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October 19, 1997 50° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 62,227 (77%)
Thunderbolts 0 6 0 15 - 21
Panthers 7 14 0 3 - 24
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 2-4-CLE 4 (3:31) 16-Walter Simmons ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jonathan Ruch. MIC 7 CLE 0
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-3-MIC 37 (12:56) 1-Carlos Reed 55 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 7 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 1-10-CLE 11 (7:31) 16-Walter Simmons ran to CLE 0 for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jonathan Ruch. MIC 14 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 3-7-CLE 15 (2:00) 19-Will Allison pass complete to 81-Colin Jones for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Jonathan Ruch. MIC 21 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 2-3-MIC 37 (0:02) 1-Carlos Reed 56 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 21 CLE 6
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 1-10-MIC 38 (6:18) 2-John Crisp pass complete to 13-Shane Looney for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 25-Evan Hershey ran to MIC 0 for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MIC 21 CLE 14
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-10-MIC 13 (1:44) 2-John Crisp pass complete to 88-Matthew Martin for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Carlos Reed. MIC 21 CLE 21
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-8-CLE 33 (0:03) 7-Jonathan Ruch 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MIC 24 CLE 21
Team Statistics
Panthers Thunderbolts
First Downs 10 18
- Rushing 7 8
- Passing 3 9
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 281 380
- Offensive Plays 53 77
- Yards Per Play 5.30 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 163 126
- Rushing Attempts 29 38
- Yards Per Rush 5.62 3.32
Net Passing Yards 118 254
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 15 / 0 37 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 118 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.92 6.51
- Yards Per Completion 7.87 12.86
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 11 9 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 1 2 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:17 33:45
Drive Charts
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:56 0:54 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
1 8:14 0:42 OPP 37 2 21 Fumble
1 5:30 2:02 OPP 22 4 22 Touchdown
2 12:52 2:03 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
2 8:41 1:13 OPP 28 3 28 Touchdown
2 6:06 4:10 OWN 24 9 76 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:32 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
3 7:47 0:05 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
3 5:42 1:32 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
4 14:52 1:30 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 12:28 4:03 OWN 26 6 15 Punt
4 6:12 3:00 OWN 25 5 26 Punt
4 1:39 0:53 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 0:38 0:38 OPP 35 1 2 Field Goal
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:04 OWN 25 9 56 Missed FG
1 9:02 0:48 OWN 25 2 9 Interception
1 7:32 2:02 OWN 5 4 17 Fumble
1 3:28 5:36 OWN 25 8 38 Field Goal
2 10:49 2:08 OWN 5 5 11 Fumble
2 7:28 1:22 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 1:56 1:56 OWN 25 5 38 Field Goal
3 11:28 3:41 OWN 12 8 25 Punt
3 7:42 2:00 OPP 31 3 -10 Punt
3 4:11 4:19 OWN 40 7 18 Punt
4 13:22 0:54 OWN 36 3 -7 Punt
4 8:26 2:14 OWN 8 9 92 Touchdown
4 3:12 1:33 OWN 20 8 80 Touchdown
4 0:46 0:08 OWN 28 2 3 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 Lawrence Schroeder 19 87 4.58 14 4 0
#16 Walter Simmons 6 47 7.83 19 2 2
#87 William Hutchings 4 29 7.25 13 2 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Evan Hershey 18 69 3.83 11 1 0
#49 Howard Buxton 14 52 3.71 12 1 0
#3 Doyle Costa 6 5 0.83 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Will Allison 24 15 118 0 / 0 1 21 0 88.54
