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Wild Card: Michigan Panthers at Detroit Wheels

December 25, 1994
14°
Rynearson Stadium (Ypsilanti, MI) Attendance: 50,000 (100%)
Panthers 3 6 3 0 - 12
Wheels 3 3 0 7 - 13

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-7-MIC 26 (7:40) 5-Kent Olden 44 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 3 MIC 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 4-3-DET 28 (3:01) 7-Jonathan Ruch 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 3 MIC 3
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-9-DET 17 (14:13) 7-Jonathan Ruch 36 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 3 MIC 6
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-12-DET 28 (13:23) 7-Jonathan Ruch 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 3 MIC 9
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-12-MIC 14 (0:35) 5-Kent Olden 32 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 6 MIC 9
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-9-DET 9 (11:10) 7-Jonathan Ruch 28 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 6 MIC 12
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 2-12-MIC 30 (15:00) 2-Larry Henderson pass INTERCEPTED by 42-Ralph Thomas at MIC 39. 42-Ralph Thomas to MIC 0 for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Kent Olden. DET 13 MIC 12

Team Statistics

Wheels Panthers
First Downs 20 12
- Rushing 5 2
- Passing 12 9
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 315 261
- Offensive Plays 74 66
- Yards Per Play 4.26 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 98 36
- Rushing Attempts 18 16
- Yards Per Rush 5.44 2.25
Net Passing Yards 217 225
- Att/Comp/Int 55 / 28 / 5 47 / 21 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 228 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 11 3 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.88 4.50
- Yards Per Completion 8.14 12.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 15 5 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 17 7 / 46
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 13 1 / 18
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 40 5 / 4
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:36 29:22

Drive Charts

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:47 OWN 25 7 32 Punt
1 9:10 1:34 OPP 40 4 15 Field Goal
1 6:05 1:29 OWN 14 6 18 Fumble
1 2:57 1:17 OWN 24 3 20 Interception
2 14:10 0:02 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 13:19 5:28 OWN 25 9 68 Missed FG
2 4:03 3:30 OWN 29 10 57 Field Goal
3 11:07 0:49 OWN 25 2 19 Interception
3 8:37 0:53 OWN 10 3 6 Punt
3 6:15 1:38 OWN 49 3 8 Punt
3 2:35 0:45 OPP 48 2 2 Interception
3 1:30 1:04 OWN 14 5 -2 Punt
4 14:51 0:04 OPP 25 1 0 Interception
4 14:47 3:04 OPP 35 6 35 Interception
4 8:06 2:26 OWN 38 6 12 Punt
4 2:46 2:46 OWN 24 7 38 Game

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:13 2:03 OWN 11 3 -4 Punt
1 7:36 1:31 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
1 4:36 1:39 OPP 35 3 7 Field Goal
1 1:40 2:30 OPP 50 7 33 Field Goal
2 14:08 0:49 OPP 26 3 -2 Field Goal
2 7:51 3:48 OWN 20 9 58 Missed FG
2 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 1 4 Half
3 15:00 3:53 OWN 25 8 66 Field Goal
3 10:18 1:42 OWN 42 6 21 Punt
3 7:43 1:28 OPP 49 3 -3 Interception
3 4:36 2:01 OWN 3 3 4 Punt
3 1:51 0:20 OWN 37 3 0 Punt
3 0:26 0:36 OWN 32 2 -2 Interception
4 11:42 3:36 OWN 0 6 18 Punt
4 5:40 2:54 OWN 7 4 27 Punt

Rushing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Fischer 9 66 7.33 13 3 0
Thomas Mazzeo 7 32 4.57 10 1 0
Ellis Soza 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Gabriel Flanagan 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Lawrence Schroeder 10 27 2.70 11 1 0
William Hutchings 5 10 2.00 9 0 0
Milton Schwab 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gabriel Flanagan 49 28 228 0 / 0 0 33 4 35.08
Ellis Soza 6 0 0 1 / 11 0 - 1 0.00

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Larry Henderson 47 21 252 3 / 27 0 34 3 35.06

