC 10 (5:13) 6-Brandon Robertson pass INTERCEPTED by 94-George Ye at MIC 2. 94-George Ye to MIC 0 for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. MIC 43-Marcus Boyd was injured on the play. MIC 9 CLE 30
Team Statistics
Panthers Thunderbolts
First Downs 10 25
- Rushing 2 14
- Passing 6 11
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 172 427
- Offensive Plays 58 76
- Yards Per Play 2.97 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 37 227
- Rushing Attempts 13 45
- Yards Per Rush 2.85 5.04
Net Passing Yards 135 200
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 15 / 1 30 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.00 6.45
- Yards Per Completion 11.67 11.44
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 8 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 7 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 3 / 19
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 64 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 20:31 39:27
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:49 4:08 OWN 25 6 30 Punt
1 6:38 1:40 OWN 34 4 15 Punt
1 0:03 0:47 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 9:53 0:59 OWN 33 3 -3 Punt
2 2:44 0:59 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 -16 Punt
3 12:40 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 10:08 4:35 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
3 0:41 2:13 OWN 1 5 23 Punt
4 9:05 1:30 OWN 10 3 5 Punt
4 5:34 0:25 OWN 18 3 -10 Interception
4 1:45 1:26 OWN 16 6 20 Punt
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:11 OWN 36 8 46 Field Goal
1 6:41 0:03 OWN 4 1 -7 Safety
1 4:58 4:55 OWN 12 8 76 Field Goal
2 14:16 4:22 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 8:54 6:10 OWN 20 12 80 Touchdown
2 1:46 1:46 OWN 20 6 40 Half
3 13:31 0:51 OWN 45 4 22 Field Goal
3 12:19 2:11 OWN 26 3 4 Punt
3 5:33 4:52 OWN 25 8 32 Punt
4 13:28 4:23 OWN 31 7 18 Punt
4 7:35 2:01 OWN 37 3 0 Punt
4 5:09 0:46 OPP 25 3 -5 Punt
4 4:23 2:38 OWN 25 6 16 Punt
4 0:18 0:18 OWN 19 2 11 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Travis Tucker 9 33 3.67 12 2 0
#28 Steven Napier 3 2 0.67 2 0 1
#29 David Higgins 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#15 Bert Eichelberger 33 172 5.21 13 10 0
#13 Adam Velasco 10 50 5.00 11 3 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#2 Jerry Montalvo 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Brandon Robertson 40 15 175 5 / 40 0 29 1 41.15
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Jerry Montalvo 30 18 206 1 / 6 2 27 0 102.92
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 John Sanders 4 69 17.25 29 0
#82 Matthew Morgan 2 30 15.00 24 0
#82 Lucien Bowers 1 22 22.00 22 0
#41 Travis Tucker 1 18 18.00 18 0
#29 David Higgins 2 15 7.50 8 0
#79 David Rodman 2 8 4.00 6 0
#14 David Wicker 1 7 7.00 7 0
#36 Dennis McRae 1 4 4.00 4 0
#88 David Billy 1 2 2.00 2 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Jason Walker 6 78 13.00 27 0
#16 Wesley Watson 4 53 13.25 22 2
#27 Robert Tuttle 2 25 12.50 14 0
#32 David McPeak 1 22 22.00 22 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 3 11 3.67 6 0
#13 Adam Velasco 1 10 10.00 10 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Ronald Davis 56 16 1 1
#70 Thomas Watson 38 11 1 1
#65 Christopher Besser 48 14 1 3
#59 Richard Robinson 57 19 0 1
#88 David Billy 12 14 0 1
#70 Tony Robinson 45 13 0 1
#28 Steven Napier 14 7 0 0
#36 Dennis McRae 12 9 0 0
#29 David Higgins 22 17 0 0
#88 John Sanders 0 7 0 0
#41 Travis Tucker 12 2 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 16 1 0 0
#36 Michael Ellis 0 2 0 0
#82 Matthew Morgan 0 4 0 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 2 0 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 2 0 0
#41 Chad Williams 0 3 0 0
#23 Nicholas Hixson 0 2 0 0
#95 James Lord 0 3 0 0
#99 Joseph Carter 3 2 0 0
#54 Rolando Barbosa 0 3 0 1
#82 Lucien Bowers 0 2 0 0
#14 David Wicker 0 1 0 0
#51 Daniel Bond 21 4 0 0
#79 David Rodman 0 2 0 0
#77 Dana Solis 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 2 0 0
#32 David McPeak 0 3 0 0
#79 Donald Dalton 37 52 0 3
#38 Francis Deleon 10 1 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 6 38 0 0
#69 Antonio Preston 41 49 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 35 52 0 13
#62 Romeo Martinez 0 1 0 0
#61 Francesco Chang 4 4 0 1
#58 Kevin Peck 41 52 0 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 0 20 0 3
#15 Bert Eichelberger 3 1 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 42 50 0 0
#40 Maurice Bowman 18 29 0 1
#16 Wesley Watson 0 37 0 2
#10 John Madrid 0 4 0 1
#13 Adam Velasco 2 8 0 2
#79 Ralph Walker 10 1 0 0
#11 Jason Walker 0 13 0 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 6 0 0
#74 William McDonald 4 0 0 0
#79 James Barclay 0 1 0 0
#70 Keith Smith 0 1 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#94 George Ye 1 2 2.00 1
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#2 Jerry Montalvo 1 0 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 0 1 0 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 11 520 47.27 45.64 52 1
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 5 225 45.00 43.60 51 2
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Richard Lamar 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Ralph Lopez 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 3 / 3
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Steven Napier 1 8 8.0 8 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Jason Walker 3 19 6.3 7 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Steven Napier 2 64 32.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#73 Michael Kay 10 0
#44 David Oxford 9 0
#36 Michael Ellis 8 0
#20 Christopher Chen 7 0
#53 Arthur Ellis 6 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 4 0
#76 Douglas Couey 4 0
#54 Rolando Barbosa 3 0
#95 James Lord 3 0
#93 Samuel Heard 3 0
#41 Chad Williams 2 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 2 0
#39 Robert Ridley 2 0
#58 Noel Kaiser 1 1
#77 Dana Solis 1 0
#99 Joseph Carter 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Corey Zelaya 4 2
#30 Michael Rodriguez 4 0
#53 Todd David 4 0
#47 Charles Stark 4 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#37 Monte Cherry 3 0
#91 John Hernandez 2 0
#57 Wayne Holland 2 0
#70 Keith Smith 2 1
#94 George Ye 2 1
#61 Joel Harris 1 0
#1 Dustin Henry 1 0
#79 James Barclay 1 1
#29 Paul Litchfield 1 0