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 John Crisp 37 21 270 2 / 16 2 38 2 75.28
Receiving Stats
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Melvin Smith 6 65 10.83 21 0
#87 William Hutchings 3 18 6.00 12 0
#84 Colin Jones 1 15 15.00 15 1
#12 Kevin Terry 2 11 5.50 9 0
#89 John Tingle 1 5 5.00 5 0
#19 Richard Whipple 1 3 3.00 3 0
#16 Walter Simmons 1 1 1.00 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#47 Evan Hershey 5 70 14.00 31 0
#19 Edward Maloney 1 38 38.00 38 0
#87 Shane Looney 1 38 38.00 38 1
#17 Ferdinand Lee 4 36 9.00 19 0
#68 Matthew Martin 3 36 12.00 14 1
#15 Andre King 4 28 7.00 16 0
#49 Howard Buxton 1 12 12.00 12 0
#33 Dan Valenti 1 7 7.00 7 0
#15 Edward McGeehan 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Daniel McLaughlin 35 38 0 0
#60 Howard Hunt 36 36 0 2
#62 Ricky Robertson 35 35 0 2
#60 Jeffrey Harrison 26 26 0 2
#63 Leon Taylor 25 33 0 4
#87 William Hutchings 9 19 0 1
#14 Harvey Williams 0 31 0 1
#34 Lawrence Schroeder 8 8 0 0
#16 Walter Simmons 6 2 0 0
#99 Joshua Wagner 8 1 0 0
#84 Colin Jones 16 32 0 0
#65 Larry Perry 12 3 0 0
#71 Grant Marks 12 1 0 0
#23 Jess Woodward 0 2 0 0
#39 Ronald Sparling 0 2 0 0
#99 Jeffrey Marker 0 2 0 0
#52 Michael Simmons 0 2 0 0
#12 Kevin Terry 0 9 0 1
#13 Melvin Smith 0 21 0 0
#51 Michael Murphy 0 1 0 0
#79 Michael Vanwinkle 9 6 0 1
#99 Joe Harris 0 1 0 0
#64 Miguel Lamar 0 1 0 1
#54 Harry Woods 0 1 0 0
#89 John Tingle 2 3 0 0
#30 Jeff Walker 1 1 0 0
#70 Robert Walker 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Philip Cunningham 41 46 1 1
#73 Steven Welch 47 46 1 3
#64 Brian Villarreal 48 43 0 2
#74 Edward Dingess 48 45 0 1
#76 Osvaldo Gonzalez 44 52 0 3
#49 Howard Buxton 11 21 0 3
#68 Matthew Martin 15 35 0 1
#3 Doyle Costa 8 14 0 0
#15 Andre King 0 11 0 0
#33 Dan Valenti 0 22 0 0
#87 Shane Looney 0 1 0 0
#72 Freddie Moody 6 6 0 0
#47 Evan Hershey 11 7 0 0
#17 Ferdinand Lee 0 17 0 1
#91 Amos Worsham 9 3 0 0
#69 Randy Lay 9 2 0 0
#52 Terry Wheeler 0 2 0 0
#35 Joseph Gunn 0 1 0 0
#19 Edward Maloney 0 16 0 0
#15 Edward McGeehan 0 4 0 0
#64 Manuel Caceres 1 0 0 0
#31 Lee Branam 0 2 0 0
#24 Allen Mercado 0 1 0 0
#34 Erik Houston 0 1 0 0
#39 Stephen Bennett 0 2 0 0
#99 Robert Mitchell 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 Russell Washington 1 1 1.00 0
#64 Miguel Lamar 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Lawrence Schroeder 2 0 0 0
#54 Harry Woods 0 2 1 0
#64 Miguel Lamar 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#49 Howard Buxton 1 0 0 0
#17 Ferdinand Lee 1 0 0 0
#31 Lee Branam 0 1 1 0
#56 Adam Johnson 0 1 0 0
#34 Erik Houston 0 0 1 0
Punting
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Napoleon McQuaig 8 386 48.25 42.50 56 3
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Thomas Brott 5 221 44.20 35.20 48 0
Kicking
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Jonathan Ruch 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 3 / 3
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Carlos Reed 2 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 2 56 1 / 1
Punt Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 Lawrence Schroeder 1 1 1.0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Ferdinand Lee 2 23 11.5 12 0
Kick Return
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Michael Simmons 10 0
#64 Miguel Lamar 8 0
#51 Michael Murphy 7 0
#54 Harry Woods 6 0
#33 Russell Washington 5 0
#56 Michael Palmer 5 0
#99 Joshua Wagner 3 0
#39 Ronald Sparling 3 0
#90 David Gaddis 2 1
#99 Jeffrey Marker 2 0
#31 Alfredo Grant 1 0
#34 Lawrence Schroeder 1 0
#78 Louis Corlett 1 0
#13 Melvin Smith 1 0
#70 Robert Walker 1 1
#99 Joe Harris 1 0
#98 Michael Million 1 0
#84 Colin Jones 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Amos Worsham 8 0
#52 Terry Wheeler 7 0
#31 Lee Branam 6 0
#56 Adam Johnson 5 0
#34 Erik Houston 3 0
#49 Howard Buxton 2 0
#37 Jason Miller 2 0
#39 Stephen Bennett 2 0
#24 Allen Mercado 2 0
#95 Edward McVay 2 0
#38 John Ammerman 2 0
#15 Andre King 1 0
#17 Ferdinand Lee 1 0
#35 Joseph Gunn 1 0