Receiving Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Scott Duke 4 73 18.25 27 0
James Fischer 7 52 7.43 13 0
Eric Hollar 3 46 15.33 33 0
Thomas Barrera 8 31 3.88 7 0
Thomas Love 3 15 5.00 9 0
Thomas Mazzeo 2 7 3.50 6 0
Matthew Houston 1 4 4.00 4 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Hills 3 70 23.33 34 0
William Hutchings 4 49 12.25 29 0
Kevin Terry 3 43 14.33 18 0
Lawrence Schroeder 5 34 6.80 14 0
Colin Jones 3 28 9.33 17 0
Harvey Williams 1 17 17.00 17 0
John Tingle 2 11 5.50 6 0

Blocking Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
James Blevins 63 21 1 2
Bernard Burns 64 21 0 0
Jose Moore 1 0 0 0
Emilio Shealey 0 2 0 0
Robert Alexander 0 3 0 0
Ralph Thomas 0 3 0 0
Phillip Savage 0 3 0 1
Carlton Allen 2 1 0 0
Eric Hollar 0 6 0 0
David Gerber 0 4 0 0
William Willis 0 1 0 0
John Caddell 0 1 0 0
Steve Rice 0 1 0 0
Ryan Benjamin 0 1 0 0
Willie Haygood 0 1 0 0
Harry Britt 0 2 0 1
Dennis Moore 3 3 0 0
Frank Roberts 0 3 0 0
Martin Burton 63 31 0 1
Jose Davalos 0 2 0 0
Rodney Moore 3 1 0 0
Thomas Mazzeo 11 1 0 0
David Leonard 9 1 0 0
Roger Gray 20 3 0 0
Michael Jackson 10 2 0 0
Matthew Houston 0 18 0 2
Thomas Barrera 0 10 0 0
Larry Rickard 0 10 0 0
Thomas Love 28 21 0 0
Scott Duke 0 13 0 0
Byron Meyer 45 17 0 1
John McCormick 60 24 0 1
James Fischer 5 3 0 0
Allen Gupta 0 1 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Lawrence Dummer 53 28 1 2
Jeffrey Harrison 52 20 1 1
Ricky Robertson 14 1 1 2
Ronald Sparling 0 2 0 0
Juan Gallegos 0 1 0 0
Milton Schwab 1 0 0 0
James Vega 0 1 0 0
Robert Walker 0 2 0 1
Harvey Williams 0 8 0 0
Walter Simmons 20 0 0 0
Miguel Lamar 0 2 0 1
Harry Woods 0 2 0 1
Jerry Green 0 2 0 0
Kevin Terry 0 6 0 2
Michael Murphy 0 2 0 0
Michael Simmons 0 2 0 1
Jess Woodward 0 2 0 0
Jeffery Shiffer 37 15 0 0
Joe Harris 0 3 0 1
Joshua Wagner 0 3 0 0
William Hutchings 18 9 0 0
Billy Sim 6 2 0 0
James Hills 5 9 0 0
Trevor Wood 12 2 0 0
Andrew Montoya 32 12 0 0
William Roberts 7 4 0 0
John Tingle 0 4 0 0
Colin Jones 15 16 0 1
Howard Hunt 62 25 0 1
Lawrence Schroeder 1 5 0 0
Leon Taylor 50 26 0 6
Jesse Barnett 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ralph Thomas 2 40 20.00 1
Steve Rice 1 0 0.00 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ronald Sparling 3 3 1.00 0
Miguel Lamar 1 1 1.00 0
Robert Anding 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Thomas Love 1 0 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Miguel Lamar 0 1 0 0
Ronald Sparling 0 0 1 0

Punting

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Anthony Akin 5 222 44.40 41.00 56 3

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Napoleon McQuaig 7 292 41.71 40.29 50 3

Kicking

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Kent Olden 2 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 1 / 1

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jonathan Ruch 4 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 0 47 0 / 0

Punt Return

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Eric Hollar 2 13 6.5 9 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lawrence Schroeder 1 18 18.0 18 0

Kick Return

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Eric Hollar 1 29 29.0 0

Michigan Panthers

Defensive Stats